世界气象组织(World Meteorological Organization)将每年的 3 月 23 日设立为 “世界气象日 World Meteorological Day”。英国人非常乐于谈论 “天气 weather”。在日常会话中,有哪些表达看似与天气有关,但实际上却是用特定的气候现象描述生活中的场景?做小测验题,学习六个和 “天气” 有关的英语说法。 SIzW3y[
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d) feeling foggy e2 Ba@e-
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c) for a rainy day /?HRq ?n
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4. Very strong wind is a ______. % e:VeP~
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b) sleet cfa#a!Y4
c) hail fHR1kuy
d) sludge rsy'ZVLUj
6. A small problem that has been made much bigger than it should can be called ______. X62z>mM
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c) a storm in a teacup =`Nnd@3v
d) a hurricane in a bowl jHTaG%oh
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1) b, 2) c, 3) a, 4) d, 5) b, 6) c. 5|wQeosXxI