听一分钟英文：Summer-夏天

The best thing about living¹ in a country that has four seasons is summer. Everyone looks forward² to it. Summer is a time when we have picnics in the park and the sky is always blue. I go to the beach a lot in the summer and go hiking³. It can never get too hot. I live in a country where summers are nice. I’m not sure if I could⁴ live somewhere⁵ where summers are unbearable⁶. I like shopping for summer clothes. I usually wait until⁷ autumn when summer clothes are on sale⁸. They’re not really in fashion⁹ for the next summer, but I don’t care¹⁰. One thing I don’t understand about summer is summer holidays. Everyone I know goes to a warm country in the summer. That’s crazy¹¹. It’s warm here. Why not go to a warm country in the winter?

1 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

2 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

3 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

4 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

5 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

6 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

7 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

8 sale   

n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖

参考例句：

• The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
• I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。

9 fashion   

n.流行，风尚，时样，时装；v.形成，造，作

参考例句：

• The style of cloth is in fashion nowadays.现在这种布料正流行。
• She was dressed in the latest fashion.她穿着最新时装。

10 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

11 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。