The oaks are still leafless, but daffodils are out everywhere, the gorse is spattered with yellow blossoms, and the tits and thrushes are singing their hearts out.

• 橡树的新叶还未长出，遍地的黄水仙却开得十分灿烂，嫩黄的荆豆花四处招摇，山雀和画眉鸟清脆地鸣叫。