Listen to the tape then answer this question.
Does it ever snow in Greece?
听录音,然后回答问题。希腊下过雪吗?
HANS:Where do you come from? DIMITRI:I come from Greece. HANS:What's the climate like in your country? DIMITRI:It's very pleasant. |
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HANS:What's the weather like in spring? DIMITRI:It's often windy in March. It's always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes. |
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HANS:What's it like in summer? DIMITRI:It's always hot in June, July and August The sun shines every day. |
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HANS:Is it cold or warm in autumn? DIMITRI:It's always warm in September and October. It's often cold in November and it rains sometimes. |
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HANS:Is it very cold in winter? DIMITRI:It's often cold in December, January and February It snows sometimes |
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New words and expressions 生词和短语
Greece /gri:s/ n. 希腊 | snow /snəu/ v. 下雪 |
Climate /'klaimit/ n. 气候 | January /'dʒænjuəri/ n. 1月 |
country /'kʌntri/ n. 国家 | February /'februəri/ n. 2月 |
pleasant /'plezənt/ adj. 宜人的 | March /ma:tʃ/ n. 3月 |
weather /'weðә/ n. 天气 | April /'eiprəl/ n. 4月 |
spring /spriŋ/ n. 春季 | May /mei/ n. 5月 |
windy /'windi/ adj.有风的 | June /dʒu:n/ n. 6月 |
warm /wɔ:m/adj. 温暖的 | July /dʒu'lai/ n. 7月 |
rain /rein/ v. 下雨 | August /'ɔ:gəst/ n. 8月 |
sometimes /'sʌmtaimz/ adv. 有时 | September /sap'temb'ə/ n. 9月 |
summer /'sʌmə/ n. 夏天 | October /ɔk'təubə/ n. 10月 |
autumn /'ɔ:təm/ n. 秋天 | November /nəu'vemb/ n. 11月 |
winter /'wintə/ n. 冬天 | December /di'sembə/ n. 12月 |
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 Where do you come from?
用于问对方是哪儿的人,在第7课中出现过一个类似的句子。
2 What's the climate like in your country?
句中like是介词,不是动词,它的宾语是what。
参考译文
汉 斯:你是哪国人?
迪米特里:我是希腊人。
汉 斯:你们国家的气候怎么样?
迪米特里:气候非常宜人。
汉 斯:春季的天气怎么样?
迪米特里:3月里常常刮风。4月和5月的天气总是暖洋洋的,但有时下雨。
汉 斯:夏季的天气如何呢?
迪米特里:6月、7月和8月的天气总是炎热的,每天都出太阳。
汉 斯:秋季的天气是冷还是暖呢?
迪米特里:9月和10月总是很暖和,11月常常就冷了,而且有时下雨。
汉 斯:冬季的天气很冷吗?
迪米特里:12月、1月和2月常常很冷,有时还下雪。