赏叶季节来了8知识分享.ppt

* Foliage Season Is upon Us... Foliage Season Is upon Us... Text Learning After-reading exercises 1 Autumn is a special time in the mountains and valleys of Vermont, and I suspect in the spirits of most of the people here. The leaves are already changing color, and some of the more sheltered locations have already experienced frost. And in the mornings now, clouds lie low in the mountain valleys until the sunshine burns them off. It has been a dry growing season, yet the corn is high and the apple trees hang low, loaded with fruit. Foliage Season Is upon Us... T Foliage Season Is upon Us... 3 Of course the local folks will enjoy the foliage as well, and feel fortunate to have it as part of their normal routines. For a few weeks, folks having to commute will have their time in the car transformed into something that they can look forward to. And the farmers and trades-people that work outdoors will experience a similar change of perspective. T Foliage Season Is upon Us... 4 Autumn in Vermont is all about getting things done and then waiting for winter. Be it the animals of the woodland, the farmers in the valleys or folks that drive off somewhere every day to do their work. Some of the animals, such as bears, stay busy fattening themselves up for their long winter's sleep. While others, such as the migratory birds, prepare for their journeys. And still others busy themselves storing food for the winter. These animals have their human counterparts. Vermont hosts many folks who live here on a seasonal basis. And for these folks, autumn is their time to say good-bye. T 4 The farmers are like the beavers and squirrels, as they busily harvest and store away food. And the rest of us folks are busy around our homes. Now that summer is over we have a brief period to fill our storerooms, make repairs and then wait for the snow. T Foliage Season Is upon Us... 1 在佛蒙特州的山区和谷地，秋季是一个很特别的季节，我想当地大多数人是这样认为的。叶子在变化着颜色，在一些更加隐蔽的地方，树叶已经历了霜冻。清晨的云彩低低地飘在山谷里，直到阳光将它们驱散。经历了干燥的生长季节，玉米杆还是长得高高的