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Hi, John! What have you been up to recently?
嗨，约翰！你最近在忙些什么？
I've been outside enjoying all these colorful, changing trees!
我一直在户外欣赏这些五颜六色、不断变化的树！
The reds, oranges, yellows...The treetops are fire!
红色、橙色、黄色……树梢的颜色像火焰的颜色一样！
I know! In my neighborhood the streets are an orange blanket of leaves! It's so pretty!
我知道！我家附近的街道就像被铺上了一条橙色的树叶地毯！太漂亮了！
You know what they say, fall or autumn is nature going to bed.
人们常说秋天是大自然睡觉的时候。
All the animals and trees go to sleep for the winter.
所有的动物和树木都在冬天睡觉。
Very true! Hey! This reminds me of an idea for a lesson.
没错！嘿！这让我想到了一节课程内容。
The way that we just described autumn is with metaphors!
我们刚刚用隐喻的修辞手法描述了秋天！
That's right! Metaphors are descriptive comparisons like similes without using "like" or "as."
没错！隐喻是像明喻一样的描述性比较，但不使用“like”或“as”。
Metaphors are more direct because they use the verb "be."
隐喻更直接，因为它们使用动词“be”。
One thing or person is something or someone else.
一个事物或一个人是另一个事物或另一个人。
Yes! And metaphors are not meant to be literal or exact.
是的！隐喻并不是指字面上的含义或精确的含义。
They are a type of figurative speech, so we can get really creative with metaphors.
它们是一种比喻的修辞手法，所以我们可以使用隐喻来变得很有创意。
So, when you said "the treetops are fire," you compared the colors of the changing trees to fire.
所以，当你说“树梢的颜色像火焰的颜色一样”时，你是把变化中的树的颜色比作火。
Orange, yellow, red! All bright fiery colors!
橙色，黄色，红色！这些颜色都是鲜艳火红的颜色！
Yes! And when you said that the streets in your neighborhood are covered in leaves, you compared them to an orange blanket.
是的！当你说你家附近的街道被树叶覆盖时，你把它们比作一条橙色的毯子。
I just wanted to wrap myself up in that orange blanket! So cozy!
我只想把自己裹在那条橙色的毯子里！太舒服了！
And lastly, when you said that the fall season is nature going to bed, did you mean like hibernation?
最后，当你说秋天是大自然睡觉的季节时，你是指冬眠吗？
Like animals going to sleep during the winter?
就像动物在冬天睡觉一样？
Well, yes. That is the literal meaning, but as a metaphor it means that nature is on pause for a little bit.
是的。这是字面上的意思，但它的隐喻含义是大自然暂停一段时间。
The leaves fall off the trees and animals do go to sleep in the winter, but just like waking up in the morning, spring will arrive soon after that.
冬天，树叶从树上落下来，动物睡觉，但就像早上醒来一样，春天很快就会到来。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
