unit12 What's the weather like today

　　[00:02.98]What's the weather like?
[00:05.93]    Lesson 45
[00:08.99] The forty-fifth lesson
[00:12.23]   2 Practise
[00:17.21]A:How cold it is today!
[00:20.27]B:I agree²!But it'll be warmer later³ on.
[00:25.31]A:What a cold day it is!
[00:30.07]B:Yeah,and it'll get colder,I'm afraid!
[00:34.82]    Lesson 46
[00:43.57]  The forty-sixth lesson
[00:47.05]1 Read and act¹
[00:50.70]  Bruce rings up his father in Sydney,Australia.
[00:55.67]Father:Hello!
[01:05.23]Bruce:Hello!Dad? This is Bruce.
[01:10.87]Father:Oh,hello,Bruce!How are you?
[01:14.84]Bruce:I'm very well,Dad,What about you?
[01:18.97]Father:Fine.What's the weather like in Beijing?
[01:23.62]Bruce:Beijing?I'm not in Beijing now.I'm in Xinjiang.
[01:29.39]Father:Oh,really? You're in Xinjiang.
[01:33.52]Is it in the west of China?How's the weather there?
[01:39.76]Bruce:Yeah,it's in the west.The weather here is very strange⁴.
[01:45.01]It's cold in the morning,but turns very warm at noon⁵.
[01:50.58]It's also very dry,so the fruit here is very sweet
[01:56.43]because there is a lot of sunshine⁶.
[02:00.29]I like the grapes and melons⁷ very much.
[02:04.73]Dad,what's the weather like at home now?
[02:09.10]Father:It's warm and sunny.
[02:12.34]I'm going⁸ hiking⁹ in the BlueMountains with your mother.
[02:16.88]Bruce:Have a great time.
[02:19.83]Father:Thanks.
[02:22.39]Bruce:Bye,Dad!
[02:25.27]Father:Bye!
[02:29.03]    2 Read
[02:32.08]Here is a radio report¹⁰ of the weather in spring.
[02:37.13]A Weather Report
[02:40.00]Most of North and South China will have a cold wet day.
[02:45.04]It will be cloudy at times.
[02:48.59]There will be a strong wind to the north of the Huai River.
[02:53.04]The day after tomorrow will be sunny.
[02:56.59]In the Northeast¹¹ it will be fine.
[03:00.35]The temperature¹² will stay above zero¹³ in the daytime¹⁴,
[03:04.92]but at night it will fall below¹⁵ zero again.
[03:09.36]In the Northwest¹⁷, there will be snow in the night.
[03:14.04]The snow will be very heavy in some places.
[03:19.78]Beijing will be rainy.The temperature will be 2 to 9.
[03:25.45]Tianjin will be cloudy and the high temperature will...
[03:30.00]Lesson 47
[03:37.86]The forty-seventh Lesson
[03:41.23]  2 Read and learn
[03:45.07]A:What a fine day today!
[03:48.91]B:Yes,it's sunny but not very hot.Will you play football with me?
[03:55.57]A:OK.Let's go and play on our school playground.
[04:01.63]B:That's a good idea!
[04:04.69]A:Look at the rain! It's really heavy!
[04:09.16]B:Anna,you can'tclimb the mountain today,I'm afraid.
[04:15.61]  What will you do?
[04:18.56]A:I think I'll stay home and do some reading¹⁸.
[04:23.00]B:Good.It's better to do some reading rainy days.
[04:28.56]A:Wow!What a heavy snow!
[04:33.01]I'm afraid you can't go roller-skating outside,Allan.What will you do?
[04:39.67]B:I can go out to play in the snow.
[04:44.81]  Would¹⁹ you like to play with me,Adam?
[04:48.34]A:Certainly!Shall²⁰ we make a snowman?
[04:53.30]B:OK.Come on!
[04:56.65]    Lesson 48
[05:05.89]  The forty-eighth Lesson
[05:10.15]1.Spelling and pronunciation²¹
[05:14.83]ch: chair cheap child
[05:24.08]ch: reach²² touch March
[05:31.42]tch: catch watch match
[05:38.78]ge:village dangerous vegetable
[05:49.05]j: January June July
[05:56.78]tr: train truck strong
[06:06.32]dr: dry dress drive
[06:15.38]ts: aunts starts streets
[06:23.14]tes: gates minutes dates
[06:30.71]ds: hands needs roads
[06:39.78]des: grades rides sides²³
[06:47.82]Unit²⁴ 12:Listening text²⁵
[06:56.57]    Lesson 47
[06:59.50]1.listen to the tape and write down the weather information²⁶
[07:05.67]Good evening!Here's the weather report for some big cities in China.
[07:11.52]Beijing will be fine with temperatures²⁷ of -6 to 14.
[07:16.98]Harbin will be cloudy and the temperature will be -20 to -9.
[07:23.45]Taiyuan will be cloudy with temperatures from -10 to 4.
[07:29.41]Shanghai's temperature will be 4 to 12, and there will be rain in the evening.
[07:36.25]Chengdu will be rainy with temperatures from 6 to 12.

