Lesson 53 An interesting climate 有趣的气候
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
Lesson 53
1 mild [maild] a.温和的,温暖的
2 always [&`&ɔ:lweiz] ad.总是
3 north [nɔ:θ] n.北方
4 east [i:st] n.东方
5 wet [wet] a.潮湿的
6 west [west] n.西方
7 south [sauθ] n.南方
8 season [&`&si:zən] n.季节
9 best [best] ad.最
10 night [nait] n.夜晚
11 rise [raiz] v.升起
12 early [&`&ə:li] ad.早
13 set [set] v.(太阳)落下去
14 late [leit] ad.晚,迟
15 interesting [&`&intristiŋ] a.有趣的,有意思的
16 subject [&`&sʌbdʒikt] n.话题
17 conversation [ˌkɔnvə&`&seiʃən] n.谈话
Lesson 54
1 Australia [ɔ&`&streiliə] n.澳大利亚
2 Australian [ɔ&`&streiliən] n.澳大利亚人
3 Austria [&`&ɔstriə] n.奥地利
4 Austrian [&`&ɔstriən] n.奥地利人
5 Canada [&`&kænədə] n.加拿大
6 Canadian [kə&`&neidiən] n.加拿大人
7 China [&`&tʃainə] n.中国
8 Finland [&`&finlənd] n.芬兰
9 Finnish [&`&finiʃ] n.芬兰人
10 India [&`&indiə] n.印度
11 Indian [&`&indiən] n.印度人
12 Japan [dʒə&`&pæn] n.日本
13 Nigeria [nai&`&dʒiəriə] n.尼日利亚
14 Nigerian [nai&`&dʒiəriən] n.尼日利亚人
15 Turkey [&`&tə:ki] n.土耳其
16 Turkish [&`&tə:kiʃ] n.土耳其人
17 Korea [kə&`&riə, kɔ(:)&`&riə] n.韩国
18 Polish [&`&pəuliʃ] n.波兰人
19 Poland [&`&pəulənd] n.波兰
20 Thai [tai] n.泰国人
21 Thailand [&`&tailænd] n.泰国
Listen to the tape then answer this question.
What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
HANS: Where do you come from?
JIM: I come from England.
HANS: What&`&s the climate like in your country?
JIM: It&`&s mild, but it&`&s not always pleasant.
JIM: The weather&`&s often cold
in North and windy in the East.
It&`&s often wet in the Westand sometimes warm in the south.
HANS: Which seasons do you like best?
JIM: I like spring and summer.
The days are long and the night are short.
The sun rises early and sets late.
JIM: I don&`&t like autumn and winter.
The days are short and the nights are long.
The sun rises late and set early.
Our climate is not very good,
but it&`&s certainly interesting.
It&`&s our favorite subject of conversation.
汉斯:你是哪国人?
吉姆:我是英国人。
汉斯:你们国家的气候怎么样?
吉姆:气候温和,但也不总是宜人的。
吉姆:北部的天气常常寒冷,东部则常常利风。
西部常下雨,南部有时则很暖和。
汉斯:你最喜欢哪些季节?
吉姆:我最喜欢春季和夏季。
因为此时白天短而夜晚长,太阳升得迟而落得早。
虽然我们国家的气候并不很好,但又确实很有意思。
天气是我们最喜欢谈论的话题。