【B1-Listening】04 A weather forecast-天气预报

【B1-Listening】04 A weather forecast-天气预报

Listen to a weather forecast and answer the questions to practise and improve your listening skills. 收听天气预报并回答问题以练习和提高您的听力技能。

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises. 先做好准备工作。然后听音频并做练习。

A weather forecast – preparation

Match the words with the definitions.

• Question

Vocabulary
1.throughout
2.isolated
3.a patch
4.drizzle
5.to clear up
6.elsewhere
7.a heatwave
8.to make way for

Definition
a. a small area
b. to disappear
c. on its own, without other similar things around it
d. during all of a period of time
e. in other places
f. to move so that there is space for something to enter
g. very light rain
h. a period of weather that is much hotter than normal

• Answer

1.a small area – a patch
2.to disappear – to clear up
3.on its own, without other similar things around it – isolated
4.during all of a period of time – throughout
5.in other places – elsewhere
6.to move so that there is space for something to enter – to make way for
7.very light rain – drizzle
8.a period of weather that is much hotter than normal – a heatwave

1. 一小块区域——一块补丁
2. 消失——消失
3. 独自存在，周围没有其他类似的东西——孤立
4. 在一段时间内——整个期间
5. 在其他地方——别处
6. 移动，以便有空间让某物进入——为某物让路
7. 小雨——毛毛雨
8. 一段比平常热得多的天气——热浪

Transcript

English

Hello and good morning! Well, we’re off to a good start in the south this week, as most of the rain from the weekend has disappeared – just a few patches of cloud and maybe some showers here on the east coast. They’ll all clear up by lunchtime, though. Over the next day or so, London and the area around Kent can expect a couple of isolated showers, but mostly dry through until Thursday.

It’s not such good news for the north-west this week, I’m afraid: more wet weather, and not a lot of sunshine. Some of today’s showers will be heavy – and even thundery in Manchester and across the Pennines. Leeds will escape the thunderstorms, with drizzle and light rain only throughout the rest of the day and tonight.

Elsewhere it becomes dry today, but with some foggy patches towards Wales. In England, tomorrow morning will see a dry, bright start in most places, with high temperatures throughout the week. We might see one or two thunderstorms appearing as the week goes on, with temperatures everywhere at 29 to 30 degrees.

By the weekend, unfortunately, the dry weather will make way for mostly cloudy skies and rain. The rain will move from Scotland, down towards the north and reach the south coast by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures, at least, will stay mostly warm at around 21 degrees for the weekend. It might feel like a nice change from the high twenties and early thirties we’ll see in the week. That’s all from me until tomorrow. Enjoy the mini-heatwave while you can!

English-Chinese

Hello and good morning! Well, we’re off to a good start in the south this week, as most of the rain from the weekend has disappeared – just a few patches of cloud and maybe some showers here on the east coast. They’ll all clear up by lunchtime, though. Over the next day or so, London and the area around Kent can expect a couple of isolated showers, but mostly dry through until Thursday.
你好，早上好！好吧，本周我们在南部有了一个良好的开端，因为周末的大部分降雨已经消失——东海岸只有几片云，可能还有阵雨。不过，到午餐时间他们就会全部恢复正常。在接下来的一天左右，伦敦和肯特周边地区预计会出现几场零星阵雨，但到周四为止大部分地区都会干燥。

It’s not such good news for the north-west this week, I’m afraid: more wet weather, and not a lot of sunshine. Some of today’s showers will be heavy – and even thundery in Manchester and across the Pennines. Leeds will escape the thunderstorms, with drizzle and light rain only throughout the rest of the day and tonight.
恐怕本周西北地区的消息不太好：天气更加潮湿，阳光也不是很多。今天曼彻斯特和奔宁山脉的部分地区将有大阵雨，甚至还会有雷雨。利兹将避开雷暴天气，仅在当天剩余时间和今晚有毛毛雨和小雨。

Elsewhere it becomes dry today, but with some foggy patches towards Wales. In England, tomorrow morning will see a dry, bright start in most places, with high temperatures throughout the week. We might see one or two thunderstorms appearing as the week goes on, with temperatures everywhere at 29 to 30 degrees.
其他地方今天变得干燥，但威尔士方向有一些有雾的地方。在英格兰，明天早上大部分地区将迎来干燥、晴朗的天气，整个星期都会出现高温。随着一周的推移，我们可能会看到一两次雷暴天气，各地气温在 29 至 30 度之间。

By the weekend, unfortunately, the dry weather will make way for mostly cloudy skies and rain. The rain will move from Scotland, down towards the north and reach the south coast by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures, at least, will stay mostly warm at around 21 degrees for the weekend. It might feel like a nice change from the high twenties and early thirties we’ll see in the week. That’s all from me until tomorrow. Enjoy the mini-heatwave while you can!
不幸的是，到了周末，干燥的天气将被多云和降雨所取代。降雨将从苏格兰向北移动，并于周六下午到达南海岸。周末气温至少会保持在 21 度左右。与本周我们将看到的二十多岁和三十出头相比，这可能感觉是一个不错的变化。这就是我明天之前的全部内容。尽你所能，享受迷你热浪！

Task1

A weather forecast – 1

Put the words in the correct group.

• Question

thunderstorms dry showers a heatwave wet weather drizzle bright

• Answer

Rainy weather
thunderstorms
showers
drizzle
wet weather

Sunny weather
bright
a heatwave
dry

Task2

A weather forecast – 2

Are the sentences true or false?

