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Breeze

發佈時間: 2021/10/20

Breeze

終於秋天到了,是我最喜愛的季節!微風(breeze)、微涼,天朗氣清,加上暖暖的秋葉景色,就是令人喜悅、心情靚!

名詞breeze解「微風、和風」,a gentle, light and pleasant wind,是柔和、輕快、宜人的風,帶褒義。Breeze可以配搭形容詞gentle/soft(柔和)、mild(溫和)、light(輕快)、cool(涼快)、warm(和暖)、fresh(清新)等等。「海邊的微風」可以稱為sea breeze。「晨風」和「晚風」則分別稱為morning breeze和evening breeze。例句︰She enjoys having breakfast in the gentle morning breeze on the balcony.(她喜歡在陽台吹着微風享用早餐。)

Breeze一字優美極了,充滿文學氣息。在英國詩人William Wordsworth的《I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud》裏,有這樣一句:「A host, of golden daffodils;/ Beside the lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.」描述一群長在湖邊樹下的金色水仙花在微風中翩翩起舞。

詩末說︰「And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.」詩人看到如斯畫面,內心充滿喜悅,欲與水仙花共舞。

(本欄逢周三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally Dean's List級英文老師
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