相信北方童鞋今天早晨刷朋友圈
看到的最多的都是这条新闻
北京地区昨晚更是发布了
地质灾害气象风险蓝色预警
既然北方各地已经开启了
各种看海模式
那今天小编就借着
这个雨势给大家介绍一些可以运用在雅思考试中的和rain相关的英语表达
首先我们要知道rain这个词既可以做名词比如我们可以说e.g.I love/hate (the) rain.也可以做动词e.g.It's going to rain.
那么在英文
我们该如何区分描述
大雨和小雨呢？
如果雨势很小的话
我们可以这么说
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You don't need an umbrela, it’s only drizzling/ spitting.
tips:
这里的drizzle和spit
都指雨下得very lightly大家可以翻译成“下毛毛雨”
那么如果雨势非常大
比如像现在的北京我们可以用到以下表达
1. pour：rain heavily without stopping
e.g. It’s pouring.
2. come down：fall to the ground
e.g. It's really coming down.
3.raining cats and dogs :if it is raining cats and dogs it is raining very heavily
为什么这么说?小编查阅了很多资料，发现有很多种说法，其中有种说法算是普遍被接受的，那就是16世纪的欧洲，农民们的房子多是茅草盖的，所以猫啊狗啊等小动物就爬到茅草屋房顶上搭窝。雨下得很大的时候，猫狗就会从房顶上掉下来，形成raining cats and dogs（下小猫小狗）的说法。图片作参考：
下面这个情景对话可以帮助大家更好地运用这个表达:Joe: It looks like it's raining out. Are you still going to go for a run?Jim: I don't know, maybe later I will go out when it slows down. Right now it's raining cats and dogs and I don't want to go outside.
Joe: Sounds good, I will give you a call if it slows down to a drizzle.
4. bucket down ：to rain very heavily.
e.g. It’s bucketing down; don’t forget your umbrella.
雨天口头禅：
我全身都湿透了！！又该怎么表达呢?
I am/ got drenched/soaked by the rain.
tips:
drench 和soak这两个词都表示
make something completely wet，也就是湿透了的意思
当然英文中还有些习语中包含了rain这个词但其实和下雨一点关系都木有比如下面的这几个
1. 身体很健康 as right as rain：to feel as right as rain is to feel completely well again.This expression is often used as a reassurance.
e.g. He had an operation on his back last month; but he’s as right as rain now.
他上个月做了一个背部手术，但是他现在身体很健康。
2. 改期take a rain check (on something) ：if you take a rain check on something you postpone it until another time.
e.g. Can I take a rain check?
我能改期吗?
3. 省钱以备不时之需 save for a rainy day：to save for a rainy day is to save something (especially money) for a time in the future when it might be needed unexpectedly.
e.g. I’m saving £50 a month for a rainy day.
我每个月存50英镑以备不时之需的时候用。
