北师大初中英语七年级下--Unit 8-30-1

[00:00.00]UNIT 8 Lesson 30
[00:05.37]1.1 Melbourne
[00:09.11]Summer (from Januaruy to March)
[00:13.84]In Melbourne it is very hot
[00:16.00]and dry in the summer.
[00:17.92]sometimes hot,
[00:19.47]dry winds blow in form¹ the desert².
[00:22.93]Temperatures can reach⁴ the 40s
[00:26.90]Autumn (from April to June)
[00:30.66]In the autumn,the days are warm and sunny .
[00:34.77]Temperatures can get into the 20s.
[00:38.11]It is cool at night.
[00:40.01]In the autumn,the trees lose⁵ their leaves⁶.
[00:45.39]Winter (from July to September)
[00:49.76]In winter,it is cold and it rains a lot.
[00:54.12]The sun seldom⁷ shines⁸.
[00:57.20]The days are gray⁹ and it is often windy.
[01:02.16]Spring (from October to December)
[01:06.98]In spring,the weather in Melbourne
[01:10.01]is unpredictable.
[01:11.89]Sometimes there is a sudden¹⁰ drop in temperature³
[01:15.78]and it gets cooler.
[01:18.41]People describe¹¹ this weather
[01:20.48]as "four seasons in one day".
[01:22.67]

1 form   

n.形式，形状，表格；v.形成，组成，建立

参考例句：

• It is an art form.它是一种艺术形式。
• My garden is in the form of a square.我的花园是方形的。

2 desert   

n.沙漠；v.舍弃，放弃

参考例句：

• Half of the land is desert.一半的土地是沙漠。
• Why do you desert me now?为什么你现在要抛弃我？

3 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。

4 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？

5 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

6 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

7 seldom   

adv.很少，不常

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。

8 shines   

v.发光( shine的第三人称单数 )；反射光；照耀；表现突出

参考例句：

• When the sun shines through a light rain, it makes a rainbow. 当太阳的光线穿过小雨时便形成了虹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage. 灯光从那边照进来，照亮了舞台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 gray   

n.灰色；adj.灰色的，阴沉的；v.变灰色；（计算机）灰色

参考例句：

• She was dressed in gray.她穿着灰色的衣服。
• His hair was gray and he was short and fat.他头发灰白，长得又矮又胖。

10 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

11 describe   

vt.描绘，描写；形容，把…说成

参考例句：

• Can you describe your son?你能描述一下你儿子 吗？
• It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。