Weather
天气
Classic Sentences 经典句子
01|The weather is abnormal this year.
今年的气候不正常。
02|It’s raining hard.
雨下得很大。
03|Snow covered the ground.
积雪覆盖了大地。
04|Snow is falling all over the country.
全国各地都在下雪。
05|Have you listened to the weather forecast
你听天气预报了吗？
06|What’s the temperature today
今天的气温多高？
07|The fog cleared off.
雾气已散。
08|It’s cloudy today.
今天阴天。
09|It’s a find day today.
今天的天气真好。
10|Cold weather， isn’t it
天气很冷，不是吗？
11|The weather becomes warmer.
天气变暖和了。
12|It is sunny today.
今天天气晴朗。
13|Wet weather always depresses me.
depress [dipres] v. 使沮丧
我在阴雨天总是心灰意冷。
14|It’s raining cats and dogs outside.
外面正下着倾盆大雨。
15|It’s freezing.
天冷极了。
Useful Dialogue 实用会话
Talking About Weather
Cathy： It is boiling today， isn’t it
Kayla： Yes， it’s very hot and stuffy.
Cathy： It’s been looking like rain for several days. But it hasn’t rained yet.
Kayla： There are thick black clouds in the sky now. The wind is rising.
Cathy： It looks as if a thunder storm is coming in.
Kayla： It’s a bit windy. But I like the breeze.
Cathy： It’s beginning to sprinkle.
Kayla： The weatherman says some showers are expected this afternoon.
Cathy： It’s turning warmer， isn’t it
Kayla： Yes， the temperature is going up today. The temperature has climbed to 36 ℃.
Cathy： After a heavy rain， the temperature should drop a lot.
Kayla： Yes， there will be a cool day tomorrow.
谈论天气
凯茜：今天的天气热得要命，是不是？
凯拉：是的，今天天气很闷热。
凯茜：好几天总是要下雨的样子，但还是没下。
凯拉：现在天空乌云密布，刮风了。
凯茜：看起来一场雷雨即将来临。
凯拉：是有点风，但我喜欢微风。
凯茜：开始下小雨了。
凯拉：天气预报说今天下午将有阵雨。
凯茜：天气在转暖，是不是？
凯拉：是的，今天气温在上升。已上升到36摄氏度了。
凯茜：大雨过后，今天气温会降很多。
凯拉：是的，明天会是个凉爽的日子。
Notes 注释
boiling [bili] a. 沸腾的
stuffy [stfi] a.（房间等）不通风的
thunder storm雷雨
breeze [briz] n. 微风
小叮咛
①But it hasn’t rained yet. 但还是没下。yet： 还。在现在完成时的句子中，already常用于肯定句，yet常用于否定句和疑问句。用于否定句时，yet表示“还、尚、迄今”等意思，例如：He hasn’t done much yet. 他做的还不是很多。用于疑问句时，yet表示“已经”。例如：Have you seen such a space shuttle yet 你见过这样的航天飞机吗？
Family
家人
Classic Sentences 经典句子
01|When there is a family， there is a god.
有家的地方就是天堂。
02|East， west， home is best.
金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。
03|We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.
养儿方知父母恩。
04|There is a skeleton in every house.
skeleton [skelitn] n. 骨架
家家都有一本难念的经。
05|We can’t live without our family.
我们不能没有家。
06|You can tell your family everything because they are like your best friends.
你可以向家人敞开心扉，因为他们就像你最好的朋友一样。
07|My daughter gets my nose.
我女儿的鼻子和我的长得一模一样。
08|My mother is very gentle.
我的母亲非常温柔。
09|How do you think of your parents
你如何看待你的父母？
10|My younger brother is still at high school.
我弟弟还在上高中。
11|Do you see your parents often
你经常见你的父母吗？
12|I see my family often.
我经常看望我的家人。
13|He is an apple of our eye.
他是全家人的掌上明珠。
14|It must have been tough for your parents bringing up three boys.
tough [tf] a. 艰苦的
对你的父母来说抚养三个男孩一定很不容易。
15|My brother is easy-going.
