Well hello and welcome to this English lesson about spring.If
大家好欢迎来到这节关于春天的英语课如果
you live in the Northern Hemisphere it is spring.It
你住在北半球现在是春天信息技术
actually started a few weeks ago.I'm a little bit late with
实际上是几周前开始的我来晚了一点
this lesson about spring.But we still have about two little
这节课是关于春天的但我们还有大约两个
over two months of spring left before it is summer and I have
在夏天到来之前还有两个多月的春天
to be honest.Spring just started here.I know it started
老实说春天刚刚开始我知道事情开始了
three weeks ago.But it really just started a couple days ago.
三周前但这真的是几天前才开始的
Before that it certainly felt like winter.So welcome once
在那之前感觉就像是冬天欢迎你再来一次
again to this English lesson about spring.Where I'll talk
再次来到这节关于春天的英语课我会在哪里谈
about all of the things that I would see and the vocabulary I
关于我所看到的一切和我所掌握的词汇
would use as an English speaker living in the Northern
作为一个住在北方的说英语的人
Hemisphere where spring is just beginning.Spring time.So
春天刚刚开始的半球春天所以
spring time is basically spring.It's a word we use to
春天基本上就是春天我们用这个词来形容
talk about this time of year.A lot of times in winter you'll
谈论每年的这个时候冬天很多时候你会
say things like I can't wait till spring time.You could say
说我等不及春天了你可以说
I can't wait till spring or you might refer to spring using
我等不及春天了否则你可能会提到春天
time when talking about it in the past you might say ah back
在过去谈论它的时候你可能会说：啊
in the spring time ah I enjoyed being outside more because the
春天的时候啊我更喜欢呆在外面因为
weather was cooler.So spring time certainly ah the time of
天气凉爽所以春天的时候肯定是啊
year when winter ends and spring begins.Ah right now
冬天结束春天开始的一年啊现在
spring time like I mentioned earlier is ah it's in full
我之前提到的春天是啊已经满了
swing here in Ontario Canada.It is ah beautiful outside the
在加拿大安大略省荡秋千外面真是太美了
weather is getting warmer.The grass is growing and so many
天气越来越暖和了草在生长而且很多
other things are happening.I'm really happy that it's spring
其他事情正在发生我真的很高兴现在是春天
time even though winter is my favourite season.So the first
即使冬天是我最喜欢的季节所以第一个
day of spring that's how we refer to it.The first day of
这就是我们所说的春天开学第一天
spring I hope I got this right was March twentieth twenty
春天我希望我在3月20日做对了
twenty-two.Or March 20th two thousand twenty-2.We usually
二十二或者2022年3月20日我们通常
just in English when we say the year.We kind of split it up.
当我们说“年”的时候就用英语我们把它分开了
And I guess we're saying it wrong in a way but 2022 is the
我猜我们在某种程度上说错了但2022年才是关键
current year.And spring actually started on March
今年春天实际上从三月开始
twenty twenty-two.There's something that we say a lot as
二十二有一件事我们经常说
spring is approaching.Sometimes as winter is ending
春天快到了有时冬天即将结束
and as spring is beginning we kind of have days where some
随着春天的到来我们有些日子
days it feels like spring and other days it still feels like
感觉像春天的日子还有感觉像春天的日子
winter.So we use the English verb to feel to talk about the
冬天所以我们用英语动词feel来谈论
season.So like I mentioned earlier even though spring
季就像我之前提到的尽管春天
started on March 20th it felt like winter.It didn't feel
从3月20日开始感觉像是冬天感觉不到
like spring on March 20th.In fact yesterday and maybe the
就像3月20日的春天事实上昨天也许是
day before where the first two days where I would say oh it
前两天我在哪里会说哦
Feels like spring today.Yesterday felt like spring.
