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WeatherAndClimate&和英国人学习“聊天气”万能神句，尴尬癌患者福音•总是在howareyou后就难以继续对话，绞尽脑汁也只剩下空荡荡的沉默在空气里回旋，宝宝我尴尬癌都要犯了。•Why！做个健谈的宝宝怎么就那么难！•关爱尴尬癌患者，从我做起，给你个好点子，和英国人民学习聊天气！开启话题•大家都知道“伦敦总依恋雨点”……天气太糟，所以英国人一见面人就爱聊“天气”。不管是朋友还是陌生人，一聊到天气就立刻满满的共鸣。•下面是不同的天气情况下开启寒暄的方式。•“Lovelyday,isn‘tit!”今儿天气真好啊，是吧？•Bitnippytoday.•今天可真有点儿冷呢。（nippy：冷飕飕、刺骨的）•Whatstrangeweatherwe'rehaving!•今儿这天可真奇怪。•Itdoesn'tlooklikeit'sgoingtostoprainingtoday.•看起来今天的雨是不会停了。来点幽默感•尽管英国人总爱抱怨天气不好，但是他们都喜欢用乐观幽默的态度来积极面对坏天气。•如果某人抱怨下太多雨了：•Nevermind–it'sgoodforthegarden.•没事，这对花园来说可是一件好事。•如果某人抱怨有天气太热了：•Atleastmytomatoeswillbehappy.•至少我种的西红柿高兴了。•如果对话是关于一段时间内的坏天气：•Well,I'veheardit'sworseinthewest.They'vehadterribleflooding.•好吧，听说西部更糟，他们都有洪水了。小知识•英国人是出了名的爱园艺，家家户户门口都种着花花草草，所以对天气预报他们也会格外关注。•➤以下是会让园艺家们提心吊胆的描述……•ahardfrost一场严重的霜冻blizzardconditions暴风雪hailstones冰雹prolongedrain长时间降雨blusterywind大风adrought干旱•➤而以下描述则会让园艺家们松口气……•mildweather温和的天气sunnyspells晴朗的天气lightdrizzle毛毛雨Whattypeofweatherdoyoulike?Ilovesunnydayswithazureskies.SoIcandoalotofoutdooractivities.Ilovecoldweatherandparticularlyenjoyitwhenitsnows.Iloverainydays,becauseIlovethefeelingofwalkinginrain.直截了当的回答加简单的原因描述使大多数考官所喜欢听到的内容Differentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderDifferentweather•Wind•Sun•Rain•Snow•Cloud•Fog•ThunderVocabulary以下是天气和季节描述的基本词汇：Spring:warm,windy,dusty,sand-storm,flowersblossomingSummer:Hot,rainy,wet(lotsofrain),stormy,humid,sunny,stuffy,sweltering,sauna-likeFall/autumn:Cool,crisp,mild,cozy,clear/azuresky,goldenseasonWinter:Cold,freezing,snowy,icy,shortdays,longnightsWhichisyourmost/leastfavoriteseason?•Ilovefallmorethananyotherseasons.Duringfall,thetemperatureisneitherveryhotnorverycold,justcrisp.Andthehumidityisneithertoohighnortoolow.Inaddition,itisalsoagoldenseason,aseasonofharvest.•Well,Ifindwinteristhehardestseasonofall.Ijusthatecoldweather.Tobeginwith,itreallybothersmewhenIamdownwithflu.Plus,Ihavetowearalottokeepmybodywarminordernottocatchacold.Itjustmakesmelookasstupidasabear.WhattypeofweatherdoChinesepeopleusuallylike?•Ithinkitreallyvariesaccordingtoage,wheretheylive,andwhattheylovetodowiththeirtime.GenerallymostChinesepeoplelikesunnydays,thoughsomepeoplemaylikerainydays,particularlythoseliveinaridplaces.•对13亿人口的喜好进行估计确实很困难，不过考生也可以巧妙地回答。其实没有明确给出答案也是一种回答的方式。要知道考官考察的是考生的英语交流能力而非知识水平。Doyoudodifferentthingsinsummerandinwinter?•Ofcourse.InsummerItendtodomoreoutdooractivities,whereasIspendmostofmytimeathomeinwinter,surfingoninternet,forexample.考生在回答时可以使用以下表达比较的句式：•…,whereas……,butonthecontrary……,whileinthemeantime…Whatdoyouoftendoonsunny/rainydays?Ioftendoalotofoutdooractivitiesonsunnydays,suchasplayingbasketball,hikingtothenearestlakeandsoon.Onrainydays,Iwouldratherliketostayathome,eitherwatchingTVortakingarest.一般在晴朗的好天气里，人们喜欢做大量的户外活动如：散步，运动，旅游等等。而在雨天或者较恶劣的天气里，人们更喜欢待在室内。Whatdoyouoftendoonsunny/rainydays?•Ioftendoalotofoutdooractivitiesonsunnydays,suchasplayingbasketball,hikingtothenearestlakeandsoon.Onrainydays,Iwouldratherliketostayathome,eitherwatchingTVortakingarest.Whatistheweatherlikeinyourcity?•Beijinghasatypicaltemperatezoneclimate.Duringmosttimeoftheyear,Beijingisdry.Butinsummer,whentheweatherbecomeshot,itrainsalot.Andinwinter,theweatherbecomesverywindyanditcausesthetemperaturetodropsharply.Generallyspeaking,thefourseasonsinBeijinghavetheirdistinctfeatures.考生可以谈到自己家乡天气的概括情况，也可以谈不同季节的特点等等。•Becausemyhometownisfarfromthesea,ingeneralitisprettydry.Winterisabitcold,dryandwindy,andwithabitofsnow.Springisshortandwindy.Summerishotandslightlyhumid,andthetemperaturecangoashighas38degreesCelsius.Soitcanbekindofuncomfortableinthesummerunlessyouhaveairconditioning.Finallyfallisprobablythebestseason—it’sverycomfortable—notwindy,andnottoocoldortoohotliketheotherseasons.Xinxiang’weatherandclimateXinxianghasatemperatecontinentalclimate,fourdistinctseason,withmostrainfallinsummer.Xinxiang’sweatherischangerable.Forexample,fewdaysago,theweatherwasreallycoldwiththestrongwindblowing,andwefeltthatwewereinwinter,buttheweatherwasverywarmtwodayslater.DoyouliketheweatherandclimateinXinxiang?Iwanttosay,ifthewindcouldbemild,Iwouldlikeitmore.Rain:DoesitrainmuchinChina/yourhometown?•Yesandno.Butgenerallyspeaking,itoftenrainsalotinsummerwhilelittleorsometimesnorainfallinotherseasons.Thisisahardquestion,becausetheamountofrainfallvariesaccordingtodifferentplacesanddifferentseasons.InNorthernChina,forexample,thereislessrainfallthanintheSouth.•可以从地理和季节两个方面谈雨水的多少。考生要注意自己语言的运用，因为是概括，所以不应该使用绝对的词语。应常使用generally,moreorless,presumably,approximately等表达推测，概数的词语。Howdoesrainaffectpeople’slives?•Rainaffectspeople’slivesinmanydifferentways.Firstandforemost,itgreatlylimitspeople’soutdooractivities.Thetrafficwillhavetoslowdowntoavoidaccidents.Peoplewillhavetostayinsidenottobedrenched.Theotherwaythatrainaffectspeople’slivesthatIknowofisthatraincaneithercausefloodorrelievedrought.雨对人类的生活有利