英语口语情景词汇学习Unit 4: 天气（3） 阴雨

　　1.break v. 破裂，(云，雾等)消散

　　A: The heavy clouds are breaking at last!

　　甲:浓云终于散开了。

　　B : Thank God!

　　乙:谢天谢地!

　　2.brew v. (风暴等)酝酿

　　A: A storm is brewing in the west.

　　甲:西边天空上有暴风雨在聚集。

　　B: Too bad!

　　乙:太糟了!

　　3.clear up (天气等)放晴

　　A: It seems to be clearing up.

　　甲:天气似乎要放晴。

　　B: I hope so.

　　乙:但愿如此。

　　4.cloud over 云层密布

　　A: I think it's going to cloud over.

　　甲:天要转阴了。

　　B: God, I hope it will he fine tomorrow.

　　乙:天哪，真希望明天天气能好。

　　5.damp a. 潮湿的.

　　A: A little damp, don't you agree?

　　甲:有点要下雨的样子，对吗?

　　B: Oh, Yes.Look at those thick clouds.

　　乙:啊，是啊，看看那些厚厚的云层就知道了。

　　6.downpour n. 倾盆大雨

　　A: Gosh! We are having a downpour?

　　甲:天哪，下倾盆大雨啦!

　　B: Let's have a rest .

　　乙:那么休息一会吧。

　　7.drizzly a. 下着蒙蒙细雨的

　　A: It's said to turn drizzly this afternoon.

　　甲:据说今天下午要转小雨。

　　B: Good. We haven't had rain for almost one month.

　　乙:真好，我们已经大约有一个月没下雨了。

　　8.drop n. 滴

　　A: A storm is wining.

　　甲:要来暴风雨了。

　　B: I can feel some small drops of rain now.

　　乙:现在已经开始掉小雨点了。

　　9.intermittently ad. 间歇地，断断续续地

　　A: It has been raining intermittently all day.

　　甲:整天都在断断续续地下雨。

　　B: I hate this. There is too much rain.

　　乙:真讨厌，雨下得太多了。

　　10.last v. 持续

　　A: Do you think the rain will last long?

　　甲:你觉得雨会下很长时间吗?

　　B: Who knows!There doesn't seem to be any sign of it stopping.

　　乙:天晓得!一点也没有要停的迹象。

　　11.overcast a. 多云的，阴暗的

　　A: The skies were overcast but it's clear now.

　　甲:刚才天空中还浓云密布，现在却没有了。

　　B: But I can still see some traces.

　　乙:但还能看见一些马尾云。

　　12.pour v. 倒，灌，注

　　A: It's pouring.

　　甲:正在下大雨。

　　B: No breezes, no sunshine, it's driving me crazy!

　　乙:没有一丝风，也没有阳光，我都快疯了!

　　13.rainbow n. 彩虹

　　A: Wow!What a perfect rainbow!

　　甲:哇!好漂亮的彩虹!

　　B: It has almost every color.

　　乙:几乎各种颜色都有。

　　14.rain eats and dogs 下倾盆大雨

　　A: How do you find the weather there?

　　甲:那儿的天气怎么样?

　　B: It's raining cats and dogs, and I'm caught in it.

　　乙:正在下倾盆大雨，让我碰了个正着。

　　15.rainy a. 下雨的，多雨的

　　A: I hate this rainy day.

　　甲:我讨厌下雨的天气。

　　B: Well, I hope it won't last long.

　　乙:唉，希望雨不会下得太久。

　　16.set in 到来，开始

　　A: The rain is setting in.

　　甲:开始下雨啦。

　　B: The broadcast says it won't last long.

　　乙:天气预报说雨不会下太久的。

　　17.shower n. 阵雨

　　A: It's only a shower.

　　甲:只是一场阵雨而已。

　　B: Uh-huh. Now I can，the bright sun again.

　　乙:嗯。现在我又看到太阳了。

　　18.spot v. 下小雨

　　A: Look! It's beginning to spot!

　　甲:看!开始下零星小雨了!

　　B: And it's getting dark, too.

　　乙:而且天也越来越暗了。

　　19.subside v. 平静下来，平息

　　A: The heavy rain is subsiding.

　　甲:大雨正在逐渐平息。

　　B: I suppose it would pass over soon.

　　乙:我想很快就会过去的。

　　20.thunder rain 雷阵雨

　　A: It seems as if a thunder rain is coming up.

　　甲:似乎要下雷阵雨了。

　　B: Never mind. As long as it doesn't rain, we'll start.

　　乙:不要紧。只要夭不下雨，我们就出发。