Lesson 20 季节及天气
出口成章
Nice weather today！ 今天天气真好。
It’s a nice day today. 今天天气不错。
What a sunny day！ 天气真晴朗。
Autumn is the best season of this city. 秋天是这个城市最好的季节。
Rainy days make people frustrated. 下雨天让人沮丧。
Trench coat is the best fit for windy days. 风衣是大风天气最好的搭配。
This city is famous for being a “hot pot” in summer. 这个城市夏天是出了名的“火炉”。
I love winter for peace， snow and festival atmosphere. 我喜欢冬天的平静、雪以及节日气氛。
In Spring， Cherry Blossom is a famous scenery of this city. 这个城市春季的樱花很有名。
London is no longer a foggy city any more. 伦敦不再是一个雾都了。
There are only winter and summer in the Arctic area. 在北极地区，只有冬夏两季。
See the clouds？ Do rememeber to take your umbrella with you. 看见天上的云了么？记得带把伞。
This year， summer comes very late. Even in June I still cannot wear T-shirts. 今年夏天来得很晚。到六月了我都不能穿T-shirt。
Winter is coming！ Let’s buy warmer clothes as I heard it’s colder this year. 冬天来了！咱们买些暖和的衣服吧，听说今年冬天很冷。
The weather is so weird！ Yesterday the tempreture was 18 degrees and today it’s 32！ 天气真变幻无常。昨天气温还是18摄氏度，今天就变成32摄氏度！
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
Hello John！ Fancy seeing you here！
约翰你好！真没想到在这里遇见你。
Hi， Nancy！ What a small world to meet you in New York！
南希你好！世界真小，居然在纽约遇见你。
When did you come to New York？
你什么时候来的纽约？
One year ago， my boss sent me here to start new businesses.
一年前，我老板派我过来拓展新业务。
Sounds good！ Do you like New York？
听起来不错。喜欢纽约么？
Well， most times yes. But when it comes to the weather， it frustrates me a lot.
呃，大多数时候是喜欢的。但是说到这儿的天气，真让人郁闷。
Yes， I can tell！ It’s quite like Shanghai， rainy and cloudy most of the time.
我非常理解！纽约的天气就像上海，大多数时候都是下雨，多云。
Indeed！ And on sunny days， I always go to Central Park to take a walk.
没错！当天气晴朗的时候，我总是去中央公园散步。
Luckily we have heat in the winter， or the wet cold weather will make people even more frustrated.
幸好冬季有暖气，不然湿冷让人更郁闷了。
That’s true！
没错！
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
今天天气真好。 Nice day today！ What a nice day today！
明天会下雨么？ Rainy tomorrow？ Will it be rainy tomorrow？
天气预报向来不准。 Don’t rely on weather forecast. Weather forecast is not accurate enough.
明天可能有沙尘暴。 Sandstorm might come tomorrow. Be prepared it might be sand storm tomorrow.
下雪天要注意防滑。 Watch your steps on snowy days. Be aware when you walk as it’s snowy days and it’s very slippy.
明天波士顿是晴天。 It will be sunny tomorrow in Boston. Tomorrow Boston will see pleasant weather.
明天伦敦的气温会比较高。 London will be hot tomorrow. London will expect high temperatures tomorrow.
这里四季分明。 Four seasons are obvious here. The four seasons are of distinctive features here.
今天夜间没有雨，将保持晴朗干燥。 It will not be rainy tonight and will continue to be sunny and dry. Tonight has not any showers dying away to leave a dry evening with some clear periods.
英格兰有短时阵雨，部分地区会转成大雨。 It will rain occasionally in England， and the rain will be heavy in some areas. There will be occasional showers in England， some of them perhaps heavy.
重点词汇解析
1. occasional [？‘ke？nl] adj. 偶尔的，不经常的；特殊场合的；临时的
【例句】She might see an occasional man； but most of her patients would be women or children.
她也许会看到偶尔的一个男人，但她的病人大多数是妇女或者
儿童。
2. temperature[’tempr？t（r）] n. 温度；体温；气温；<口>发烧，高烧
【例句】Coping with severe drops in temperature in the next week can be very difficult.
温度大幅下降可能会很难应付。
3. Forecast [‘f？：kɑ：st] vt. 预报，预测；预示 vi.预报，预测 n.预报；预言
【例句】The government forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.
政府预测平均工资增幅将保持在 4%左右。
4. frustrate [fr？’stre？t] vt. 挫败；阻挠；使受挫折 adj.无益的，无效的
【例句】Tom is a man who fed up with the frustrations of everyday life.
汤姆是个受够了日常生活中各种失意挫折的男子。
5. Sandstorm [‘s？ndst？：m] n. 沙暴，尘暴
【例句】Yesterday was a hot， gusty day as a sandstorm whirled through the whole city.
昨天是一个炎热而且大风的日子，并且沙尘暴席卷了整个
城市。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
Nothing in life is to be feared， it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more， so that we may fear less.
——Marie Curie
世界上没有什么值得害怕的东西，他们只是有待我们研究与理解。现在我们应该去学习更多的知识，我们害怕的事情就会少一些。
——居里夫人
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
——Richard Steele
阅读对于思想来说，就像是锻炼之对于身体。
——理查德·斯蒂尔
A sure way to lose happiness， I found， is to want it at the expense of everything else.
—— Bette Davis
我发现当你不顾一切的追求幸福时，反而一定会失去幸福。
——贝蒂·戴维斯
People do not lack strength； they lack will.
——Victor Hugo
人们并非缺乏力量，他们缺乏的是意志。
——维克多·雨果
Lesson 21 家族关系
出口成章
I came from a big family. 我来自一个大家庭。
Chinese people value family relationships a lot. 中国人非常重视家族关系。
I have been living with my parents before I went to university in another city. 在我去另一个城市上大学前，我一直和父母住在一起。
I have three uncles， two of whom are my father’s younger brothers. 我有三个叔伯，其中两个是叔叔。
In my family， members are not that close. 我家庭中的成员没有那么
亲密。
Every year， all of my family members get together for Christmas. 我所有的家庭成员每年都聚在一起过圣诞。
I bought an apartment near my parents’ residence. 我在父母的居住地附近买了一个公寓。
My wedding becomes a good reason for family reunion. 我的婚礼为家庭聚会提供了一个绝佳理由。
In small villages， the villagers might be relatives of each other. 在小村庄，村民彼此可能都是亲戚。