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Mom: Winter is over and spring is here. 妈妈：冬天过去了，春天来了。 Would you like to go out and take a walk and see the flowers? 你想出去走走，看看花吗？ Child: Mommy, I would love to. 宝宝：妈妈，我挺想去的。 I will put my shoes on right now! 我现在就去穿鞋！ February - March 2-3月 Daffodil 水仙花① Magnolia 木兰② Child: What are those yellow ones growing out of the ground over there? 宝宝: 那边地上长的小黄的是什么呀？ Mom: Those are daffodils! 妈妈：那些是水仙花！ Daffodil读作 ['dæfədil]。 They are the first flowers of spring. 它们是春天最先开花的。 They have six petals and the middle looks like a little cup. 它们有六片花瓣，中间的看起来像个小杯子。 They will last for about a month. 它们能开大约一个月。 Then the flower will wither. 然后花儿就会枯萎。 根据《现代汉语词典》的解释，枯萎：干枯萎缩，凋谢：脱落，我们认为，凋谢对应的英文是fall，枯萎对应wilt和wither。Wilt和wither都有干枯和将要死去的意思，后者所处阶段更接近最终的死亡。 Child: Can I smell them, Mommy? 宝宝：我能闻闻它们吗，妈妈？ Mom: Of course! 妈妈：当然可以！ Child: They smell really nice! 宝宝：它们闻起来好香啊！ Mommy, what is that big beautiful pink flower on that tree? 妈妈，那棵树上的粉色大花是什么啊？ Mom: That is a magnolia. 妈妈：那是木兰。 Magnolia读作 [mæg'nəuliə] A magnolia is an icon of early spring. 木兰是早春的标志。 It has large flowers. 它的花朵很大。 Normally it has 6 very large petals. 它一般有6片大花瓣。 They only bloom for a couple of weeks and then fall off the tree. 它们只能开几周，然后就从树上落下了。 以下四个词都可以做动词表示开花，口语中常用顺序是：bloom > come out > flower > blossom。但是，blossom专指果树开花。 April 四月 Cherry blossom 樱花③ Child: Mommy, what are those little flowers on that tree? 宝宝：妈妈，那棵树上的小花是什么呀？ Mom: That is the cherry blossom tree. 妈妈：那是樱花树。 Cherry blossom比日文译音sakura更常用。樱花树的主要功能是观赏，因此它的英文翻译是cherry blossom tree，樱花树和cherry tree-樱桃树开的花都叫cherry blossom。 It's something that is very special in Asia. 它是亚洲特有的。 They bloom for around 14 days, and then they fall from the tree. 它们能开大约14天，然后就从树上落下了。 They have 5 petals normally, but some can have ten or twenty. 它们一般有5片花瓣，但有的能有10片或者20片。 May 五月 Tulip 郁金香④ Lilac 丁香⑤ Mom: Look over there at all those colorful flowers. 妈妈：过来看这些五颜六色的花呀。 Child: Oh wow, there is yellow, red, and purple! 宝宝：哇，有黄色、红色，还有紫色！ What are those called, Mommy? 它们叫什么呀，妈妈？ Mom: They are called tulips, and they symbolize love. 妈妈：它们叫郁金香，它们象征着爱。 They grow in many colors like red, orange, pink, and yellow. 它们有很多种颜色，比如红色、橘黄色、粉色和黄色。 They bloom for up to six weeks before they wither and die. 它们最多能开六周，然后就会枯萎和死去。 They grow from a bulb and will grow every year. 它们从一个球茎长起，每年都会生长。 Child: And what are those purple ones up there? 宝宝：那边那些紫色的是什么呢？ Mom: Those are called lilacs. 妈妈：那些叫作丁香。 Lilac读作 ['lailək]。 　　Other Common Spring Flowers in China 其他中国春天常见的花 1. Japanese plum blossom 梅花 由于日本对外交流开始得比较早，很多亚洲的事物是最先从日本传到西方的，因此英语翻译会在前面加上Japanese，或者采用的日语译音。管它叫Chinese plum blossom也是可以的吧。 2. Japanese magnolia 玉兰 同理，管它叫Chinese magnolia也是可以的吧。 3. Winter jasmine 迎春花 4. Peach blossom 桃花 Flower泛指所有的花，blossom专指果树开的花。很多果树开的花都可以通过果子名称+blossom表示，如peach blossom 桃花，以及下文的几种花。 5. Apricot blossom 杏花 6. Pear blossom 梨花 7. Cherry-apple blossom 海棠