口语步步高:说一说天气
2022-05-11陶艺丞
陶艺丞
中国人见面一般会问“吃了没”“干吗去”,这些是我们常用的聊天开场,而对很多外国人而言,天气是他们最喜欢的开场话题。今天我们就来学习一些和天气有关的词句吧。
一、关于天气的英文单词
sunny 晴朗的
rainbow 彩虹
rainy 有雨的
drizzle /?dr?zl/ 蒙蒙细雨
light rain 小雨
moderate /?mɑ?d?r?t/ rain 中雨
storm 暴风雨
thunder 打雷
thunderstorm 雷雨
shower 阵雨
thundershower 雷阵雨
downpour /?da?np??r/ 倾盆大雨
windy 有风的
light air 微风
breeze 微风
gale /ɡe?l/ 大风
gusty /?ɡ?sti/ wind 疾风
calm 无风的
cloudy 多云的
foggy 有雾的
mist 薄雾
thick fog 浓雾
snowy 下雪的
drifting /?dr?ft??/ snow 飘雪
sleet /sli?t/ 雨夹雪
cold 冷的
hot 热的
warm 温暖的
cool 凉爽的
chilly 寒冷
freezing /?fri?z??/ 极冷的
wet 潮湿
dry 干燥
mild 和煦的
clear skies 晴空万里
sunlight 阳光
partly cloudy 局部多云
snowflakes 雪花
iceberg /?a?sb??rɡ/ 冰山
icicle /?a?s?k(?)l/ 冰柱
dew /du?/ 露水
frost /fr??st/ 霜冻
hail /he?l/ 冰雹
blizzard /?bl?z?rd/ 暴风雪
avalanche /??v?l?nt?/ 雪崩
tsunami /tsu??nɑ?mi/ 海啸
hurricane /?h?r?k?n/ 飓风
cyclone /?sa?klo?n/ 旋风
tornado /t??r?ne?do?/ 龙卷风
flood 洪水
drought /dra?t/ 干旱
二、和天气有关的短语
1. it never rains but it pours 祸不单行
例句:First my car broke down, and then I lost my key. It never rains but it pours.
一开始我的车抛锚了,接着我又把钥匙丢了,真是祸不单行。
2. a storm in a teacup 小题大做
例句:Don t worry about those two arguing. It s just a storm in a teacup.
不用为他俩的争执担心,他们不过是小题大做罢了。
3. rainy day 艰难的时刻, for a rainy day 以备不时之需
例句:I don t want to spend this extra money. I ll save it up for a rainy day.
我不想把这些额外收入花掉,我打算存起来以备不时之需。
4. weather the storm 度過危机
例句:We will weather the storm together.
我们将共度风雨。
5. as right as rain 非常健康/ 一帆风顺
例句:I was not all well last weekend, but I am as right as rain now.
我上周末感到不舒服,可是现在完全恢复了。
6. a face like thunder 满面怒容
例句:What s up with him today? He has a face like thunder!
他今天怎么了? 看着怒气冲冲的。
7. fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友
例句:I m a bit disappointed in John and David. It turned out they were only
fair-weather friends.
我对约翰和大卫有点失望,原来他们不过是靠不住的酒肉朋友。
8. a breeze 轻而易举的事
例句:The exam was a breeze.
这次考试真是太容易了。
9. blow hot and cold 摇摆不定
例句:They re blowing hot and cold over this issue. It s impossible to know what they want!
他们在这件事情上摇摆不定,根本不可能知道他们到底想要什么!
10. come rain or shine 风雨无阻
例句:He s always working in his garden—come rain or shine.
他总在花园里干活,风雨无阻。
11. steal one s thunder 抢某人的风头
例句:You ll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight!
如果你今晚穿那条裙子,你会抢了她的风头!
三、谈论天气的句子
询问天气
1. Whats the weather like today?
今天天气怎么样?
2. What does the weather forecast say?
天气预报怎么说的?
3. What will it be after the clear weather?
晴天过后天气怎么样?
4. Is the weather always like this?
天气总是这样的吗?
5. Do you like the weather here?
你喜欢这儿的天气吗?
6. Whats your favorite weather?
你最喜欢什么天气?
○谈论好天气
1. What a nice day!
多好的天气呀!
2. Today is a sunny day.
今天真是阳光灿烂的一天。
3. The sun is shining.
阳光明媚。
4. The weather is much better than yesterday.
今天的天气比昨天的好多了。
5. I hope the weather will stay this way.
我希望这种天气持续下去。
6. It s good to see the sun again.
真是太好了,太阳又出来了。
7. Fine day, isn t it?
今天是个好天气,是吧?
○谈论不好的天气
1. The weather is terrible.
天气真糟糕。
2. The weather forecast says it isnt good.
天气预报说今天天气不好。
○谈论气温
1. Its extremely hot and muggy.
天气非常闷热。
2. Its blazing hot outside.
外面很炽热。
3. I felt like I was roasting inside house.
在屋里我觉得热得像被火烤一样。
4. This morning is cooler than expected.
今天早上比预计的要凉快。
5. I hope the weather there is cold enough.
我希望那儿天气够冷。
6. The temperature has dropped a lot today.
今天的温度低多了。
7. It s going to get cold fast.
天气很快会变冷的。
○谈论雨天
1. As long as it doesn t rain.
只要不下雨就行。
2. I guess it s going to rain.
我猜将要下雨了。
3. The paper says it might rain this evening.
报纸说今天傍晚可能要下雨。
4. The rain is coming down.
雨已經下下来了。
5. The rain is pouring down.
大雨倾盆而下。
6. It s raining cats and dogs.
正下瓢泼大雨。
7. It s thundering and lightening.
雷电交加。
8. I hope the rain will stop soon.
我希望这场雨会很快停下来。
9. The rain seems to be stopping.
雨看来要停了。
○谈论刮风
1. I think there will be a strong wind.
我想可能要刮大风了。
2. Today s a windy day.
今天外面刮大风。
3. It s blowing hard.
风刮得很大。
○谈论雪天
1. I m afraid it won t be cold enough for a snowfall.
恐怕天气还没冷到下雪的程度。
2. It s starting to snow outside.
外面开始下雪了。
3. It s snowing heavily.
正在下大雪。
4. How much snow do you have in the winter in this area?
你们这个地区冬天下多少次雪?
学了这么多和天气有关的英文,以后我们和外国朋友交流时就可以先开口了!