June

“And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.” – James Russell Lowell
六月天 -「六月裡什麼樣的日子如此稀罕？若 是有，那就是美好歲月的到來。」 – 詹姆士?羅素?羅威爾

Temperatures rise, flowers fill gardens, skies are sunny, and people head off to the beach in the Northern Hemisphere! Spring ends as summer begins on June 21 with the longest day of the year. 

In the Southern Hemisphere, however winter begins, bringing cold, rainy weather. In Iceland, Fishermen's Day celebrations occur the first weekend of June as fishing is an important aspect of the country's economics. All fishing boats docks dock in the harbors so that the fishermen can attend the carnivals and festivities that are held.

And in Asia, people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with dragon boat races and by eating the traditional Chinese rice dumpling zongzi (种子 ). Both commemorate the death of patriot Qu Yuan (屈原 ). The rose, June's traditional flower, symbolizes love and appreciation. The birthstone for June is the pearl, a symbol of purity. This gem is the only one that comes from a living creature. Those who like candy can go ahead and satisfy their sweet tooth as June is Candy Month! But it is also Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, so balance the sweets with those!

Grammar Gym:
" ....Winter begins bringing cold, rainy weather."
When we want to talk about the condition or result of some situation, use below grammar pattern, part I is the main point, part II is describe part I. There is two verb in one sentence, the 2nd verb + ing.
" (subject) + (verb 1), (verb-ing 2).
Winter begins (subject, part I).
Winter brings cold, rainy weather (part II)
The tired traveler climbed on board the train, dragging his suitcase with him.
The dog chased the thief down the road. barking wildly and waking up the whole neighborhood.

Vocabulary Tips:
head off somewhere- going to somewhere. 动身前往。
*Don't worry! Well be heading off soon, We won't be late. 很快就出发了。。
head off to somewhere - 去那儿用,加介系词“to” +地点 place。
*The boss will head off to the convention center in a minute.
*Online shopping impacted the economics of retail business.
economics (n)一个国家或是一个公司的状况或体制。
economic (adj) -经济的。有经济效益的。
*The economic growth of the country has slowed down in the past two years.
economy -经济。
patriot -爱国者，爱国主义者。
*Henry has been a fierce patriot since he was a teenager.
patriotic - 爱国的。
patriotic songs. 爱国歌曲。
appreciation - 感恩，感谢。
*The students expressed their appreciation to their teacher through a song.
appreciation -欣赏，赏识。
*Exposure to great art work can enhance children's appreciation of art.增加孩童对艺术的鉴赏力。
if ever - it a time will be the right time to do something, it's the time, is the perfect time to happen or do something.
if ever, come perfect days - it perfect ever come, it come in June.
if any - when people borrow something from you, you only have a little, you may say: if any.....
balance something with something - take in something bad (more) with something good (less) to make it balance.
sweet tooth - people who enjoy and like sweets.

Language Tips:
port/harbor - 海港。港口。
port - 大型海港。
port - 海港城市。
port city - a city near the port - Los Angels.
harbor -小型海港。也指“海港的水域”，port include harbor, harbor is not port.
dock in the harbors. - 停泊在大型海港。
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park - 公园，停车。
car park - car stay a place not move. 停（车）要说“park”。
dock - 停（船）要说“dock”
boat dock -boat stay a place not move. 把船停在港湾里。


Notes taking of StudioClassroom.