英语中的各种天气.docVIP

听力Unit 2 Weather 1 各种天气的名称 Atmosphere 大气 Weather 天气 fair- weather friend(a friend in need is a friend indeed) Climate 气候 Elements 自然力量 Temperature (Celsius摄氏度 Fahrenheit 华氏) To be warm sunny mild clear pleasant favorable To be hot Intense heat Heat wave Drought 》》 wet flood To be cold Season Frost雷 dew露水 Hail 冰雹 Snow雪 snowflake 雪片 snowfall下雪 Thunder 雷 thunder thighs(humorous expression for “fat thighs”) Wind 风 Mist 雾 Fog 浓雾 Cloud ~ y 多云 “behind every cloud is a silver lining” 每朵阴云后都有光亮的边缘 Overcast 》》forecast 预告 Drizzle Rain rain cats and dogs Save something for a raining day Take rain check =postpone Downpour 暴雨，阵雨 Shower I was caught in the shower Take a shower 洗淋浴 Storm Tempest (Shakespeare’s) Lightning 闪电 Land wind Light wind=breeze Gust of wing Gale Hurricane(飓风)=typhoon(台风) Whirlwind=tornado(龙卷风) Cyclone 旋风 Monsoon 季风 Dead calm 风平浪静 Indian summer 小阳春 2 表示持续高温，最低温度，目前温度 top temperature=maximum temperature the lowest temperature=minimum temperature current temperature 表示湿度，大气状况 相对湿度 relative humidity 污染程度 pollution level high :high pressure area in the atmosphere which results in clear sky (形成晴朗天空的) 高气压带 ridge=high .trough : a low pressure area characterized by cloudy skies (形成多云或雨天的) 低压槽 mercury 水银柱，贡柱 ：temperature what’s the mercury today?今天气温多少？