Quietwarmsummeroutofthepeopleintheworld,thearrivalofautumnquietly,summerisnotsentimentallyattachedtothisworld,becausehewillcomeback,however,summeristhebestseasoninmymind,themostbeautifulinthesummer.
Summerishotandlovelyseason,peopleonthegoldenbeachesofthefootupassoftassnow,blueandsometimesplayingprettydeepseaspray,likeasoftblueberryjelly,sometimesobvious,sometimesseemslikeachildplayinghideandseekThehide.
Summergrassisalwayswarmsunshining,thesunisparticularlybright,somepeoplealsoliketoeatcoldsummericecream.
Inthesummerseasonthechildrenwhoalwaysliketogotoadistantvillagefromurbanlife,alwaysliketositoutsidetheirownthatchedshacksun,eatwatermelon,summerinthecountry,likeatraceofthecoolwindblowingovertheside,andexceptionallycoolsummercountryside,intheclearbrookclearslapstickkidsinasmallstreamthoroughpantsrolledup,cheerfulnameofwaterfights,theslightestcool,thebodyisallwet.Butwiththesummersun,youwillnotneedtoworryaboutthebody'scold.
Summeristhebestseasoninmymind,inthecity,itislikeablossomingbrightsummerdazzlingflowers,alwaysfragrant,inthecountryside,thesummerislikeaclearstream,cleanandcoolinthesummer,theThesunisthemostbeautifulsummerglow!
Inthishotsummerseason,allthingsgrowdesperately,fasterandfaster......Theimpatiens,bellisperennis,blacksoyabean,persimmonandchiliinmysunnybalconyIsowedinspringalsogrowquicklyinsummer.
Everydayimpatiensiseasytogrowafewcentimeterslong;It'salso"apieceofcake"forblackbeans;Persimmonseedlingsbud;Daisyandchili“suck”thesunlightgreedily,likenaughtydolls,laughingandjoking,theygrowup!
Inspring,whenimpatiensjustsprouting,onlygrowoneCMaday.Insummer,thegoldensunisbakingtheearth,aslongasIdon’tseeitforoneday,itwillusuallyputforthapairofsmalllightgreensprouts,afteranotherday,leafgemwillbecomeslightlydarkgreen,longandnarrowleaves!
Lookatthewildpeachtreesoutsidethewindowwhichjustopenedthepinkflowersinspring,now,thewildgreenpeacheshavebecomethesizeoflittlebottlecaps!
Insummer,everythingabsorbseagerlytheenergyofthesun,growsquicklyatthesametime.Thisissummer—flowersbloomlikeapieceofbrocade,withluxuriantfoliage,whatavibrantscene!
Summerislikemycolorfullife,andIamlikeasamllvibranttree,growinghappily!
Thesummerwascoming,andtheweatherwasgettingveryhot,andpeopletookofftheirwintercoatsandputontheirshortsleeves,andthegirlsputonbeautifulskirts.Summerbreathpervadedtheair.
Thesummersunishot,thetreesareshady,thebirdsongcicadasaresinging,hidingintheshadeofthetreestotakeadvantageofthecoolme,stillcanlistentothesingingcicadasisthebeststringmusic!
Pond,lotuspond,fulloftheholyandflawless,pinkcoquettishlotus,asnobleasenchanting,provokedflittingaroundtherotation,thebutterflyflutters,thescenemakepeoplelinger.
Ahotsummerdayisthechildren'sheavenandearth,thechildren'sfavoritesportisswimming,yousee,theywanttoheartilylaughinginthewater,swoopingandplay!
ThedayofJune,likeachild'sface,changeable.Iwasintheair-conditionedroom,eatingwatermelonsandlickingtheice.Suddenly,theskywascoveredwithblackclouds,andafewdropsofrainfellinthesky,followedbyadownpourofrain.
Thesummeriscolorful!Doyoulikesummer,boysandgirls?
Thesummeriscoming.Ilikesummerverymuch.Insummerdays,Icandoalotofthings,suchasswimming,eatingicecream,drinkingcoldwater.Besides,thesummerholidayismyfavoritetime.Idon’thavetogotoschoolinholidays,soIcanplaywithmyfriends.Icantravelwithmyparents,too.Iwanttogomanyplaces,suchasBeijing,Shanghai,Xiamenandsoon.ThisiswhyIlovesummer.
