Talkingaboutweather北京四中周可勇ReadandthinkIfwereallywant.ppt

Talking about weather 北京四中 周可勇 Read and think If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive. We can do no great things; only small things with great love. It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving. Such a nice day, isn’t it? ? ? It’s rather chilly out there. Yes, it’s meant to warm up later . Weather in English The weather is a good ice-breaker because in the UK it’s so unpredictable and it’s common to all of us. If you see someone every day, at the chip shop or in the park, and you start a conversation it can grow beyond the weather. RULES OF CONVERSATION Don’t open with a complaint, it sets the tone. Avoid politics and religion, they are sensitive subjects. Keep strong opinions to yourself, you don’t want to offend. ---Author Don Gabor If we want to know the weather What’s the weather like in Wuhan? How is the weather in Qinhuangdao? What will the weather be like the day after tomorrow? If we want to talk about the weather It will be rainy in Jilin. Jilin will be snowy. There will be snow in Jilin. Tomorrow will be snowy. The temperature will be… 与天气名词有关的词组、短语 Rain a rain of bullets 枪林弹雨 a rain of congratulations 一连串/纷至沓来的祝贺 as right as rain 一帆风顺，一切正常 be caught in the rain 被雨淋着了 get out of the rain 躲雨；知道保护自己，有心计/心眼 know enough to come in out of the rain 懂道理，能够自理，有心计/心眼 rain blood/tears 血流如注/泪如雨下 rain cats and dogs / rain buckets大雨倾盆，雨下得很猛烈 rain down 象雨点般落下 rain on 雨点般落在...上面；纷纷落在...头上 rain off 因下雨而取消... rain or shine 无论晴雨，风雨无阻；无论如何 rain praise on 对...赞不绝口 与天气名词有关的词组、短语 Wind before the wind? 顺风地；顺利地 biting wind 刺骨的寒风 break wind (委婉语)放屁 down the wind 顺风，顺着风向 find out which way the wind blows first 探听风声，先搞清楚情况 get wind of 得到......的风声，掌握.......的线索 gone with the wind 随风飘去，一去不复返 in the eye/teeth of the wind 迎着风，顶着风 in the wind 在风中；在酝酿中；在秘密进行 与天气名词有关的词组、短语 Sun a place in the sun 有太阳的地方；美好的环境，显赫的地位 from sun to sun 从日出到