1. 这是个什么词?
词:seasonal
英英释义:happening, expected, or needed during a particular season
例句:Every year Latin Americans travel to the US to do seasonal work, such as picking fruit.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“seasonal”是形容词,意思是“节令性的、季节性的”。一般用它来形容某个季节出现的物产、现象等,在一些语境中使用会显得简洁、准确、地道。
比如某个地区一般只是夏季下雨,这种雨就是季节性的,就可以说:
This area is characterized by seasonal rains.
我们经常见到的时令性水果可以说 seasonal fruit,比如:
Seasonal fruit is widely considered one of the healthiest foods.
有的工作分忙时和闲时,比如水果的种植和收获季都是忙时,每年会有拉美人去美国采摘水果,就可以说:
Every year Latin Americans travel to the US to do seasonal work, such as picking fruit.
或
Seasonal fruit pickers travel to America every year and send paychecks to their families back home.
每年感恩节和圣诞节,美国的各大商场为了应对购物潮,都会雇佣临时工,今年 11 月底《经济学人》Finance and economics 版块一篇文章还专门分析了这种现象,文章摘要是这样写的:
As firms struggle with seasonal hiring, Amazon turns to automation.
文中 seasonal 出现了多次,包括这句:
J.C. Penney, a department-store chain, is luring seasonal workers by entering them in a raffle for gifts and holidays.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
很多旅游目的地都有旺季和淡季,旺季往往会雇佣不少季节性工人。
There are high season and low season in many tourist destinations, which tend to employ a good many seasonal workers in high season.
造句
Seasonal fruit and vegetables are good both for our health and environment.
(参考翻译:High season and low season mark many tourist destinations, which tend to hire a good number of seasonal workers. 或 Many tourist destinations have high season and low season, and tend to hire a decent amount of seasonal labor during high season.)