早安英文 第398期:大雨可不是big rain 小雨更不是small rain

 　　倾盆大雨：

　　The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally torrential rain.

　　很多地方的道路都被淹了，通不了车。

　　As soon as I got outside, it started pouring.

　　我刚一出门就开始下大雨。

　　It was pouring with rain and I had forgotten my umbrella.

　　大雨瓢泼，但是我却忘记带伞了。

　　It's really coming down out there!

　　外面雨下得好大啊。

　　毛毛雨：

　　I like the rain, especially when it's drizzling¹.

　　我喜欢下雨，尤其是毛毛雨。

　　It's just spitting.

　　毛毛雨而已。

　　阵雨：

　　I had thought it was just a shower.

　　我以为这雨只下一阵的。

　　We got caught in a downpour.

　　我们被一场阵雨困住了。

　　I got soaked walking home just now.

　　刚刚走回家的时候淋得湿透的。

　　I got soaking wet.

　　我淋得湿透了。

　　It's been raining on and off all day.

　　这雨断断续续下了一天。

1 drizzling   

下蒙蒙细雨，下毛毛雨( drizzle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The rain has almost stopped, it's just drizzling now. 雨几乎停了，现在只是在下毛毛雨。
• It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨，天气又冷又湿，令人难受。