Summeristhesecondseasonintheyear.IntheNorthernHemisphere,summergoesfromJunetoAugust.Summeristhehottestseasonintheyear.Sometimes,thetemperaturereaches40°C.Manypeoplecannotstandsuchhotweather.Sotheyalwaysstayindoors.Atnight,peoplewouldgooutforawalk.Swimmingisthemostpopularsportinsummer.Itbringscooltopeople.
It'salmosttheendofApril.Summerhascometousinmycity.Insouth,summeralwayscomesearlierthannorth.Ithasbeenhotforabouthalfamonth.Thehighesttemperaturereached37degree.Now,therearemuchlesspeopleinthestreet.Peoplearenotlikelytogooutduringthesummer.It'ssohotoutside.Swimmingisthemostfavoriteactivityinmycity.Thepoolsarealwaysfullfilledwithpeople.Parentsoftentaketheirchildrentoswimmingpoolatnight.Personally,Idonotlikesummer,becauseit'stoohotandthesunshineisstrong.Isweatalotandthatmakesmeveryuncomfortable.Therefore,summeristoughtimeformeandIalwaysexpectwintertocome.
ssmatesalllikeme,waiting,lookingforwardtothearrivalofsummer.
Insummer,allkindsoffruitsareripe,havebeenlisted,colorful,haveeverythingthatoneexpectstofindtherainyseason,wecantastethesour,sweetYangMei;slippery,deliciousmango;notonlyrefreshing,andthirst-quenchingwatermelon;andsparklinggrape;knownasthe"Queenoffruit"strawberry.Whatitis!
Summerissobeautiful,issoattractive,seductive,letushavetoloveit.Insummer,Ilikeyou,onlyoneayearsummer,Iwillcherishit!
Summeristhesecondseasoninayear.Itisbetweenspringandautumn.Thesunofsummeristhehottest;thewaterofsummeristhewarmest;theplacesofinterestsinsummerarethemostcrowdedthroughouttheworld.
Firstly,summerisstudents'themostfavouriteseasonbecausetheirlongestvacationsoftheyearareinsummer.Manyofthemtrytoenrichtheirsocialandhealthylifebyparticipatinginanumberofinterestingoutdooractivities,includeofcampingwithfriendsandfamilymembers,goingtothebeachatpublicpools,travelingandsightseeinglocallyandnationally.However,someofthemtrytomakegooduseoftheirvacationsingainingtheirworkingexperiencesinsummer.Otherstudentsmaytrytoimprovetheiracademicperformancebygoingtotheirsummerschools.
Secondly,summerisapleasantseasonforallkindsofcoldfoodsandjuicyfruits.Icecreamisouralltimefavouritedessert.Yeh,Iloveicecreamsomuch.Ihavetoeatsomeicecreamalmosteverydayinsummer.Therearealotoffreshfruitssellingeverywhere.Watermelonisproudlyratedtobethemostdemandingfruitintheseason.Allkindsoficeddrinksaregreatlydemandedinsummer.
Thirdly,summerisahotseasonfortrendyfashion.You'llseemanysexyandcurvybabesinyourneighbourhood,onthebeach,shoppingmalls,everywhereinyoureyes.Hehe.AllofmygirlfriendsandIliketowearaslessaswewishinthesummer.Iliketowearshortsandt-shirtsallthetime.Don'tforgettocarrryyoursunglassesandputonsuntanlotionsbeforegoingoutdoor.
Allinall,Ilovesummerverymuch!YoushouldstartpracticingyourEnglishfromnowon.Asa15yearsoldboy,IammorethanwillingtopracticemyEnglishwitheveryopportunitywhichIhavecomeacross.Lastandcertainlynotleast,Iamveryhappytohelpyouwiththiswork.Ihavelearntalot!
Therearefourseasonsinayear.Theyarespring,summer,autumnandwinter.Springisjustlikealittlegirl.Autumnislikeamiddleagedwoman.Winterislikeanoldwoman.Butsummer–amystery.
Myfavouritethingiswatcheverythinginsummer.Iliketowatchthesky.It’sbrightandclean.Itletmefeelwarmwhichisfromthecleanestsunshine.AndIknowwhatishuge.
