英文原版对话1000个:756 Changing Weather

Jeff: So you do winter camping and the place you live, do you get a lot of snow there?

Tim: We get quite a bit of snow but it's mostly just up in the mountains.

Jeff: So, lately there's been a lot of talk about global warming. So where you live, do you find that you can see the affects global warming, say with less snow?

Tim: I think you can. I think there's been less snow. That is not quite a noticeable¹ as the glaciers² that are on the mountains have gotten smaller and smaller, so I think there has been less snow although it's not real noticeable cause ski resorts³ are still open and there's still snow out there but to snow shoe but every summer the glaciers seem to be getting smaller and smaller.

Jeff: So you are about - what - 35 now?

Tim: Ah, younger than that actually.

Jeff: Really. So in your thirties, but when you were a boy, when you were young like 5 or 6 and you were playing in the snow, was there more snow back then?

Tim: I think there probably was. One thing is - I told you the snow is in the mountain - and there used to be a lot more snow in the valley where I live and I can't remember the last time we got snow in the valley.

Jeff: Really! So global warming, you think may be is getting worse?

Tim: I would say so. I think one of the biggest affects is we seem to be getting more rain actually. The weather patterns have switched a little bit and it seems like it's been dumping⁴ rain. There's been more flooding, so we're actually getting more rain and less snow.

Jeff: Oh, really. OK. Interesting.

 

1 noticeable   

adj.显而易见的；值得注意的

参考例句：

• The effect of the medicine is not yet noticeable. 药的效果还不显。
• There's been a noticeable improvement in his handwriting.他的书法有了明显的进步。

2 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

3 resorts   

n.求助，凭借，诉诸( resort的名词复数 )；求助[凭借]的对象；采用的办法；度假胜地v.求助于或诉诸某事物，采取某手段或方法应急或作为对策( resort的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake. 渡船定时往返于湖的各旅游景点。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Other resorts could benefit from the spillover of tourists. 其他度假胜地可以从游客带来的影响中间受益。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dumping   

n.倾销v.倾倒( dump的现在分词 )；丢下；随便堆放；释放

参考例句：

• a ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea 禁止向海里倾倒放射性废物
• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》