昨夜小城雨疏风骤，不由想起宋朝词人李清照的那首流传千古的《如梦令》：
如梦令·昨夜雨疏风骤
【宋】李清照
昨夜雨疏风骤，
浓睡不消残酒。
试问卷帘人，
却道海棠依旧。
知否，知否？
应是绿肥红瘦。
不知道朋友们有没有兴趣看看这首词的英译版本：
Last night the rain was light, the wind fierce,
And deep sleep did not dispel the effects of wine.
When I ask the maid rolling up the curtains,
She answers, "The crab-apple blossoms look the same."
I cry, "Can't you see? Can't you see?
The green leaves are fresh but the red flowers are fading!"
这首词有不同的翻译版本，上面这个是杨宪益、戴乃迭老师翻译的，感兴趣的朋友们可以认真读读，体会一下译文中描述风和雨的形容词。
既然说到“雨”，我们一起来看看英语中除了rain，还有哪些跟“雨”有关的词汇：
1.drizzle [ˈdrɪzl] v. 下毛毛雨 n. 毛毛细雨
例：He started out to the farm although it was drizzling. 虽然下着毛毛雨，他还是出发去农场了。
2. scattered rain [ˈskætərd reɪn] 零星小雨
例：Students asked their teacher not to cancel PE class because of the scattered rain.
学生们请求老师不要因为零星小雨就取消他们的体育课。
3. shower [ˈʃaʊər] 阵雨
例：He was caught in a shower on his way home and soaked to the skin.
他在回家路上碰到了阵雨，浑身湿透了。
4. heavy rain [ə ˈhevi reɪn] 大雨; 一场大雨
例：Last week's heavy rain has washed away the roads in my hometown.
上周的大雨将家乡的道路都冲垮了。
这里特别注意的是中国学生的common errors: big (×) rain 是错误表达。
5. rainstorm [ˈreɪnstɔːrm] 暴风雨
例： The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the old building.
突然来临的暴风雨冲塌了这栋旧建筑物。
6. thunderstorm [ˈθʌndərstɔːrm] 雷雨 ，雷雨交加
例： Last night he was caught by a thunderstorm and felt cold all over this morning.
昨天晚上他遭雷雨淋了，今早感觉浑身发冷。
7. torrential rain [təˈrenʃl reɪn] 瓢泼大雨
例：My little town was hit by torrential rain yesterday evening.
我所在的小镇昨晚下了一场瓢泼大雨。
8. downpour [ˈdaʊnpɔːr] n. 倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨
例： A heavy downpour interrupted the Dragon Boat Festival event. 一场骤雨中断了龙舟赛。
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