4.05 早读 A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day
③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩ →√ ✗
说的漂亮
今日语音练习重点:
1. 注意drizzling中/dr/的发音,注意区分“捉”;
2. 本句中tear的音标为 /tɪə/;
3. mourning发音同morning。
言之有物
1. a drizzling rain 毛毛细雨
拓展:各种雨的表达
① 大雨 heavy (✗strong) rain/ driving rain
Road conditions are difficult because of the driving rain. 因为大雨,路况不好。
② It looks like rain=looks as if it is going to rain 好像要下雨了。
③ It rained heavily. 下大雨了。
④ The rain is pouring. 下着瓢泼大雨。
⑤ I walked home in the drizzling rain. 我冒着毛毛雨走回了家。
拓展:“下雨”的表达
① 要下雨了: It's going to rain.
② 开始下雨了:Rain begins to fall.
抽象→He always took his teacher's instructions as drizzle.
他总把老师对他的批评当成是下毛毛雨。
2. the Mourning Day 清明节
表达在具体的某一天(包含节日),应用介词on
mourning noun. 哀悼
Today is a day for mourning and remembering.
今天是哀悼和怀念的日子。
杜牧 《清明》
清明时节雨纷纷,
路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有,
牧童遥指杏花村。
许渊冲英译(韵式aabb)
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot 'mid apricot flowers.