Level 4-Day 16.Summertime
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词汇提示
1.session 学年
2.cottage 小屋
3.dotted 点缀
4.pine trees 松树
5.barbeques 烧烤
6.camper 露营车
7.trailer 拖车
8.cruises 巡航
原文
Summertime
In North America, July and August are holiday months.
Most schools and colleges are not in session then.
Families look for activities to keep the children amused.
Although not all workers get a full two months of holidays, most people take a holiday in the summer.
The summer begins with a national holiday.
In Canada, July 1st is Canada Day.
In the U. S. A., July 4th is Independence Day
A lot of families are soon on the road.
Some travel to cottages by the lake.
Some go sightseeing or camping.
In Canada, especially, the summers are short.
So people try to make the most of them.
In much of Canada, and parts of the northern U.S.A. are woodlands dotted with lakes.
These regions of rocks, rivers, pine trees and wild animals are not usually suitable for farming.
However, they are ideal places to spend a summer holiday.
They are far from the cities.
The woods are quiet and peaceful.
People fish, go boating or swimming, have barbeques outside, or play outdoor sports.
Some people spend their whole summer at the cottage.
Others go for a week or two.
City people who don't have a cottage like to go to parks and swimming pools in the city.
If they are near a lake or ocean, they may go there for the day.
Many museums, libraries and art galleries have programs for children in the summer.
Swimming is probably the favorite summer sport.
It feels wonderful on a very hot day to jump into the cool water.
Swimming is also excellent exercise.
Besides swimming, baseball and football are also popular in the summer.
Spending an afternoon or evening at a baseball game is a favorite summer pastime.
Summer is also a favorite time to catch up on reading.
Stories of adventures and love novels are favorite light reading.
But summer is especially a time for traveling across the country.
Some people have a camper or trailer that they can live in.
Some stay in campgrounds and sleep in tents
Others stay at hotels or motels, while others rent cottages or cabins for a week or two.
Most trips are by car.
Many people visit national parks and other wildlife areas.
Of course, trips along the ocean, and the lakes are favorites.
Along the Atlantic Ocean, the coasts of New England and Canada's Maritime Provinces are especially popular.
On the Pacific coast, tourists travel from California all the way up to Alaska.
Boat cruises along the shores of British Columbia and Alaska are especially popular
Of course, some people find it most relaxing just to stay at home.
Others cannot afford to travel.
If you have an air-conditioned house, with a television, video player, CD player and computer, then it can be very pleasant to stay at home.
A lot of new movies are released at the theatres in the summer.
Air-conditioned theatres with new movies and lots of pop and popcorn are favorite summer places.
After two months of summer activities, most people are ready to go back to school and work.
But they usually have lots of happy memories to take back with them.
翻译
夏季
在北美，七月和八月是假日。
那时大多数学校和学院都不上课。
家庭寻找让孩子们开心的活动。
虽然并非所有工人都有整整两个月的假期，但大多数人在夏天休假。
夏天以国定假日开始。
在加拿大，7月1日是加拿大日。
在美国，7月4日是独立日
很多家庭很快就要启程了。
一些人去湖边的小屋。
有些人去观光或露营。
尤其是在加拿大，夏天很短。
因此，人们试图充分利用它们。
在加拿大的大部分地区和美国北部的部分地区是点缀着湖泊的林地。
这些地区有岩石、河流、松树和野生动物，通常不适合耕种。
然而，它们是度过暑假的理想地方。
他们离城市很远。
树林安静而平和。
人们钓鱼、划船或游泳、在户外烧烤或进行户外运动。
有些人整个夏天都在小屋里度过。
其他人会去一两周。
没有小屋的城里人喜欢去城里的公园和游泳池。
如果他们在湖泊或海洋附近，他们可能会去那里一天。
许多博物馆、图书馆和美术馆在夏天都有儿童活动。
游泳可能是夏季最受欢迎的运动。
在炎热的日子跳进凉水里感觉真好。
游泳也是很好的锻炼。
除了游泳，棒球和足球在夏天也很受欢迎。
花一个下午或晚上看棒球比赛是夏天最喜欢的消遣。
夏天也是读书的好时间。
冒险故事和爱情小说是最受欢迎的轻阅读。
但是夏天尤其适合在全国旅行。
有些人有露营车或拖车可以住。
有些人住在营地，睡在帐篷里
其他人住在酒店或汽车旅馆，而其他人则租了一两个星期的小屋或小屋。
大多数旅行都是开车。
许多人参观国家公园和其他野生动物区。
当然，沿着海洋和湖泊旅行是最受欢迎的。
沿大西洋，新英格兰海岸和加拿大沿海省份尤其受欢迎。
在太平洋海岸，游客们从加州一路旅行到阿拉斯加。
不列颠哥伦比亚省和阿拉斯加沿岸的游船特别受欢迎
当然，有些人觉得呆在家里最放松。
其他人负担不起旅行。
如果你有一个有空调的房子，有电视、视频播放器、CD播放器和电脑，那么呆在家里会很愉快。
夏天影院上映了很多新电影。
有新电影和很多爆米花和爆米花的空调影院是夏天最受欢迎的地方。
经过两个月的暑期活动，大多数人准备重返学校工作。
但他们通常有很多快乐的回忆要带回去。
