新东方英语900句开口篇24

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
How many seasons are there in your region?
你们地区有几个季节？

How many seasons do you have in the year?
spring summer
autum (fall) winter
desert region
dry season rain season
rain season wind season
季节 season
季度 quarter

2402
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
We have sharp distinction between the seasons.
我们季节间差异明显。

We have no sharp distinction between the seasons.
We have little distinction between the seasons.

2403
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
January and February are the coldest time of the year for people in the northern hemisphere.
对北半球的人来说一月份和二月份是一年中最冷的时候。

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. are the busiest time of the day.
hemisphere
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
equator
east eastern
west western
south southern
north northern

2404
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
Winter comes earlier this year and it becomes chilly¹ in early November.
今年冬天来得早，十一月初就很冷了。

chilly spring

2405
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
When blizzard² comes in winter, we can only stay at home all day long.
冬天刮大风雪时，我们只能整天呆在家中。

2406
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
In winter, days are short and nights are long.
冬天，白天越来越短，晚上越来越长。

2407
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
Winter is a season of holidays.
冬季充满了节日。

go skating skate a pair of skates
roller skating roller skates go skiing
ski a pair of skis
make a snowman have a snowball fight
go slading go horse slading
ice sculptures frosted pine trees
winter swimming have a cool water bathing
hot spring go to a hot spring to have a bath
have a SPA long distance jogging
do the exercise gymnastics 体操
Spring is a season of life and vitality³.
Spring is a season of vigor⁴ and vitality.
Spring is a season of sowing.

2408
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
In spring, there is a lot of wind.
春天风很大。

wind
sandstorm
Days are longer and nights are shorter.

2409
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
Trees turn green and flowers start to blossom.
树木变绿了，鲜花开始绽放。

His hair turned grey.
Trees are turning yellow.
in blossom / apple tree blossoms / pear tree blossoms

2410
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
Hurricane often visits our region in the summer.
夏天我们这儿常刮飓风。

volatile⁵ 多变的
Hurrican often hits us.
typhoon 台风

2411
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
There is a flood in the river basin in the South this summer.
今年夏天南方江河流域发生了洪水。

basin
valley 流域

2412
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
The northern part is suffering from drought.
北部地区发生旱情。

dry parched⁶
suffer from
hurricane typhoon
tornado⁷ blizzard
drought flood
earthquake
natural disaster

2413
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
It rains every two or three days.
每隔两三天就下一场雨。

It rains now and then.

2414
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
The island is green and warm all year around.
整年岛屿都温暖常青。

Summer is green and warm. muggy⁸ 闷热的
go swimming go sun bathing
go fishing go surfing surf board
Autumn is a season of harvest.
go mountain climbing go hiking
go picnicing go for a walk do a jogging
play badminton play tennis play basketball
fly a kite

2415
Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
climate
weather

weather
It can rain several times a day. Each time the rain may come suddenly after the sun is shining brightly. The air is dump and chilly right through July. On summer afternoon, there might be one hail storm when the sun is shining brightly. It is not unusual to see men or women rushing down the street on the sunny morning with umbrellas on their arms.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季节
climate
The climate in the U.K. is amiable⁹ all year around. The first flowers herald¹⁰ the arrival of the pleasant spring, the fields turn golden brown to welcome the warm summer, the rusty¹¹ reds of the leaves is the messenger of cool autumn, and days are bright and crisp with the occasional blanket of snow in the winter.

1 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

2 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

3 vitality   

n.活力，生命力，效力

参考例句：

• He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

4 vigor   

n.活力，精力，元气

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。

5 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

6 parched   

adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干

参考例句：

• Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
• The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。

7 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

8 muggy   

adj.闷热的；adv.（天气）闷热而潮湿地；n.（天气）闷热而潮湿

参考例句：

• We may expect muggy weather when the rainy season begins.雨季开始时，我们预料有闷热的天气。
• It was muggy and overcast.天气闷热潮湿，而且天色阴沉。

9 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

10 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

11 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。