Unit 8 Weather
第8单元 天气
Dialogue 1
对话 1
Lovely weather, isn't it?
天气很好,不是吗?
Yes, isn't it? I hope the weather will stay fine.
是啊,怎么不是呢?我希望天气一直这样好。
I'm sure it will. The weather report says so.
我相信会的。天气预报这样说的。
That's good.
那就好。
Dialogue 2
对话 2
I have to go out. How's the weather today?
我得走了。今天天气怎样?
It looks like rain. You'd better take an umbrella with you.
看样子要下雨。你最好带把伞。
But there isn't a cloud in the sky.
但是天上没有云啊。
Weather is changeable at this time of the year.
一年中的这个时候天气总是变化多端。
Passage
课文
English-speaking people nearly always talk about the weather when they meet.
讲英语的人们见面时几乎总是谈论天气。
They talk about the weather to start up a conversation.
他们以谈论天气来开始交流。
When one person says, for example, "It's a fine day, isn't it?"
当一个人说,比如,"今天是个好天气,不是吗?"
the other should usually agree by saying "Yes, isn't it?" or "It certainly is."
另一个人通常应该赞许地回应说:"是啊,怎么不是呢?" 或者 "当然是。"
Once when I met with a guest from England, he said, "It's cloudy today."
一次我碰到从英国来的客人,他说:"今天是阴天。"
I said, "Don't be afraid. It will be sunny in the afternoon. The weather report says so."
我说:"不要担心。下午就会晴了。天气预报这样说的。"
It was really sunny that afternoon.
那天下午的确阳光灿烂。
But I felt maybe there was something wrong in my answer.
但是我感觉或许我的回答有些不妥。