天气现象在英语中的文化涵义.docVIP

?1．wind风，刮风??????? eg. head wind顶风? off the wind背着风，顺风?? in the wind迎风??????? 喻：将要发生??????? There’s something in the wind.好象有什么事情要发生了。??????? 涵义：（1）风吹来的方向from the four winds从四面八方??????? （2）空话，空谈，自负He’s all wind.他就会说空话。??????? （3）气息，呼吸，胸口，心窝get back one’s wind停下来喘气??????? （4）（喻）风声，传说take/get wind被谣传??????? （5）the wind管乐器??????? （6）break wind放屁??????? （7）whistle down the wind白费唇舌??????? （8）谚语：It’s an ill wind that blows???????? nobody（any）good.此失则彼得，没有使所有的人都受害的坏事。??????? Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.干坏事必将遭到加倍报应；恶有恶报。??????? 2、frost霜，起霜??????? eg. early frosts早寒，秋寒? late frosts晚寒，春寒?? white frost白霜??????? 涵义：（1）（态度，感情等）冷谈??????? He has a frost in his manner.他的态度是冷冰冰的。??????? （2）（演出，旅行，宴会等）失败，令人扫兴，乏味。??????? His empty speech was a frost.他空洞的讲话不受人欢迎。??????? （3）无光泽的，磨砂的frosted glass毛玻璃??????? 3．snow雪，下雪??????? eg. the high snows高原积雪（带）? snowless无雪的?? snow???????? blindness雪盲（症）??????? 涵义：（1）白发 the snow of seventy years七十高龄的苍苍白发??????? （2）压倒，以绝对优势票数击败??????? be snowed under with work工作忙不过来??????? be snowed under in the election在选举中被彻底击败??????? 4．rain雨，下雨??????? eg. heavy（light/fine）rain一阵大/小/细雨??????? 涵义：（1）the rains雨天，雨季??????? （2）rain glass气压表??????? （3）（下雨般地）落下/一阵a rain of congratulations一连串的祝福??????? （4）大量地给；厚施rain praises on sb.连声称赞某人??????? （5）无论晴雨；无论如何rain or shine??????? （6）使……如雨而下His eyes were raining tears.他泪如雨下。??????? 谚语：It never rains but it???????? pours.不雨则已，一雨倾盆。（指事情不发生则已，一旦发生便接踵而来）??????? 5．thunder雷，打雷??????? eg. a loud thunder响雷??????? 涵义：（1）似雷的响声a thunder（thunders）of applause雷鸣般的掌声??????? （2）怒喝，恐吓??????? thunder threats at sb.大声恐吓某人??????? 口语：哎！真的！岂有此理！By thunder！??????? 6．lightning闪电，打闪??????? eg. lightning war闪电战heat/summer lightning无声闪电，热闪??????? 涵义：（1）意外的幸运（尤指在政治上的提拔）He has a lightning in his work.??????? （2）闪电似的a lightning attack突然袭击??????? （3）lightning bug（美）萤火虫? lightning rod避雷针??????? 7．dew露水??????? The grass is wet with dew.草被露水沾湿。??????? 涵义：（像露水一样的）纯洁，清新；清新的气氛??????? a lad in the dew of