情景会话口袋书人际篇35:谈论天气(2)

 　　9. The ground is white with snow.

　　大地雪白一片。

　　还能这样说：

　　The ground is covered with snow.

　　The ground is becoming white.

　　谚语：

　　Every white hath its black, and every sweet its sour.

　　有白必有黑，有甜必有苦；事物各有缺陷。

　　10. The wind is starting to blow.

　　开始起风了。

　　还能这样说：

　　The wind is coming up.

　　It's windy now.

　　谚语：

　　Early start makes easy stages.

　　早开始是成功的保证。

　　11. The wind is blowing hard.

　　风很大。

　　还能这样说：

　　The wind is terrible.

　　It is rather windy.

　　应用解析：

　　at one blow 一击；一下子；一举；

　　come to blows (over sth.) （为某事）打起来；

　　deal sb./sth. a blow 打中某人

　　12. It has been very changeable¹ lately².

　　最近天气多变。

　　还能这样说：

　　There are vagaries³ of weather lately.

　　The weather is changeable recently.

　　应用解析：

　　a change of life 更年期，绝经期；

　　a change of mind 改变主意；

　　give his change 为某人尽力；给某人以应有的赏罚；

　　give no change 不被某人知道；对某人保密

　　13. The days are getting longer since summer has come.

　　夏天到了，白天变得越来越长。

　　还能这样说：

　　Summer's coming makes the day get longer.

　　We have longer days now in summer.

　　谚语：

　　A light heart lives long.

　　豁达者长寿。

　　14. The snow is three feet deep.

　　雪积了3英尺厚。

　　还能这样说：

　　Snow accumulates⁴ to a depth⁵ of three feet.

　　The snow has reached a depth of three feet.

　　谚语：

　　Beauty⁶ is but skin-deep.

　　红颜易变。

　　15. The storm passed off yesterday.

　　暴风雨昨天停了。

　　还能这样说：

　　The storm passed yesterday.

　　The storm fell calm yesterday.

　　应用解析：

　　pass one's word 发誓；

　　pass by a matter 对某事置之不问；

　　pass into 变成；

　　free pass 免费票

　　16. The wind is blowing from the southeast.

　　正在刮东南风。

　　还能这样说：

　　Today is a southeast windy day.

　　It has been southeast windy.

　　谚语：

　　Grass never grow when the wind blow.

　　刮风之地不长草。

　　17. I hope it'll clear up tomorrow.

　　我希望明天天气会变晴。

　　还能这样说：

　　I expect a sunny tomorrow.

　　I hope a fine day next day.

　　谚语：

　　One hour today is worth two tomorrow.

　　争分夺秒效率高。

1 changeable   

adj.易变的，变化无常的

参考例句：

• The weather here is quite changeable.这儿的天气变化无常。
• He has a changeable character.他性格多变。

2 lately   

adv.最近，不久前

参考例句：

• I don't like reading novels lately.近来我不喜欢读小说。
• She's only lately begun working here.最近她才开始在这儿工作。

3 vagaries   

n.奇想( vagary的名词复数 )；异想天开；异常行为；难以预测的情况

参考例句：

• The vagaries of fortune are indeed curious.\" 命运的变化莫测真是不可思议。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• The vagaries of inclement weather conditions are avoided to a certain extent. 可以在一定程度上避免变化莫测的恶劣气候影响。 来自辞典例句

4 accumulates   

堆积，积累( accumulate的第三人称单数 )； （数量）逐渐增加，（质量）渐渐提高

参考例句：

• The waistline is usually the first area where fat accumulates. 最先有脂肪堆积的部位通常是腰部。
• Whenever it rains, a lot of water accumulates in the low-lying land. 一下雨，洼地里就存了好些水。

5 depth   

n.深度；深奥；深厚，深切，深

参考例句：

• What is the depth of this lake?这个湖有多深？
• He was in the depth of despair.他处于绝望的深渊。

6 beauty   

n.美；美景；美好的人或事物

参考例句：

• We enjoyed the beauty of nature.我们欣赏大自然的美。
• She was famous for her beauty.她以美丽而出名。