plants and trees vie with each other for glory and luxuriance ❍ 一九五三年春天，庄稼人们看做亲娘的关中平原啊，又是雨和日丽，～的时节了。(柳青《创业史》437) In spring of 1953 the peasants gazed at their mother-the central Shaanxi plain. It was a time of sunshine and gentle breezes,of trees and shrubs bursting into glorious blossom.