To commemorate my father's centenaries birthday, my elder brother, who lives in Yun Gui Plateau, and I went back to meet our sisters in hometown last July. Undoubtedly, this family reunion had brought tremendous excitement and happiness to our 5 separated brothers and sisters. After a solemn ceremony to our poor father who had died years ago, one of my sisters suggested travelling around our hometown to cease（停止） our grief. We all appreciated her smart idea and selected Po Yang Hu Lack as our first tour spot.
The car was driven as quick as a gust of wind. After mere one hour's journey, we had been far away from the dusty and noisy town. The breeze was softly blowing to our faces together with a faint sweet-smell. The smell was presenting from time to time at first. Then, it came to be clearer and clearer. We felt as if it was not simply coming through our nostrils but penetrating to our inner organs. I found the smell was very familiar, but I hardly remembered what it was?
"Look, Lotuses!" my younger sister cried out. Along her pointed direction, we found a spectacular scene and all shouted out simultaneously! "Wow! My God, so many lotuses there!".
Downward the dyke（堤） there were endless lotuses with dark green leaves and pink flowers around us.
The leaves were swaying in the wind just like green waves surging from the horizon to the dyke base. The waves were dazzling with their constant changing from dark green to pale white for the leaves turning the faces and backs over and over again. At the far end, the green leaves repeatedly fell down, while the pink flowers were looked like slowly rising up, due to the flowers stems borne less wind load and had less bending, which looked like clouds of red mists slowly rolling up from the blue sea.
The most remarkable thing was the sound of lotus wave. It was a real sound of nature. It started from the horizon and as soft as mothers' sleeping song to their babies in cradles, gradually it became as strong as a symphony and shocked our souls intensively.
In the mean time, a shoal（浅滩，鱼群） of egrets were soaring beneath the blue welkin. Sometimes, they stretched their long feet to lurk into or perch on the lotus leaves, sometimes, they fluttered their wings and launched to the sky with cheerful singing, which added a dynamic rhyme upon this idyllic scene.
"Should we take off the car and go down the dyke for a close look?" my elder sister suggested. "Good idea!" we all responded loudly and came to the bank.
Under close look, I found the lotus leaves were as big as umbrellas. Some old ones changed the color from dark green to blight blue just as the color of mined hsiuyen jade, which gave us a deep and imposing feeling. Lots of dewdrops were still held on their palms. Under the breeze, the little water balls, as shining as diamonds, were rolling from side to side. Some of them even ran out of the leaf brims and dropped to the water generating silvery sounds like chord.
Among the well grown leaves there were lots of young curling sprout, which were as bright and fresh as Burma jade. Perhaps it was the adolescent charming that attracted so many dragonflies' harassment with their hesitate perching and kissing.
Above all, the things interested me most were those outstanding lotus flowers. They were proudly standing in the waves and pointed to the sky without any modifying branch or leaf. Their moderate pink color was neither too brave nor too flaunting. Their smell was faint but very impressive. When they were in buds, they were always dressing themselves with pink points glinting on pale green bases, which looked like shying girls before marriage. However, when they were blooming, the bright petals holding golden pistils and water droplets, and were constantly emitting emotional impact to us. When wind was blowing, they resonated the rhythm of lotus waves and gently swung. They generously contributed their beauty to modify the solemn atmosphere of dark green. The whole lotus sea was vivified by their presentation.
I was completely intoxicated and emotionally stuck on the wonderful scene until sunset befalling, when the sinking sun was goldenly glinting on the sky, the lotus sea and us. It created a spectacular harmony in both the spiritual and real worlds.
相关单词：commemorate
commemorate解释：vt.纪念，庆祝
commemorate例句：
This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
相关单词：undoubtedly
undoubtedly解释：adv.确实地，无疑地
undoubtedly例句：
It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
相关单词：gust
gust解释：n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发
gust例句：
A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
相关单词：mere
mere解释：adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
mere例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
相关单词：nostrils
nostrils解释：鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
nostrils例句：
Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
相关单词：penetrating
penetrating解释：adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的
penetrating例句：
He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
相关单词：pointed
pointed解释：adj.尖的，直截了当的
pointed例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
相关单词：simultaneously
simultaneously解释：adv.同时发生地，同时进行地
simultaneously例句：
The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
相关单词：dyke
dyke解释：n.堤，水坝，排水沟
dyke例句：
If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.一只羊跳过沟，其余的羊也跟着跳。
One ant-hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.千里长堤，溃于蚁穴。
相关单词：remarkable
remarkable解释：adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
remarkable例句：
She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
相关单词：lurk
lurk解释：n.潜伏，潜行；v.潜藏，潜伏，埋伏
lurk例句：
Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness.在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险。
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。
相关单词：perch
perch解释：n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于
perch例句：
The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
相关单词：idyllic
idyllic解释：adj.质朴宜人的，田园风光的
idyllic例句：
These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
相关单词：blight
blight解释：n.枯萎病；造成破坏的因素；vt.破坏，摧残
blight例句：
The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。
相关单词：jade
jade解释：n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠
jade例句：
The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。
相关单词：imposing
imposing解释：adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的
imposing例句：
The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
相关单词：sprout
sprout解释：n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条
sprout例句：
When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
It takes
相关单词：harassment
harassment解释：n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
harassment例句：
She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
相关单词：standing
standing解释：n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
standing例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
相关单词：flaunting
flaunting解释：adj.招摇的，扬扬得意的，夸耀的v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的现在分词 )；有什么能耐就施展出来
flaunting例句：
He did not believe in flaunting his wealth. 他不赞成摆阔。
She is fond of flaunting her superiority before her friends and schoolmates. 她好在朋友和同学面前逞强。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：dressing
dressing解释：n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
dressing例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
相关单词：petals
petals解释：n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
petals例句：
white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
相关单词：droplets
droplets解释：n.小滴( droplet的名词复数 )
droplets例句：
Droplets of sweat were welling up on his forehead. 他额头上冒出了滴滴汗珠。 来自辞典例句
In constrast, exhaled smoke contains relatively large water droplets and appears white. 相反，从人嘴里呼出的烟则包含相当大的水滴，所以呈白色。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：intoxicated
intoxicated解释：喝醉的，极其兴奋的
intoxicated例句：
She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。
