"they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
"the golden summer of his life"
"We summered in Kashmir"
误 Do you know why the Winter is colder than the Summer?
正 Do you know why winter is colder than summer?
约翰死于1987年的夏天。误 John died in summer of 1987.
正 John died in the summer of 1987.
析 spring, summer, autumn, winter四季的名称习惯上作普通名词用,前面不需加定冠词,如不在句首,第一个字母也无须大写; 但当它具体指某一年的季节时,前面必须加定冠词the。