There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

一年有四个季节，初天、夏天、秋天和冬天

In spring, the weather gradually¹ gets warmer and everything comes back to lfie. The peasants² are busy with sowing³.

春天，气候慢慢的变暖和，万物苏醒。农民们都忙于播种。

When the summer comes, the weather becomes very hot. It rains frequently⁴ and causes many floods.

夏天来时，气候慢慢变热。经常下雨而且还会引起洪水。

Autumn is the best season all the year round. The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. The sky is blue and cloudness. At night, millions of stars can be seen in th sky. It’s also a busy season for peasants to harvest.

秋天是全年中最好的季节。气候既不是太热也不是太冷。天空是蓝的和不透明的。晚上，可以看到天空上数以万计的星星。这也是一个忙碌的季节，因为农民们要收割庄稼了。

Winter is the last season of the year. Days become shorter and nights longer. The weather is cold and windy. In winter, leaves fall from trees and everything seems to fall into a deep sleep to prepare for the next spring.

冬天是一年当中最后的一个季节。白天变短而晚上却变长了。冬天天气很冷还刮着风。树叶从树上落下来，万物似乎都要进入冬眠来为下一个春天做准备。