小测验 — 用天气词汇描述生活场景

陈小将

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。
1. If you are ill you can say that you are ______.
a) in a cloud
b) under the weather
c) riding a storm
d) feeling foggy
2. To save ______ means you save money to use in an emergency.
a) for a snowy week
b) for a stormy afternoon
c) for a rainy day
d) for a wet Wednesday
3. This expression means that something positive comes from a bad situation.
a) every cloud has a silver lining
b) every shower has an umbrella
c) every storm has a shelter
d) every puddle has a pothole
4. Very strong wind is a ______.
a) torrent
b) downpour
c) blizzard
d) gale
5. This is a mixture of melting snow and freezing rain that falls from the sky.
a) slush
b) sleet
c) hail
d) sludge
6. A small problem that has been made much bigger than it should can be called ______.
a) a tornado in a bathtub
b) a typhoon in a coffee mug
c) a storm in a teacup
d) a hurricane in a bowl
答案
1) b, 2) c, 3) a, 4) d, 5) b, 6) c.