Flowers
花
There are hundreds of different types of flowers.
有数百种不同类型的花。
Most people like roses.
大多数人喜欢玫瑰。
Roses grow on bushes, and they smell beautiful.
玫瑰长在灌木丛里，闻起来很美。
You have to be careful that you don’t prick your finger on a rose thorn.
你必须小心，不要被玫瑰刺刺伤手指。
Roses come in many colours.
玫瑰有多种颜色。
There are red, pink, yellow and white roses.
有红色、粉色、黄色和白色的玫瑰。
In the spring, tulips are in bloom.
春天，郁金香盛开。
In Ottawa, there are many tulips.
在渥太华，有许多郁金香。
Some people go there just to see all the tulips in the spring.
有些人去那里只是为了在春天看到所有的郁金香。
Forget-me-nots are also spring flowers.
勿忘我也是春天的花。
They are tiny and blue.
它们又小又蓝。
Lilies of the valley look like white bells.
山谷里的百合花看起来像白色的铃铛。
Many of the trees have blossoms on them in the springtime.
许多树在春天开花。
The apple and cherry trees look particularly beautiful when they are in blossom.
苹果树和樱桃树在开花时看起来特别美丽。
We have a blossom festival in my town.
我们镇上有一个花开节。
My neighbors like to plant geraniums, petunias and marigolds in the summer.
我的邻居喜欢在夏天种植天竺葵、矮牵牛和金盏花。
Some people plant sunflowers.
有些人种植向日葵。
Sunflowers grow very tall.
向日葵长得很高。
Sometimes a girl will get an orchid for her date.
有时女孩会得到兰花作为约会的礼物。
They have bright yellow petals.
它们有亮黄色的花瓣。
All of those flowers grow best in the sunshine.
所有这些花在阳光下生长得最好。
If your garden is shady, you have to plant different things.
如果你的花园是多阴凉的，你需要种不同的东西。
Hostas grow well in a shady garden.
玉簪在阴凉的花园里长得很好。
Chrysanthemums are fall flowers.
菊花是秋天的花。
Chrysanthemums come in many colours also.
菊花也有多种颜色。
There are purple, yellow and white chrysanthemums.
有紫色、黄色和白色的菊花。
Flowers are good to give as gifts.
鲜花是很好的礼物。
Women like to receive a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day.
女人喜欢在情人节收到一打玫瑰花。
Carnations also make a nice gift.
康乃馨也是很好的礼物。
They have a very sweet smell.
它们有一种很甜的味道。
Many people give away lilies for Easter.
许多人在复活节赠送百合花。
Poinsettias are very festive at Christmas time.
圣诞期间一品红非常喜庆。
If someone goes to a dance, they often give their partner a flower to wear.
如果有人去跳舞，他们通常会给对方戴上一朵花。
If you go to a wedding, you will probably see a lot of flowers there.
如果你去参加婚礼，你可能会在那里看到很多花。
Flowers help to make places beautiful.
花有助于使地方变得美丽。
单词解析：
1. prick [prɪk] v.扎；刺；戳
He pricked the balloon and burst it.他把气球扎爆了。
2. thorn [θɔːrn] n.刺;荆棘;(玫瑰之类植物的)棘刺;带刺的树
3. lily [ˈlɪli] n.百合花
4. geraniums [dʒəˈreɪniəmz] n.天竺葵
5. marigold [ˈmæriɡoʊld] n.万寿菊；金盏花
6. orchid [ˈɔːrkɪd] n.兰科植物；兰花
7. petal [ˈpetl] n.花瓣
8. hosta n.玉簪
9. chrysanthemum [krɪˈsænθəməm] n.菊花；菊属
10. poinsettia [pɔɪnˈsɛtiəz] n.一品红；猩猩木
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