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And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.

欢迎收听VOA慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目5jDJP26+UwPoL。

Rain can be annoying.

雨有时很烦人Ypfq4iBhcu-Opu9,。

It can stop you from doing activities outside.

它会阻止你在户外活动dieX(g@!]fxf~2+6g。

So, it is easy to complain about rain.

因此，很容易抱怨雨9yVqL7kfwPou。

Of course, rain is important, especially for plants.

当然，雨很重要，尤其是对植物来说BNFeCV;kMcR@_。

Although rain might seem annoying, it helps flowers and other plants grow.

尽管雨可能看起来令人讨厌，但它有助于花和其他植物生长W,)=8nRx)XS5antFO。

There are some periods of the year when it rains more than other times.

一年中有几个时期的降雨量比其他时候多90.L^;^yaCh4b+21)9。

In some parts of the world, for example, the month of April can be especially rainy.

例如，在世界上的一些地区，4月降雨可能特别多GGdkeiuCL)7w,。

That brings us to our expression for today: April showers bring May flowers.

这就引出了我们今天的谚语：四月雨带来五月花wJ3tuBD*SH.L。

This weather expression states that heavy rains help flowers to grow.

这句有关天气的谚语的意思是大雨有助于花的生长1ARo;dChrUL%mB[。

Here "Showers" mean short periods of light rain.

这里的“Showers”指的是阵雨z85,aytL_hkzg^;gm。

As a verb, "shower" can mean that large amounts of things fall, are given off, or happen at the same time.

作为动词，“shower”可以指大量的东西落下来，被抛撒，即同时出现Fj!;A0S3+-D%M+]R。

For example, you can shower someone with praise.

例如，你可以对某人赞不绝口36lO;C(wTTu)=.uf~sQ。

That means you say a lot of nice things about someone.

意思是你说了很多某人的好话1S#-cNG7Fd,HjkcgX1N。

But now, let's go back to our expression: "April showers bring May flowers."

但现在，我们回到我们的表达：“四月雨带来五月花T;lP;Q^Y,BO,0x。”

If you hear someone complain about all the rainy weather in the spring, you can remind them that April showers are helpful.

如果你听到有人抱怨春天总是下雨，你可以提醒他们，四月的阵雨是有用的m2zsGNq5&Lg4ohQU[O|G。

This is a literal meaning of this expression.

这是这个谚语的字面意思MrqL@-J_rCft_H[F。

But it also has a deeper meaning.

但它还有更深层次的含义=szcvYt3ykRu~j;9JI]。

"April showers bring May flowers" means that even after long periods of adversity, good times will follow.

“四月雨带来五月花”的意思是经历了漫长的逆境后，好日子会随之而来9#^L.fDG6.v1r^c。

"Adversity" means difficulty and hardship.

“Adversity”的意思是困难、困境JG~,~xtGRqPh)GV;q。

In English, there is another saying that means about the same thing.

在英语中，还有另一句意思与之相近的谚语IpW3&!2i@s4=6NB。

Sometimes we simply say, "This too shall pass."

有时我们只说，“一切都会过去的Lhj-Y]lt9a[#9gqRG4T。”

This means that difficult situations will not last forever.

意思是困难的情况不会永远持续下去^UKN3OJ9i2-%i。

Now, let's listen to two friends using this expression.

现在，我们来听两个朋友是如何用这句谚语的Z;61rebh;kx。

Hey, I haven't seen you in months! How's everything going?

嘿，我好几个月没见你了！一切都好吗？

Well, okay, I guess.

好吧，我想]+rKmcl*~oCpw。

You don't sound okay. What's wrong?

你听起来不太好qrEJGjGMk*~w6YQC3。怎么了？

The company where I work had to cut back.

我工作的那家公司不得不裁员wt9SGuGmS,M6T+x。

So, I've lost a lot of hours at my job.

所以，我失去了很多工作时间C+x.GS*m5_1。

And both of my parents have been sick.

我的父母都生病了v4j!xsA+W|gu=@zOW。

So, I've been taking care of them.

所以，我一直在照顾他们@e~fdm(2J++KOoN(72g。

I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like you're having a tough time.

听到这个消息我很难过=_Dbny-X3QK^^r2。听起来你过得很艰难N)1d@+XxirlosB^nuoyS。

It will pass. I keep telling myself April showers bring May flowers.

一切都会过去的tvZ1|K^nM%]B%5kY@。我一直在告诉自己，四月雨带来五月花;0_lBu7YYvdw9H@*H。

That's a great attitude! Hey, how about if I make my famous chicken soup for your parents?

这是一种很好的态度！嘿，不如我给你爸妈做我最拿手的鸡汤吧？

That would be great. Thanks! See the 'May flowers' are starting to bloom.

那太好了ys31d-C,.WX@tU]m=s。谢谢！看，“五月花”开始绽放了38uxl!F@Jtpp@Ss#。

And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo.

以上就是本期《词汇掌故》节目的全部内容ml%m,H5sh=OdokfwONR。下次见……我是安娜·马特奥！

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