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 West and 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 favourite subject of conversation.
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