今天感觉像春天昨天感觉像春天
Today as well when I look outside it just feels like
今天当我向外看的时候感觉就像
spring today.So that's how we would describe just that nice
今天是春天这就是我们所说的美好
feeling of sunshine and warmth and the opposite of winter.It
阳光和温暖的感觉与冬天相反信息技术
feels like spring.And we start to see what we call signs of
感觉像春天我们开始看到我们所说的
spring.There are a lot of signs of spring and I'll talk
春天有很多春天的迹象我来谈谈
about a few of them in this lesson.But one of the obvious
在这节课中我们将介绍其中的一些但其中一个显而易见的问题
signs of spring.For me is when things start to grow and things
春天的迹象对我来说当事情开始发展
start to turn green.So right now when you walk outside I
开始变绿所以现在当你走到外面的时候
showed this earlier in one of my videos that you can see
在我之前的一个视频中展示了这一点你可以看到
daffodils and tulips starting to come out of the ground.So
水仙花和郁金香开始长出地面所以
certainly when things start to grow that is one of the signs
当然当事情开始发展时这是一个迹象
of spring.A really nice sign.We also start to have longer
春天真是个好兆头我们也开始有更长的时间
days.So in the Northern Hemisphere the winter days are
天因此在北半球冬天的日子很短
really really short.I'm sure it's the same in the Southern
真的很短我相信在南方也是一样的
Hemisphere where it's the opposite.But specifically
相反的半球但具体来说
where I live the further north you go the shorter the days are
我住的地方你越往北走白天就越短
in the winter.So one thing we notice when spring starts is
在冬天所以当春天开始的时候我们注意到的一件事是
that you can tell that the days are longer.Longer days are
你可以看出白天更长白天更长
really really nice.When you get home from work it's not
真的很好当你下班回家的时候
dark.In the middle of the when I get home from work it's dark.
黑暗的在我下班回家的时候天已经黑了
Now when I get home from work I can actually work outside for a
现在当我下班回家时我可以在外面工作一段时间
few hours because it doesn't get dark till about seven or
几个小时因为大约七点半才会天黑
eight at night.So that's really nice.It's nice to have
晚上八点那真的很好很高兴有
longer days.Another sign of spring.And then of course we
更长的工作日又一个春天的迹象然后我们当然
have what's called a spring breeze.The only difference
有所谓的春风唯一的区别
between a winter breeze and a spring breeze is that a winter
冬风和春风之间是冬天吗
breeze is really cold.And a spring breeze is in the spring
微风真的很冷春风习习
and it's very pleasant.If I was to go outside right now I
非常愉快如果我现在就出去
can see that there's nice spring breeze.And because it's
你可以看到有很好的春风因为它是
a warm day I would enjoy the breeze.And if you don't know
温暖的一天我会享受微风如果你不知道
what a breeze is it's a light wind.So the winds blowing just
这是一阵微风所以风就这么吹着
a little bit.It's really nice in the spring on a warmer day
一点点春天天气暖和天气真的很好
if there is a nice spring breeze to kind of keep you cool
如果春风能让你保持凉爽
as you walk or exercise or work outside.And one thing we like
当你在户外散步、锻炼或工作时还有一件事我们很喜欢
about spring is fresh air.All of the windows in our house are
春天是新鲜空气的季节我们家所有的窗户都是空的
closed during the winter.But when we start to have days
冬季关闭但当我们开始有时间
where it feels like spring.When we start to have days in
感觉像春天当我们开始有几天的时间
the spring where it's warm enough we open our windows to
春天那里足够温暖我们打开窗户
get fresh air in our house.We even also say I'm going outside
在我们家呼吸新鲜空气我们甚至还说我要出去
to get some fresh air.So fresh air I always think of spring
呼吸新鲜空气新鲜的空气让我想起春天
when I think of fresh air.You can open a window in the summer
当我想到新鲜空气夏天你可以打开窗户
or fall to get fresh air as well.But certainly after
或者为了呼吸新鲜空气而摔倒但肯定是在之后
having the windows closed all winter.It's nice to open the
整个冬天都关着窗户很高兴能打开门
windows of our house to get a little of fresh air once spring
一到春天我们家的窗户就可以呼吸一点新鲜空气了
has started.And the trees start to leaf out.So if you
已经开始了树木开始长出叶子所以如果你
see this picture here you'll notice that small leaves are
看到这张照片你会注意到小叶子
starting to come out of the branch on this tree.When I go
开始从这棵树的树枝上长出来我走的时候
outside in the spring the trees are just starting to leaf out.
