公共英语三级辅导：阅读学习笔记(5)

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Unit 5 Weather and Climate
) j# G" L+ e5 \& }: H+ B　　Dialogues/monologues:
　　I am passionate about English, and the challenge of expressing English fluently and swimmingly with foreigners was the principal motivation.
　　1、……having been brought up in the countryside.
　　bring up： 养育，教养;提出
% Q" ?2 m( d( t6 V( {$ T　　2、Those mighty winds pulled in a band of cloud and some patchy rain through the small hours, and into the first part of the morning.
# Y, j+ u4 Z  C3 D1 l1 |8 \6 ]　　我的翻译是：那些强劲的大风卷起一层云彩，还有些零星的小雨下了好一会，一直持续到清晨。
　　请高手赐教。
$ i+ X* A# `/ y2 M1 |% A  g7 _& [　　3、Clearer skies and much light winds allowed temperatures to drop well into single figures resulting in a touch of grand frost in some rural areas.
1 D8 C" ^4 f4 }. h! G　　清凉的天空和微风让温度值降到了个位数，使得很多乡村地区出现了霜。
　　4、The early sunshine giving away to a bit more clouds.
　　give away：让步。
5 r, x+ [' y' `: J& X* O　　太阳被一小片云层遮住了。
　　5、There was something of a drier interlude before an active weather system moved in from the west.
　　6、Some of the more exposed locations saw sustained winds of 40mph with gusts of 58mph.