Harvestassociation
PersonificationofAutumn(Currier&IvesLithograph,1871).
JohnEverettMillais,"AutumnLeaves".Autumn'sassociationwiththetransitionfromwarmtocoldweather,anditsrelatedstatusastheseasonoftheprimaryharvest,hasdominateditsthemesandpopularimages.InWesterncultures,personificationsofautumnareusuallypretty,well-fedfemalesadornedwithfruits,vegetablesandgrainsandwheatthatripenatthistime.Mostancientculturesfeaturedautumnalcelebrationsoftheharvest,oftenthemostimportantontheircalendars.Stillextantechoesofthesecelebrationsarefoundinthemid-autumnThanksgivingholidayoftheUnitedStates,andtheJewishSukkotholidaywithitsrootsasafullmoonharvestfestivalof"tabernacles"(hutswhereintheharvestwasprocessedandwhichlatergainedreligioussignificance).TherearealsothemanyNorthAmericanIndianfestivalstiedtoharvestofautumnallyripefoodsgatheredinthewild,theChineseMid-AutumnorMoonfestival,andmanyothers.Thepredominantmoodoftheseautumnalcelebrationsisagladnessforthefruitsoftheearthmixedwithacertainmelancholylinkedtotheimminentarrivalofharshweather.
ThisviewispresentedinJohnKeats'poemToAutumnwherehedescribestheseasonasatimeofbounteousfecundity,atimeof'mellowfruitfulness'.
范文二:
AutumninCountryside
Itgraduallyturnscool.Thesunlightisnolongersostrongandthecicadashavestoppedcrying.Thehotsummerwentbyatlast.Thefavoriteseasonintheyeariscoming.
Everywherewecanseethesceneofbumpercrops:onthefieldsisgoldenrice,onthetreesareripefruits.Thefarmersfacesarefullofsmiles.Theyarenowexpectingagoodharvestthroughasummer'shardwork.
Theautumneveningisespeciallybeautiful.Whenthesettingsungoesslowlydowntothewest,theskyoverthemountainsiscoveredwithredraysofeveningsunlight,whichshinesupontheblueskyandfloatingclouds,justasthemapleleavesfallontothesky.
Itisgettingcoolatdusk.Thewindblows,themoonlightshinesontheground,thefrogscroakandinsectschirpinthefields.Suchasituationwillmakeyouforgetalltheunhappythingsinthedaytime.
Ilovethebeautifulseason.
