During the summer, I noticed tat the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
到了夏天，我發現樹葉開始枯萎，
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 開始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 開始( begin的現在分詞);
?? beginn=begin開始+ing表名詞→開始，開端；起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
從頭到尾他的行為既卑鄙又可惡.
近義：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反義：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
n. 夏，夏天;全盛時期，黃金時代，壯年時期;[建]大梁，檀條，楣，柱頂石;歲數;
adj. 夏季的;
v. 度過夏季，避暑;使度過夏季，夏季放牧（家畜）;
"a balmy summer evening"
清爽宜人的夏夜
近義：summertime, girder, summery, aestival, estival
反義：hibernation, wintertime
n. 樹;木料;樹狀圖;宗譜;
vt. 把…趕上樹;使處于困境;把鞋型插入（鞋內）;
?? 吹”（諧音）：風吹 樹動 T像樹，r是樹叉，e是葉片- 樹
"We put up the decorations and the tree and started to feel Christmassy at last."
我們布置好了裝飾品和圣誕樹，這才開始感受到圣誕節的氣氛。
近義：arboreal, arborescent
vt. 使枯萎;使畏縮;使衰弱;
vi. 凋謝;衰弱;萎縮;
"Age cannot wither her."
歲月并未使她的容顏減色.
近義：sear, wilt, die, fade, shrivel, wizen
反義：leaf, shoot, stool, tiller, bud, burgeon
leaves
[li:vz]
n. 樹葉，花瓣;(leaf的復數);頁( leaf的名詞復數 );葉子;有…狀葉的;金屬薄片;
v. 離開( leave的第三人稱單數 );遺棄;忘了帶;交托;
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他們發現尸體被埋在一堆樹葉下面。