In 1963, the book "Phenology" co-written by Zhu Kezhen and Wan Minwei was about to be published. In order to quickly popularize the knowledge of this subject, the author wrote this article with the main content of introducing phenology. Short essay.
This article was first published in the first issue of "Science Popular" in 1963 under the title "A Fruitful Science - Phenology". At that time, there was a note at the end of the article: "This journal is based on the author's unpublished " "Excerpts from Phenology", one of the "Knowledge Series". In the original work, "The Language of Nature" is the first of four subtitles. This article was selected into the textbook and was retitled "The Language of Nature".
Extended information:
1. Interpretation of the title
This article is titled "The Language of Nature", which is novel, unique and fascinating. Language is a tool for people to communicate ideas and transmit information. When seeing this topic, people will wonder, "How can nature have language?"
But after reading the article, you will suddenly realize that the phenological phenomena of nature, such as the growth and decline of vegetation, the coming and coming of migratory birds, etc., actually play a role in predicting the farming season. From this point of view, phenological phenomena seem to be The "language of nature" that conveys information.
The title is "The Language of Nature", which is actually a visual representation of "phenological phenomena". The rhetorical techniques of personification and metaphor are used, and the vivid images can arouse the readers' interest in reading. ?
2. Central idea
This article briefly and vividly introduces the objects of phenology research, factors related to the advent of phenology phenomena, as well as the significance and knowledge of studying phenology, and advocates further Strengthen phenological observation and research to promote a bumper harvest in agricultural production.
Baidu Encyclopedia-The Language of Nature