新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第56课:谈论天气

 　　Lesson 51 Talking about Weather

　　第51课 谈论天气

　　Lucy and Mary are talking about the weather.

　　露西和玛丽在谈论天气。

　　A:Fairly warm this morning, isn't it?

　　A：今天上午真暖和，不是吗？

　　B:Sure. The air is so warm and everything looks so fresh¹ after the rain.

　　B：是的。一场雨过后，天气暖和，万物都生气勃勃。

　　A:Say, how about a walk in the park?

　　A：我说，咱们到公园散步怎么样？

　　B:Marvelous idea.

　　B：好主意。

　　A:A little breeze² and a shining³ sun. What a lovely day!

　　A：微风徐徐，阳光明媚。天气多好啊！

　　B:And it's calm⁴. I like peace⁵.

　　B：还很安静。我喜欢安静。

　　A :Look, there are some clouds.

　　A：看，有云了。

　　B:That's the sign of wind.

　　B：那是要起风了。

　　A:Oh, really, I thought⁶ it was⁷ a sign of rain.

　　A：噢，我以为要下雨了。

　　B:This summer is too rainy for me.

　　B：今年夏天雨太多了。

　　A:We didn't see the sun for so long.

　　A：我们很久没看到太阳了。

　　B:Especially the farmers suffer⁸ a lot from the heavy rain.

　　B：尤其是农民今年可苦了。

　　A:Look at the thick clouds. I think it's going⁹ to rain again.

　　A：看那些乌云。我觉得又要下雨了。

　　B:That is what's called cumulonimbus.

　　B：那叫积雨云。

　　A:What's that?

　　A：什么意思？

　　B:The clouds that produce¹⁰ thunderstorms.

　　B：也就是能带来雷雨的云。

　　A:Let's go home now.

　　A：咱们回家吧。

　　B:OK, I hope¹¹ it will clear¹² up soon.

　　B：好吧，我希望不久就能晴天。

1 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

2 breeze   

n.微风；轻而易举的事；vi.来去匆匆，急速走

参考例句：

• A little breeze is blowing in from the window.微风从窗户里吹进来。
• The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.云淡风轻。

3 shining   

adj.光亮的；华丽的v.发光( shine的现在分词)

参考例句：

• Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. 尽管太阳高照，却不很暖和。
• The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun. 窗户上闪耀着落日的余晖。

4 calm   

n.平稳，风平浪静；adj.平静的，冷静的；v.平静下来，镇静

参考例句：

• The sky is blue,and the sea is calm.天空碧蓝，海上风平浪静。
• She tried her best to be calm.她尽量冷静。

5 peace   

n.和平；和睦；安宁

参考例句：

• The two countries were at peace.两国现在和平相处。
• All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.我所希望的只是一点平静。

6 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 suffer   

vi./vt.遭受；忍受；经历

参考例句：

• She couldn't bear to see others suffer.她不忍看见别人受苦。
• Kings go mad and the people suffer for it.〔谚语〕国王发狂，百姓遭殃。

9 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。

10 produce   

n.产品，农作物；vt.生产，提出，引起，分娩，制片；vi.生产，制造

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The company markets its new produce.该公司出售它的新产品。

11 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

12 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？