Iliketowatchsunshinewhichflysfromleavestoleaves,thenfallsdownontheroad,onthehouse,onmybodyandintomyheart.
Iliketoenjoythewarmfromthehottestsun.Itletsmeknoweveryonehaslove.Andeveryonelovesme.
Andjustinsummer.Icanstaywithmyparents.Ifeelwarm,whichisfromsummer,whichisfromlove.
Whenthetreepomegranatebloomingsmile,asoundofcicadachirps,summeriscoming.Summerislikeayoungman,theburningsunishisbrilliantsmile,verdureishisthickhair,speedtosuddenlygoshowersarehistemper.
Inthisseason,thesunhasaveryhappysmile,buttheearth'streesarealso.Theyfallovereachotherlongoutofawildprofusionofvegetationbranches,forpeopletoshadeshade.Inthesummer,myfavoriteisthecharminggreen,thegrassintheparklikeagreencarpetshowinmyeyes,greenlikejade,greenlikejade.Thebreezeblowing,agrasslikearewelcometourriseanddanceinahappymood,thearrivalofpeople.
See!Thereisagroupofchildrenareswimming!Mustbetoohottobatheinthewater!Howhappytheyare!Andnotbecauseoftheheatandsigh,butmorehappy!Yes,summercanplayinthewater,howhappyah!
Inthiscolorfulworld,theloadofthegreen,istherepresentativeofBaise,isasymbolofhope,itgiveslifetoyoungvigor,itgiveslifetoinjectgreenconfidence.HergreenFuYuMingli,greengreenwaspassionate,lovinglypathetic,greenwasgentleandshy.Throughouttheages,manyscholarspraiseher,shedasongofawell-knownpoem;howmuchthepoetdescribedher,leftapieceofexquisitepicture.Shehasmadethegreenofthehistoryofthegreen,thegreenattitudeofsublimationofthelanguage.Shesiltbutdon'tdye,goodcharacter,isourpursuitoflifegoals.Herassumptionofindifference,selfless,nodesire,allthegreedashamedinfrontofyou;herpure,elegant,letthefameandfortuneaswithridicule;shewascalm,relocatingtoletapersonforgetlifeforallyourtrouble.
Summer,Iloveyou,youaremyfavoriteseason!
ProspectivestudentscangetatasteofcampuslifeduringthesummermonthsbyspendingadayoreveningatPennStateNewKensington.
DuringtheSpendaSummerDayandSpendaSummerEveningeventsinJune,July,andAugust,participantscanmeetstaffandcurrentstudents,andfindoutalltheyneedtoknowaboutadmissions,financialaidandstudentlife.Opportunitiestotourthecampusareavailableandafreelunchandentertainmentareprovided.
ThefirstSpendaSummerDayprogramisaweekendeventslatedfrom9:30a.m.to12:30p.m.onSaturday,June20.Adultlearnerswhocan'tmakeitduringthedayduetoworkcommitmentsmayspendasummereveningoncampusfrom6:30-9:00p.m.onThursday,July30.ThefinalSpendaSummerDayisaweekdayevent,setfrom9:30a.m.to12:30p.m.onThursday,Aug.6.
I,likethevibrantspring,fruitfulautumn,worldoficeandsnowinwinter,butIpreferthatcausedasensationinthesummer.
She,withawarmhearttotheworld,toshowpeoplearich,strongandprosperousscene.
Yourvigorouswalking,walkinginthestreet,peoplearebuyingshoestobuyclothes,booming,lively,festiveextraordinary,lookingatgirlswalkingonthestreet,theirbodyclothingfashionable,brightcolor,almostnosampleweight,Ithinksummeristhegirlsintheworld,toshowthebeautyoftheseason.
Youvigorouslycameintothegarden,opentheflowersinthegardensneakinglyaccents,whetheritisthequeenofflowersoftreepeony,stillnonameofsmallflowers,cheerfullygreetsummergirl,willowbythewindblows,durianshake,likethesummergirlthatelegantlonghair,howbeautifulah!
Thisisauniqueviewofthesummer,becausesummerisbeautiful.
Yourvigorouswalk,walkinthemarket,applauses,bargaining,connectapiece,verylively,seethepurpleeggplant,downcastmouth,smilingupatyou!
