专八人文知识：英国的气候

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　　Climate
6 J0 b8 I/ T: h% u　　气候
2 R' {; _0 I& w- I7 R5 X! y/ ^* d　　1. Britain's favorable climate
6 h6 k) ~! _  S, z　　英国有利的气候条件：
+ s7 V& p5 A% y, p- k" ^　　Britain has a maritime climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range.
　　英国属于海洋性气候：冬季不过于寒冷，夏季不过于炎热。全年有稳定可靠的降雨量，气温变化幅度小。
+ X/ A) i8 j  V$ }) @, }　　2.The factors that influence the climate in Britain:
2 [, b% l9 J* _) t0 \　　影响英国气候的因素：
　　1）The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;
+ j& T, l. J( _# R8 m5 s8 l2 E　　环绕四周的海水。冬天，海水可使岛内气温升高，夏天则使气温降低，从而起到平衡季节温差的作用；
" U3 F/ M+ Z6 \/ @) ]( n0 ]9 v% z# a　　2)The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;
　　一年四季盛行的西南风和西风在冬季从大西洋带来温暖、潮湿的空气，使气温适宜；
: }9 m' i/ q% F; P* l* U　　3）The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.
　　北大西洋暖流流经不列颠群岛西海岸，使气候变暖。
　　3.Rainfall
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. `$ }3 A/ ~0 c2 q: p# U　　Britainhas a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in Britain is over 1,000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the south and east.
& q7 Y( h+ j* j. P　　英国全年降雨量稳定，平均降雨量超过1000毫米。 英国北部、西部雨量较多，但是南部、东部有所缺乏。