新托福听力专题之气象篇

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天气预报每天都离不了，尤其是在天气多变的季节和城市里。它的实用性不言而喻，如果到了国外看不懂天气预报，还真是挺麻烦的。那新托福的听力部分会不会考气象方面的知识呢？我也不知道。防患于未然，多准备一点总没坏处。看到最近论坛里有许多分类总结的帖子，我也给大家总结一下气象方面的常识。
　　首先是一则天气预报，大家多读读，了解一下天气预报的写法。
　　Weather Forecast
1 V+ q/ d, x& j5 A　　Let’s take a look at the weather in Shanxi Province for the next 24 hours. Taiyuan would be cloudy at the time with the temperature from eighteen to twenty-eight. A strong wind would reach Datong, which could cause much rain, The temperature would be sixteen to twenty-six. Yangquan would be sunny with the highest temperature of thirty degree. Linfen would be windy and its temperature would be twenty-three to thirty-two. We would have a sunny and hot day in Yuncheng. Its temperature would stay between twenty-eight to thirty-four.
　　另附一些十分常用的气象用语：
　　天气预报 weather forecast
　　虹 rainbow
　　雨点 raindrops
　　雨季 rainy season
　　甘霖 welcome rain
$ _) u# D' x( p7 T, s6 }　　小雨 light rain
8 v7 N* M  B6 P! ^　　阵雨 shower
　　毛毛雨 drizzle, fine rain
　　大雨 heavy rain
) m) B1 G& X/ g　　地形雨 local rains
　　反常天气 freakish weather 气旋 cyclone
　　低气压 low-pressure
　　高气压 high-pressure
  L5 _- [$ g, K　　气压 barometric pressure
" @$ t" |8 E' d# Q8 [　　冰 ice  
　　阴天 cloudy day
) _6 B1 O* R1 X8 v; W/ V; G% \, M　　冰点 freezing point
1 ], U% k7 w3 l/ w, M( {2 T: k　　雪花 snow flake
% Q# f2 I; d' A: o7 L$ x　　晴 clear
% _5 O$ U- C& e! i　　锋面 frontal edge
　　冷峰 cold front
2 P( D" D- m. H7 c　　海啸 tidal wave
9 E0 A" V$ g. O4 W9 n, }　　山崩 landslide
　　火山地震volcanic earthquake
( Z$ }, ~! h, q) A* D　　风级 wind scale
) U( R4 @+ T/ e& `) N, a- w% u　　龙卷风 tornado
( F& W: C2 m' D; h, N　　恒风 constant wind
, E' }3 C) z9 Q7 E　　微风 breeze、gentle breeze
) G' G. F) r# i/ N8 ~: |. N; j' S　　逆风 headwind
' Q/ `/ u2 @/ f3 C8 R　　无风 calm
$ o' S& s$ w+ o5 {　　轻风 light breeze
　　信风 trade wind
　　和风 moderate breeze
9 C* w6 H8 e; t　　清风 fresh breeze
+ f' v  L" v! |" k+ X2 s　　大风 gale
: W2 R* A" m5 _1 {0 L7 J  J　　强风 strong breeze
　　西北风 northwester
　　疾风 near gale、gusty wind
　　狂风 squall 、 storm
- ?: N, J, q+ s' Q2 j　　烈风 strong gale
7 S/ ~8 E6 f: L6 n( f/ \) Z4 a9 g　　暴风 violent storm  
5 u( H7 `8 E" [2 y% v2 t; q　　东北信风 northeast trades
  Y2 ^6 m$ w4 ~0 J# p　　飓风 hurricane
& U0 ~+ M! L& `! Z  R6 i　　东南风 southeaster
, x6 N3 J( i, k6 x　　东北风 northeaster
　　北风 north wind
　　东风 east wind
　　顺风 favorable wind
　　西南风 southwester
　　台风 typhoon
& {  I7 R6 U3 H- S2 x# i  {　　闷热天气 muggy weather
+ e. A) e5 ]( p, c& J: {0 e  m7 F　　雨量 rainfall
7 t1 C, ?" J$ }* x　　间歇雨 intermittent rain
/ P. ]# S" y" W% k　　雹 hail
) g; k: G: F7 K4 p' b1 d' j　　雷 thunder
　　滂沱大雨 downpour
1 m, x! C+ e' Y: l: ?! |　　炎热 scorching heat
2 I0 Q) x# r( z0 q　　风眼 eye of a storm
　　零度 zero
　　零度以下 subzero
. |5 a2 U1 Z/ i* x" K( b　　气团 air mass
　　闪电 lightning
8 x1 ^" _! k* ~　　雾 fog
" z7 S2 K& i5 N( N3 t3 A# C7 r8 ?　　凉 cool
) _- ~- {. Z6 y! b( @　　霜 frost
　　雪堆 snowdrift
　　露 dew
/ w0 l" U. [5 I8 f- e: W! l! M8 M　　寒冷 chilly
- h" `' l" g. m5 J7 q　　冰柱 icicle
　　平静 calm
& X; N3 T3 l0 h! \7 T/ V　　微波 rippled
　　微浪 smooth wavelets
( ]' \# W# c8 H! V8 j- w- c　　细浪 light seas
　　热浪 heat wave
　　小浪 moderate seas
4 J9 T, S; j2 l　　中浪 rough seas
　　大浪 very rough seas
3 N8 j. p; a1 H3 i　　强浪 high seas
$ j9 @3 _2 c* m* T" A　　狂浪 monster waves
　　巨浪 very high seas