chapter 04
谈论天气
Talking about Weather

Part 1 Vocabulary 图解单词

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rain [reɪn] (n.) 雨 (v.) 下雨

sunny [ˈsʌni] (a.) 阳光充足的

cloudy [ˈklaʊdi] (a.) 多云的；阴天的

windy [ˈwɪndi] (a.) 风大的；多风的

snow [snoʊ] (n.) 雪 (v.) 下雪

lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] (n.) 闪电

thunder [ˈθʌndər] (n.) 雷

hurricane [ˈhɜːrəkeɪn] (n.) 飓风

tornado [tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ] (n.) 龙卷风

storm [stɔːrm] (n.) 暴风雨

typhoon [taɪˈfuːn] (n.) 台风

flood [flʌd] (n.) 水灾

weather forecast 天气预报

spring [sprɪŋ] (n.) 春天

summer [ˈsʌmər] (n.) 夏天

autumn [ˈɔːtəm] / fall [fɔːl] (n.) 秋天

winter [ˈwɪntər] (n.) 冬天

Part 2 Conversations 会话练习

1 The weather is clearing up. 天放晴了。

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Bobby The weather is clearing up.

Zoe It’s such a nice change.

Bobby Yeah, but I doubt it’ll last.

Zoe Let’s just hope it doesn’t get cold again.

博比 天放晴了。

佐薇 这真是个好兆头。

博比 是啊，但我怀疑这只是暂时的。

佐薇 但愿不会再变冷了。

2 I’ll take my umbrella with me. 我得带把伞。

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Jack We’re having a picnic tomorrow. Why don’t you come with us?

Belinda I’d like to, but it’s supposed to rain. The weatherman said it would rain all day.

Jack I don’t think he’s right. It isn’t cloudy today.

Belinda No, but he’s usually accurate.

Jack The temperature is 27 Celsius degree this afternoon. I’m sure we’ll have fine weather for our picnic.

Belinda Well, okay, I’ll go, but I’ll take my umbrella with me.

杰克 我们明天要去野餐，你要一起去吗？

贝琳达 我想去，不过明天应该会下雨，气象播报员说明天会下一整天的雨。

杰克 我觉得他报得不准。今天不是阴天啊。

贝琳达 没错，不过他报的天气预测通常是准的。

杰克 今天下午的气温是27摄氏度，我相信我们野餐时的天气一定也很好。

贝琳达 好吧，我去，但我得带把伞。

3 It looks like we’re going to have a shower. 看起来好像要下阵雨了。

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Peter It looks like we’re going to have a shower any minute now.

Cindy And the sun was shining just ten minutes ago!

Peter I know. Strange, isn’t it?

Cindy Yeah, but look at those clouds. They’re so low and dark that you just know it’s going to rain.

Peter Everything seems to have a stronger smell at times like this, too.

Cindy Anyway, I guess we’d better take our umbrellas with us when we go out.

彼得 看起来好像随时会有阵雨。

辛迪 十分钟前还出着太阳呢！

彼得 我知道。很怪吧？

辛迪 是啊，但看看这些低沉的乌云就知道要下雨了。

彼得 这个时候好像每样东西的气味都比平时更重一些。

辛迪 总之，我觉得我们出门时最好带把伞。

4 I’m freezing. 我要被冻僵了。

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Hanna Look! It’s snowing! Winter is here at last.

Corey It’s really cold today. I’m glad I have my overcoat on.

Hanna There’s ice on the lake, too. We’ll be able to go skating this weekend.

Corey Not if it’s too windy. Come on! I’m freezing.

Hanna You’ll just have to learn to live with it. The weather’s going to be like this for the next three months.

Corey Then I’m going to Florida!

