2分鐘英語課堂：討論極端天氣 Talking About Extreme Weather Conditions

Judy: Hey Sam, why do you look like a drowned mouse?

朱迪：嘿山姆，你怎么跟個落湯雞一樣。

Sam: I got caught in the rain, Judy. Can you get me a towel, please?

山姆：我被雨淋了，朱迪。你可以給我一條毛巾嗎?

Judy: Sure. Didn’t you take your raincoat today?

朱迪：沒問題。你今天沒帶雨衣嗎?

Sam: No, I forgot my bag at home.

山姆：沒有，我把我的袋子落在家里了。

Judy: You know, it’s autumn and it can rain anytime. You should always carry a raincoat or an umbrella.

朱迪：你要知道，現(xiàn)在是秋天了，隨時可能下雨的。你應(yīng)該隨時帶著雨衣和雨傘。

Sam: I knew it would rain. But, I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs.

山姆：我知道可能會下雨。但是我覺得只會淋到貓貓狗狗。

Judy: I think you should take a hot shower, or you’ll catch a cold.

朱迪：我覺得你要洗個熱水澡，否則你會感冒的。

Sam: I know. I really don’t want to get sick, especially during my exams.

山姆:我知道。我真不想生病，尤其是在考試的時候。

Talking About Drought

討論干旱

Salmon: It hasn't’ rained a drop in months.

薩爾蒙：這個月還沒有下雨。

Ethan: Yeah, you are right. I think it’s the worst drought we’ve seen in years.

伊森：是的，你說的對。我覺得這是近幾年最干旱的一次了。

Salmon: I think you are absolutely right. It’s been almost 2 months since the last rain.

薩爾蒙：你說的太對了。距離上一次下雨已經(jīng)兩個月了。

Ethan: Yeah. Even the news channels have been highlighting the fact that rain levels are much lower than usual. It hasn't rained even half of the monthly average.

伊森：是的。就連新聞都強(qiáng)調(diào)了今年的降雨量比往年低很多的事實。還不足月平均降水量的一半。

Salmon: That’s really bad. I’m very concerned about my crops. The pastures have browned out even before the arrival of summer.

薩爾蒙：太糟糕了。我非常擔(dān)心我的莊家。牧場在夏天的到來之前，都已經(jīng)變成棕色了。

Ethan: That’s serious. If it doesn't rain soon, the situation is going to get critical.

伊森：這太嚴(yán)重了。如果再不趕緊下雨的話，事態(tài)會很嚴(yán)重。

Talking About the Effect of Unbearable Heat.

談?wù)撾y以忍受的高溫

Sam: Oh, it’s too hot in here. Why haven't you switched on the air conditioner, Ethan?

山姆：噢，這里太熱了。你為什么不打開空調(diào)呢, 伊森?

Ethan: I’m sorry, Sam. I have bad news for you.

伊森：對不起，山姆，我有一個壞消息告訴你。

Sam: Oh, no! Don’t tell me…What is it?

山姆：噢，不!不要告訴我……是我想的嗎?

Ethan: The air conditioner is broken.

伊森：空調(diào)壞了。

Sam: What are you talking about, Ethan? In this heat?! Have you called the A.C. technician to fix it up?

山姆：你在說什么，伊森?在這種天氣下?!你帶電話到A.C.售后讓他來修了嗎?

Ethan: Yes, I have. He has a lot of complaints to tackle before he gets to ours.

伊森：我打了。再來我們這里之前他要去很多地方。

Sam: His other customers must be facing the same problem.

山姆：他其他的客戶一定跟我們一樣。

Ethan: Anyway, you can use the fan for awhile. It will give you some relief.

伊森：不管怎么樣，你可以先用一會兒扇子，它會起到一點作用。