炎炎夏日就要到了，除了防曬霜、冰激凌，夏天還能讓你聯(lián)想起什么呢？今天咱們就一起來看看英文中與“夏天”有關(guān)的表達(dá)。

high summer 盛夏/仲夏，也可以指鼎盛時(shí)期，全盛時(shí)期

That was the high summer of English Literature.
那是英國文學(xué)的黃金時(shí)代。

Indian summer 深秋（初冬）的小陽春；（老年的）回春期

I had to take my holiday late but fortunately we had an Indian summer and the weather was splendid.
我只得晚些休假，不過幸運(yùn)的是那次的天氣不錯(cuò)，深秋初冬風(fēng)和日麗。

The book describes the last 20 years of Churchill's life, including his Indian summer as prime minister between 1951 and 1955.
這本書記述了丘吉爾最后的20年的生活，包括1951年到1955年擔(dān)任英國首相時(shí)的幸福成功的晚年。

in the height of summer 盛暑期；在……的高潮中，在……的頂峰

I wouldn't go there in the height of summer.
我不會(huì)在盛夏時(shí)節(jié)去那里的。

summer holidays 暑假

During their summer holidays they cruised further afield to Normandy and Brittany.
暑期他們乘船到更遠(yuǎn)的諾曼底和布列塔尼游覽。

in the summer of one's life 正在壯年

"It's the biggest summer of his professional life," assistant coach Jim said.
助理教練吉姆說：“現(xiàn)在正值他職業(yè)生涯的壯年時(shí)期。”

summer complaint 夏季腹瀉；夏日病 I’ve got a touch of the summer complaint. 我有點(diǎn)兒夏季腹瀉了。

One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。指的是勿以偏概全。

summer styles 夏裝款式

Summer styles are often a foretaste of autumn fashion
夏裝的款式常常是秋裝的預(yù)兆。

summer house 避暑別墅，夏舍

She found a tiny summer house, built in Japanese fashion, around a diminutive pond
她在一個(gè)小池塘邊找到一所日本式的小涼亭。

British Summer Time 英國夏令時(shí)間，美國人用daylight-saving time指“夏令時(shí)間”。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 yaning）