1．好天气Lovely DayGeorge：What a lovely day, isn’t it?Rose：Yes, it’s nice and bright.George：I hope it stays like this.Rose：I hope so too.George：Is the weather usually like this here?Rose：It’s usually a bit hotter than today.George：What’s the weather like in winter?Rose：It’s pretty cold and it often snows.George：I wonder what it’s going to be like tomorrow.Rose：Let’s hear the weather report later. What’s the weather like in your hometown?George：Neither too cold nor too hot.Rose：That’s quite a lovely weather.George：Yes, especially in spring.Rose：Have you ever seen a hurricane?George：Once, when I was a child.Rose：Do they often happen in your country?George：Now and then.Rose：Oh, it’s time for the weather report. Let’s turn on the TV.
2．坏天气Lousy WeatherLinda：Lousy weather, isn’t it?Jack ：It has stopped snowing, but it is even colder.Linda：Look at the ice there hanging from the eaves!Jack ：And the streets are covered with snow.Linda：Do you know what the temperature is today?Jack ：I missed today’s weather forecast over the TV.Linda：It feels like 10 degrees below zero at least. I don’t mind the cold weather, but I do hate it when it gets slippery.Jack ：The ice will soon be thick enough for skating. I’m so fond of winter sports!Linda：That’s great. Let’s go skating together tomorrow.
3．寒冷的天气Cold WeatherLarry ：Did you hear how cold it got last night?Shirley：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero.Larry ：It was so cold this morning. I could hardly start my car.Shirley：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first.Larry ：Don’t you have a garage?Shirley：Not in the new apartment. We have to leave the car in the parking lot.Larry ：How much antifreeze did you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero.Shirley：I do. Right now I have it protected up to 30 below zero.Larry ：Does it ever get that cold on here?Shirley：Not really. It sometimes gets to 20 below.Larry ：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up?
4．炎热的天气Hot WeatherGary：Oh, my! It’s really hot! I’ve never seen such scorching weather in my life!Sharon：Tell my about it! It’s like the whole world is broiling.Gary：Oh, look at the thermometer! The temperature has hit 98!Sharon：I hope it’s not gonna break into three digits!Gary：But it’s already awfully close!Sharon：Well, I just hope it’ll level off.Gary：I guess we can’t do anything until after dark then.Sharon：I guess so. What else can we do? You can’t stay in the heat for long!
5．淋个落汤鸡Drowned ratSteve：Wow, you look like a drowned rat! Didn’t you know there’s a thunder-storm today?Judy：I knew there would be a shower, but I didn’t realize it would rain cats and dogs today.Steve：Well, you’d better take a hot shower right now, or you’ll catch a cold.Judy：I know. I don’t want to get sick, especially during finals week.
6．久旱无雨DroughtSally：I think a drought has set in. it hasn’t rained a drop for months.Eve ：I think so, too, but didn’t it rain last month?Sally：It did rain last month, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.Eve ：Oh. That bad?!Sally：That’s right. It’s really bad. I’m really concerned though not panicked yet.Eve ：I don’t blame you. The pastures have browned out even before the summer hasn’t arrived.Sally：Yeah, and the soil has been baked so hard that the plow can’t even break the soil.Eve ：Looks like it’s going to be an ongoing thing that would get worse each day.Sally：Yeah. If it doesn’t rain, it’s going to get critical.
话题词汇 CLASSIFIED WORDS
warm暖和的hot热的muggy闷热的boiling hot酷热的cool凉爽的cold冷的chilly寒冷的sunny阳光充足的，晴朗的cloudy多云的windy有风的rainy下雨的snowy下雪的foggy有雾的Celsius摄氏的Fahrenheit华氏的degree度数，度weatherman气象员wind风breeze微风gale大风hurricane飓风tornado龙卷风typhoon台风rain雨，下雨
drizzle毛毛雨heavy rain大雨shower阵雨thunder storm雷雨storm暴风雨，暴风雪thunder雷lightning闪电hail冰雹，下雹了snow雪，下雪slight snow小雪heavy snow大雪blizzard暴风雪sandstorm沙尘暴fog雾mist薄雾hale冰雹
