1. 词链儿:a drizzling rain 毛毛细雨
词汇:drizzle v./n. 倾倒/毛毛雨;少量液体
Drizzle
the syrup over the warm cake.
在热蛋糕上
洒
些糖浆。
Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and
drizzle
.
明天多云,有阵雨和
零星
小雨
。
Light
drizzle
fell all afternoon.
整个下午都在下
毛毛雨
。
拓展词链儿:各种“雨”
毛毛细雨
阵雨
倾盆大雨/大雨滂沱
-
heavy/hard/strong/driving/lashing rain
-
pouring/torrential (= a lot of) rain
-
It's raining cats and dogs!
-
It’s been bucketing down!
Rain
is forecast for tomorrow.
预报明天有
雨
。
Black clouds threatened
rain
.
天上乌云密布,要
下雨
了。
拓展词链儿:(come) rain or shine
风雨无阻,无论如何;不管发生什么
He goes jogging every morning,
rain or shine
.
他每天早晨出去跑步,
风雨无阻
。
★影视原声视频:
That's what friends are for. They got each other's backs,
rain or shine
.
这就是朋友的意义所在。
不论晴雨
,都要彼此照应。
影视片段《良医》
★影视原声视频:
Rain or shine
, cold or heat, I have to work.
无论晴雨冷热
, 我都需要工作。
《TED演讲:侯德: 气候变化、健康与贫困的关联》
Cheryl Holder: The link between climate change, health and poverty
2. 词链儿:清明节
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the Mourning Day
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Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Chinese Memorial Day
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Ancestors' Day
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Qingming Festival
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Ching Ming Festival
表达在具体的某一天(包含节日),应用介词on
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3. 词汇:mourn v. 悼念,哀悼,为…哀痛
=grieve for
She was still
mourning
for her brother.
她还在
悼念
她的哥哥。
They
mourn
the passing of a simpler way of life.
他们对逝去的较为淳朴的生活感到
惋惜
。
4. 词链儿:break one's heart
使(某人)伤透了心
She really
broke her mother's heart
when she left home.
她离家出走真的
伤了她母亲的心
。
Besides being
heartbroken
, she felt foolish.
她除了
伤心
之外,还觉得自己很蠢。