春天外面的树刚刚开始长叶子
In about a month the trees will have leafed out.And they'll
大约一个月后树木就会长出叶子他们会
have leaves and you can sit in the shade.But right now the
有树叶你可以坐在阴凉处但是现在
trees are just starting to leaf out.They're just starting to
树木刚刚开始长出叶子他们才刚刚开始
leaves on them.They're very very tiny.But I can't wait
上面有树叶它们非常非常小但我等不及了
because when you make videos outside it's nice to make them
因为当你在户外制作视频时制作它们很好
in the shade.And in the spring before the trees leaf out it's
在阴凉处春天在树木长出叶子之前
very sunny and warm but there's no shade.So I'm I'm looking
阳光明媚天气温暖但没有阴凉处所以我在我在找
forward to a little bit of shade under the trees in a few
向前走几步到树荫下一点点
weeks.Uh we also have spring showers.So a spring shower is
周我们还有春雨所以春天的阵雨
simply a light rain in the spring.It does tend to rain a
只是春天的一场小雨天气的确会下一场大雨
lot in the spring where I live.Quite often when I go to work
我住的地方春天有很多我经常去上班
it's raining.We'll have a little spring shower in the
下雨了我们将在晚上洗个小春雨
morning.We might have some spring showers tomorrow
早晨明天我们可能会有春雨
actually.Uh they're forecasting that there might be
事实上呃他们预测可能会有
spring showers.All a spring shower is is it's a really
春雨一场春雨就是一场
light rain in the spring.Uh if it happened in the summer we
春天的小雨如果发生在夏天我们
would just call it a shower.But in the spring it rains it's
那就叫淋浴吧但是春天下雨了
usually nice to just feel the rain coming down.It's what
通常感觉下着雨就好了是什么
helps everything grow.It's nice when we have a spring
帮助一切成长当我们有一个春天的时候很好
shower in the spring.And next we just have lots of sunshine.
春天淋浴接下来我们就有了充足的阳光
Probably this is one thing that people who experience a really
也许这是一件人们经历过的
really strong harsh winter.One thing they really appreciate is
真的很严酷的冬天他们真正欣赏的一件事是
spring sunshine.When you can get out in the spring and you
春天的阳光当你能在春天出来的时候
could feel the sunshine on your face.It's just very very nice
能感觉到阳光照在你脸上非常非常好
after being inside for several months.It's very nice to go
在里面呆了几个月之后很高兴去
outside and to just have a little bit of sunshine.There
出去晒晒太阳那里
was actually sunshine when I started the lesson but when I
当我开始上课的时候其实是阳光明媚
look outside now I see that it has clouded over.So hopefully
看看外面我看到乌云密布希望如此
the clouds go away and we have a bit more sunshine later
云层消失了我们以后会有更多的阳光
today.And then we also have what's called the spring thaw.
今天然后我们还有所谓的春季解冻
The snow melts.If there's any ice the ice melts.Everything
雪融化了如果有冰冰就会融化每件事
thaws.So we go from a winter state from a state where
解冻所以我们从一个冬天的州从一个
everything is frozen.To a time where during the day there's
一切都冻结了到了一个白天
things everything thaws.But at night it freezes again.But now
一切都解冻了但到了晚上它又结冰了但现在
we're at the point in spring where it's a zero all day and
我们正处在春天一整天都是零
all night.So now everything has thawed.There's no more
整晚所以现在一切都解冻了没有了
snow.There's no more ice.It's very very nice outside right
雪没有冰了外面很不错吧
now.So I mentioned daffodils here in Canada there are three
现在所以我提到了水仙花在加拿大有三种
flowers that bloom really early in the spring.Uh the first
春天开得很早的花呃第一个
they do not have a picture of and that's I think called a
他们没有照片我认为这就是所谓的
crocus.But daffodils excuse me.But daffodils are one of
藏红花但请原谅水仙花但水仙花是其中之一
the first flowers to bloom.They have not bloomed yet in my
第一批开花的花它们还没有在我的花园里开花
area.They are still growing.But they're definitely out of
地区它们仍在增长但他们肯定没钱了
the ground.And in a few weeks we will see them bloom.Nice
地面几周后我们将看到它们开花美好的
beautiful yellow flowers.Another flower that blooms in
美丽的黄花又一朵花在我心中绽放
the spring is a tulip.Now tulips bloom after daffodils in
春天是郁金香现在郁金香在春天的水仙花后开花
our area.As the daffodils finish blooming the tulips
我们的地盘当水仙花盛开郁金香
start to bloom.Uh and to are really nice because they bloom
开始开花嗯和to真的很好因为它们开花了
we have like early and late daffodils so they kind of bloom
我们喜欢早熟和晚熟的水仙花所以它们会开花
for a longer stretch of time for us.But we definitely have
为我们争取更长的时间但我们肯定有
daffodils and tulips growing right now and they will all
水仙花和郁金香正在生长它们都会生长
bloom in the next couple of months.They will all bloom
在接下来的几个月里开花它们都会开花
this spring.And I'll make sure I put some I'll I'll make sure
今年春天我会确保我放了一些我会我会确保
I feature some of these in videos coming up.People do a
我将在接下来的视频中介绍其中一些人们做一个
lot of planting in the spring.So whether it's planting like
春天有很多种植物那么它是否像
this this man is planting by hand.Or whether it's planting
这个人正在手工种植或者是种植
in a big field.Like farmers will plant in their fields in a
在一个大的领域就像农民们会在一片荒芜的土地上种植植物一样
couple of weeks.Um first we plant corn than we plant beans
几周首先我们种植玉米而不是种植豆类
here in Canada.But right now people might be planting in the
在加拿大这里但现在人们可能正在种植
ground but it's a little bit early.Generally in Canada we
但现在有点早通常在加拿大我们
do not plant until May.In my part of Canada.Things are
五月前不要种植在我所在的加拿大事情是这样的
different in Different parts of Canada.But where I live if you
在加拿大的不同地区是不同的但是我住的地方如果你
planted right now people would think you're crazy.It's a
现在种植人们会认为你疯了这是一个
little bit too early for most things.Now that being said Jen
对大多数事情来说有点太早了既然如此珍
has planted a few things in the field.A few flower types that
在地里种了一些东西有几种花
do not mind the cold.So we do have a few things planted but
不要介意寒冷所以我们确实种了一些东西
for us as flower farmers we will do a lot more planting in
对于我们这些花卉种植户来说我们将在非洲进行更多的种植
about three or four weeks.And we'll do that by buying seeds.
