天气常用的英文表达 目 录 1 ．几道“天气测试题” .................................................................................................. 1 2 .与天气有关的词汇 .................................................................................................... 3 3 .与天气有关的英语谚语 ............................................................................................ 6 1．几道“天气测试题” 寒露是二十四解其中的第十七个节气,是深秋的节令,在二十四节气中最早出现“寒”字,是凉爽向寒冷的转折。知道了节气的有关知识,我们再来做几道和天气相关的英语测试题吧。 1: She is putting some money away for a ________ day. rainy snowy stormy dark 答案是:rainy。A rainy day 是一个比喻用法,意思是存点钱以备急用。 2: Emily was on _______ nine after she bought her new car. wind cloud rainbow sun 答案是:cloud。这是一句约定俗成的成语。 On cloud nine 表示极度兴奋心满意足的意思。 3: The President won the election by ________. an avalanche an earthquake a landslide a tornado 答案是:a landslide。此处使用landslide 山崩来比喻总统竞选的投票结果,中文翻译为压倒性多数。 习惯上不用avalanche 雪崩、earthquake 地震、tornado 飓风这几个词。 4: When you don't feel very well you could say you feel ______the weather. under above besides into 答案是:under。这是一个固定成语,Feeling under the weather 意思是身体不舒服或生病了。 5: British politician, Ann Widdecombe, once said, ‘When it comes to talking about the weather the British people are a nation of_______.’ umbrellas competitors complaints grumblers 答案是:grumblers。grumblers 就是牢骚满腹的人。 umbrellas:不对。人不可能变成雨伞。competitors:不对。竞争者在此处不合逻辑。complaints:不对。虽然这个词所表达的意思是对的,但是词性错了。 6: In many cold countries, homes have specially designed windows to keep the house warm. What are these windows commonly called? double layering double glazing s...
