题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：困难
辽宁省锦州市第八初级中学2024年中考三模英语试题
| Happy Rain on a Spring Night Good rain knows its time right; It will fall when comes spring. With wind it steals in night; Mute, it moistens each thing. O'er wild lanes dark cloud spreads; In boat a lantern looms. Dawn sees saturated reds; The town's heavy with blooms. —Translated by Xu Yuanchong Du Fu |
When Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu (712-770) wrote this poem, he was living in Chengdu. Sometimes he went to farm in the field. The poem shows his care for farmers.
The very first word, "good", shows the poet's joy and love for the spring rain. The rain is good indeed, as it "knows" the right time to come. Here the poet uses personification (拟人), as if the rain were smart enough to know that it should come in time for the farmer's busy plowing (农耕) season.
When the rain comes, it appears during the night. Unlike the thunder (雷) and lightning of summer storms, the quiet spring rain makes its contributions (贡献) without being known.
In the night sky, the clouds look dark and heavy, showing that there will be enough rain during the night. Then the poet imagines: tomorrow morning, all of the flowers in the city will bloom (盛开) after the rain.
JUST ASK I'm Patrick, but you can call me Pat. This is the space where I can help you with your daily life problems, one-on-one. Go ahead and ask away! |
Q Dear Patrick, My roommate, Jenny, doesn't wash her clothes much and they smelled. I don't know how to talk to her. What should I do? Lily |
A Hi, Lily. Problems like these are normal when people are living with roommates. I've lived with roommates before. If there is a problem, I make sure to speak up about it and not let the problem get worse. As the famous saying goes, "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now." The same goes for good communication. You can find a good time to talk about it, like in the afternoon after classes. When you talk with her, try not to be angry about it. You can use a "compliment sandwich", something like, "You've been a good roommate so far, however I can't help but notice the smell coming from your clothes. Could you please make sure to wash them?" Again, it's far better to be honest and easy-going. Don't pretend the problem will go away. Pat |
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