The Rain雨

All life is dependent on rain， and rain is what keeps our world green， freshand beautiful. You don’t have to be a farmer to be concerned1 with rain. If you’relucky enough to be somewhere where it rains， you can head outside to dance， sing，or just walk in the rain. If it doesn’t happen to be raining， you can enjoy adelicious meal of fresh greens and other things that depend on the rain to grow.

Depending on where in the world you live， rain may be something that you arevery much used to. For some people， they see more rain than sun， and this cancause them to become a bit frustrated2 by it. After all， no one likes being caughtin the middle of a downpour， do they？ However， there are a lot of reasons why weshould love rain.

Yes， rain is important for certain industries. Rain can be soothing3. Have youever laid in bed and listened to the raindrops hitting your window？ It is so soothingand relaxing.

In fact， a lot of people play audio4 of raindrops to try and help them get tosleep at night. If you are someone who has trouble sleeping， give it a try！

From a more technical5 and scientific point of view， rain is a vital6 part of thewater cycle7. Rain is vital to all life on Earth. Rainfall is the main way in whichwater in the skies comes down to earth， providing drinks for animals and plants，and filling our rivers and lakes.

When you think about these， you see why rain is so important， and why it issomething that should be celebrated.

People and cultures all over the world have days to celebrate rain and it’slife-giving power.

Rain Water（yushui）， the second solar term among the 24 Solar Terms in China，signals the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature.

On July 29th every year， People in Waynesburg， Pennsylvania， the UScelebrate the Rain Day. In the late 1800’s， a pharmacist8， known as WilliamAllison， had a drugstore， in the main street in Waynesburg， Pennsylvania. Hefound that it always seemed to be raining on the 29th of July. Because of this， hedecided that he would keep a yearly record of the rainfall on this date. In the1930’s， John O’Hara decided that he would send stories about Rain Day to othernewspapers. Because of this， Rain Day ended up spreading to all corners.

You can celebrate rain by learning more about rain and the importance of it.Thanks to the Internet， it is easier than it ever has been to get our hands oninformation and learn more about the world. You can find out about parts of theworld that have the most rain， as well as those parts of the world that barely9 getany rain at all.

You can also spend some time learning about how rainfall is predicted10 fromthe different types of clouds. It really is an interesting subject that is worthdelving11 deeper into. Why not share some of your knowledge with your friends，family members， and followers on social media too？

所有的生命都依赖于雨水，雨水能让我们的世界保持绿色、清新和美丽。

你不必是农民也可以关注雨水。如果你有幸在下雨天来到某个地方，你可以在雨中跳舞、唱歌，或者只是漫步。如果碰巧没有下雨，你可以享用一顿包含新鲜绿色蔬菜和其他依靠雨水生长的食物的美味饭菜。

雨可能是你非常习惯的事物，这取决于你生活在世界的哪个地方。对一些人来说，他们看到的雨比阳光多，这可能会让他们感到有点沮丧。毕竟，没有人喜欢被困在倾盆大雨中，不是吗？不过，我们喜欢雨的原因有很多。

是的，雨水对某些行业很重要。雨可以抚慰人心。你可曾躺在床上听雨点打在窗户上（的声音）？它是如此令人平静和放松。

事实上，有很多人在晚上播放下雨声的音频，试着帮自己入睡。如果你难以入睡，试试吧！

从更专业和科学的角度来看，雨水是水循环的重要组成部分。雨水对地球上的所有生命都至关重要。降雨是天空中的水降落到地面上的主要方式，它为动植物提供水源，并填充我们的河流和湖泊。

当你考虑到这些时，你就会明白为什么雨如此重要，以及为什么下雨是一件值得庆祝的事情。

世界各地的人和文化都有节日来庆祝雨水和它赋予生命的力量。

雨水是中国二十四节气中的第二个节气，它预示着降雨的增多和气温的回升。

每年的7 月29 日，美国宾夕法尼亚州韦恩斯堡的人们都会庆祝雨节。在19世纪末，一位名叫威廉·艾利森的药剂师在宾夕法尼亚州韦恩斯堡的大街上开了一家药店。他发现7 月29 日似乎总是在下雨。正因为如此，他决定每年都要记录这个特定日期的降雨量。20 世纪30 年代，约翰·奥哈拉决定把雨节的故事投给其他报纸。正因为如此，雨节最终传到了各个角落。

你可以通过学习更多关于雨水及其重要性的知识来庆祝下雨。多亏了互联网，我们比以往任何时候都更容易掌握信息，了解更多关于世界的知识。你能发现世界上降雨最多的地区，以及几乎没有降雨的地区。

你还可以花一些时间了解如何从不同类型的云预测降雨。这确实是一个值得深入研究的有趣主题。为什么不与你的朋友、家人和在社交媒体上关注你的人分享你的一些知识呢？

Notes

1. concern 使忧虑；使担心

2. frustrate 使懊恼；使沮丧

3. soothing 安慰的；使人平静的

4. audio 声音的；音频的

5. technical 专业的；专门的

6. vital 至关重要的；必不可少的

7. cycle 循环

8. pharmacist 药剂师

9. barely 几乎不；几乎没有

10. predict 预言；预计

11. delve 钻研；探究