Weather and season

　　简析：关于天气和气候类的话题，考生在准备这个话题时要熟悉季节和天气的英文说法，回答时除了描述季节或天气，还可以引入衣服和感受等。

　　雨’的种类：

　　Light rain 小雨

　　Rain shower 阵雨

　　Heavy rain 大雨

　　Rain storm 暴风雨

　　Torrential rain 倾盆大雨

　　Rain fall 雨量

　　Artificial rain 人工降雨

　　Acid rain 酸雨

　　Coastal areas 沿海地区

　　Rain的好处：It washes away dirt and impurities.

　　Rain irrigates our crops.

　　It moisturizes our skin.

　　Give rise to 引起

　　Drought of the crops and land 庄稼和大地的干旱

　　Cause flood 引发洪水

　　Release the drought 缓解干旱

　　描述四季天气的形容词：

　　Spring: warm, windy, dusty, sand-storm, flowers blossoming

　　Summer: Hot, rainy, wet (lots of rain), stormy, humid, sunny, stuffy, sweltering, sauna-like Fall/autumn: Cool, crisp, mild, cosy, clear/azure sky, golden season

　　Winter: Cold, freezing, snowy, icy, short days, long nights

　　1) Do you like rainy days? Do you think rain is good?

　　Yes. I love rain. I like the way it sounds and I like looking at it falling from the sky. (喜欢听雨看雨)

　　I love seeing rain drips from the umbrella. (看雨滴从雨伞滑落)

　　I love a rainy day where the rain comes down steadily or lightly and soaks into the ground.(看雨水浸湿大地)

　　It washes away dirt and impurities. (冲走尘埃和杂质)

　　Rain irrigates our crops. (灌溉庄稼)

　　No. They make me feel miserable and grumpy. (痛苦暴躁)

　　Don’t even get me started. I so dislike rain. Give me sunshine every day.

　　2) Is there any part of China where it doesn’t rain much?

　　This is a hard question, coz the amount of rainfall varies remarkably according to different places and different seasons. There is a rather clear contrast between the North and the South in general and there is less rainfall in the North and inland areas than in the South and coastal areas. However, when it comes to the seasons, there tend to be the most rain in summer and least in winter.

　　3) Do you think the seasons have changed in recent years, compared to the past? Why and how?

　　Compared to the past, the seasons do have changed a bit in recent decades. Obviously, the summer season lasts longer than it does when I was a little kid. Plus, the weather during summer is getting much hotter. For example, in Suzhou, the temperature can go up to 40 degrees Celsius. It’s sauna-like and very stuffy. Going outside on a hot weather like this would be a torture to anyone.