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The Golden Icebreaker —— Weather

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the 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

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【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.

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

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!

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Part 1  下雨新姿势

【地道词汇与表达】

drizzling 毛毛雨

spitting 零星小雨

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

>> 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.

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Part 2  热成狗怎么说？

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

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？

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

【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。

【英语语法百宝箱】远离尬聊神器—— How's the weather?

【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

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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。