Lesson 53
An interesting climate
有趣的氣候
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
聽(tīng)錄音,然后回答問(wèn)題。在英國(guó)最受歡迎的話題是什么?
HANS: Where do you come from?
JIM: I come from England.
HANS: What's the climate like in your
country?
JIM: It's mild,
but it's not always pleasant.
JIM: The weather's often cold
in North and windy in the East.
It's often wet in the West
and sometimes warm in the south.
HANS: Which seasons do you like best?
JIM: I like spring and summer.
The days are long and the night
are short.
The sun rises early and sets late.
JIM: I don't like autumn and winter.
The days are short
and the nights are long.
The sun rises late
and set early.
Our climate is not very good,
but it's certainly interesting.
It's our favourite subject
of conversation.
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
mild
adj. 溫和的,溫暖的
always
adv. 總是
north
n. 北方
east
n. 東方
wet
adj. 潮濕的
west
n. 西方
south
n. 南方
season
n. 季節(jié)
best
adv. 最
night
n. 夜晚
rise
v. 升起
early
adv. 早
set
v. (太陽(yáng))落下去
late
adv. 晚,遲
interesting
adj. 有趣的,有意思的
subject
n. 話題
conversation
n. 談話
漢斯:你是哪國(guó)人?
吉姆:我是英國(guó)人。
漢斯:你們國(guó)家的氣候怎么樣?
吉姆:氣候溫和,但也不總是宜人的。
吉姆:北部的天氣常常寒冷, 東部則常常利風(fēng)。 西部常下雨,南部有時(shí)則很暖和。
漢斯:你最喜歡哪些季節(jié)?
吉姆:我最喜歡春季和夏季。 因?yàn)榇藭r(shí)白天短而夜晚長(zhǎng), 太陽(yáng)升得遲而落得早。 雖然我們國(guó)家的氣候并不很好, 但又確實(shí)很有意思。 天氣是我們最喜歡談?wù)摰脑掝}。
[詞匯]
mild adj. 溫和的,溫暖的 [maild]
always adv. 總是
north n. 北方
east n. 東方
wet adj. 潮濕的
west n. 西方
south n. 南方
season n. 季節(jié)
best adv. 最
night n. 夜晚
rise v. 升起
early adv. 早
set v. (太陽(yáng))落下去
late adv. 晚,遲
interesting adj. 有趣的,有意思的
subject n. 話題;[語(yǔ)法]主語(yǔ);科目
conversation n. 談話
an interesting subject of the conversation
in the west
in the south
England:英國(guó)(the Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
cold front:冷鋒
warn front:暖峰
Scotch whisky:蘇格蘭威士忌
Scotland
England
Welsh
Northern Ireland
mild -> wild:野性的
<Days of being wild>
It's mild.
What the climate like in England?
It's very mild. But it's not always pleasant.
mild:(人)性格溫和的(與生俱來(lái))
gentleman:紳士
gentle:溫和的,文雅的(后天)
in the north:在北方
in the south
wet:(程度最強(qiáng)) all in wet
damp:(表面不干燥)
humid:(專業(yè))
moist:(舒服的潮濕)
It's very wet.
sea:大海
son:兒子
seasons [5si:znz]
good 好
better(比較級(jí))
best(最高級(jí))
I like spring best.
Do you like spring?
Which season(s) do you like best?
I like spring and summer best.
Because the days are long and the nights are short.
I don't like autumn and winter.
Because the days are short and the nights are long.
The sun rises early/late and sets late/early.
Which season do you like best?
I like spring and summer best.
Because the days are long and the nights are short.
The sun rises early and sets late.
I don't like autumn and winter.
Because the days are short and the nights are long.
The sun rises late and sets early.
at night
rises [raiziz]
sets
an interesting
subject n. 話題;[語(yǔ)法]主語(yǔ);科目
How many subjects do you have in your class?
say:(說(shuō)話的內(nèi)容)
speak:(講話的動(dòng)作)
talk:(談話,聊天)
chat:(聊天)
dialog:(對(duì)話—有固定的話題)
conversation n. 談話(隨意的交流)
interesting subject of our conversation
Money and beauty are interesting subjects of conversation.
favorite:特別喜歡的人(或物)
Climate is our favorite subject of conversation.
[提示]
in the West
It's wet in the West.
in the North
It's cold in the North.
in the East
It's windy in the East.
in the South
It's warm in the South.
What's the climate like in England?
It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.
Which season does Jim like best?
Spring and summer.
Because the days are long and the nights are short.
The sun rises early and sets late.
Why doesn't he like autumn and winter?
Because the days are short and the night are long.
The sun rises late and sets early.
Is the climate in England very good?
Climate in England is not very good.
Is it very interesting?
The climate in England is not very good.
But it is very/certainly interesting.
It's wet in the West.
It's windy in the East.
It's cold in the North.
It's warm in the South.
Jim comes from England.
Jim likes spring and summer.
Because the days are long and the nights are short.
The sun rises early and sets late.
He doesn't like autumn and winter.
Because the days are short and the nights are long.
The sun rises late and sets early.
The climate is the favorite subject of their conversation.
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