【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

【今日主题】
The Golden Icebreaker —— Weather

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【内容提要】

1. Rain 下雨新姿势

2. Hot 热成狗的表达

3. Weather related idioms

>> Weather相关的俚语



【回答问题】

What's the weather like today at your place?

我这里正在下雨呢!相信很多银都会说:

It is raining.


学了这么久的懂你,还记得下面这几句吗?

When the sky is overcast, we can’t see the sun because of the clouds.
A cloudy sky means that it might rain.

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但是,老天爷下雨也是分好几种方式的,

有时毛毛细雨,有时大雨倾盆,

有时还很调皮地一会儿晴一会儿雨的……

那么,这么多下雨的姿势该如何表达呢?

如果这个问题难道你了,也别怕!

我这就带大家一起见识下各种下雨的新姿势

Ready. Go!



Part 1  下雨新姿势

【地道词汇与表达】

drizzling 毛毛雨

spitting 零星小雨

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>> 下雨新姿势1

It is drizzling / spitting. 下毛毛细雨。


断断续续下着小雨的天气,

是个磨人的小妖精!

要是你恰好在这样的天没带雨伞,

最后你可能会发现,

原来这样的雨淋久了也会湿透衣服呢!

>> 下雨新姿势2

It's extremely nasty. 天气非常糟糕。

It rained on and off all day long. 整天断断续续地下着小雨。

As I am walking to work, my clothes are getting soaked. 我去上班的时候衣服都湿透了。


天气也和我们人的脾气一样

不稳定、喜怒无常,

喜的时候老天爷柔风细雨,

怒的时候就狂风暴雨。

>> 下雨新姿势3

1. It is raining cats and dogs. 下着倾盆大雨。

2. Last night I was caught by a thunderstorm.

thunderstorm = 雷雨


【拓展】

sandstorm 沙尘暴

brainstorm 头脑风暴


【天气预报说会有雷雨。】

> The weather forecast says it is thundery.

> The weather forecast says there will be a thunderstorm.

> Thundery weather is forecast.

thundery = 要打雷的

例句:Heavy thundery rain fell throughout Thursday.

星期四下了一整天的雷暴雨。


比雷雨更可怕的是飓风造成的洪水泛!滥!成!灾!

In a hurricane, high winds destroy buildings and sometimes cause flooding. Some hurricanes have winds of more than 200 miles an hour.

>> 下雨新姿势4

Floods happen when rivers rise and overflow their banks. Floodwaters damage or destroy many houses and businesses.




Part 2  热成狗怎么说?

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天气有阴有雨还有晴,

天朗气清、惠风和畅的天气,

自然会是很多人的最爱,

但是在广东待久了就知道,

老天爷夏天不把你热成狗是不会罢休的,

那"热成狗"该怎么表达才算地道呢?

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【地道词汇与表达】

1. It is hot enough to melt hell.

天气太热了。

2. dog days 一年中最热的天气,三伏天

3. It's scorching weather.

这天真是要把人烤熟。

4. It’s a sizzler.

= It is a scorcher.

真是个大热天!

【拓展】sizzling beef 铁板牛肉

5. I’m boiling!

我沸腾了。

6. This room is like an oven.

这个房间简直就是个烤箱。

7. You can fry eggs on the sidewalk.

人行道上都可以煎蛋了。

8. Today is a thermometer breaker!

今天热得温度计都爆表了。

9. It's hot with a capital "H".

今天真的是大写的热。

10. I am sweating like a pig.

我热得大汗淋漓。

【拓展】pig iron / cast iron 生铁

11. It is baking hot.

天气热烘烘的。


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【拓展】

at the peak of summer 夏天最热的时候

in the depth of winter 冬天最冷的时候




Part 3  weather相关的俚语


under the weather 有点不舒服

例句:I am under the weather today. Can I ask for a one day leave?


in all weathers 任何天气(情况)

I do exercise every day in all weathers.

不管天气如何,我每天都坚持锻炼。


rain or shine = in all weathers

My family always got my back, rain or shine.

无论何时,我的家人都支持我。


Weather permitting/ If the weather permits 天气允许的话

Weather permitting, we will have a picnic tomorrow.

如果天气允许,我们明天将去野餐。


weather the storm 渡过难关,渡过恶劣气候

An improvement in the economy is helping us weather the storm.

经济好转有助于我们渡过难关。


fair-weather friend 不能共患难的朋友,酒肉朋友

A fair-weather friend will not contact you during your time of hardship.

当你陷入困境的时候,那些酒肉朋友是不会主动联络你的。

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