公共英语三级辅导：阅读学习笔记(5)

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Unit 5 Weather and Climate
" t) T( H5 k1 A! g　　Dialogues/monologues:
　　I am passionate about English, and the challenge of expressing English fluently and swimmingly with foreigners was the principal motivation.
1 `/ n- [9 y4 x　　1、……having been brought up in the countryside.
1 o  `- i* r$ v. ]9 d  R5 Z0 P: ~4 o　　bring up： 养育，教养;提出
1 S- _" f- s2 Q　　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.
9 @1 ?; K9 B3 g* b$ a: l7 c　　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。
1 C- g: H, c+ `7 @4 d  e$ q　　请高手赐教。
　　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.
　　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。
　　太阳被一小片云层遮住了。
. o* L6 _. c2 c. p- }8 n  z: b　　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.