汉纳 你看，下雪了！冬天终于来了。

科里 今天真冷。还好我穿了大衣。

汉纳 湖上也结冰了，这个周末我们可以溜冰了。

科里 风太大的话就不行。走吧，我要被冻僵了。

汉纳 你得习惯这种寒冷的气候，这种天气要持续三个月呢。

科里 那我就去佛罗里达！

Part 3 Useful Expressions 生活实用句

1―谈论气候、询问天气状况

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询问天气 1 How’s the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？

2 What’s the weather like today? 今天天气怎么样？

3 How does the sky look? 天气看起来怎么样？

4 Is the weather usually like this here? 这里的天气通常都像这样吗？

天气预报 5 What’s the weather forecast for today? 今天天气预报是怎么说的？

6 The weatherman said it would be rainy in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon. 气象播报员说，今天早上会下雨，下午多云。

7 I didn’t hear the weather report on the radio. 我没有听天气广播。

气温 8 What’s the temperature? 气温多少度？

9 Five below zero, the weatherman said. 气象播报员说零下5度。

10 Twenty Celsius degree, according to the weather forecast. 天气预报说是20摄氏度。

11 Tomorrow’s high will be 17, with a low of 12. 明天最高气温17摄氏度，最低12摄氏度。

希望天气如何 12 I hope it won’t rain. 我希望不要下雨。

13 I hope it clears up . 我希望天放晴。

14 As long as it doesn’t snow. 只要不下雪就好。

15 I hope it won’t get too cold this winter. 我希望今年冬天不会太冷。

16 I hope we’ll get some rain during the summer. 我希望夏天能下点儿雨。

17 I kept wishing it would rain. 我一直希望会下雨。

18 I hope it stays this way through the weekend. 我希望这种天气能持续到周末。

气象预报不准确 19 It’s not like what the radio said at all. 天气跟广播上说的根本不一样。

20 I guess the weather forecast was wrong. 我想是天气预报搞错了。

21 This isn’t what the weatherman said! 天气跟气象播报员说的不一样！

两地气候差异 22 How’s the climate there? 那里的气候如何？

23 Do you like the climate here? 你喜欢这里的气候吗？

24 Is the climate different in your part of the country? 这里的气候和你们那里不一样吗？

2―温暖、炎热的晴天

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炎热 25 It’s hot. 好热啊。

26 It’s going to be another hot and sunny day. 今天一定又是个阳光暴晒的大热天。

27 It’s going to be another scorcher today. 今天一定又是个酷热难耐的大热天。

28 There isn’t a cloud in the sky. 天上一片云也没有。

潮湿 29 It’s humid./It’s damp. 气候潮湿。

又湿又热 30 It was warm and muggy last week. 上个礼拜又热又潮湿。

晴朗 31 What a lovely day! 天气真好！

32 Beautiful day, isn’t it? 天气真好，不是吗？

33 Nice and sunny. I hope it stays like this. 风和日丽，我希望天气一直如此。

34 It looks like it’s going to be sunny. 看来今天会是个大晴天。

天气好转 35 It’s much better than yesterday. 今天的天气比昨天好多了。

36 The weather is clearing up. 天放晴了。

想出去玩 37 It’s a shame to stay indoors on such a fine day. 这么好的天气待在屋里太可惜了。

3―下雨天

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快要下雨了 38 It’s going to rain. 马上就要下雨了。

39 It looks like rain today. 看样子今天要下雨。

40 They say we’re going to get some rain later. 听说等下会下雨。

41 What if it rains tomorrow? 如果明天下雨怎么办？

毛毛雨 42 It’s beginning to drizzle. 开始下毛毛雨了。

43 It’s beginning to sprinkle. 开始下小雨了。

倾盆大雨 44 It’s raining very hard. 雨下得很大。

45 What a downpour! 雨下得真大！

阵雨 46 It looks like we’re going to have a shower. 看起来好像要下阵雨。

雨下个不停 47 It’s raining steadily. 雨正下个不停。

雨断断续续 48 It’s been raining on and off all morning. 雨断断续续地下了一个早上。

雨季来临 49 The newspaper says that the rainy season is going to start soon. 报纸上说雨季快到了。

