Depending on where you live, the seasons happen at different times of the year.

依照你住在哪裡，四季發生在一年裡不同時間。

That's because the Earth is tilted on its axis.

那是因為地軸傾斜。

Part of the year, the top half of the Earth is tilted away from the sun, so it gets less sunlight.

一年中的一段時間，地球上半部傾斜遠離太陽，所以照到較少陽光。

At the same time, the bottom half is tilted toward the sun, so it's getting lots of sunlight.

同時，下半部傾向太陽，並且照到很多陽光。

Later in the year, it's reversed,

下半年則相反，

and now the top half of the Earth is tilted towards the sun, so it's getting a lot more sunlight.

地球上半部現在會傾斜朝向太陽，所以照到的陽光增加了許多。

At the same time, the bottom half of the Earth is tilted away from the sun,

同時，地球的下半部傾斜遠離太陽，

so now it's not getting very much sunlight.

所以現在照到很少陽光。

I live in the Northern Hemisphere.

我住在北半球。

In this part of the globe, spring comes in March, summer comes in June,

在地球的這一區塊，春天始於三月，夏天始於六月，

fall comes in September, and winter comes in December.

秋天始於九月，而冬天始於十二月。

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, it's the opposite.

若你住在南半球，就會是相反的。

September is when spring starts, then summer comes in December,

春天在九月開始，夏天在十二月到來，

fall begins in March, and winter starts in June.

秋天始於三月，而冬天在六月開始。

What season is it where you live?

你住的地方現在是什麼季節呢？

Spring is when the Earth starts to warm up after winter.

春天是冬天結束後，地球開始回暖的時後。

New plant life starts to spring forth from the earth.

新生的草木開始從土壤中蹦出來。

That's where we get the name.

這就是春天名字的由來。

All sorts of flowers bloom, and brand new leaves start to grow.

各式各樣的花朵盛開，新發芽的樹葉開始生長。

It's often rainy one minute, and sunny the next.

時常一下雨天，一下晴天。

Spring weather is kind of unpredictable.

春天的天氣有點難預測。

So depending on where you live, it might be a good idea to carry an umbrella.

所以依照你住在哪裡，帶把雨傘或許是個好主意。

I love to see cherry blossoms in the spring. What's your favorite part of spring?

我喜歡在春天看櫻花盛開，你最喜歡春天的哪一部分？

Summer is the warmest time of the year.

夏天是一年最暖的時候。

The days are long and the nights are short.

晝長夜短。

Fruit ripens.

果實成熟。

Where I come from, people love to go swimming,

在我來自的地方，人們喜歡在夏天游泳、

eat ice cream and watermelon, and watch fireworks in the summer.

吃冰淇淋、西瓜和看煙火。

What do you love about summer?

你喜歡夏天什麼地方呢？

Fall is harvest time. Farmers have to work hard to bring in all the crops.

秋天是收割的時節，農夫必須努力收成作物。

The weather gets cooler, and the leaves turn different colors.

天氣變涼，葉子變色。

Aren't they beautiful? And then they fall to the ground.

很美吧？然後葉子會落在地上。

Maybe that's where we get the name "fall."

也許這就是為什麼我們把秋天命名為 fall 。

We also call the season "autumn."

秋天也稱作 autumn 。

Where I come from, we celebrate fall by decorating pumpkins,

在我來自的地方，我們慶祝秋天的方式是裝飾南瓜，

and jumping in piles of leaves.

以及跳入一堆一堆的落葉中。

What do you like to do in the fall?

你喜歡在秋天做什麼呢？

Winter is the coldest time of the year, when the days are short and the nights are long.

冬天是一年最冷的時候，此時晝短夜長。

It might even snow where you live.

你住的地方甚至可能下雪。

But it doesn't snow everywhere.

但不是每個地方都會下雪。

Some places get so cold in the winter that animals have to hibernate or migrate away during the winter.

有些地方冬天會冷到動物必須冬眠或遷徙。

But don't worry. They'll be back when it warms up again.

但別擔心，牠們在氣候回暖時又會回來了。

Where I come from, people love to play in the snow,

在我來自的地方，人們喜歡在雪地裡玩耍、

building snowmen, going ice-skating, catching snowflakes.

堆雪人、溜冰以及接雪花。

What's your favorite part of winter?

你最喜歡冬天哪個部分？

That's the four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.

這就是四季：春、夏、秋、冬。

They are all beautiful and special in their own way.

四季都有自己的美麗與特別之處。