Unit 12 What's the weather lik

天气中的大小表达有多少？

　　在天气预报中，经常有对风、雨、雪等的大小描述，那么在英语中这些表达又是怎样的呢？现简单地归纳一下：

　　1．rain, snow, wind作名词，指rain, snow大小分别用heavy, light来形容，指wind大小可用strong, light来修饰。如：

　　The rain is very heavy now.

　　The snow was light yesterday.

　　There will be a strong wind to the north of the Huai River.

　　2．rain, snow作动词用，则用heavily, lightly等副词修饰，wind可用blow strongly或lightly表示。如：

　　It rained heavily last night.

　　It often snows quite heavily in winter.

　　The wind is blowing strongly at the moment.

　　3．当然，还可用形容词rainy, windy, snowy形容一天的天气，并用very, qutie等加以修饰。如：

　　It is very windy these days.

　　It is quite snowy in winter in Northeast China.

　　从中不难看出，常用形容词作表语来形容雨、雪、风的大小，若谓语为表示天气的行为动词，常用副词来形容其大小。

Rain

　　We say “it looks like rain.” When there are dark clouds in the sky. If you go out then, you must not forget to take a raincoat or an umbrella with you. You had better stay at home when it rains cats and dogs.

   The set phrase “the rains” refers to a season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries. Although the crops need rain, and sometimes a beautiful rainbow will appear after the rain, people tent to think of a rainy day as a bad day. So, when a person says he will “save up for a rainy day”, he means he will save money for a time when he may need it.

雨

　　天空乌云密布的时候，我们说：“看样子要下雨了”。这时如果你外出，可别忘了带雨衣或雨伞。倾盆大雨的时候，你还是留在家里的好。

　　固定词组the rains 指热带地区连续下大雨的季节。尽管农作物需要雨水，而且大雨过后偶尔会出现彩虹，但人们还是认为，下雨是不好的日子。因此，当一个人说，他将为雨天而绸缪（save up for a rainy day），他的意思就是：他要为不时之需而积蓄。

Weather and homes

　　People make many different kinds of homes around the world. Weather tells us what kind of homes we need to make.

　　In hot places such as South China and South USA, the weather is warm 80 people can be outside most of the time. But they still need to keep themselves safe from the sun, the rain, and the insects. Homes in such places can have screens on their windows and doors. They let the wind into the home, but keep out the insects.

　　In Canada, North China and other cold places, homes need to keep out the cold and keep in the heat. These homes need thick walls. If there is a lot of snow, the roofs need to let the snow fall off easily. These homes cannot have flat roofs. The roofs must also be strong, so they can hold a lot of snow.

　　What kind of home do you live in? Is it good for the weather you have?

与天气有关的英语习语

    　　英国地处欧洲大陆西部的中纬度地带，受北大西洋暖湿气流的影响，形成了雨量充沛、风大雾多的气候。在英国，下雨并不是令人烦恼的事，也是“季节的客人”。另外，英国也因多雾而得“雾都”之称。受这种多雨多雾气候的影响，英语里也便有了许多与之相关的习语。

　　as right as rain（像下雨那样正确，比喻“情况令人满意”）

　　rain or shine（下雨或天晴，转意“不论情况如何”。）

　　for a rainy day（为雨天作准备，意同成语“未雨绸缪”。）

　　in a fog（在雾里，比喻“在雾里行走那种困惑的感觉”。）

　　have not the foggiest (idea)（如坠云里雾中，完全不知怎么回事。）

　　It never rains but it pours.(不下则已，一下倾盆。相当于汉语成语“祸不单行”。)

　　Small rain lays great dust. (小雨压大尘，比喻“小的东西也可派上大用场”。)

　　After rain comes fine weather. (雨过天晴，转意“困难过后，胜利就会到来”。)

巧变感叹句

　　把含有形容词或副词的句子变为感叹句，用“一断、二加、三换位”的办法即可。

　　“一断”是在谓语动词后把句子断开。如：

　　1. This is / a beautiful flower.

　　2. The flower is / very beautiful .

　　“二加”是指在断开后句子的第二部分加感叹句的引导词What或How。注意，加上What或How之后原来句子中的very, too等之类的词应去掉。如：

　　1. This is / What a beautiful flower.

　　2. The flower is / How beautiful .

　　“三换位”是指把第一、第二部分交换位置，且注意大、小写，加感叹号即可。如：

　　1. What a beautiful flower this is!

　　2. How beautiful the flower is!

　　掌握了变感叹句的方法后，接下来就要弄清楚，什么时候用what, 什么时候用how, 同学们不妨这样来记忆：

　　1．How作状语，用来修饰形容词、副词或动词。即：How + 形容词/副词+陈述句式！如：

　　How cold it is today!

　　How beautiful the house is!

　　How hard the people are working!

　　2．What作定语，修饰名词（名词前可以有其它定语），单数可数名词前要加不定冠词a / an. 即：What + 名词+陈述句式！如：

　　What a clever boy he is!

　　What a happy woman she is!

　　What beautiful flowers they are!