夏日觅凉

何延海

Enjoy a Cool Summer

連雨不知春去，一晴方觉夏深。还没来得及好好享受明媚的春光，夏日的风已从远方徐徐而来。夏季是个迷人的季节，不单单有炎热、干燥和喧闹，也关乎阳光、生命和热情，还有着浮瓜沉李、蒲扇藤椅、蝉鸣蛙叫的美好。

经历了春天的萌芽和生长，承前启后、生命交替的夏季是热烈奔放的，绿的草、红的花、蓝的天，蓬勃生长的万物赋予这个季节无限活力。活力是夏天特有的印记，旅途中不停歇的脚步、运动场上肆意挥洒的汗水，处处是生活的美好和澎湃的激情，就连那透过树叶洒在墙上的斑驳光影都是时光的微笑，更别提小小的知了响彻晴空的声声呐喊了。

夏天是绿色的。“当夏天，进了校门便看见一座绿楼，楼前一大片绿草地，楼的四围全是绿树，绿树的尖上浮着一两个山峰，因为绿树太密了，所以看不见树后的房子与山腰，使你猜不到绿荫后边还有什么;深密伟大，你不由地深吸一口气。”“拐过礼堂，你看见南面的群山，绿的。山前的田，绿的。一个绿海，山是那些高的绿浪。”绿是夏天的基色，在老舍先生的笔下，夏天的山是绿的，城也是绿的，夏天也因这一丝绿更显生动。

夏天还是凉爽的。知了叫，蒲扇摇，炎炎夏日不好熬。盛夏时节，清凉避暑是一个永恒不变的主题，如果能在酷热中偷得一时凉爽和半日清闲，自然更显珍贵与惬意。山中无暑气，水下有清凉。夏味渐浓时，可以到大山之中、临水之处消夏避暑，垂钓品茗，日子自然快活;也可像汪曾祺搬一张大竹床放在天井里，横七竖八一躺，浑身爽快，暑气全消，同时还能看月华五色晶莹，变幻不定;当然，最神妙的还属“眼前无长物，窗下有清风。热散由心静，凉生为室空”这种心静自然凉的平和心态。 朱白清曾提到，消夏就是换换生活，变变样子。若想不负夏日好时光，我们总能在山林深处、河海之畔、城里乡间找到无数乐趣，觅得一丝清凉，度过一段酣畅淋漓的盛夏时光。

郭晓娟

Summer is a fascinating season，which is not only scorching， dry andbustling， but also related to sunshine，life and passion， and accompaniedby the pleasure of eating cold fruits，sitting on a wicker chair while holdinga palm-leaf fan， and listening to thecicada chirping and frog croaking.

Vitality is the specific hallmarkof summer. The non-stop footstepson a journey and the sweat on theplayground show the beauty andsurging passion in life. Even thedappled lights and shadows of treeson the wall seem like the smiles oftime， let alone the chirping of cicadasresounding through the sunny sky.

Summer is green. "Whensummer comes， you will see a greenbuilding after entering the school.There is a large lawn in front of thebuilding， which is surrounded bygreen trees. Through the canopies ofgreen trees， you will see one or twopeaks. The green trees are so densethat you cannot see the houses ormountainside behind the trees， oranything else behind the shadethereof. What a deep， dense andgreat scene！ You may unconsciouslytake a deep breath at this moment."Green is the base color of summer.In Lao She's writing， mountains andcities are both green in summer，and summer appears more vividbecause of the green tinge.

Summer is cool as well. Withthe coming of midsummer， you maygo to the depths of mountains orwaterside to find summer resorts，angle for fish and drink tea; or puta large bamboo bed in the patioand lie on it as Wang Zengqi did，then you will feel comfortableand refreshed and even enjoy theunpredictable moonlight.

Zhu Ziqing said that relievingsummer heat means a change oflifestyle. To avoid wasting summerdays， we can seek fun in the depthof mountains， by the riverside orseaside， or in urban or rural areas，where we will enjoy the cool anddelightful midsummer time.