北师大初中英语七年级下--Unit 8-30-2

[00:00.00]2.1 What's the weather like in New York?
[00:10.59]Well,in winter,it's cold and snowy¹.
[00:14.12]The countryside² is white.
[00:16.93]What about in the spring?
[00:18.91]In the spring,it's quite rainy and it's cool.
[00:23.18]Everything is green.
[00:25.55]Is it hot in the summer?
[00:27.32]Yes,it's very hot and sunny.
[00:30.92]And what's the weather like in the fall?
[00:33.76]In the fall,
[00:35.11]it's cool and it's sometimes windy.
[00:38.00]The leaves³ on the strees turn red and orange.
[00:44.62]2.3 Which is the most popular⁴ American sport?
[00:50.56]The answer is different if you ask the question
[00:53.59]at different times of the year.
[00:56.30]In the summer,most people play
[00:58.88]and watch baseball.
[01:00.86]In the winter,they like basketball.
[01:04.22]But from September to January,
[01:07.10]the U.S is a football country.
[01:09.16]

1 snowy   

adj.多雪的，雪的，被雪所覆盖着的，下雪的

参考例句：

• It's cold and snowy in december.十二月是寒冷多雪的。
• On a snowy winter day.在一个下雪的冬日。

2 countryside   

n.乡下；农村

参考例句：

• He's just come from the countryside.他刚从乡下来。
• He's going to work in the countryside.他将要到农村去工作。

3 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

4 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。