带雨伞 50 I’ll take my umbrella with me. 我得带把伞。

51 Take an umbrella just in case . 带把伞以防万一。

借雨伞 52 Could I borrow your umbrella? 我可以借下你的伞吗？

穿雨衣 53 Don’t forget to wear a raincoat. 别忘了穿雨衣。

54 You should put on a rain jacket before you go cycling. 骑自行车前，你可以穿件防水夹克。

共用雨伞 55 Would you like to share my umbrella? 你要不要跟我一起打伞？

56 Can I share the umbrella with you? 我可以跟你共用一把伞吗？

淋雨 57 I got terribly wet. 我全身都淋湿了。

4―刮大风、下大雪的坏天气

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寒冷 58 It’s freezing today. 今天冷死了。

59 It gets cold/chilly again. 天气又变冷了。

60 How cold it is! 天气好冷啊！

61 It’s getting colder and colder. 天越来越冷了。

62 How cold is it today? 今天有多冷？

63 I hear it will be cold next week. 我听说下个星期会变冷。

64 I’m freezing. 我冷死了。

65 I’m shivering. 我冷得发抖。

66 My hands are ice-cold. 我双手冰凉。

刮风 67 It’s very windy outside. 外面风很大。

68 It’s very windy on a typhoon day. 台风来了，风非常大。

69 It’s a bit windy, isn’t it? 是不是有点起风了？

风势变小 70 The wind is dying down . 风在渐渐变小。

多云 71 Very cloudy, isn’t it? 云层很厚吧？

72 The sky is getting very cloudy. 天上的云越来越多了。

73 The clouds are building up . 云在逐渐增多。

天气很差 74 Nasty day, isn’t it? 天气糟糕透了，不是吗？

75 I wonder how long this nasty weather will keep up. 这种鬼天气不知道还要持续多久。

寒流 76 I hear we’re in for a cold spell. 听说寒流要来了。

暴风雨前夕 77 It looks as if there will be a storm soon. 看来暴风雨马上就要来了。

暴风雪前夕 78 It seems there’s going to be a snowstorm/blizzard soon. 看来暴风雪马上就要来了。

下雪 79 Do you get much snow in winter? 你们那里冬天经常下雪吗？

80 It’s the heaviest snowfall in ten years. 这是十年来最大的一场雪。

5―四季

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四季气候 81 What’s it like in winter? 冬天气候怎么样？

82 How about spring and autumn? 春天和秋天呢？

83 It’s usually foggy in autumn. 秋天经常起雾。

84 It’s usually dry in winter. 冬天天气通常很干燥。

夏天到了 85 The summer is coming. 夏天要来了。

86 It looks as if summer is coming. 看起来夏天要来了。

冬天来了 87 So winter is coming early this year. 今年的冬天来得早。

88 The winter is usually rather mild here. 这里的冬天通常很暖和。

89 It’s unusually warm for a winter’s day. 这种天气对冬季来说暖和得有些反常。

90 The days get shorter in the winter. 冬天，白天越来越短。

冬天过去了 91 The winter is ending. 冬天就快过去了。

92 Winter has finally gone! 冬天终于结束了！

93 Winter is over. 冬天过去了。

形容天气的单词

·warm [wɔːrm] (a.) 暖和的

·hot [hɑːt] (a.) 热的

·scorching [ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ] (a.) 炎热的 (adv.) 极热地

·scorcher [ˈskɔːrtʃər] (n.) 大热天

·cool [kuːl] (a.) 凉快的

·cold [koʊld] (a.) 寒冷的

·mild [maɪld] (a.) 温和的

·chilly [ˈtʃɪli] (a.) 寒冷的

·shower [ˈʃaʊər] (n.) 阵雨

·humid [ˈhjuːmɪd] (a.) 潮湿的

·damp [dæmp] (a.) 潮湿的

·muggy [ˈmʌɡi] (a.) 闷热的

·foggy [ˈfɑːɡi] (a.) 多雾的