I've got a deep secret few people understand and even fewer will admit to sharing. It's time to tell the truth: I love the rain, deeply and passionately and more than the Sun. At least I live in the right place, famous for its damp weather and spawning（播种，大量生成） its own genuine rainforest. I can't imagine living anywhere else than the Pacific Northwest. The sun shines so infrequently that my friends forget where they put their sunglasses. Gloomy clouds cause many people around here to suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Yet I welcome the rain.
Seattleites will say they like how rain keeps the city green, how clean the air tastes afterwards. My real reason for enjoying the rain is steeped in pure selfishness when it's mucky（脏的） outside, I don't have to do anything. I can spend the afternoon curled up reading, build a fire and make a big pot of spiced（五香的） tea. I can sleep in late, waking up occasionally to hear soothing patter on the roof, water racing down the gutter. Nobody expects me to leave my house or do anything overly productive. Maybe I'll invite a few friends over to watch an old movie or play a board game. Friends' expectations are low and easy to meet.
Summer in Seattle is beautiful but exhausting. The sunny, gorgeous weather and blue skies draw Seattleites from their cozy（舒适的） little homes, ready to dry out and have fun. People go hiking, biking, canoeing（划独木舟） . Folks work in their gardens, wash their cars and attend outdoor concerts in the park all in the same day! The effort involved to throw a party ratchets up（逐渐升高） several notches, as people host barbecues and picnics and water-skiing parties.
相关单词：passionately
passionately解释：ad.热烈地，激烈地
passionately例句：
She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。
相关单词：spawning
spawning解释：产卵
spawning例句：
Encounter sites have a small chance of spawning a "Commander" NPC. 遭遇战地区有很小的几率遇到NPC指挥官。
Instantly revives your Champion at your Spawning Pool, 9 minute cooldown. 立即在出生地复活你的英雄，冷却时间9分钟。
相关单词：seasonal
seasonal解释：adj.季节的，季节性的
seasonal例句：
The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
相关单词：disorder
disorder解释：n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
disorder例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
相关单词：soothing
soothing解释：adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的
soothing例句：
Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
相关单词：racing
racing解释：n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
racing例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
相关单词：gutter
gutter解释：n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟
gutter例句：
There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。
相关单词：cozy
cozy解释：adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的
cozy例句：
I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
相关单词：notches
notches解释：n.（边缘或表面上的）V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 )；刻痕；水平；等级
notches例句：
The Indians cut notches on a stick to keep count of numbers. 印第安人在棒上刻V形凹痕用来计数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
They cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shot. 他们每杀一个人就在枪托上刻下一个V形记号。 来自辞典例句
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