ThatpurpleYingyinggrapes,yellowtoorange,glowingredpeachbitebite,sweet,crispand,sour,summerwasacolorfulfruitgarden.
Youcametoavigorous,intothefield,thesunflowerisopentomeetthesummergirl,withhermostsweetsmiletomeetthesummergirl.
Intheundergroundstrugglefour.FiveyearsofcicadaseemstoalsodidnotmissthisgoldenopportunityOh,sheah,tookoffherthegoldvests,flytothetree"cicadas,cicada"tocall,asiftoshowitsbeautifulsongtosummergirl.Frogshideinthebushes,quacktocallanon-stop,positivesummergirlsplayedasongforthesummeranthem!
Summerisabusysummer.Summerisabeautifulsummer.Summerismoreattractive.
Lastsummer,myfriendaskedmetogotohishometowntospendthesummervacation.Iaskedmyparentsforpermissionandtheysaidyes.WhenIgottohisplace,Iwassosurprisedbecausetherewasabeachnearhishouse.
Itwassobeautiful,manykidsplayedthere.Thewaterwassoblueunderthesunshine.Itwassofuntoswiminthewater.Inthemorning,Iwokeupearlyandtookawalkalongthebeach,andIcouldheartheseawater’scomingvoice.Isawalotofpeopletraveledhereandtookpictures.Intheevening,whenthesunwasdown,weplayedthegamesandsometimesweswam.Itwassuchagoodmemoryforme.Ilikedtheleisurelifestyle.Whensummercomes,Iwillalwaysthinkofthehappydaysinthebeach.
Ispentthissummervacationinquiteadifferentway.Iusedtorunabouteverydayinprevioussummervacations,thissummervacationIsimplycouldnotaffordtodoso.
Iwouldsoonbeinthelastyearofmyhigh-schooleducationwouldaftergraduationbeupagainstthecollegeentranceexaminations.
Thoughthoseexaminationswerestillayearaway,IhadtostartearlytomakemyselfwellpreparedbyreviewingallthosethingsIhadlearnedatschoolthissummervacationwastheidealtimeformetodothis.
AtfirstIwasratherdismayedatthethoughtofthislaterIthoughtitwasbetterthiswaybecausebyworkinghardthissummerIcouldcountonendlesshappysummerstocome.
WiththisinmindIthensettoworklikeanythingandoccasionallywentoutforachangeordidsomephysical.
Iwasnotatallboredbythiskindoflife,forIwassustainedbyahope.
WhenJulycomes,itisthehottesttimeofthewholesummer.Manyofmyfriendshavechosentotraveltothecoolplace,soastoavoidthestuffyair.
Asforme,Idon’tliketotravelinthishotweather.Ijustwanttostayindoorsandenjoythequietmoment.Iliketositnearthewindow,watchingoutsidescenery.SometimesIwillreadsomebooks,enjoythenovelandmakemyselflostinthefictionworld.ThethingsIliketodomostistofindacoffeeshopandthenchooseatablethatisnearthewindow,
sothatIcanseeallthesituation.Iwillbringmycomputerandthenplaythecomputerforthewholeafternoon.ItiswhatIliketodointhesummer.Ienjoyit.
Summeristhesecondseasonoftheyear.Whensummeres,itisgettinghotandsunny.Thedaysaregettinglongerandthenightsaregettingshorter,forthesungetsupearlyandgoestobedlate.
Theworldhasbeeagreenworld,greenleavesonthetrees,greengrassbytheriver,greenplantsinthefields,andwecanseebeautifulflowerseverywhere.Birdssingfrommorningtillnight.
It'ssohotthatallofthechildrengoswimminginriversorlakes,andtheoldpeoplesitunderbigtreestoenjoythecoolair,butthefarmersarestillbusyworkinginthefields.
Summeristhegreatseasonforallsportsintheopenair.Itistheseasonforbaseballwhichisoftencalledthenationalsportbecauseofitspopularity.
Iusuallywatchtelevisionandreadthenewspaperreportsaboutthebaseballresultsofthenewspaperreportsaboutthebaseballresultsofthelittleleagues.DuringthesummerIliketogotothebeachoftenbecauseitisveryclosetomyhomeinthevillage.
