(听力口语表达系列)
主题:Weather(天气)2
句子1 : We can have light rain (little rain) or heavy rain (lots of rain, intense rain) – and if the rain gets REALLY intense, we can describe it as torrential rain. If the rain continues without stopping, then we call it continuous rain or constant rain – but if it’s the type of rain that starts and stops various times throughout the day, it’s called intermittent rain or scattered showers . When it stops raining, you can say the rain let up .
中文翻译: 我们可以有 小雨 或 很多雨,大雨 ——如果雨真的很大,我们可以把它描述为 倾盆大雨 。如果雨持续不停,那么我们就称它为 持续降雨 ——但如果它是一天中不同时间开始和停止的那种雨,就叫做 间歇性雨 或 零星阵雨 。当雨停时,你可以说 雨停了 。
句子2 : Rain is usually accompanied by wind, which can be light/slight winds or high/strong winds . If the wind is especially strong and violent, you can say fierce winds or gale-force winds – this last expression is usually used for winds at the level of a hurricane. When the wind is increasing in intensity, we say “ The wind is picking up ,” and when it is decreasing in intensity, we say “ The wind is dying down .”
中文翻译: 雨通常伴随着风,风可以是 小风 或 大风 。如果风特别猛烈,你可以说 fierce winds(狂风) 或 gale-force winds(强风) ——最后一个表达通常用于飓风级别的风。当风的强度越来越大时,我们说“ 风越来越大了 ”。当风力减弱时,我们说“ 风逐渐减弱了 ”。
句子3 : Sometimes we describe the wind with an adjective that emphasizes the cold – such as a biting wind or an icy wind . Finally, a sudden instance of wind can be called a blast of wind or a gust of wind .
中文翻译: 有时我们用形容词来形容风,强调寒冷——比如 刺骨的风 或 冰冷的风(两个都可以用来形容寒风刺骨) 。最后,一个突然刮起来的风可以被称为 一阵狂风 。