　　[07:41.90]Guangzhou will be sunny with temperatures from 12 to 22.
[07:46.86]Words and expreesions
[07:55.30]    Unit 12
[07:58.15]sunny                cloud                cloudy               wet
[08:03.32]晴朗的;阳光充足的    云                  多云的;阴天的        湿的
[08:08.49]rainy                wind                 windy                snowy²⁸
[08:13.48]多雨的;下雨的        风                  有风的;风大的        多雪的;降雪的
[08:18.47]later                later on             ring                 ring up
[08:23.69]以后;后来           后来;稍后            响;摇铃              打电话
[08:28.92]west                                      strange              sunshine
[08:33.35]西方（的）;西部（的）                    奇怪的;陌生的         目光;阳光
[08:37.77]melon                radio                report               north
[08:42.25]瓜                  收音机                报告;报导             北方的;北方部的
[08:46.73]south                at times             northeast            temperature
[08:52.47]南方的;南部的       有时;偶尔            东北;东北部          温度
[08:58.20]above                daytime              below                northwest
[09:03.58]在...上面           白天                 在……下;低于        西北;西北部
[09:08.96]lift                 worse                foggy                Ottawa²⁹

　　[09:13.98]消散;停止           更坏;更差            有雾的;多雾的         渥太华
[09:18.99]Mwlbourne            low¹⁶
[09:22.38]墨尔本              低的;浅的;矮的

1 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

2 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

3 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

4 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

5 noon   

n.中午，正午；最高点；全盛期

参考例句：

• She often read newspaper at noon.她常在中午看报。
• I'll be back before noon.我会在正午之前回来。

6 sunshine   

n.日光，阳光

参考例句：

• She sat in the warm sunshine.她坐在暖和的阳光下。
• What bright sunshine it is!多么明亮的阳光呀！

7 melons   

n.瓜，甜瓜( melon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They got around the lack of drinking water by eating water melons. 他们吃西瓜以解决缺少饮用水的困难。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Melons grow on vines. 瓜长在藤上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

10 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

11 northeast   

n.东北；adj.东北的，向东北的，来自东北的；adv.向东北，来自东北

参考例句：

• I was born in the northeast.我出生于东北部。
• A northeast wind is blowing strongly.东北风刮得呼呼响。

12 temperature   

n.温度

参考例句：

• The temperature is very low.温度非常低。
• The temperature is going up.气温正逐渐上升。

13 zero   

num.零；n.无，最低点

参考例句：

• The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
• Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。

14 daytime   

n.白天，日间

参考例句：

• You can't see them in the daytime.在白天，你看不见他们。
• We must finish it in the daytime.我们必须在白天完成这件事。

15 below   

prep./adv.在……的下面；低于……

参考例句：

• I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
• The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

16 low   

aaj.低，矮；低级的，下层的，卑贱的；低声的

参考例句：

• Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
• This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。

17 northwest   

n.西北，西北方；adj.西北的，在西北的，来自西北的；adv. 向西北

参考例句：

• He was born in the northwest.他出生于西北部。
• The wind is blowing from the northwest.风从西北方吹来。

18 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

19 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

20 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

21 pronunciation   

n.发音，发音法

参考例句：

• Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
• She speaks English with a good pronunciation.她的英语发音很正确。

22 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

23 sides   

adv.侧&n.提花织机墙板

参考例句：

• The two sides signed a peace accord last July. 在刚过去的七月，双方签订了和平条约。
• Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire. 双方均申明答应停火。

24 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

25 text   

n.本文，文件，正文，课文；vt./vi.发短信

参考例句：

• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。
• The teacher asked the students to copy out the text.老师让同学们抄写课文。

26 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

27 temperatures   

n.温度( temperature的名词复数 )；气温；高烧；发烧

参考例句：

• High temperatures can cause hallucination. 高烧可使人产生幻觉。
• The materials used have to be able to withstand high temperatures. 所使用的材料必须能够耐高温。

28 snowy   

adj.多雪的，雪的，被雪所覆盖着的，下雪的

参考例句：

• It's cold and snowy in december.十二月是寒冷多雪的。
• On a snowy winter day.在一个下雪的冬日。

29 Ottawa   

n.渥太华(加拿大首都)

参考例句：

• The capital of Canada is Ottawa.加拿大的首都是渥太华。
• A fast train does the journey to Ottawa in three hours.快车在3小时以内走完去渥太华的旅程。