• Question

1. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east.
   True False
2. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south.
   True False
3. There will be thunder in Leeds tonight.
   True False
4. Most of England will be hot this week.
   True False
5. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.
   True False
6. It will stay hot when the rain comes.
   True False

• Answer

1. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east.
   True ✔False
2. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south.
   ✔True False
3. There will be thunder in Leeds tonight.
   True ✔False
4. Most of England will be hot this week.
   ✔True False
5. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.
   ✔True False
6. It will stay hot when the rain comes.
   True ✔False

1. 今天午餐时间东部地区将开始下雨。
   正确 ✔错误
2. 西北地区的天气会比南方更糟糕。
   ✔正确 错误
3. 今晚利兹将有雷声。
   正确 ✔错误
4. 本周英格兰大部分地区将会很热。
   ✔正确 错误
5. 周末，潮湿天气将从北方转移到南方。
   ✔正确 错误
6. 下雨时天气会很热。
   正确 ✔错误

Discussion

What kind of weather do you like best? 你最喜欢什么样的天气？

Vocabulary

shower

• 简易

  英/ˈʃaʊə(r)/美/ˈʃaʊər/
  n.淋浴器，花洒；淋浴间，淋浴室；淋浴，洗澡；阵雨，阵雪；（落下的东西）一大批，一阵； 流星雨；<美>（为即将结婚或分娩的女子举行的）送礼聚会；<英，非正式> 一群乌合之众，一群笨蛋

  v.淋浴，洗澡；洒落，（使）纷纷降落；朝……阵雨般地扔（大量小东西）（shower sb. with）；大量给予，慷慨给予

  初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | TOEFL | 商务英语
  复数showers第三人称单数showers现在分词showering过去式showered过去分词showered

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  shower/ˈʃaʊə/|CET4 TEM4
  showering showered showers

  1. N-COUNT A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. 淋浴器
     • She heard him turn on the shower.
     她听见他拧开了淋浴器。

2. N-COUNT A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 淋浴间
   • Do you sing in the shower?
   你在淋浴间里唱歌吗？

3. N-COUNT The showers or the shower in a place such as a gym is the area containing showers. (体育馆等的) 浴室
   • The showers are a mess.
   那些浴室一片狼藉。

4. N-COUNT If you take a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 淋浴
   • I think I’ll take a shower before dinner.
   我想晚饭前我要来次淋浴。

5. V-I If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 洗澡
   • There wasn’t time to shower or change clothes.
   没时间洗澡或换衣服了。

6. N-COUNT A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. 阵雨
   • There’ll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
   今天下午将放晴，间有零星阵雨。

7. N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. 大量下落
   • Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
   无数火星儿向四处飞溅。

8. V-T If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. 抛撒
   • They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
   人们按照传统习俗朝他们抛撒大米。

9. N-COUNT A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. 送礼会
   • …a baby shower.
   …为婴儿举行的送礼会。

10. N a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc 懒散邋遢鬼

11. N a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere 镞射粒子

shower/ˈʃəʊə/
N a person or thing that shows 演出者; 展示物品

lunchtime

• 简易

英/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/美/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
n.午餐时间

复数lunchtimes

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lunchtime/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
N-VAR Lunchtime is the period of the day when people have their lunch. 午餐时间
• Could we meet at lunchtime?
我们能在午餐时间见个面吗？

drizzle

• 简易

英/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/美/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/
v.下毛毛雨，下蒙蒙细雨； （毛毛雨似的）洒落；（毛毛雨似的）洒落

n.毛毛细雨，蒙蒙细雨；（烹）（浇在食品上的）液态调料细流

GRE | GMAT
第三人称单数drizzles现在分词drizzling过去式drizzled过去分词drizzled

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drizzle/ˈdrɪzəl/|CET6+ TEM4
drizzling drizzled drizzles

1. N-UNCOUNT Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. 毛毛雨
   • The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
   细雨已经停了，太阳露出了脸。

2. V-I If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. 下毛毛雨
   • Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
   云压了下来，开始下起了毛毛雨。

foggy

• 简易

英/ˈfɒɡi/美/ˈfɑːɡi/
adj.有雾的，雾气茫茫的；迷糊的，朦胧的；模糊的，糊涂的

高中 | CET4 | CET6 | SAT
比较级foggier最高级foggiest

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foggy/ˈfɒɡɪ/|CET4 TEM4
foggier foggiest

1. ADJ When it is foggy, there is fog. 有雾的
   • It’s quite foggy now.
   现在雾很大。

2. PHRASE If you say that you haven’t the foggiest or you haven’t the foggiest idea, you are emphasizing that you do not know something. 压根儿不知道
   • I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant.
   我压根儿不知道他是什么意思。

coast

• 简易

英/kəʊst/美/koʊst/
n.海岸，海滨；（车辆的）滑行

v.（人，车辆）滑行；毫不费力地做，（尤指）轻松获胜；不够努力，应付；沿海航行

【名】 （Coast）（英、美）科斯特（人名）

初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研
复数coasts第三人称单数coasts现在分词coasting过去式coasted过去分词coasted

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coast/kəʊst/|CET4 TEM4
coasting coasted coasts

1. N-COUNT The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. 海岸

   • Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
   宿营地通常都在海岸边，靠近沙滩的地方。

2. V-I If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. (车辆的) 惯性滑行

   • He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt.
   他踩下离合器，滑行了一会儿便停下来了。