许国璋英语听力第一册 Lesson 12

　　Lesson Twelve
season
month
January6
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
make
four
near
north
pole¹
the North Pole
night
for
more
than
can't
sun
even²
noon³
at noon
never
set⁴
tropics⁵
rainy
rainy season
dry
dry season
THE SEASON
There are four seasons in a year. March,April and May make the spring season. June,July and August make the summer season. September,October and November make the autumn season. December,January and February make the winter season.
Near the North Pole there are two seasons:winter and summer. The winter nights are long.For more than two months you can't see the sun,even at noon.The summer days are long.For more than two months,the sun never sets,and there is no night.
In the tropics there are also two seasons:a rainy season and a dry season.

1 pole   

n.极点，磁极，电极，杆，竿，相反的极端；vt.用竿支撑，用棒推；vi.撑篙

参考例句：

• The earth's poles are called the North Pole and the South Pole.地球的极点称作北极和南极。
• The horse broke away from my horse pole and ran wild.这匹烈马挣断了我的套马杆狂奔起来。

2 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

3 noon   

n.中午，正午；最高点；全盛期

参考例句：

• She often read newspaper at noon.她常在中午看报。
• I'll be back before noon.我会在正午之前回来。

4 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

5 tropics   

(名)热带

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• I went to the tropics for the first time last year. 我去年第一次去了热带地区。