Seasons

PUBLIC_FLAG_#{@journal.pf_int} RSS feed of M-K-G's latest journal entries Feb 10th 2012 22:33 correction-please
Would you mind correcting these very short essays about today's seasons?
I'd appreciate your support!

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(A) Today the natural seasons are artificially modified.
Around us we see flowers come out ahead of their proper seasons, and those vegetables and fruits served on the table all year around which were once available only in certain seasons.
This is a world which leads us to forget which season it is.

(B) In the present day, artificial modifications are made to the seasons when natural elements are at best.
Around us flowers bloom before the seasons for them, and our tables are always decorated with vegetables and fruits which were harvested in specific seasons.
It's a world where we cannot easily see which season it is.
Feb 10th 2012 23:15 tony

  • Around us we see flowers come out ahead of their proper seasons, and those vegetables and fruits served on the table all year around which were once available only in certain seasons.
  • Around us we see flowers bloom(ing) ahead of their proper seasons, and those vegetables and fruits served on the table all year around which were once available only in certain seasons.

 

  • This is a world which leads us to forget which season it is.
  • This is a world which leads us to forget which season it (really) is.

 

  • (B) In the present day, artificial modifications are made to the seasons when natural elements are at best.
  • (B) In the present day, artificial modifications are made to the seasons when living things are at their best/peak.

 

  • Around us flowers bloom before the seasons for them, and our tables are always decorated with vegetables and fruits which were harvested in specific seasons.
  • Around us flowers bloom before their (normal) seasons, and our tables are always decorated with vegetables and fruits which were previously harvested only during specific seasons. ["Decorated with" is OK as a metaphorical usage, but it suggests that the vegetables and fruits are only there for show, not to be eaten. I don't know why "the seasons for them" sounds awkward, but it does.]

 

  • It's a world where we cannot easily see which season it is.
  • It's a world where we cannot easily see which season it (really) is.

 
"... artificial modifications are made to the seasons..." sounds odd in English. An English speaker would be more likely to say that artificial modifications are made to the living things so that they are available in different seasons.

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