Iusuallygothereburinthesummervacationtorelaxaftermanymonthsinschoolinthecity.Ifeelverycomfortablewiththefamiliarquietofthevillagers.
summerismyfavoriteseason.ithinkihaveeveryreasonintheworldtolikesummerasido.onethingilikethemostaboutsummeriswedon'thavetowearlayersofclothes.youwouldfeellighterandhappier,eventhewholeworldseemstobelighterandhappierthanitingloomywinter.peoplealsoseemtobemoreoutgoingandeasygoinginsummer.
thesecondreasonisthetemperatureisgoodenoughforalotofoutdooractivities.beingoutdoorsy,iwouldfeelannoyedifiwascoopedupbybadweatherinwinter.onthecontrary,summerweatherususallywon'tstopyoufromgoingoutfordays.
Ilovesummerverymuch.Insummer,it'shot,andsometimesit'srainy.PeoplewearT-shirts,shortsandsunglasses.Girlslovetoweardressesandskirts.
Ilovesmimminginsummer.SoIalwaysgoswimmingwithmyparentsinthesea.Sometimes,Iliketoplaybasketballontheplaygroundwithmyfriendsifit'snotveryhot.
Myfavouritefoodinsummerisice-cream.It'sverycoldandsweet.It'sdeliciousformeinsummer.
Wow,summerisreallymyfavouriteseason!
Theflower-scentedspringgirlisgoingtohavearest.Thehotsummeriscomingtoourside.
Insummer,summermountainislikegreen,greenwavelayer.Thisisagoodseasontogrow,ifeverybodycametothecountryside,youwillseemanyfarmersunclehavebravedtheheatwenttothefields,plantingvegetables,fruitsandflowers...
Thesunwaslikethefireballofanoldboss,andthelightshoneontheman,andthedogstoppedbarking,andhisoftenlargetonguehidintheroomforthecold.Alineofwhitesmokecomesoutoftheroadwherethehotsunisburning,andthefootstepsdown.Thesunistoovicioustodealwithus!
Whensummergirlsadly,atonce,thesunnyweatherhasbecomeagray,theskycloudedover,onlyheardaloudnoise,"flewoff..."Suddenlytherewasagreatstorm,andthegirldidn'tknowwhatwaswrongandcriedsobadly.
Therainstoppedandtheflowersandgrasslookedmoredelicateandbright.Thissummerrain,moisteningthewholeearth,washedtheearthacomfortablebath.
Insummer,itissultry,butitisfullofenergyandwarmth!
Summeristhesecondseasoninayear.Itisbetweenspringandautumn.Thesunofsummeristhehottest;thewaterofsummeristhewarmest;theplacesofinterestsinsummerarethemostcrowdedthroughouttheworld.
Firstly,summerisstudentsthemostfavouriteseasonbecausetheirlongestvacationsoftheyearareinsummer.Manyofthemtrytoenrichtheirsocialandhealthylifebyparticipatinginanumberofinterestingoutdooractivities,includeofcampingwithfriendsandfamilymembers,goingtothebeachorswimmingatpublicpools,travelingandsightseeinglocallyandnationally.However,someofthemtrytomakegooduseoftheirvacationsingainingtheirworkingexperiencesinsummer.Otherstudentsmaytrytoimprovetheiracademicperformancebygoingtotheirsummerschools.
Secondly,summerisapleasantseasonforallkindsofcoldfoodsandjuicyfruits.Icecreamisouralltimefavouritedessert.Yeh,Iloveicecreamsomuch.Ihavetoeatsomeicecreamalmosteverydayinsummer.Therearealotoffreshfruitssellingeverywhere.Watermelonisproudlyratedtobethemostdemandingfruitintheseason.Allkindsoficeddrinksaregreatlydemandedinsummer.
Thirdly,summerisahotseasonfortrendyfashion.Youwillseemanysexyandcurvybabesinyourneighbourhood,onthebeach,shoppingmalls,everywhereinyoureyes.Hehe.AllofmygirlfriendsandIliketowearaslessaswewishinthesummer.Iliketowearshortsandt-shirtsallthetime.Dontforgettocarrryyoursunglassesandputonsuntanlotionsbeforegoingoutdoor.
