新東方英語口語開口篇 Lesson 24:Seasons 季節

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
How many seasons are there in your region?
你們地區有幾個季節？

How many seasons do you have in the year?
spring summer
autum (fall) winter
desert region
dry season rain season
rain season wind season
季節 season
季度 quarter

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
We have sharp distinction between the seasons.
我們季節間差異明顯。

We have no sharp distinction between the seasons.
We have little distinction between the seasons.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
January and February are the coldest time of the year for people in the northern hemisphere.
對北半球的人來說一月份和二月份是一年中最冷的時候。

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. are the busiest time of the day.
hemisphere
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
equator
east eastern
west western
south southern
north northern

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
Winter comes earlier this year and it becomes chilly in early November.
今年冬天來得早，十一月初就很冷了。

chilly spring

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
When blizzard comes in winter, we can only stay at home all day long.
冬天刮大風雪時，我們只能整天呆在家中。

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
In winter, days are short and nights are long.
冬天，白天越來越短，晚上越來越長。

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
Winter is a season of holidays.
冬季充滿了節日。

go skating skate a pair of skates
roller skating roller skates go skiing
ski a pair of skis
make a snowman have a snowball fight
go slading go horse slading
ice sculptures frosted pine trees
winter swimming have a cool water bathing
hot spring go to a hot spring to have a bath
have a SPA long distance jogging
do the exercise gymnastics 體操
Spring is a season of life and vitality.
Spring is a season of vigor and vitality.
Spring is a season of sowing.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
In spring, there is a lot of wind.
春天風很大。

wind
sandstorm
Days are longer and nights are shorter.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
Trees turn green and flowers start to blossom.
樹木變綠了，鮮花開始綻放。

His hair turned grey.
Trees are turning yellow.
in blossom / apple tree blossoms / pear tree blossoms

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
Hurricane often visits our region in the summer.
夏天我們這兒常刮颶風。

volatile 多變的
Hurrican often hits us.
typhoon 臺風

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
There is a flood in the river basin in the South this summer.
今年夏天南方江河流域發生了洪水。

basin
valley 流域

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
The northern part is suffering from drought.
北部地區發生旱情。

dry parched
suffer from
hurricane typhoon
tornado blizzard
drought flood
earthquake
natural disaster

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
It rains every two or three days.
每隔兩三天就下一場雨。

It rains now and then.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
The island is green and warm all year around.
整年島嶼都溫暖常青。

Summer is green and warm. muggy 悶熱的
go swimming go sun bathing
go fishing go surfing surf board
Autumn is a season of harvest.
go mountain climbing go hiking
go picnicing go for a walk do a jogging
play badminton play tennis play basketball
fly a kite

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
climate
weather

weather
It can rain several times a day. Each time the rain may come suddenly after the sun is shining brightly. The air is dump and chilly right through July. On summer afternoon, there might be one hail storm when the sun is shining brightly. It is not unusual to see men or women rushing down the street on the sunny morning with umbrellas on their arms.

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Lesson Twenty-four Seasons 季節
climate
The climate in the U.K. is amiable all year around. The first flowers herald the arrival of the pleasant spring, the fields turn golden brown to welcome the warm summer, the rusty reds of the leaves is the messenger of cool autumn, and days are bright and crisp with the occasional blanket of snow in the winter.