本书是Hurry Before the MagicEnds的中文译本,语言简洁优美、清新活泼,生动有趣,作者以娓娓道来的描写方法,通过日常生活细节,描述春夏秋冬四季景物、声音与情感,给读者呈现了一幅多彩的美国路易斯安那北部风土人情画,表现出积极向上的生活态度。
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How Would You Define Spring? 你怎样定义春天?003Spring 春天The Wealth of This AreaIsNotinBanks ButintheLand这儿的财富不在银行,而在土地里Lifetime Memory 终生记忆HOW Long Has It Been Since You Picked Violets?你有多久没采摘紫罗兰了?Have YoU Noticed That the Narcissus Is in Bloom?你注意到水仙花开放了吗?BirdWatching 观鸟Easter Eggs Are Still Source of Excitement}复活节蛋仍是激动人心的源泉April in the WlOods! 树林里的四月Pause for a MomentJust to Enjoy lbday|停一会儿,享受今天Mav Flowe 五月的鲜花Enjoy the Kindness of the Month of May享受五月的美好吧Porches:They Don’t Build Them Anv More游廊,没有人再修建了Charlie 查理Honor 荣耀Harbinger of Summer 夏天来了Early Summer 初夏Black。Eyed Susa 黑眼雏菊HOW Long Has It Been Since YoU Ate Mulberries?你有多久没吃桑葚了?By ALL Mea, Go tO the Fair!无论如何,去看博览会吧!Show a Child 告知孩子July 4th:A Time to Reflect,Re—evaluate七月四日:反思与重新评价之时Can You Remember a More ColorfuljulyP你能想起更多彩的七月吗?The“Tree ot、the Month” 月“荣誉树”French ouarter 法国人居住区ObsmYing Nature Beneath a Morning Apricot Sun在杏黄的旭日下观察大自然吧Olympics Mrdy Revive Popularity of Hand Fa奥运会也许会使扇子重新流行起来Boat Ride on Cross Lake 在克罗斯湖上泛舟Stamps 邮票Usefulness in Everyday Things 常见物品的用处How Long Has It Been Since You Gathered Muscadines?你多久没摘野葡萄了呢?Bumble Bee 大黄蜂All Summer Long the Hummingbirds 夏天,蜂鸟We Owe a Great Debt to Plant Geneticists我们应该感恩于植物基因学家Goldenrod Blooming by the Roadside}金杆花在路边开放Flall Sig Are A1l Around Us 秋天的迹象随处可见Have You Spent Time in the North Louisiana Woods with an Eight-Year—Old? 你曾与八岁的孩子在路易斯安那北部的林子里散过步吗?It May Be Fall,But It Looks Like Spring也许是秋天,可是却更像春天The Blazing Colo of Fall Are Quietly Creeping intothe Landscape 万紫千红悄悄潜进秋天的风景里A Different Pepective 不同的角度November 十一月Pretty Scenes Are Here at Home:Did You Ever NoticeThat People Travel a Thousand MilesJust to See Something That Is Not as Pretty as the Scene Right at Home? 美丽的风景就在家里:你注意到人们往往远行千里去看还不如家里景色的风景了吗?Halloween:It’S Not What It Used to Be万圣节:跟从前不一样了It Was for the Harvest That Pilgrim Fathe at PlymouthGave Thanks in 162 l 因为丰收,普利茅斯的先辈们于1621年开始感恩Flall:A Time of Promise and Sadness秋天:富于希望同时又具伤感的季节One More Dav 多活一天Keep a Thanksgiving Attitude All Year Long终年都应有感恩的心Today and Every Day We Should Give Thanks今天和每一天我们都应该感恩RakingLeaves 耙落叶A Pre—Christmas Gift Wrapped by Nature一份由大自然包装好了的礼物在圣诞节前送给你Have You a Tree or Plant in Your Yard That Gives YoUPleasure But YoU Are Not Sure HOW It Got There?你的院子里是否有过一株树或植物给你带来了快乐可你并不知道它是怎么来的?A Tale of Chtmas 圣诞节的故事Trees 树木ouilts 被子December 十二月Adjustments to the CoLD DAYS 适应冷天气Enjoy Each Day as an Unexpected Pleasure像享受惊喜那样享受每一天BeYoung! 再年轻一次!“Hurry Before the Marc Ends”“快,魔力要完了!”Weather 天气Did Y_OU Make Anv New Year’s Resolutio?新年里,你许愿了吗?About the Author 关于作者About the Illustrato 关于插图作者译者的话
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