说闻解词 第12期
▌关于夏天的表达你知道哪些？
“夏天来了”除了"Summer has come"之外，怎么说最得劲儿？
1
“
夏天来了
”怎么说？

stride [straɪd] n. 大步，阔步
a long step you make while you are walking
hit one's stride
:

大步前行；

to start doing something confidently and well （做某事）驾轻就熟
• Once I hit my stride, I can finish an essay in a few hours. 我一旦进入状态，几个小时就能完成一篇文章。
descend [dɪ'send] v. 降临；来临
if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenly
• Calm descended on the crowd. 人群平静下来。
• Night descends. 夜幕降临。
be in full swing （进程/活动）达到高潮，全面开展
if an event or process is in full swing, it has reached its highest level of activity
• By midnight, the end-of-term party was in full swing. 到了半夜，期末聚会掀起高潮。
2
“
三伏天
”怎么说？

the Dog Days 盛暑，三伏天（七月和八月）
the hottest days of the year
smack dab 恰好
= exactly

3

“
夏天溜走
”怎么说？

▌语境串讲
“夏天来了”：
It's officially summer.
Summer vacation is hitting its stride.
The heat of summer has descended on Austin.
With summer in full swing, ...
“正处在三伏天”：
We are smack dab in the Dog Days of Summer.
“夏天快结束了”：
Summer is halfway over.
Summer is coming to a close.

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