大约三四个星期我们将通过购买种子来做到这一点
You can see here there are a lot of seed packets or small
你可以看到这里有很多种子包或小种子包
packets of seeds.We buy a lot of seeds in the spring.Uh
一包包的种子我们在春天买了很多种子UH
actually we buy them in the winter and then we plant a lot
实际上我们在冬天买了它们然后种了很多
of seeds in the spring.If you're wondering how Jen grows
春天的种子如果你想知道Jen是怎么长大的
so many flowers if you can't plant early.Um that's because
如果你不能早种那么多花那是因为
we have a lot of seeds started in our basement.So we start
我们的地下室里有很多种子所以我们开始
seeds in pots and then we later transplant them out into the
然后我们把种子移植到花盆里
field.So definitely in spring people buy seeds and people get
领域所以在春天人们肯定会购买种子然后得到种子
ready to plant their seeds and then plant them.Um if you grow
准备好播种然后播种如果你长大了
a vegetable garden in my area.Most people will plant their
我所在地区的一个菜园大多数人都会种植自己的植物
garden.Um yeah maybe around May 15th it depends on what
花园嗯是的也许在5月15日左右这取决于什么
they are growing.We also do some pruning.So pruning is
他们正在成长我们也做一些修剪所以修剪是必要的
something that it depends on what you are pruning.Some
这取决于你修剪的东西一些
things like to be pruned in the winter.Some things like to be
冬天要修剪的东西有些事情像是
prune in the early spring.Pruning is when you take
在早春修剪修剪是当你
pruners.And you take off either some of the new growth
剪枝机你可以去掉一些新的增长点
or you take off some of the older growth or parts of the
或者你去掉一些旧的生长物或部分
plant that are dead.So pruning is something they do with fruit
死去的植物所以修剪是他们用水果做的
trees.Pruning is something they do with vines in a
树修剪是他们用藤蔓做的事情
vineyard so for grapes but pruning is something that
葡萄园对葡萄来说也是如此但修剪
happens.I guess mostly in the winter and also in the early
发生我猜主要是在冬天也在早期
spring.It depends on what you are pruning.But here a lot of
春天这取决于你在修剪什么但这里有很多
pruning happens I think when things are dormant.That means
我认为当事情处于休眠状态时修剪就会发生这意味着
that they are not actively growing they are waiting for
他们没有积极地成长他们正在等待
spring.Pruners are dangerous by the way.Be careful when you
春天顺便说一句修剪机很危险你走的时候要小心
use pruners.There a lot of mud right now.You can see this
使用修剪器现在有很多泥你可以看到这个
person is walking in an area that's very muddy.Uh because
一个人正在一个泥泞的地方行走因为
there are a lot of spring showers because it rains a lot
春天有很多阵雨因为雨下得很多
in the spring.There is a lot of mud.Uh so when I go outside
春天有很多泥所以当我出去的时候
right now to make a video I'm often wearing my rubber boots.
现在要拍视频我经常穿胶靴
Because even when I walk in the lawn there are areas where
因为即使我走在草坪上也有一些地方
there's lots of mud.It is very muddy.Um actually today it's
有很多泥泥泞不堪实际上今天
not too bad because it hasn't rained for a few days.But as
还不错因为已经好几天没下雨了但作为
soon as it rains again we will certainly have mud.Uh again
一旦再下雨我们肯定会有泥巴又来了
lots of mud.I hate it when my kids track mud into the house.
