Slow season
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="season">season</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="four">four</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>”, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="slackens">slackens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Hemisphere">Hemisphere</span>), <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> (<span word="news">news</span>-<span word="worthy">worthy</span>) <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> (<span word="primarily">primarily</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p><p><span word="Beidaihe">Beidaihe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="season">season</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="downtime">downtime</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="crowding">crowding</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thronged">thronged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> (<span word="more">more</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>? <span word="Hectic">Hectic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gullible">gullible</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="everyplace">everyplace</span>.</p>
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