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:
①
''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。)
②
''drizzly''
是
''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。)
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在
''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
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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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