跟艾米莉一起学口语 第422期:下着倾盆大雨

 It was¹ raining cats and dogs.
下着倾盆大雨。

It rained cats and dogs this morning.
今天上午下着倾盆大雨。
We were about to get home,when it began to rain cats and dogs.
我们快要到家了，这时下起了倾盆大雨。

A:Hi,Cindy.I thought² I'd missed you.
嗨，辛迪。我以为我错过你了。
B:I am very sorry,Hans.Thank you for waiting for me.You must have been here for a long time already³.
恩，真对不起，汉斯。谢谢你等我。你一定在这儿等很久了。
A:It's all right.
没关系。
B:I was caught in the heavy rain,or I would⁴ have come earlier.I am sorry I kept you waiting.
我赶上下雨了，不然我会早点到。很抱歉，让你久等了。
A:I was in a comfortable⁵ place,so really,it's no problem⁶.I am happy to see you.Did⁷ the rain hold you up long?
我等的地方很舒适，真的，没关系的。我很高兴见到你。你被雨妨碍了很长时间吗？
B:Yes.When I came⁸ out of the subway,it was raining cats and dogs.And I forgot⁹ my umbrella.So I had¹⁰ to wait for the rain to let up.
是的，我从地铁站一出来，就下着倾盆大雨。而我忘了带伞，所以只好等雨小一点。
A:I totally¹¹ understand.
我完全理解。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

3 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

6 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

7 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

8 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

9 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

10 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

11 totally   

adv.完全地；整个地

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• You are totally wrong this time.你这次完全错了。