Do you know what I like？ 孩子眼中的夏天

        Do you know what I like？ 孩子眼中的夏天
        Do you know what I like? Summer vacation¹． I like it because I can go outside to play． If
it rains， I can stay inside² and play checkers． And this summer my family may go to Beijing， because we have not been there yet³．
你知道我喜欢什么吗?就是暑假。我喜欢暑假是因为我可以外出玩耍；要是下雨，我就可以在室内下棋。此外，今年夏天我们全家可能去北京，因为我们从未去过那儿。
Do you know what I don't like? I don't like homework during⁴ summer vacation．“This is so difficult，”I complain⁵． But once I begin to do it， I always stop complaining⁶． I just try to finish it quickly so I can have a good time for the next two months！
你知道我不喜欢什么吗﹖我不喜欢暑期作业。我会抱怨说：“太难了！”不过，一旦开始写作业，我总是不再抱怨，只想快点做完它，这样接下来的两个月我才能过得开心！

1 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

2 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

3 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

4 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

5 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。

6 complaining   

adj.诉苦的，抱怨的v.抱怨，诉苦，投诉( complain的现在分词 )；申诉，控诉，抗议；诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]

参考例句：

• Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. 什么都难如他的意—他老在抱怨。
• I can't put up with her another day—she never stops complaining. 她整天抱怨，我一天也不能忍受了。 来自《简明英汉词典》