1. 這是個(gè)什么詞？

詞：seasonal

英英釋義：happening, expected, or needed during a particular season

例句：Every year Latin Americans travel to the US to do seasonal work, such as picking fruit.

2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？

“seasonal”是形容詞，意思是“節(jié)令性的、季節(jié)性的”。一般用它來(lái)形容某個(gè)季節(jié)出現(xiàn)的物產(chǎn)、現(xiàn)象等，在一些語(yǔ)境中使用會(huì)顯得簡(jiǎn)潔、準(zhǔn)確、地道。

比如某個(gè)地區(qū)一般只是夏季下雨，這種雨就是季節(jié)性的，就可以說(shuō)：

This area is characterized by seasonal rains.

我們經(jīng)常見(jiàn)到的時(shí)令性水果可以說(shuō) seasonal fruit，比如：

Seasonal fruit is widely considered one of the healthiest foods.

有的工作分忙時(shí)和閑時(shí)，比如水果的種植和收獲季都是忙時(shí)，每年會(huì)有拉美人去美國(guó)采摘水果，就可以說(shuō)：

Every year Latin Americans travel to the US to do seasonal work, such as picking fruit.

或

Seasonal fruit pickers travel to America every year and send paychecks to their families back home.

每年感恩節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)，美國(guó)的各大商場(chǎng)為了應(yīng)對(duì)購(gòu)物潮，都會(huì)雇傭臨時(shí)工，今年 11 月底《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》Finance and economics 版塊一篇文章還專(zhuān)門(mén)分析了這種現(xiàn)象，文章摘要是這樣寫(xiě)的：

As firms struggle with seasonal hiring, Amazon turns to automation.

文中 seasonal 出現(xiàn)了多次，包括這句：

J.C. Penney, a department-store chain, is luring seasonal workers by entering them in a raffle for gifts and holidays.

3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？

1）翻譯下面的句子：

很多旅游目的地都有旺季和淡季，旺季往往會(huì)雇傭不少季節(jié)性工人。

（參考翻譯：High season and low season mark many tourist destinations, which tend to hire a good number of seasonal workers. 或 Many tourist destinations have high season and low season, and tend to hire a decent amount of seasonal labor during high season.)

2）結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等，想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景，再造句。

例子： 大閘蟹是一道季節(jié)性的美味。

場(chǎng)景 ：Crab is a delicious seasonal dish.