They will last for about a month.
它们能开大约一个月。
Then the flower will wither.
然后花儿就会枯萎。
根据《现代汉语词典》的解释,枯萎:干枯萎缩,凋谢:脱落,我们认为,凋谢对应的英文是fall,枯萎对应wilt和wither。Wilt和wither都有干枯和将要死去的意思,后者所处阶段更接近最终的死亡。
Child: Can I smell them, Mommy?
宝宝:我能闻闻它们吗,妈妈?
Mom: Of course!
妈妈:当然可以!
Child: They smell really nice!
宝宝:它们闻起来好香啊!
Mommy, what is that big beautiful pink flower on that tree?
妈妈,那棵树上的粉色大花是什么啊?
Mom: That is a magnolia.
妈妈:那是木兰。
Magnolia读作 [mæg'nəuliə]。
A magnolia is an icon of early spring.
木兰是早春的标志。
It has large flowers.
它的花朵很大。
Normally it has 6 very large petals.
它一般有6片大花瓣。
They only bloom for a couple of weeks and then fall off the tree.
它们只能开几周,然后就从树上落下了。
以下四个词都可以做动词表示开花,口语中常用顺序是:bloom > come out > flower > blossom。但是,blossom仅表示果树的开花和花。
★ April 四月
Cherry blossom 樱花③
Child: Mommy, what are those little flowers on that tree?
宝宝:妈妈,那棵树上的小花是什么呀?
Mom: That is the cherry blossom tree.
妈妈:那是樱花树。
Cherry blossom比日文译音sakura更常用。樱花树的主要功能是观赏,因此它的英文翻译是cherry blossom tree,樱花树和cherry tree-樱桃树开的花都叫cherry blossom。
It's something that is very special in Asia.
它是亚洲特有的。
They bloom for around 14 days, and then they fall from the tree.
它们能开大约14天,然后就从树上落下了。
They have 5 petals normally, but some can have ten or twenty.
它们一般有5片花瓣,但有的能有10片或者20片。