雨一直下(第二部分)

2014年11月21日 12:54:24

接著 上一講 ,再講一些關(guān)于“下雨”的表達(dá)方式。

(一)傾盆大雨

1. downpour : a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly

例:

a torrential downpour (傾盆大雨)

A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter. (突然下起了傾盆大雨,我們趕緊去找地方避雨。)

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(二)毛毛雨

2. drizzle : use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain 毛毛雨

備注: ''drizzle'' 的原意是“滴幾滴(油等)液體在食物上”,如:

Drizzle the soy sauce over the chicken. (在雞肉上滴幾滴醬油。)

The vegetables were drizzled with olive oil. (菜里已經(jīng)加了幾滴橄欖油了。)

在表示“下雨”時, ''drizzle'' 引申為“毛毛雨”的意思。

例:

It was beginning to drizzle, so she pulled on her hood. (開始下毛毛雨了,她趕緊把衛(wèi)衣的帽子戴上。)

it's drizzling (備注: ''it's drizzling'' 常用于口語中)

I think I'll walk to work—it's only drizzling. (只是下點毛毛雨,我還是走路去上班吧。)

補(bǔ)充:

''drizzle'' 做名詞時,也可以表示類似的意思。

例:

A light drizzle was falling as I left the house. (我離開家的時候開始下毛毛雨。)

Yes, it's raining, but it's only a drizzle. (是在下雨,但只是毛毛雨。)

''drizzly'' ''drizzle'' 的形容詞形式,也可以表示類似的意思。

例:

It was a drizzly, gray weekend. (那是個天陰陰的、下著毛毛雨周末。)

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3. it's sprinkling : use this to say that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long (短時間的)毛毛雨

備注: ''sprinkle'' 的原意是“撒”,如:

Sprinkle the top with cheese. (在上面撒點芝士。)

He sprinkled the water on the plants. (他給植物澆水。)

I?sprinkled?cocoa?over?my?latte. (我給自己的那杯拿鐵上撒了可可粉。) ?

''it's sprinkling'' 中,引申為“毛毛雨”的意思。 ''it's sprinkling'' 常用于美式英語的口語中。

例:

"Is it raining out?" "It's just sprinkling." - 下雨了? - 只是毛毛雨。)

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4. light rain : a little rain 小雨

例:

Some light rain is likely in the Boston area. (波士頓地區(qū)可能會下小雨。)

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(三)雨季

5. the rainy season/the monsoon : a time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries, such as India and other southern Asian countries, from about April to October (季風(fēng))雨季 ?

例:

The rainy season is late this year. (今年的雨季推遲了。)

At this time of year, before the monsoon, the river is at its lowest. (每年雨季前的這個時候,河水的水位是一年中最低的。)

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6. the rains : heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 雨季

例:

The farmers are waiting for the rains to come. (農(nóng)民一直在等著雨季的到來。)

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(四)雨和其它

7. hail : frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones 冰雹

例:

The hail has destroyed many of the county's crops. (在該國很多地方,冰雹砸毀了很多農(nóng)作物。)

Many cars were damaged by hail during the storm. (一場風(fēng)暴下來,很多車都被冰雹砸壞了。)

heavy showers of rain and hail (夾著冰雹的強(qiáng)陣雨)

補(bǔ)充: ''hail'' 做動詞時,也可以表示類似的意思。

例:

It's hailing outside. (外面在下冰雹。)

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