Allinall,Ilovesummerverymuch!YoushouldstartpracticingyourEnglishfromnowon.Asa15yearsoldboy,IammorethanwillingtopracticemyEnglishwitheveryopportunitywhichIhavecomeacross.Lastandcertainlynotleast,Iamveryhappytohelpyouwiththiswork.Ihavelearntalot!
Lovelysummer,gentlewindblowingthroughtheearth.Ilovethesevencolorsoftherainbowaftertherain,Ilovethebluesky,Ilovetheredfireofthesun,Ilovethebranchesfruitful.Becauseitmakesthesummerexuberant,fullofvitality!
Thosetreesandflowersareinfullbloom.Theflowersandsmilingtomelaugh,asiftosay:"finallyarrivedinsummer,Icanbeinfullbloomthebeautifulpetals;bigwillowinthelittleswayinthebreezewithhisballs;thoseflowersgrowsolush,smallbeesinmydiligentwork.
Summercomes,whotoldyou?Oh!Isthesun.Summersunseemstohavebecomemorediligent,SiWuDianeverymorning,thesunisoutofanysmallface.Thewarmsunputawaythetwinkle,twinklelittlestar,offthedewonthegrass.Itdyewheatseedingofgoldenandbrightflowersblossom.Untilsometime,6intheeveningthemountainpeaks,dyedred,fieryred.Look,thesunsets,howlikeashylittlegirl!
Lovelysummercomes,itcomestoearth,makethemelonandfruitmature,theflowersbloom.Itbringspeoplebringshappiness,ajoy.Ah!Inthesummer,alovelysummer!
Summercomesafterspring.Itisthehottestseasonintheyear.Itoftenrains,sometimesItrainsquiteheavily.Everythinggrowsveryquickly.
Youngpeoplelovethistimeofyearbecauseitisgoodforsports.Ioftengoswimming,sometimesintheseanearmyhome,andsometimesintheintheswiimingpool.InsummerIcanalsoeatallkindsoffruitandvegetables.Icanhavealongsummervacation,too.
Ienjoysummerverymuch.
Ofallthefourseasons,Ilovesummermost.
Firstly,summerismymostfavouriteseasonbecausethelongestvacationsoftheyearareinsummer.Icanhavealotoffunduringsummervacations,includeofcampingwithfriendsandfamilymembers,goingtothebeachorswimmingatpublicpools,travelingandsightseeinglocallyandnationally.?
Secondly,summerisapleasan
Summertimeisthebesttimeoftheyear.ThereisnoschoolformonthsIgettodowhatIwant.Withnotestsnohomework,I'masfreeasabird.
Idomanythingsduringthesummervacation.IrelaxbyreadingbookswatchingTV.Ialsohangoutwithmyfriendstravelwithmyfamily.However,Idon'tplayinsummer.Itakeadvantageofthefreetimetolearnmore.Forexample,lastsummerIlearnedtoswim.ThissummerImightstudycomputersorEnglish.Summervacationfliesbyfast,soit'simportanttodoasasyoucan.
Howbeautifulisthesummer!Mountainsandrivers,plantsandtreesglowvitality.Ilikesummer,becausesummerbloominginallkindsofflowers,astringofChineserose,red,banana.........Theirdifferences,tooutshineeachother.Withstrongvitality,alsocalledthewillowsbreeze,thebranchesofthewillowislikegirl'shairisbeautiful,poplarisflourishing,inhotinthesummeritpropsupanaturalbigumbrellaforus.
Summeriseasy,wecanfreetoplayoutdoorsintheoutside,thirstycantuckinapieceoficeicecoolicecream,biteonafewmouth,intheheartimmediatelyfeelcool,orfromthefridgetocutapieceofwatermelon,youcantastethetasteofsummer.
Summerisinteresting,thelittleboywearingashort-sleevedshirt,thelittlegirlwearingabeautifuldress,wecanplayfootball,tabletennis;Cansomestudentstoenjoyplayingonthegrass,theyran,muchlikeadancingbutterfly!
Summerisbeautiful,Ilovesummer.
Inthelatesummerofthatyearwelivedinahouseinavillagethatlookedacrosstheriverandtheplaintothemountains.Inthebedoftherivertherewerepebblesandboulders,dryandwhiteinthesun,andthewaterwasclearandswiftlymovingandblueinthechannels.Troopswentbythehouseanddowntheroadandthedusttheyraisedpowderedtheleavesofthetrees.Thetrunksofthetreestooweredustyandtheleavesfellearlythatyearandwesawthetroopsmarchingalongtheroadandthedustrisingandleaves,stirredbythebreeze,fallingandthesoldiersmarchingandafterwardtheroadbareandwhiteexceptfortheleaves.
