新概念英语第一册第53-54课:An interesting climate

　　Lesson 53 An interesting climate有趣的气候

　　Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
　　听录音，然后回答问题。在英国最受欢迎的话题是什么？
　　HANS: Where do you come from?
　　汉斯：你来自哪里？

　　JIM: I come from England.
　　吉姆：我来自英国。

　　HANS: What's the climate like in your country?
　　汉斯：你们国家的气候怎么样？

　　Jim: It's mild（温和的）, but it's not always pleasant.
　　吉姆：气候温和，但也不总是宜人的。

　　Jim: The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.
　　吉姆：北部的天气常常寒冷，东部则常常刮风。

　　It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
　　西部常下雨，南部有时则很暖和。

　　Hans: Which seasons do you like best?
　　汉斯：你最喜欢哪些季节？

　　Jim: I like spring and summer.
　　吉姆：我最喜欢春季和夏季。

　　The days are long and the nights are short.　The sun rises early and sets late.
　　因为此时白天长而夜晚短，太阳升得早而落得迟。

　　I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and sets early.
　　我不喜欢秋天和冬天，白天短而夜晚长，太阳升的迟而落得早。

　　Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting.
　　虽然我们国家的气候并不很好，但又确实很有意思。

　　It's our favorite subject of conversation.
　　天气是我们最喜欢谈论的话题。

　　New Word and expressions生词和短语
　　mild
　　adj. 温和的，温暖的

　　always
　　adv. 总是

　　north
　　n. 北方

　　east
　　n. 东方

　　wet
　　adj. 潮湿的

　　west
　　n. 西方

　　south
　　n. 南方

　　season
　　n. 季节

　　best
　　adv. 最

　　night
　　n. 夜晚

　　rise
　　v. 升起

　　early
　　adv. 早

　　set
　　v. （太阳）落下去

　　late
　　adv. 晚，迟

　　interesting
　　adj. 有趣的，有意思的

　　subject
　　n. 话题

　　conversation
　　n. 谈话