Unit8　Talking About Weather　谈天气

Part I．Sample Dialogue示范对话

In this conversation，A talks about the weather with B．You should know how to talk about weather in English．

在这个对话当中，A和B在谈论天气。你应当学会如何用英语谈天气。

A　Lovely morning，isn't it?

今天早晨天气真好，对吗?

B　Yes，isn't it?It's such a fine day for an outing．I think I'll go to see the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses．

是的。今天真是出游的好天气。我想去看兵马俑。

A　That's a good idea．But the weather forecast says there'll be a thundershower this afternoon．You'd better take an umbrella with you．

好主意。可天气预报说今天下午有雷阵雨。你最好带把伞。

B　Yes，I'll do that．Perhaps we can see the rainbow after the shower．

好，我会带的。也许阵雨过后会看到彩虹。

A　Right!What's the weather like in summer in your hometown?

没错。你家乡夏天的天气怎么样?

B　The days are very hot，but it tends to cool off a little in the evenings．

白天很热。不过晚上就变得凉快一点。

A　Does it often rain there?

那儿经常下雨吗?

B　Yes，it rains a lot，so it's humid there．

是的，雨水很多，因此那里潮湿。

A　But it's very dry here．

可这里很干燥。

B　Yes，because Xi'an is in the western part of China．

是的，因为西安位于中国的西部。

Part II．Useful Sentences常用句子

1．It's a lovely day，isn't it?/Wonderful weather，isn't it?

天气不错，对吧!

2．It looks like it's going to rain．

天看起来要下雨。

3．What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

明天的天气预报怎么说?

4．The weather forecast says it's fair to cloudy．

天气预报说晴到多云。

5．It looks as though a storm is brewing．

看来一场暴风雨就要来了。

6．The wind is getting stronger/going down．

风势在加强/减弱。

7．I wonder what the weather is going to be like tomorrow．

不知道明天天气怎么样。

8．The rain is beginning to let up．

雨开始变小了。

9．We're going to have a cold spell．

要来寒流了。

10．Cloudy in the morning，overcast in the afternoon．

上午多云，下午转阴。

11．I'm not used to the hot and dry weather in Beijing．

我不太适应北京这种又热又干的气候。

12．I hope the good weather will come back soon．

真希望天气快点好起来。

13．I prefer sunny days to rainy days．

我喜欢晴朗的日子，不太喜欢下雨的日子。

14．The temperature seldom goes five degrees below zero centigrade．

温度很少降到零下五摄氏度。

15．It must be the fog that makes one feel so chilly．

一定是大雾使人感到这么冷飕飕的。

16．I don't think the rain would last long．

我看雨不会下很久的。

17．There will be some fog in the morning．

早晨会有些雾。

18．Perhaps there will be some sunshine this afternoon．

也许午后会出太阳。

19．We have very good weather here．We have sun every day．

我们这里天气很好，每天都出太阳。

20．It's raining cats and dogs．

大雨瓢泼。

Part III．New Words and Expressions单词和短语

outing出游，户外活动

Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses兵马俑

forecast预测，预报

thundershower雷阵雨

rainbow彩虹

shower阵雨

umbrella雨伞

summer夏天

hometown家乡

to tend(to)倾向于

to cool off变凉

humid潮湿

dry干燥

western西部的

storm暴风雨

cold spell寒流

cloudy多云

overcast阴天

temperature温度

fog雾

chilly冷飕飕的

Part IV．Compose a conversation based on the following situation．情景对话

Work with your partner．Describe the weather conditions in your hometown with each other．Talk about spring，summer，autumn and winter respectively．