Sentences describing summer in the countryside

1. Farmer Fang Xiayun, I dare to eat while sitting still. ——"The Great Heat" by Dai Fuzhu·Southern Song Dynasty

Translation: The farmers are working in this weather. Seeing such a situation, how can I dare to sit down and eat with peace of mind?

2. The Qingjiang River hugs the village, and the Changxia River Village is quiet. ——"River Village" by Du Fu·Tang

Translation: The clear river flows around the village in twists and turns. In the long summer, everything in the village looks elegant.

3. The feet are full of rustic heat, and the back is scorching with the sky. I’m exhausted and don’t know how hot it is, but I’m glad the summer is long. ——"Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" by Bai Juyi·Tang

Translation: Their feet were fumigated by the heat from the ground, and their spines were basking in the hot sunshine. Exhausted, it’s as if I don’t know the weather is hot, and I just cherish the long summer.

4. The fragrance of rice flowers means a good year. Listen to the sound of frogs. ——"Moon on the West River·Night Walk on the Yellow Sand Road" Xin Qiji·Southern Song Dynasty

Translation: In the fragrance of rice flowers, people talk about the good harvest, and there are bursts of frogs' calls in their ears, as if Talking about a good harvest year.

5. The plums are golden and the apricots are fat, the wheat flowers are sparse and the white cauliflowers are sparse. ——"Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellany·Part 2" Fan Chengda·Song Dynasty

Translation: The plum trees on the tree turned golden, and the apricots grew bigger and bigger; the buckwheat flowers were all white, and the rapeseed flowers were upside down. Seems sparse.