很多泥我讨厌我的孩子把泥巴拖进房子里
When you track mud into the house it means you wear your
当你把泥巴拖进房子时就意味着你戴着你的帽子
muddy boots and you walk into the house and then the house
泥泞的靴子你走进房子然后走进房子
gets mud in it.There are a lot of birds chirping.So some
里面有泥有很多鸟在啁啾所以有些
birds go south for the winter.There are not a lot of birds
鸟去南方过冬鸟不多
singing or chirping in the winter.But if you've watched
在冬天唱歌或唧唧喳喳但如果你看过
some of my videos on my other channel you'll notice that
我在另一个频道上的一些视频你会注意到
occasionally you can hear a lot of birds chirping in the
偶尔你能听到许多鸟儿在空中啁啾
background.Uh birds seem to be back.Birds have returned from
出身背景小鸟好像回来了鸟儿们从森林里回来了
the south.By the way birds do migrate.We'll talk about that
南方顺便说一句鸟类确实会迁徙我们来谈谈
in a sec.Uh but the birds are certainly chirping.When I wake
马上嗯但是鸟儿确实在啁啾当我醒来
up in the morning right now I can hear birds chirping outside
现在早上起来我能听到鸟儿在外面叽叽喳喳地叫
my window.And there's definitely a bird nest here or
我的窗户这里肯定有个鸟巢
there around the property.Right now you'll often see
在酒店周围现在你会经常看到
birds flying with a little piece of straw or grass in
带着一小片稻草或草在空中飞翔的鸟
their mouth and they are building nests so that they can
它们在筑巢这样它们就能
lay eggs so that they can have young.So right now definitely
产卵这样它们就可以有幼崽了所以现在肯定
I know when I was walking the other day I saw a bird nest a a
我知道前几天我在散步的时候看到了一个鸟巢
bird was building a bird nest in a tree.But I talked about
小鸟正在树上筑巢但我说过
this a little bit.The grass is green.We have not started
这有点草是绿色的我们还没有开始
mowing the grass yet.We have not moan our lawn.That's hard
割草了吗我们没有抱怨我们的草坪这很难
to say isn't it?We haven't moan it yet.Mowed.Sorry.We
说实话不是吗？我们还没有抱怨过割草很抱歉我们
haven't mowed our lawn Sorry I'm saying things wrong.Uh but
还没修剪草坪抱歉我说错了但是
it will be something that we will need to do in about a week
这将是我们在大约一周内需要做的事情
or so.Our grass is very green.Our lawn is very green.And we
...左右我们的草很绿我们的草坪很绿而我们
will need to mow the lawn in about a week.In fact we
大约一周后我们需要修剪草坪事实上我们
probably could mow a little bit of it today.There's certain
也许今天能割一点这是肯定的
areas where the grass is very green and it's and it's already
那里的草很绿而且已经很绿了
grown quite a bit where we could mow it.And by the way
在我们可以修剪的地方长了不少顺便说一下
the smell of fresh cut grass is something that you that's
新鲜割下的草的味道让你觉得
definitely a sign of spring.So I talked about the birds have
这绝对是春天的标志所以我谈到了鸟类
returned.There are birds that fly south for the winter.So
返回有些鸟会飞往南方过冬所以
there's birds that live in my area throughout the spring,
整个春天都有鸟在我的区域生活
summer and fall and then they fly south.There is a
夏天和秋天然后它们向南飞有一个
migration.Birds migrate.Um not all birds but a lot of
迁移鸟类迁徙不是所有的鸟而是很多
birds migrate south.So in the winter we have birds.But some
鸟类向南迁徙所以冬天我们有鸟但是有些
birds have gone they're they're kind of like people.They go
鸟都走了他们有点像人他们走了
where it's warm in the winter.So they can enjoy life a little
那里冬天很暖和这样他们就能享受生活了
bit better.I think some birds don't like cold weather.And
好多了我想有些鸟不喜欢寒冷的天气和
then often in the spring people will just wear a spring jacket.
在春天人们通常只穿一件弹簧夹克
So it's not warm enough to go outside with just short
所以天气不太暖和不适合只穿短外套出门
sleeves.You still need to wear something.But a winter coat is
袖子你还需要穿点什么但是冬天的外套是
too warm.So often you will own a spring jacket.And if you're
太热了通常你会拥有一件弹簧夹克如果你是
wondering what the difference is between a fall jacket and
想知道一件羽绒服和
spring jacket.For me they're the same thing.Uh my this is
弹簧夹克对我来说它们是一样的我的天这是
my spring jacket.Right here It's my spring jacket.It's
我的弹簧夹克这是我的弹簧夹克它是
also my fall jacket.But generally a spring jacket will
还有我的夹克衫但一般来说穿一件弹簧夹克就可以了
be colourful.And a fall jacket might be a grey or black or
五颜六色一件羽绒服可能是灰色或黑色或黑色
brown.Um for some reason a fall jacket is less colourful.
