流利美国口语2.3（在线收听）

W: Beautiful day, isn’t it?

M: Yes, it’s not like what the radio said at all.

W: I wish it would stay this way for the weekend.

M: As long as it doesn’t snow.

Dialogue 2.

W: The weather is terrible.

M: Yes, it was sunny and warm yesterday. But the wind is really blowing hard now.

W: I am wearing my heavy jacket.

M: I am going to put on more clothes too.

Dialogue 3.

W: What’s the weather like during summer in Korea?

M: It’s usually hot, wet and humid.

W: Then which season of the year do you like best?

M: I love the autumn weather. It’s usually bright, sunny and mild.

Dialogue 4.

W: What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?

M: The weather forecast calls for another scorching day.

W: Don’t tell me the highs will be in the 90s again.

M: Well, at least we will be a dry day with low humidity.

Dialogue 5.

W: I wonder when this wet weather will clear up?

M: Not for a while, because we are in the middle of the monsoon season.

W: I am getting sick and tired of this hot, muggy and gloomy weather.

M: But it beats frigid weather of winter, doesn’t it? And the weatherman expects overcast skies to clear up by sun rise and the winds to die down.

Exercise.

1. The weatherman predicted showers today. But it has turned out to be a fine day.

2. It’s cold today.

3. The air is stuffy.

4. The rain has let up.

5. It’s pouring down outside.

6. The average snowfall each year is about 2 feet.

7. We are having thick fog in the early morning, but it usually drops away by the afternoon.

8. I am getting fed up with this gloomy weather.

9. They said there is 85 percent of chance of raining tomorrow.

10. W: Aren’t you hot in here? M: Yes, it’s so stifling in here.

11. W: It’s rather cold, chilly today, isn’t it? M: Chilly? It’s freezing.

12. I like warm, clear and sunny weather.

13. It hardly ever snows where I live.

14. How is the weather in the summer in Jinan?

15. It looks like a wonderful day.