春 chūn 已 yǐ 有 yǒu 了 le 消息 xiāoxi , 树枝 shù zhī 上 shǎng 的 de 鳞 lín 苞 bāo 已 yǐ 显 xiǎn 着 zhāo 红 Hóng 肥 féi .

Spring was in the air , the buds on the trees swelled pink.

听 yǐn 到 dào 那 Nā 消息 xiāoxi ,她 tā 差点 chà diǎn 晕 yūn 过去 guòqu .

She all but fainted when she heard the news.

这个 zhè ge 消息 xiāoxi 不久 bù jiǔ 就 jiù 哄 hōng 传 chuán 开 kāi 了 le .

It was not long before the news was widely circulated.

因为 yīnwèi 这 zhè 条 tiáo 消息 xiāoxi 而 ér 全 Quán 城 chéng 哄动 hōng dòng .

The whole town was astir with the news.