Spring is Coming

Spring comes with its slow step. After a long and hard winter， spring comes at last. The spring in my town is fighting its way to come. After the Spring Festival， the weather at first seems to become warmer， but a week or two later， winter with its coldness is back again. The sky turns into a gray color and people have to put on their winter clothes again. We are back in winter.

After the coldness， spring wind begins to blow. It is strong， very strong wind. It blows hard. People in the street are having difficulty walking or riding bikes. You feel that spring in my town is too bad. It is hard to breathe， for the air is full of dust and sand. Everywhere the sky is hard to see. During this time weather forecast warns people not to go outside if they could. This hard wind comes from the north， and it stops the warm wind from the south. Recently a kind of sand storm1 threatens2 the city. If that weather comes， the strong wind almost makes everything impossible.

After wind the weather takes another turn， and begins to grow warm. This time it's true that we see spring come after all the trouble. The sky becomes clear，and the air is fresh.It turns warmer and warmer. Children and adults are everywhere in the garden or park enjoying the sun. Green leaves and shoots3 are beginning to come out. Flowers are starting to bloom4 at this time. Blossoms5 are soon seen here and there. Everything looks fresh.

In China there is a saying that everything starts in spring. Spring means a new beginning. It is the starting point for people to make changes. It means a change for good luck. Spring is a season full of hope. Adults make wishes that everything goes smooth and they wishes that their children grow healthy in body and mind.

All of us are glad that winter goes at last， and are happily enjoying this first season of the year.

The Song of the Four Seasons

Spring: When the first rain of spring comes， I always go out for a walk with my favorite umbrella in the rain. I can hear the rain fall on the umbrella just like many spirits1 dancing on it. The raindrops knock at the earth lightly. The rain， the green rain of spring washes my heart quietly. Spring is green. The grass drinks enough， it extends its head out of the earth happily， and it looks at the world curiously. The trees turn green，and the flowers start to come out. Everything begins to grow. How beautiful! I like spring!

Summer: It's the hottest season of the year. It often rains heavily with the strong wind. When the rain of summer comes， the raindrops knock at everything loudly， and it is too noisy. But everything at this time grows very fast， because there is enough rain water. People wear thin clothes， it's very hot. And summer is good for sports， for example， we can go swimming and boating. In summer， we can enjoy ourselves to eat a kind of delirious food: ice-cream! I like summer!

Autumn: It's a golden season. The leaves turn yellow little by little， and at last， they leave their mothers， flying in the blue sky. Their life is over. In Autumn the days get shorter and shorter， the nights get longer and longer， and the weather gets colder and colder. Sometimes there is a cold wind blowing. But Autumn is a busy and harvest season. All the farmers are very busy， because they have to harvest their crops. If you pay out， you can get a good harvest. I like Autumn.

Winter: It's the coldest season of the year. Almost everything dies away. Everyone wears a lot， which looks not so good， but they have to， or they'll catch cold. Sometimes it snows. I like snowflakes. They are small， white and clean. When it snows， the snowflakes fall from the sky. Soon， the earth turns white， the trees turn white， and the tops of mountains turn white and the roofs turn white， too. What a white world! I like winter.

I love the four seasons.

注釋:

1.①sand storm n.沙塵暴

②threaten vt.威脅

③shoot n.嫩枝

④bloom vi.開花

⑤blossom n.鮮花

2.①spirit n.精靈