Lesson 53 An interesting climate有趣的氣候

　　Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
　　聽錄音，然后回答問題。在英國最受歡迎的話題是什么？
　　HANS: Where do you come from?
　　漢斯：你來自哪里？

　　JIM: I come from England.
　　吉姆：我來自英國。

　　HANS: What's the climate like in your country?
　　漢斯：你們國家的氣候怎么樣？

　　Jim: It's mild（溫和的）, but it's not always pleasant.
　　吉姆：氣候溫和，但也不總是宜人的。

　　Jim: The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.
　　吉姆：北部的天氣常常寒冷，東部則常常刮風。

　　It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
　　西部常下雨，南部有時則很暖和。

　　Hans: Which seasons do you like best?
　　漢斯：你最喜歡哪些季節？

　　Jim: I like spring and summer.
　　吉姆：我最喜歡春季和夏季。

　　The days are long and the nights are short.　The sun rises early and sets late.
　　因為此時白天長而夜晚短，太陽升得早而落得遲。

　　I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and sets early.
　　我不喜歡秋天和冬天，白天短而夜晚長，太陽升的遲而落得早。

　　Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting.
　　雖然我們國家的氣候并不很好，但又確實很有意思。

　　It's our favorite subject of conversation.
　　天氣是我們最喜歡談論的話題。

　　New Word and expressions生詞和短語
　　mild
　　adj. 溫和的，溫暖的

　　always
　　adv. 總是

　　north
　　n. 北方

　　east
　　n. 東方

　　wet
　　adj. 潮濕的

　　west
　　n. 西方

　　south
　　n. 南方

　　season
　　n. 季節

　　best
　　adv. 最

　　night
　　n. 夜晚

　　rise
　　v. 升起

　　early
　　adv. 早

　　set
　　v. （太陽）落下去

　　late
　　adv. 晚，遲

　　interesting
　　adj. 有趣的，有意思的

　　subject
　　n. 話題

　　conversation
　　n. 談話