'April Showers Bring May Flowers' — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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Rain can be annoying. It can stop you from doing activities outside. So, it is easy to complain about rain.
Of course, rain is important, especially for plants. Although rain might seem annoying, it helps flowers and other plants grow.
There are some periods of the year when it rains more than other times. In some parts of the world, for example, the month of April can be especially rainy.
That brings us to our expression for today: April showers bring May flowers.
This weather expression states that heavy rains help flowers to grow. Here “Showers” mean short periods of light rain.
As a verb, “shower” can mean that large amounts of…
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