Theplainwasrichwithcrops;thereweremanyorchardsoffruittreesandbeyondtheplainthemountainswerebrownandbare.Therewasfightinginthemountainsandatnightwecouldseetheflashesfromtheartillery.Inthedarkitwaslikesummerlightning,butthenightswerecoolandtherewasnotthefeelingofastormcoming.
Sometimesinthedarkweheardthetroopsmarchingunderthewindowandgunsgoingpastpulledbymotor-tractors.Therewasmuchtrafficatnightandmanymulesontheroadswithboxesofammunitiononeachsideoftheirpack-saddlesandgraymotor-trucksthatcarriedmen,:andothertruckswithloadscoveredwithcanvasthatmovedslowerinthetraffic.Therewerebiggunstoomatpassedinthedaydrawnbytractors,thelongbarrelsofthegunscoveredwithgreenbranchesandgreenleafybranchesandvineslaidoverthetractors.Tothenorthwecouldlookacrossavalleyandseeaforestofchestnuttreesandbehinditanothermountainonthissideoftheriver.Therewasfightingforthatmountaintoo,butitwasnotsuccessful,andinthefallwhentherainscametheleavesallfellfromthechestnuttreesandthebrancheswerebareandthetrunksblackwithrain.Thevineyardswerethinandbare,branchedtooandallthecountrywetandbrownanddeadwiththeautumn.Thereweremistsovertheriverandcloudsonthemountainandtruckssplashedmudontheroadandthetroopsweremuddyandwetintheircapes;theirrifleswerewetandundertheircapesthetwoleathercartridge-boxesonthefrontofbelts,grayleatherboxesheavywiththepacksofclipsofthin,long6.5mm.cartridges,bulgedforwardunderthecapessothatthemen,passingontheroad,marchedasthoughtheyweresixmonthsgonewithchild.
Beginningthissummer,evenherethenextseveraldaysofrain,thesun'sangeratonceextinguished,andtheweatherhasbecomeverycoolthatpeoplearefeelingrefreshed.
Whenitrains,foamhasbeenofcoffee,sittinginhisstudyplayingonlinegames,butcannothelp,butbeattractedtotherainoutside.Rainontheleaves,issueddullsound;rainhittheroad,splashesofwhitefoam;rainhittheracks,theissuesoundssweettinkle.
Lieinthewindowsillandseerain,denserainsuchaspearlcurtains,hammerdownfromthesky,grabahand,herlackofplayfullyescape,leavingonlyatraceofcoolinthepalmofthehand.
Aftertherain,myfriendsandbarefoot,toplayinthewaterpuddlesinthearea.Walkthroughtherain,mylittlefeetverycomfortable,Isplashasmallpartner,andmadeeachotherwhoarewet,andwereallyenjoyedourselves.
Rain,yougiveusacool,butalsobroughtmehappiness.
Ilovesummer.Thereiaasummervacationinsummer.WhatIliketodobestduringthelongsummervacationistostayinmyownlittleroomandread.Ilovetoread,butduringtheschoolyearIcouldhardlyfindafreemomentforreading.Endlessassignmentspressdownuponmelikeamountain.Ifeelconfinedandimprisoned.Oncethesummervacationcomes,however,Ihaveallthetimeintheworldtoreadandreadandread.IreadeverythingIwanttoread.Ireadtomyheart'scontent.
Ihatesummer.Insummer,theweatherishot,theairishumid,andthewinddoesn'tblowatall.Insummer,everythingseemstired——exceptthemosquitoandthefly.Theyareeverywhere.Theybringdiseasestopeople.Noonelikestowalkorworkunderthesummersun.Becausethewickedsunwillburnyourskin.Sothehotsummerconfinesyoutoyourroom.HotweathermakesmedrowsyandIcan'tstudyeffectively.Ihatesummer.Iwishitwouldgoawayquickly.
Allinall,summerisaseasonineveryyear.Ofcourse,Icanadjusttosummer.