英语访谈对话 415 Seasons

 　　Todd: So, Marion, what you do you think of the winter we are having?

　　Marion: The winter at the moment, it's very cold, isn't it, but most of the time it's quite sunny as¹ well. It's dry at least², so I quite like winter days that are sunny like today. I was³ outside and even⁴ though⁵ at first it seems⁶ quite cold, afterwards⁷, with the sun we kind of warmed up very quickly.

　　Todd: Yeah, it was nice today, but winter is not my favorite⁹ season. No, I want winter to be over very quickly. But soon spring will be here and spring is good. I like spring, and then summer. I love summer. Summer is my favorite season.

　　Marion: Really? Even when it's really, really hot?

　　Todd: Oh, I love it! Last year, it was really, really hot and everybody¹⁰, every day would¹¹ complain¹², and say it was so hot, but I loved it. The hotter the better. I think it's very relaxing¹³ and it calms¹⁵ me down actually¹⁶. I feel calm¹⁴ and very relaxed¹⁷ in very hot weather.

　　Marion: I quite like hot weather as well, but last summer, the summer you are talking about, I had¹⁸ to go on a very crowded¹⁹ train every morning, so when you have a crowded train, and it's very, very hot, it ends up being²⁰ quite disgusting²¹, piled²² in against²³ all these sweaty people, so I didn't like last summer for that reason²⁴.

　　Todd: Well, what's your favorite season?

　　Marion: Ah⁸, autumn is my favorite season, cause²⁵ I think, because every autumn I start at school. It always feels like a new beginning²⁶, time of year, for me, more so than January. I feel like September is a good time to change things and a good time to start new things, and also the trees are beautiful and the weather is quite mild²⁷ and nice. How about you? What's your favorite season?

　　Todd: Well, it's probably²⁸ a tie between summer and fall, for what you just said²⁹, I agree³⁰. The fall has great weather, the trees are beautiful, it's a good time to be outside. It rarely³¹ rains, and I hate³² the rain and plus³³, my birthday is in October, and Halloween³⁴ which is a fun holiday.

　　Marion: Right, that's good.

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

3 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。

4 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

5 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

6 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

7 afterwards   

adv.然后，后来地

参考例句：

• Afterwards he went abroad.之后他到国外去了。
• We saw the film and afterwards walked home together. 我们看了电影后一起走回了家。

8 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

9 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

10 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

11 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？

12 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。

13 relaxing   

adj.放松的，轻松的

参考例句：

• My vacation was very relaxing.我的假期过得很放松。
• Travelling by train is more relaxing than driving.乘火车旅行比开汽车轻松得多。

14 calm   

n.平稳，风平浪静；adj.平静的，冷静的；v.平静下来，镇静

参考例句：

• The sky is blue,and the sea is calm.天空碧蓝，海上风平浪静。
• She tried her best to be calm.她尽量冷静。

15 calms   

n.安静( calm的名词复数 )v.（使）平静， （使）镇定( calm的第三人称单数 )；使安静；使冷静；使镇定

参考例句：

• Heavy rains are followed by clear sky, strong winds by light winds or calms. 大雨过后，天空晴朗；狂风以后，微风或静寂。 来自辞典例句
• The human protein, on the other hand, calms the immune system down. 而另一方面，人体蛋白则安抚着免疫系统。 来自互联网

16 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

17 relaxed   

adj.（人）轻松的；自在的；无拘无束的；舒适的adv.轻松地；自在地；舒适地；随便地vt.（使）轻松( relax的过去式)；（使）松弛；放宽；（使）放松vi.松散；松弛；放宽；放松

参考例句：

• the relaxed ambience of the city 这座城市轻松的氛围
• She was in a relaxed, confident mood. 她的心态从容而自信。

18 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。

19 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

20 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

21 disgusting   

adj.令人作呕的，可憎恶的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• What a disgusting smell!多么讨厌的气味！
• The mosquito is the disgusting thing.蚊子是讨厌的东西。

22 piled   

有细毛的

参考例句：

• She piled the papers in a heap on her desk, just anyhow. 她把文件在桌上随便搁成一堆。
• The books had been piled on the shelves in a haphazard fashion. 书架上的书堆放得杂乱无序。

23 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

24 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

25 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

26 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。

27 mild   

adj.温暖的，暖和的，（天气，尤指冬天）；性情温和的

参考例句：

• That coat is too heavy for such a mild day.这样暖和的天气，穿那件大衣太厚了。
• He is mild of manner.他举止温和。

28 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

29 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

30 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

31 rarely   

adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地

参考例句：

• Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
• He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。

32 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

33 plus   

n.加号，正号；adj.超过的，正的；prep.加上

参考例句：

• Four plus five is nine.四加五等于九。
• All the children here are 12 plus.这里所有的孩子都大于十二岁。

34 Halloween   

n.万圣节前夕

参考例句：

• Do you want to come to a Halloween party?你想参加万圣节聚会吗？
• Another Halloween is coming up.另一个万圣节又快到了。