【今日主题】
The Golden Icebreaker —— Weather
【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.
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
>> 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?
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?
【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。
【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。