气候

　　1. Britain‘s favorable climate

　　英国有利的气候条件：

　　Britain has a maritime climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range.

　　英国属于海洋性气候：冬季不过于寒冷，夏季不过于炎热。全年有稳定可靠的降雨量，气温变化幅度小。

　　2.The factors that influence the climate in Britain：

　　影响英国气候的因素：

　　1）The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;

　　环绕四周的海水。冬天，海水可使岛内气温升高，夏天则使气温降低，从而起到平衡季节温差的作用；

　　2）The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;

　　一年四季盛行的西南风和西风在冬季从大西洋带来温暖、潮湿的空气，使气温适宜；

　　3）The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.

　　北大西洋暖流流经不列颠群岛西海岸，使气候变暖。

　　3.Rainfall

　　降雨量：

　　Britainhas a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in Britain is over 1，000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west， and a water deficit in the south and east.

　　英国全年降雨量稳定，平均降雨量超过1000毫米。 英国北部、西部雨量较多，但是南部、东部有所缺乏。