朗文3L看听学英语第一册 Lesson 107

Lesson 107 North,South,East and West

Miss Williams:Look at this map of Britain¹. This is the North. It often snows in the North.

Miss Williams:This is the South. The sun often shines² in the South.

Miss Williams:This is the East. T he wind often blows in the East.

Miss Williams:This is the West. It often rains in the West.

Miss Williams:In winter, the sun always rises³ late and always sets⁴ early. The days are short and the nights are long.

Miss Williams:In summer, the sun always rises early and always sets late. The days are long and the nights are short.
 

 

1 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

2 shines   

v.发光( shine的第三人称单数 )；反射光；照耀；表现突出

参考例句：

• When the sun shines through a light rain, it makes a rainbow. 当太阳的光线穿过小雨时便形成了虹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage. 灯光从那边照进来，照亮了舞台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rises   

v.起义( rise的第三人称单数 )；升起；（数量）增加；休会

参考例句：

• the inflationary effects of price rises 物价上涨引起的通货膨胀
• The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises. 这一行业已经感觉到了最近提价的影响。

4 sets   

n.凝固( set的名词复数 )；（一）套；布景；集v.放( set的第三人称单数 )；安插；树立；安排

参考例句：

• There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results. 两组结果之间有着合理的一致。
• There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. 这两组数据相互矛盾。