棕色的嗯因为某种原因一件羽绒服颜色不那么鲜艳
But that's not a hard and fast rule.A jacket can be any
但这不是一条硬性规定夹克可以是任何颜色
colour.But a spring jacket is often also waterproof.Because
颜色但弹簧夹克通常也是防水的因为
there's a chance it might rain in the spring.We do a lot of
春天有可能下雨我们做了很多
spring cleaning in the spring.I think in the winter because
春季大扫除我觉得冬天是因为
you can't open your windows.You keep your house clean.But
你不能打开窗户你要保持房子干净但是
a lot of people when it gets really nice and when you can
很多人在一切顺利的时候
open your windows and have lots of fresh air.It also makes
打开窗户呼吸新鲜空气这也使
them want to clean their whole house.But like extra clean.So
他们想打扫整个房子但是要特别干净所以
we do clean our house all year.But in the spring we sometimes
我们一整年都在打扫房子但在春天我们有时
open all the windows on a Saturday and do some spring
星期六打开所有的窗户做些春季活动
cleaning.Where we clean everything we just do a better
打扫在那里我们清洁一切我们只是做得更好
job of cleaning.Um than we normally would.Like a deep
清洁工作嗯比我们通常会做的要多像深渊
cleaning.And in the yard we sometimes do some spring
打扫在院子里我们有时会做一些春季活动
cleanup.We started doing this actually the other day.In the
清理我们前几天就开始这么做了在
winter sometimes a little branches fall off of trees when
冬天的时候有时树上的小树枝会掉下来
it's windy.In the winter sometimes things blow around.
有风冬天有时会有风吹来吹去
And then when the snow melts you have to clean up your yard.
然后当雪融化时你必须清理你的院子
So we do quite a bit of spring cleanup in the spring.Um we've
所以我们在春天做了很多春季清理工作我们已经
done a tiny bit of spring cleanup.But we need to do a
做了一点春季清理但我们需要做一个
little bit more this weekend I think.I think we'll get out
我想这个周末会多一点我想我们会出去的
there and do some spring clean up tomorrow and I also have a
明天去那里做一些春季大扫除我还有一个
day off on Monday so I might do some spring cleanup then as
星期一休息一天这样我就可以做一些春季大扫除了
well.And then obviously this was something I mentioned
好很明显这是我提到的
earlier.Uh spring is a time where it's a lot easier for
早期的嗯春天对我们来说是一个容易得多的时候
kids to play outside.Our kids do play outside in the winter.
孩子们在外面玩我们的孩子冬天确实在外面玩
But usually for maybe an hour maybe an hour and a half.When
但通常是一个小时或者一个半小时什么时候
it's below zero it's fun to play outside.But you don't
零下在外面玩很有趣但你没有
play outside for three hours.Because it's just too cold.So
在外面玩三个小时因为天气太冷了所以
it's nice when spring comes because kids can play outside.
春天来的时候很好因为孩子们可以在外面玩
Uh and they sometimes play outside for hours on end.In
他们有时会在外面连续玩几个小时在里面
English when you say someone does something for hours on end
当你说某人连续几个小时做某事时
it means they do it for several hours for a long time.Rubber
这意味着他们要长时间地做几个小时橡胶
boots I talked about these a little bit earlier.I think in
我之前说过这些我认为
other parts of the world in English they call them wellies
世界上其他地方的人用英语称之为wellies
or other names but in Canada we just call them rubber boots.
或者其他名字但在加拿大我们只叫他们橡胶靴
Boots that are made out of rubber.So that when you walk
橡胶制成的靴子所以当你走路的时候
outside when it's really wet your feet don't get wet.You
外面很湿的时候你的脚就不会湿你
shouldn't leave your rubber boot laying on its side though.
但不应该让你的橡胶靴侧放
That's a good way for water to get in your boot.But I have
这是让水进入靴子的好方法但我有
wearing my rubber boots outside quite often lately because it
最近经常在外面穿胶靴因为
has gotten a little bit warmer outside.Uh because there are a
外面暖和了一点因为有一个
lot of puddles.Um right now the puddles are gone but I
很多水坑现在水坑都没了但我
think by tomorrow night there will be lots of puddles again.
想想明天晚上还会有很多水坑
Uh puddles in the driveway.Puddles of course are little
车道上有水坑水坑当然很小
pools of water that form when it rains.Um but right now
下雨时形成的水池但是现在
things are actually unseasonably dry right now.So
事实上现在的情况非常干燥所以
that's a good word for you.Uh it is the season of spring.
