Autumn is a second spring
'Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.'
This is a a beautiful sentence. I really like the scenery it described. But I don't know why there is a 'where'.
If let me say this sentence, I may say like this. 'Autumn is a second' spring that every leaf is a flower.'
I am not sure which is correct. Could you please help me ?
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Autumn is a second spring
'Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.'
This is such a beautiful frase. I really like the scenery it described. But I don't know why there is a 'where'.
If you let me say this sentence, I may say like this. 'Autumn is a second' spring that every leaf is a flower.'
I am not sure which is correct. Could you please help me ?
The word "Where" in this context trys to put you in a certain mindset, so imagine you are in this beautiful New York style autumn and you look everyWHERE and you see every leaf as a flower.
it's a type of metaphor. this is my style of explantion , but according to the free online dictionary this is a type of conjuction and this is the following is the explantion they provided :
At what or which place: "She moved to the city, where jobs are available"
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Autumn is a second spring
'Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.'
This is a a beautiful sentence. thought/image. I really like the scenery it describes/conveys/summons.
But I don't know why there is a 'where'. (where = in which)
If let me I may say this sentence, I may I also say it like this. 'Autumn is a second' spring that in which every leaf is a flower.' ?
I am not sure which is correct. Could you please help me ?
Yes you may
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Why does this sentence use "where"? ... What a great question, and the answer is not easy!
Consider a similar sentence: "this is where I set my book". Assuming the speaker is pointing to a location, the sentence means: "I set my book in this location".
Let's try the same thing with the original sentence. The sentence becomes: "Every leaf is a flower in Autumn".
Your sentence, with "that", is not correct, but it is close. You could write: "Autumn is the time that every leaf is a flower", if you don't mind dropping "second spring".
Just to be clear, "second spring" means 第二次春天，the second time that spring happens. So this sentence is really two in one: "Autumn is a second spring" and "Autumn is a time when every leaf is a flower".
Notice I used "when" in that sentence. The original sentence uses "where", not "when". But, actually, "when" is more appropriate. (This is because Autumn is a time, not a place). The author of the original sentence is being poetic with the use of "where", because when used in this way we think of of Autumn as being a place and not a time. This gives the reader a feeling that Autumn is magical.
This sentence is really interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us. :D
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