我的哥哥很容易相处。
Useful Dialogue 实用会话
A Family Photo
(Dennis is looking at one of the photos of Anna.)
Dennis： Is this a photo of your family
Anna： Yes， it is. It was taken two years ago.
Dennis： You look so lovely.
Anna： Everyone is lovely with his family.
Dennis： What does your mother do
Anna： She is a teacher in a middle school.
Dennis： Is she busy
Anna： Yes， she is always very busy. We hope she can spend more time staying with us.
Dennis： This must be your sister. What a pretty girl！
Anna： Pretty. She won the beauty contest in her college.
Dennis： Who is that young man beside you
Anna： He is my elder brother.
一张家庭照片
（丹尼斯正在看安娜的照片。）
丹尼斯：这是你家人的照片吗？
安娜：是的。是两年前照的。
丹尼斯：你看上去很可爱。
安娜：每个人和家人在一起的时候都很可爱。
丹尼斯：你母亲做什么工作？
安娜：我母亲是一个中学教师。
丹尼斯：她很忙吗？
安娜：是的，她总是很忙。我们希望她能花更多的时间与我们在一起。
丹尼斯：这肯定是你姐姐。多漂亮呀！
安娜：漂亮！她是她们大学的选美冠军。
丹尼斯：你旁边的小伙子是谁？
安娜：是我哥哥。
Note 注释
lovely [lvli] a. 可爱的
pretty [priti] a. 漂亮的
contest [kntest] n. 比赛
小叮咛
①We hope she can spend more time staying with us.我们希望她能花更多时间与我们在一起。spend的主语通常是人，用来表示花时间做某事或花钱买东西，常用句型有：主语+spend+时间/金钱+on sth.或主语+时间/金钱+(in) doing sth.例如：-
The little girl spent three hours finishing the book.小女孩花了三个小时读完了那本书。
-I spent 5 dollars on the book.我买这本书花了5美元。
Stocks
股票
Classic Sentences 经典句子
01|Each investor hopes for return for his or her money.
每个投资者都希望投入的资金有所收益。
02|How shall I go about trading in a major corporation
我要买一家大公司的股票应该怎么做？
03|How many listed companies are there all together
总共有多少家上市公司？
04|The approach in buying and selling securities is basically the same.
买卖股票的方法基本都相同。
05|Would you tell me something about stock shares
你能告诉我什么是股份吗？
06|How can investors make money
投资者如何才能赚钱呢？
07|Everyone wants the stock market to go up.
人人希望股票上涨。
08|Could I buy and sell shares through your bank
我能通过你们银行买卖股票吗？
09|How many major securities markets are there in China mainland
中国大陆有几个主要的股票市场？
10|Does your bank have the service on securities investments
贵行是否提供股票买卖服务？
11|Can I place my order by phone
我可以通过电话安排买卖吗？
12|What’s a bull market
什么叫牛市？
Useful Dialogue 实用会话
Talking about the Stock
(Oliver and Peter are talking about buying stocks.)
Oliver： I can’t help opening an online trading account， Peter. The share price is skyrocketing.
Peter： Quite understandable. No one would say “No” to money. Which stock do you plan to buy
Oliver： Did you hear about the latest tech IPO I’m thinking about that.
Peter： I know that. My cousin made a ton of cash on it in a single day.
Oliver： Great. He is on a gravy train.
Peter： Well， I don’t really intend to encourage you. You know， Oliver， the stock market is surely a good place to put your spare cash， but it is risky. Be sure that you won’t overextend yourself.
Oliver： Thank you， Peter. Really. I will diversify my investment.
Peter： Diversify
Oliver： Diversification is very important in today’s market. In general， invest some of your money in bonds or funds， and about one-third in stocks.
Peter： Go on， Oliver.
Oliver： Bonds and funds are safer investments， stocks are risky.
Peter： Thank you for your good suggestions.
谈论股票
（奥立弗和彼得正在谈论股票。）
奥立弗：彼得，我忍不住开了个网上交易账户，股票价格正在疯涨。
彼得：可以理解。没有人能够对钱说“不”。你打算买哪支股票？
奥立弗：你有没有听说过最新上市的科技股，我正在考虑。