Talking about the weather(谈论天气) |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/05/27 09:52 英语辅导报 |
I. Purposes 天气已经成为人们日常生活中谈论的重要话题之一。每逢佳节,家人或朋友都向往着出行旅游,对天气的变化会格外关注.在西方国家,天气已经成为日常寒暄的必谈话题,以免触及敏感或忌讳的话题。 II. Summary of useful expressions a.询问天气情况的常用句型: What's the weather like today?/How's the weather in...?例如: -What's the weather like today?今天天气怎么样? -It's cloudy.多云。 -How is the weather in London? 伦敦的天气怎么样? -It's foggy. 有雾。 b.陈述天气情况的常用句型: It's fine/cloudy/windy/rainy... 天气晴朗/多云/有风/有雨…… It's getting cold/warm... 天气冷了/暖了…… It's rather warm/cold/hot... today, isn't it? 今天很暖和/冷/热……,是吗? It's a beautiful day today.今天天气很好。例如: -What a nice/lovely day!多好的天气! -Yes, it's nice, isn't it? 是的,很好,不是吗? c.类似谈论天气的日常用语还有: ①It looks like rain/looks as if it is going to rain.看起来要下雨。 ②It seems to be cleaning up. 天似乎要转晴。 ③It's blowing hard. 风刮得很大。 ④It's snowing heavily. 正在下大雪。 ⑤What's the weather report for tomorrow? 天气预报明天怎样? ⑥It's rather changeable. 天气变化无常。 ⑦What's the temperature? 气温是多少? ⑧The temperature has dropped a lot today.今天温度低多了。 ⑨It's about to rain, isn't it? 快要下雨了,是吗? ⑩What's today's weather forecast? 今天的天气预报怎么说? III. Background information 人们喜欢谈论天气,要么是为了谈话开个头,要么是为了天气本身的原因。西方人喜欢在寒暄之前谈论一下天气,以便进入轻松的谈话。英美人见面时常以谈论天气开始。英国的天气变化无常,人们尤好此道。对东方人士出巡旅游国外特别是英美等国家,更加要注意这点,以免触及双方敏感或忌讳的话题。 (文/彭荣华; 英语辅导报高二版 03~04学年度第38期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。) |
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