「每日一讀」——新一 Lesson 53 An interesting climate 有趣的氣候

Lesson 53An interesting climate有趣的氣候

Listen to the tape then answer this question。

聽錄音,然後回答問題。

What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?

在英國最受歡迎的話題是什麼?

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。

漢斯:你是哪國人?

吉姆:我是英國人。

漢斯:你們國家的氣候怎麼樣?

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。 西部常下雨,南部有時則很暖和。

漢斯:你最喜歡哪些季節?

吉姆:我最喜歡春季和夏季。 因為此時白天短而夜晚長, 太陽昇得遲而落得早。 雖然我們國家的氣候並不是很好, 但又確實很有意思。 天氣是我們最喜歡談論的話題。

「每日一讀」——新一 Lesson 53 An interesting climate 有趣的氣候

New Word and expressions 生詞和短語

mild adj。 溫和的,溫暖的

always adv。 總是

north n。 北方

east n。 東方

wet adj。 潮溼的

west n。 西方

south n。 南方

season n。 季節

best adv。 最

night n。 夜晚

rise v。 升起

early adv。 早

set v。 (太陽)落下去

late adv。 晚,遲

interesting adj。 有趣的,有意思的

subject n。 話題

conversation n。 談話

an interesting subject of the conversation

in the west

in the south

England:英國(the Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

cold front:冷鋒

warn front:暖鋒

Scotch whisky:蘇格蘭威士忌

Scotland

England

Welsh

Northern Ireland

mild -> wild:野性的

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)

gentleman:紳士

gentle:溫和的,文雅的(後天)

in the north:在北方

in the south

wet:(程度最強) all in wet

damp:(表面不幹燥)

humid:(專業)

moist:(舒服的潮溼)

It’s very wet。

sea:大海

son:兒子

seasons [5si:znz]

good 好

better(比較級)

best(最高階)

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;[語法]主語;科目

How many subjects do you have in your class?

say:(說話的內容)

speak:(講話的動作)

talk:(談話,聊天)

chat:(聊天)

dialog:(對話—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。