It would be easy to say that the pants changed everything that summer.But looking back now,I feel like our lives changed because they had to. And that the real magic of the pants was in bearing all witness to all of this and in somehow holding us together when it felt like nothing would ever be the same again.

——The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants

或許是這條牛仔褲改變了整個夏天。但回頭看看，我想到底還是生活必須改變的原因吧。這條牛仔褲的真正魔力在于它見證了我們的改變，而且在我們覺得一切都不會像從前一樣時，它仍把我們緊緊連在一起。

——《牛仔褲的夏天》

一、下面我們來看看summer有幾種含義

adj.

夏季的?of, relating to, or suitable for summer

She wrote about the summer camp.

她描寫了有關(guān)夏令營的情況。

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n.

1.夏天；夏季 [U,C]?the warmest season of the year, coming between spring and autumn / fall

Self-employed farmers work from 55 to 60 hours per week during the peak summer months.

自耕農(nóng)在夏天農(nóng)忙季節(jié)每星期勞動55到60小時。

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2.全盛時期，黃金時代，壯年時期

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That was the high summer of english literature.

當(dāng)時是英國文學(xué)的全盛時期。

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v.

3.避暑；過夏天 [I]

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They summered at the seashore.

他們在海濱過夏。

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二、你知道summer和哪些詞更搭嗎？

summer school

n.暑期班,暑期學(xué)校

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summer house

n.避暑別墅

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summer solstice

夏至點，夏至日

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summer camp

n. 夏令營

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summer stock

夏令劇目

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indian summer

n.深秋初冬季節(jié)風(fēng)和日麗的宜人氣候,小陽春,興旺的晚期。俗稱“秋老虎”

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三、接下來，做個填詞游戲吧

After a ? ? ? ? ??here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat.

經(jīng)過一個夏天， 連最差的牛羊在這里也長得又肥又壯了。