这对你来说是个好词嗯这是春天的季节
Normally it's quite wet outside.But it's actually
通常外面很湿但事实上
quite dry.So we would say it's unseasonably dry.In the summer
非常干燥所以我们会说它异常干燥在夏天
when you have a really cold day you could say it's unseasonably
当你有一个非常寒冷的一天你可以说这是反常的
cold today.So basically means wow this is a strange
今天很冷基本上就是说哇这是一个奇怪的
temperature or a strange situation for this season so we
温度或是这个季节的奇怪情况所以我们
have buds so there are a lot of buds on the trees right now
有花蕾所以现在树上有很多花蕾
buds are things that form just before a flower comes out or
花蕾是在花开或开花之前形成的东西
just before leaves come out.So right now the trees have a lot
就在树叶出来之前所以现在树上有很多
of buds on them.Uh on some trees those buds will open and
上面有很多花蕾在一些树上那些花蕾会开放
there will be a blossom or a little flower.On some the buds
将会有一朵花或一朵小花在一些花蕾上
will open and leaves will come out.So again I'm looking
会开叶子会出来所以我再次寻找
forward to things leafing out so that we have a little bit of
期待着事情的发展这样我们就有了一点
shade.And then we talked about blossoms.To me a blossoms is a
阴凉处然后我们讨论了花朵对我来说一朵花就是一朵鲜花
tiny tiny flower on a tree or bush.So I wouldn't say yeah
树或灌木上的小花所以我不会说是的
how would you say that?I would say a flower like a tulip will
你怎么说？我会说像郁金香一样的花
bloom but a tree will have blossoms on it.So a little bit
开花但树上会开花所以有一点
of a Difference between the two.I should have asked Jen
两者之间的区别我应该问问珍
for a more formal definition before I did the lesson.And
在我上这堂课之前我想知道一个更正式的定义和
then we certainly have bees.As soon as you have flowers as
那我们肯定有蜜蜂只要你有花
soon as there are blossoms you will start to see bees come and
只要有花朵你就会看到蜜蜂飞来飞去
visit.The bees are collecting pollen.I think this is where I
参观蜜蜂正在收集花粉我想这就是我
should learn my science before I do the lesson.But we
我应该在上课之前先学科学但我们
definitely have a lot more bees.Um not so much today but
肯定还有很多蜜蜂今天没那么多但是
in a few weeks in the middle of spring you'll start to see a
在春天的几周内你会看到一个
lot of bees buzzing around outside.Busy as bees.They
许多蜜蜂在外面嗡嗡叫像蜜蜂一样忙碌他们
will be.And then we have the return of insects.These are
将然后是昆虫的回归这些是
called ladybugs in Canada and I think in the United States.I
加拿大叫瓢虫我想美国叫瓢虫我
think in the UK they might call them ladybirds.We call them
想想在英国他们可能会叫他们瓢虫我们叫他们
ladybugs.So a small bug it flies a little bit and it has
瓢虫所以一只小虫子飞了一点点
like a red back and then some black dots on it.So the
比如一个红色的后背然后是一些黑点所以
insects are slowly returning.Uh when you go outside you can
昆虫正在慢慢回归当你出去的时候你可以
start to see some of the early insects are active and around.
开始看到一些早期的昆虫活跃在周围
Uh soon we'll have mosquitoes that is one of my least
很快我们就有蚊子了这是我最不喜欢的蚊子之一
favourite insects.Um spring break.So spring break has
最喜欢的昆虫嗯春假所以春假已经结束了
actually already happened.Spring break is when students
实际上已经发生了春假是学生们
don't go to school for one week in the spring.It usually
春天一周内不要上学通常
happens in the early spring.It sometimes even happens late
发生在早春有时甚至发生得很晚
summer.Uh sorry take the late winter.It depends on the year.
夏天呃抱歉让我们来看看深冬吧这取决于年份
But most of the time spring break takes place in the early
但春假大多发生在早春
spring.So we actually had spring break a couple of weeks
春天所以我们实际上有几周的春假
ago we had spring break we actually had spring break a
在我们有春假之前我们实际上有春假
week before spring actually started.So while we were on
在春天真正开始的前一周所以当我们在
spring break it was still technically winter and at the
春假从技术上讲还是冬天
end of spring break it was March 20th the beginning of
3月20日是春假的开始
spring.In my part of Canada and in many other parts of the
春天在我所在的加拿大和世界其他许多地方
world where there are maple trees and where there is winter
有枫树和冬天的世界
in spring you will have maple syrup.So maple syrup is made
春天你会吃枫糖浆枫糖浆就是这样制成的
from the sap of maple trees.And then they kind of boil it
从枫树的汁液中然后他们把它煮了
down into a syrup and it's very very sweet.It's one of
下到糖浆里非常非常甜这是其中之一
Canada's major exports.So if you've never had maple syrup.
