Lesson 53 An interesting climate 有趣的氣候
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
聽錄音，然後回答問題：在英國最受歡迎的話題是什麼？
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聽錄音三遍，再對照原文後，搞懂前面沒有聽懂的地方；大聲朗讀課文三遍，可以幫助你的記憶和口語的熟練。
【原文】
HANS: Where do you come from?
JIM: I come from England.
HANS: What's the climate like in your country?
JIM: It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.
JIM: The weather's often cold in North and windy in the East. It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south.
HANS: Which seasons do you like best?
JIM: I like spring and summer. The days are long and the night are short. The sun rises early and sets late.
JIM: I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late
and set early. Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. It's our favourite subject
of conversation.
【譯文】
HANS: Where do you come from?
漢斯：你是哪國人？
JIM: I come from England.
吉姆：我是英國人。
HANS: What's the climate like in your country?
漢斯：你們國家的氣候怎麼樣？
JIM: It's mild, but it's not always pleasant
吉姆：氣候溫和，但也不總是宜人的。
JIM: The weather's often cold in North and windy in the East. It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
吉姆：北部的天氣常常寒冷， 東部則常常利風。 西部常下雨，南部有時則很暖和。
HANS: Which seasons do you like best?
漢斯：你最喜歡哪些季節？
JIM: I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and set early. Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. It's our favourite subject of conversation.
吉姆：我最喜歡春季和夏季。 因為此時白天短而夜晚長， 太陽昇得遲而落得早。 雖然我們國家的氣候並不很好， 但又確實很有意思。 天氣是我們最喜歡談論的話題。
【New Word and expressions 生詞和短語】
mild adj. 溫和的，溫暖的
always adv. 總是
north n. 北方 in the North 在北部 （North 第一個字母要大寫）
east n. 東方 in the East 在東部
wet adj. 潮溼的
west n. 西方 in the West 在西部
south n. 南方 in the South 在南部
season n. 季節
best adv. 最
night n. 夜晚
rise v. 升起
early adv. 早
set v. （太陽）落下去
late adv. 晚，遲
interesting adj. 有趣的，有意思的
subject n. 話題
conversation n. 談話
say：（說話的內容）
speak：（講話的動作）
talk：（談話，聊天）
chat：（聊天）
dialog：（對話—有固定的話題）
conversation n. 談話（隨意的交流）
【比較級】
good 好
better（比較級）
best（最高級）
如：
I like spring best.
Do you like spring?
Which season(s) do you like best?
I like spring and summer best.
Because the days are long and the nights are short.
I don't like autumn and winter.
Because the days are short and the nights are long.
The sun rises early/late and sets late/early.
關鍵字: early 一課 conversation
