新东方英语900句提高篇49

4901
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
mountain 大山
hill 小山
mountainous 多山的
hilly 小山起伏的
earth / globe 地球
hemisphere 半球
eastern hemisphere 东半球
western hemisphere 西半球
northern hemisphere 北半球
southern hemisphere 南半球

4902
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
Geographically¹, this country is located in the southern hemisphere.
在地理上，这个国家位于南半球。

Geographically, Australia is located in the southern
hemisphere.
be located in = be in
China is in the northern hemisphere.
China is in Asia.
亚洲 Asia 欧洲 Europe 非洲 Africa
北美洲 North America 南美洲 South America
大洋洲 Oceania 南极洲 Antarctica
太平洋 Pacific Ocean 大西洋 Atlantic Ocean
印度洋 Indian Ocean 北冰洋 Arctic Ocean

4903
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
It‘s a beautiful country with many large lakes.
这是一个有很多大湖的美丽国家。

名山大川 famous mountains and great rivers
泰山 Mount Tai
长江 Yangtze River
黄河 Yellow River
珠江 Pearl River
尼罗河 Nile River
亚马逊河 Amazon River
热带 tropical area
电鳗 electronic eel²

4904
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The western part of the country is very mountainous.
这个国家的西部是多山的。

The eastern part of the country is very flat.
The eastern part of the country is very hilly.

4905
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The land in this region is dry and parched³.
这个地区的土地是干裂的。

moist 潮湿的
The land in the east is rich.
The land in the east is fertile.
The land in the west part of this country is very barren.

4906
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons⁵. The scenery is very beautiful.
这条山脉有很多高峰和深谷，风光美极了。

mountain range 山脉
peak 高峰
canyon⁴ 峡谷
scenery 风景
Scenery is very beautiful.
Scenery is amazing.

4907
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
Japan is made up of four large islands off the coast of Asia.
日本是由亚洲海岸外的四个大岛组成的。

井 well
小溪 stream
池塘 pond
湖 lake
河 river
海 sea
洋 ocean
岛 island
海湾 gulf⁶
盆地 basin
高原 plateau
平原 plain

4908
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The ground here is stony⁷ and not good for farming.
这里的地面多石，不太适于合耕种。

The ground here is very flat and good for farming.
The ground here is very rich.

4909
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
How far is it from the capital to that coastal⁸ city?
从首都到那个沿海城市有多远？

How far is it from A to B?
How far is it from the hotel to the airport?
How far is it from Beijing to Shanghai?
How far is it from China to US?
It‘s one hour flight.
It's 2 hours train ride
It's 10 minutes walk.
It's 20 minutes drive.

4910
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
What‘s the longest river in the world?
世界上最长的河流是哪条？

What‘s the second largest river in the world?
What's the third largest river in the world?
It‘s Yangtse River of China.

4911
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
As you travel westward⁹, does the elevation¹¹ get higher?
当你向西部旅行时，海拔是不是逐渐变高了？

朝向 ward¹⁰
westward eastward¹² northward¹³ southward
forward backward toward
海拔 elevation
The elevation is 8848.
Mount Everest 珠穆朗玛峰

4912
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
What kind of climate do you have? Is it mild?
你们那边的气候怎样？温和吗？

气候 climate 天气 weather
How‘s weather in Beijing?
How's weather in Shanghai?
How's weather in winter?
It‘s cold. It's warm and windy.
It's dry and hot. It's dry and scorching¹⁴.
It's cool and cozy¹⁵.
It‘s brief. It's short. It‘s very harsh.
台风 typhoon 龙卷风 tornado¹⁶
冰雹 hail 雪 snow 雨 rain
It looks like snow.
It looks like rain.

4913
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
It‘s warm and sunny here. And there‘s a lot of rain.
这里的气候温暖而多阳光。雨水也很多。

sunny boy 运动男孩

4914
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
What‘s the weather like today? It‘s a nice day.
今天天气如何？今天天气很好。

It‘s a nice day.
It's a lovely day.
It's a beautiful day.

4915
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The temperature has climbed to 32 degrees.
气温已经上升到了32度。

temperature 温度
degree 度

4916
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气
The weather forecast says there‘ll be showers this evening.
天气预报说晚上会有阵雨。

shower 阵雨
storm 暴风雨
thunder storm 雷暴

4917
Lesson Forty-nine Land Features and Weather
地型地貌，天气

China is in the northern hemisphere. It is in the Asian continent. The land is dry and parched in the west part. In the east, it‘s rich and moist. China is a beautiful country. It has lots of famous mountains and great rivers. We have Yangtze river, yellow river and pearl river. We have a lot of famous mountains like the Mount Tai, Huangshan mountain, Songshan mountain. The weather in China is quite different from part to part. In the west, it‘s dry. In the east, it‘s moist and it‘s often raining. And in the north, it's very cold in winter. In the south, it‘s very hot in summer.

1 geographically   

adv.地理学上，在地理上，地理方面

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe. 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。 来自辞典例句
• All these events, however geographically remote, urgently affected Western financial centers. 所有这些事件，无论发生在地理上如何遥远的地方，都对西方金融中心产生紧迫的影响。 来自名作英译部分

2 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

3 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。

4 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

5 canyons   

n.峡谷( canyon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons. 这条山脉有许多高峰和深谷。 来自辞典例句
• Do you use canyons or do we preserve them all? 是使用峡谷呢还是全封闭保存？ 来自互联网

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

8 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

9 westward   

n.西方，西部；adj.西方的，向西的；adv.向西

参考例句：

• We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
• Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。

10 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

11 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

12 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

13 northward   

adv.向北；n.北方的地区

参考例句：

• He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
• I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。

14 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

15 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

16 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。