【英语趣味课堂】挪威的夏天-Norwegian Summer

 Todd: Christian¹ can you talk about the summers in Norway.

 

Christian: Yeah, a lot people think the summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing because of El Nino effect, I don't know, but we've had, for the last four or five years, we've had pretty warm summers. It gets close to 30 degrees centigrade², and which is enjoyable I guess, and there's no humidity³. It's nice and dry and it's just pleasant weather really. Yeah, and what we do in the summers is different. Some people have a house on small islands on the coast, or some people have a house on the mountains, and you can either go to the mountains and enjoy the lakes, the forests, or you can go to the coast and enjoy the beach, the water, go fishing, so there's plenty of things to do in the summer, yeah, and we get a lot of tourist coming in the summer though, because it's not that hot. It's just pleasant and enjoyable.

 

Todd: Wow, sounds like a good place.

 

Christian: Yeah, it is.

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actually

 

People think summers are cold but actually they're not.

 

In this example, "actually" has a similar meaning to "really."  We frequently⁴ use this word to present information that may be different than what the listener⁵ believes is true.  Notice the following:

 

She is actually almost 40 years old.

We were actually going to leave for an appointment in a few minutes.

effect

 

The weather is changing because of the El Nino effect.

 

An "effect" is a result or a consequence of an event.  Notice the following:

 

Her skin shows the effect of spending a lot of time in the sun.

That is one of the negative effects of pollution.

close

 

The temperature gets close to 30 degrees.

 

If a temperature gets "close" to 30 degrees then it is almost 30 degrees, but is a little lower⁶.  If you have $4.97 you have "close" to $5.00, but a little less. Notice the following:

 

He lives close to 4 hours away from here.

They have close to 10 dogs that live in their house.

humidity

 

There's no humidity, it's nice and dry.

 

"Humidity" is water or moisture⁷ in the air.  Notice the following:

 

The humidity made it seem hotter outside than it really was.

After a hot shower there is a lot of humidity in the bathroom.

pleasant

 

It's pleasant weather.

 

"Pleasant" weather is nice or comfortable weather and is probably sunny.  This is a positive adjective⁸.  Notice the following:

 

Even though it rained most days the vacation was very pleasant and relaxing.

She is a very pleasant woman.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 centigrade   

adj.分为百度的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature in this room is twenty degrees centigrade.这个房间里的温度是摄氏20度。
• It's at 10 degrees centigrade.气温是10℃。

3 humidity   

n.湿度，潮湿，湿气

参考例句：

• The house is not comfortable tonight ,because of the high humidity.由于湿度高，今晚屋子里不舒服。
• It's difficult to work because of the humidity.由于空气潮湿，工作很困难。

4 frequently   

adv.常常，屡次，经常地，频繁地

参考例句：

• Please write to me frequently.请经常给我来信。
• I like that you should call on me frequently.我喜欢你经常来拜访我。

5 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

6 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

7 moisture   

n.水分；降雨量；水气；湿气

参考例句：

• This tree drank up more moisture than that one.这棵树吸收的水分比那棵树多。
• The moisture in the air makes it humid today.今天空气中水气大，天气很潮湿。

8 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。