加拿大的主要出口如果你从未吃过枫糖浆
You should try it sometime.It's it's quite expensive but
你应该找个时间试试很贵但是
it's also very sweet and very very yummy.Another thing you
它也很甜很好吃还有一件事你
will see a lot of in my part of the world in the spring is you
在春天在我的世界里会看到很多的是你
will see motorcycles.You cannot drive a motorcycle in
我会看到摩托车你不能开摩托车进去
the winter.So as soon as it starts to get warm enough
冬天所以只要天气开始变暖
usually around the first or second week of spring you will
通常在春天的第一周或第二周左右
start to see motorcycles on the road again.Uh you can't drive
又开始在路上看到摩托车了你不能开车
a motorcycle in the winter because it's too slippery.You
冬天骑摩托车是因为太滑了你
will just fall over if you try to drive a motorcycle in the
如果你想在街上开摩托车就会摔倒
snow.So even the other day I was out and I saw a number of
雪所以就在前几天我出去的时候我看到了很多
motorcycles.Um because it was the warmest day of the week.Uh
摩托车因为那是一周中最暖和的一天UH
and people would come home from work and they would go and take
人们下班回家后会去拿
go for a ride on their motorcycle.By the way an
骑上他们的摩托车去兜风顺便说一句
interest thing in Canada.Motorcycles are For some people
对加拿大很感兴趣摩托车是为一些人准备的
it's their main form of transportation.But most of the
这是他们主要的交通方式但大多数
people I know they own a motorcycle and they ride it for
我认识的人都有一辆摩托车他们骑摩托车是为了
pleasure.Or they ride it for fun.So most of the people I
高兴或者他们骑着它玩所以我认识的大多数人
know don't drive their motorcycle to work.They drive
知道不要开摩托车上班他们开车
their car to work.And they go on the weekend and drive their
他们开车去上班他们周末开车去
motorcycle for fun.So an interesting thing about Canada.
骑摩托车消遣这是关于加拿大的一件有趣的事
Probably because yeah you can't drive your motorcycle for about
可能是因为是的你大约有一年不能开摩托车了
five months out of the year.You can only drive your
一年中有五个月你只能开你的车
motorcycle from about till about October and then gets a
从大约10月到大约10月然后
little chilly and a little cold and when the snow starts to fly
有点冷有点冷当雪开始飞舞
in the fall you can't really drive a motorcycle.The other
在秋天你真的不能开摩托车其他的
thing you will see a lot of our classic cars this would be like
你会看到很多我们的经典车这会是什么样子
a hot rod or classic car or sports cars.So like a brand
热棒、经典汽车或跑车就像一个品牌
new Lamborghini or Ferrari.In Canada winter is not a good
新兰博基尼或法拉利在加拿大冬天不是个好天气
time to drive a classic car or a sports car for a couple of
是时候开几天的经典车或跑车了
reasons.Number one if you have a Lamborghini and you try to
原因第一如果你有一辆兰博基尼你想
drive it in the snow it just won't work very good.The tires
在雪地里开它就是不太好用轮胎
will spin a lot and you'll go off the road really easily.
会旋转很多你会很容易离开公路
Number two in the winter in Canada we put a lot of salt and
第二在加拿大的冬天我们放了很多盐和盐
sand on our roads so that it melts the snow and the or the
道路上的沙子融化了雪和雪或者
sand gives you traction.And both of those things are not
沙子给你牵引力而这两件事都不是
good for fancy nice cars.They the salt especially will cause
适合高档车他们认为盐尤其会导致
the car to rust really fast.So generally people who own really
汽车很快就会生锈所以一般来说真正拥有
really nice cars rich people they don't drive them in the
真的很好的车有钱人他们不开豪华轿车
winter.They drive something else in the winter.But just
冬天他们在冬天开别的车但只是
the other day I was making a video and someone drove by in
前几天我在拍视频有人开车过来
like a 1970 Chevy Nova.Really nice paint job.Really big
就像一辆1970年的雪佛兰Nova非常好的油漆工作真的很大
engine.Um that person would not drive that car in the
发动机嗯那个人不会在晚上开那辆车
winter.So in the spring we tend to see a lot more classic
冬天所以在春天我们往往会看到更多的经典
cars.A classic car is like a old car that someone has made
汽车经典汽车就像是别人造的旧车
to look nice again or sports cars.
为了让自己看起来更漂亮或者跑车
