The air is filled with a sweet aroma, and it lets you know that spring has arrived. In the breeze, it suddenly looks like it is snowing, which surprises you in the warm spring air. What you are seeing are the petals of cherry blossoms floating in the air as they get blown off the trees.
【中譯】空氣中充滿甜美的香氣，讓你知道春天已經來到。微風裡，看似瞬間雪花紛飛，充滿讓你驚豔的春暖氣息。你看到的不是雪，而是隨著微風飄落的櫻花花瓣，乘著氣流飄落。
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1.aroma [n.] 香氣
2.arrived [v.] 來到、抵達
3.breeze [n.] 微風
4.petals [n.] 花瓣
5.blown [v.] (風)吹過、吹動
With tens of thousands of flowering trees in various spots around the island nation, Japan is most famous for enjoying the splendor of blossoming cherry trees, which the Japanese call hanami. The sakura, or cherry blossoms, charm people with their beauty for a short time and serve as a reminder of this season, spring. People get together to see the cherry blossoms, go on a picnic under the cherry trees, and welcome spring.
【中譯】日本，這個擁有數十多種會在春天綻放美麗花朵的島國，一直以熱衷於賞花聞名，日本人稱賞花活動為花見(hanami)。Sakura也就是櫻花，每年的春季期間都因美麗的花姿吸音了人們前來欣賞，而且更成為了春天的象徵。每年這個時候，人們會一起在櫻花樹野餐、賞花並且迎接春天的來臨。
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1.various [adj.] 多樣的、不同的
2.splendor [adj.] 壯麗、壯觀
3.blossoms [n.] 花朵、花期
4.serve [v.] 供應、做為…用
5.reminder [n.] 提醒、記號
In Taiwan, there are beautiful cherry trees and festivals, too. The Alishan Cherry Blossom Festival are over 19,000 cherry trees with gorgeous pink and white flowers. Spots on Yangmingshan and elsewhere on the island also draw thousands of visitors who want to photograph the scenery and enjoy the fine spring weather.
【中譯】在台灣，春天也有不少賞櫻的節慶活動。阿里山櫻花季就是春天的重頭戲，遊客可以觀賞共19,000顆櫻花樹，百花齊放，漫步在溫柔粉紅的花海之中。此外，陽明山或台灣的各處賞花景點，也總是吸引喜愛攝影拍照的遊客前往朝聖，享受春暖花開的好時光。
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1.festivals [n.] 節慶
2.gorgeous [adj.] 燦爛的, 華麗的
3.elsewhere [adv.] 在別處
4.draw [v.] 吸引、招來
5.scenery [n.] 風景
This spring, grab the chance to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms as the gloom of winter fades away. These special flowers will amaze you in all its wonder.
【中譯】趁著這個春天，抓緊時機，好好欣賞櫻花盛開的美景，一掃冬天給人的鬱悶感。這美麗又特別的花卉將讓你為之驚艷。
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1.grab [v.] 抓住、奪得
2.gloom [n.] 憂鬱的心情
3.fades [v.] 離去、消失
參考資料: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom
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