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1704796226 说到“雨量”的,英文有 slight(疏),a little(微),a lot(多),not very much(不多),occasional rains(断续的雨), rained often(时常下雨), fine (或 good) weather for ducks(雨天)等等。又 scattered rains 原指有的地方下雨,有的地方不下,但有人又拿来说有时下,有时不下的雨:
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1704796228 It never rains but it pours.(不雨则已,一雨倾盆。祸不单行。)
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1704796230 We had a torrential rain last night.(昨夜下了一场暴雨。)
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1704796232 After lightning and thunder came a heavy downpour.(雷电过后,大雨倾盆而下。)
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1704796234 It rains cats and dogs (或 pitchforks).(大雨猛烈地下降。)
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1704796236 The night rains on Mount Pa swell the autumn pool.(巴山夜雨涨秋池。——李商隐)
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1704796238 The crops are suffering from deficient rain.(农作物的雨量不够。)
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1704796240 The river rises after heavy rains.(大雨之后河里的水涨了。)
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1704796242 Meet held in case of slight rain.(下小雨运动会照常举行了。)
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1704796244 Little rain falls in a desert.(沙漠中几乎是不下雨的。)
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1704796246 We have had a great deal of rain this spring.(今年春季下了不少的雨。)
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1704796248 We have been without rain for a long time.(好久没有下雨了。)
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1704796250 再说下雨时间的长短,则有 a little while(落一下子),all day(整天)等:
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1704796252 It has rained all the week.(下了一个礼拜的雨了。)
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1704796254 It has been raining for three days.(一连三天不断地在下雨。)
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1704796256 The rain has abated.(雨停了。)
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1704796258 The rain has passed over (=off) and the sky cleared up.(雨过天青。)
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1704796260 雨的大小、慢急、疏密等的不同,而名称有异。如 drizzle 是指牛毛细雨: It drizzles on and off.(牛毛雨时下时停。)A cold rain was drizzling down.(冷雨蒙蒙地下个不停。)又 sprinkle 是下微雨,好像我们浇花一样: It began to sprinkle.(开始下小雨了。)参考: We sprinkle the lawn 或 sprinkle clothes before ironing.(我们在草地上洒水。或是在烫衣时洒水。)突然而来又突然停止的雨叫 shower(骤雨),也可叫做 a sudden downpour,有的叫 a cloudburst,在某些地区又称 a gully-washer。热带地方的大雷雨(a tropical rainstorms)常随季候风(monsoon)而来,故称 monsoon rain.
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1704796262 热带地方当太阳光线直射的时候,便是雨季(raining season),新加坡的雨季是在年尾到年头。在雨季时人们都备有“雨具”。《论衡》上说:“孔子出,使子路齐雨具,有顷,天果大雨。”雨具有雨伞(umbrella),雨衣(raincoat 或 shicker),雨帽(rainhat),雨鞋(rain shoes,boots,rubbers, galoshes),披肩(rain cape)等,都是可防雨的(water proof)。
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1704796264 The coat is proof against rain.(此衣可以防水。)
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1704796266 Take an umbrella with you in case of rain.(带把伞去,以防下雨。)
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1704796268 有人出门忘记带雨具,于是: He got caught in the rain.(遇雨。)
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1704796270 They were caught in a downpour and were all drenched to the skin.(他们出门遇到大雨,淋得一身通透。)
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1704796272 The campers were drenched with (或 by) rain.(露营的人被雨淋湿。)
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1704796274 They were soaking wet and dripping when coming home.(他们好像从水缸出来的样子,回到家来一身都在滴水。)
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