接着
上一讲
,再讲一些关于“下雨”的表达方式。
(一)倾盆大雨
1.
downpour
: a short period of very
heavy rain that starts suddenly
例:
a torrential downpour
(倾盆大雨)
A sudden downpour sent us running for
shelter.
(突然下起了倾盆大雨,我们赶紧去找地方避雨。)
(二)毛毛雨
2.
drizzle
: use this to say that it
is raining a little, with very small drops of rain
毛毛雨
备注:
''drizzle''
的原意是“滴几滴(油等)液体在食物上”,如:
Drizzle the soy sauce over the chicken.
(在鸡肉上滴几滴酱油。)
The vegetables were drizzled with olive oil.
(菜里已经加了几滴橄榄油了。)
在表示“下雨”时,
''drizzle''
引申为“毛毛雨”的意思。
例:
It was beginning to drizzle, so she pulled
on her hood.
(开始下毛毛雨了,她赶紧把卫衣的帽子戴上。)
it's drizzling
(备注:
''it's drizzling''
常用于口语中)
I think I'll walk to work—it's only
drizzling.
(只是下点毛毛雨,我还是走路去上班吧。)
补充:
①
''drizzle''
做名词时,也可以表示类似的意思。
例:
A light drizzle was falling as I left the
house.
(我离开家的时候开始下毛毛雨。)
Yes, it's raining, but it's only a drizzle.
(是在下雨,但只是毛毛雨。)
②
''drizzly''
是
''drizzle''
的形容词形式,也可以表示类似的意思。
例:
It was a drizzly, gray weekend.
(那是个天阴阴的、下着毛毛雨周末。)
3.
it's sprinkling
: use this to say
that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long
(短时间的)毛毛雨
备注:
''sprinkle''
的原意是“撒”,如:
Sprinkle the top with cheese.
(在上面撒点芝士。)
He sprinkled the water on the plants.
(他给植物浇水。)
I sprinkled cocoa over my latte.
(我给自己的那杯拿铁上撒了可可粉。)
在
''it's
sprinkling''
中,引申为“毛毛雨”的意思。
''it's
sprinkling''
常用于美式英语的口语中。
例:
"Is it raining out?" "It's
just sprinkling."
(
-
下雨了?
-
只是毛毛雨。)
4.
light rain
: a little rain
小雨
例:
Some light rain is likely in the Boston
area.
(波士顿地区可能会下小雨。)
(三)雨季
5.
the rainy season/the monsoon
: a
time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries, such as India and other
southern Asian countries, from about April to October
(季风)雨季
例:
The rainy season is late this year.
(今年的雨季推迟了。)
At this time of year, before the monsoon,
the river is at its lowest.
(每年雨季前的这个时候,河水的水位是一年中最低的。)
6.
the rains
: heavy rain that falls
during a particular period in the year in tropical countries
雨季
例:
The farmers are waiting for the rains to
come.
(农民一直在等着雨季的到来。)
(四)雨和其它
7.
hail
: frozen rain that falls in
the form of hailstones
冰雹
例:
The hail has destroyed many of the county's
crops.
(在该国很多地方,冰雹砸毁了很多农作物。)
Many cars were damaged by hail during the
storm.
(一场风暴下来,很多车都被冰雹砸坏了。)
heavy showers of rain and hail
(夹着冰雹的强阵雨)
补充:
''hail''
做动词时,也可以表示类似的意思。
例:
It's hailing outside. (外面在下冰雹。)

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