新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第58课:最喜欢哪个季节

 　　Lesson 53 Weather

　　第53课 天气

　　A:The weather is terrible.

　　A：天气真糟糕。

　　B:Yes,the wind was really blowing hard yesterday and I was wearing my heavy jacket,but it is a hot day today.

　　B：确实，昨天风很大，我穿着厚夹克，但是今天又很热。

　　A:Well, the weather has been so dry these days that the grass Is dying¹.

　　A：是的，这几天天气如此干燥，草都要干死了。

　　B:I hope it will rain tonight.

　　B：我盼望今夜下雨。

　　A:I do hope so. We need rain to make things green.

　　A：我也非常希望。我们需要一场雨带来些生机。

　　A:What a wonderful afternoon!

　　A：下午天气不错！

　　B:You are lucky to be in Hangzhou this time of year. If you happened to be here in summer, you would feel hot to death.

　　B：你幸亏是年中这段时节在杭州，如果碰巧夏天在这，会感到热得要死。

　　A:I live in Northern China where it can be very cold during winter months with average² temperature about 15 centigrade³ below zero.

　　A：我生活在中国北方，那里冬季平均温度在零下15度左右。

　　B:Does it often snow during the winter?

　　B：那里冬天经常下雪？

　　A:It used⁴ to, but now it seldom snows. It didn't snow all year around in 2008.

　　A：通常是这样，但是现在雪少了。2008年整年都没下雪。

　　B:Which season do you like best?

　　B：你最喜欢哪个季节？

　　A:Autumn is my favorite season which is from September to October. The weather is comfortable and there are no mosquitoes⁵ to bother⁶ you. Nature provides a wonderful display of leaves changing color from green to yellow. But the only disadvantage⁷ is that it only lasts one month.

　　A：我喜欢9月到10月的秋天。那时气候很舒服，没有蚊子骚扰你。大自然展示了美妙的叶子由绿到黄的色彩变换。可惜这种景象只能维持一个月。

1 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

2 average   

n.平均数，平均水平；adj.一般的，通常的，平均的；v.取平均值，达到平均水平

参考例句：

• He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用两小时读书。
• The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。

3 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℃。

4 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

5 mosquitoes   

n.蚊子( mosquito的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mosquitoes are extremely abundant in this dark wet place. 这个阴暗潮湿的地方蚊子非常多。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In the swamp the army was beset by mosquitoes. 在沼泽地，该军受到蚊子的困扰。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 bother   

vt.烦扰，迷惑；vi.烦恼，操心；n.麻烦，纠纷，讨厌的人

参考例句：

• Don't bother about getting dinner for me.别为我做饭麻烦了。
• You needn't bother to lock the door.你不用费心去锁门。

7 disadvantage   

n.不利条件，不便之处；缺点，劣势

参考例句：

• His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.他身体不好是他的不利之处。
• We were put at a serious disadvantage.我们被置于非常不利的地位。