Talk About the Weather in English: Advanced English Lesson

By now, I am sure you are well-versed in the art  of “talking about the weather” – a well-loved  

到目前为止，我相信您已经精通“谈论天气”的艺术——这是普通英国人喜爱的消遣方式

pastime of the average Brit, but what about  understanding weather forecasts in English?

，但是如何理解英语天气预报呢？

Hello everyone Anna here from  Englishlikeanative.co.uk,  

大家好 Anna 来自 Englishlikeanative.co.uk，

bringing you useful and unique English lessons.

为您带来有用且独特的英语课程。

If you’d like to download the notes for  this lesson, simply click on the link below,  

如果您想下载本课的笔记，只需单击下面的链接，

sign up to my free English learner’s mailing  list and I will send the notes to you.

注册我的免费英语学习者邮件列表，我会将笔记发送给您。

And now it’s time for the weather.

现在是天气的时候了。

Good morning, everyone!

大家，早安！

It's Anna Tyrie here, ready to give you  the latest weather forecast for the UK.

我是 Anna Tyrie，随时准备为您提供英国的最新天气预报。

Today, we're looking at a chilly wintery day,  

今天，我们看到的是一个寒冷的冬日，

with temperatures ranging from  0°C to 6°C (degrees Celsius).

气温在 0°C 到 6°C（摄氏度）之间。

There will be a biting wind coming  from the north, with gusts of up to  

北风将刮来，阵风时速可达

30 mph (miles per hour), so make sure to  wrap up warm if you're heading outside.

30 英里/小时（英里/小时），因此如果您要外出，请务必穿上暖和的衣服。

You can expect a fair amount of  cloud cover throughout the day,  

预计全天会有相当多的云层覆盖，

with the occasional snow flurry in the afternoon.

下午偶尔会有阵雪。

The humidity will be low, around 40%, so  it might feel a little dryer than usual.

湿度会很低，大约 40%，因此可能会感觉比平时有点干燥。

But fear not, we can expect a bit of  sunshine peeking through those clouds  

但不要害怕，我们可以期待 在一天结束时 透过云层看到一点阳光，

towards the end of the day to cheer us all  up as we head towards a chilly evening.

在我们走向寒冷的夜晚时让我们所有人都振作起来。

Stay warm, and be sure to tune in  tomorrow for the latest weather forecast.

保持温暖，明天一定要收看最新的天气预报。

Back to the studio.

回到工作室。

Thank you, Anna, now let’s explore some of  the vocabulary that weather forecasters use.

谢谢你，安娜，现在让我们来探讨一下天气预报员使用的一些词汇。

Temperature. Tem-pera-ture.

温度。温度。

This is the degree of hotness  or coldness in the air.

这是空气中的热度或冷度。

Most countries measure the  temperature in degrees Celsius,  

大多数国家以摄氏度为单位测量温度，

where 0 is the freezing point of  water and 100 is the boiling point.

其中 0 是水的冰点，100 是沸点。

We used to say Centigrade in Britain – Celsius  

我们以前在英国说摄氏度——摄氏度

and Centigrade are the same but  Celsius is preferred these days.

和摄氏度是一样的，但现在更喜欢摄氏度。

Also, in Britain and America,  the Fahrenheit scale is used.

此外，在英国和美国，使用华氏度。

So, 0 Celsius is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

所以，0 摄氏度是 32 华氏度。

So, when we have really hot weather it  sounds even hotter, when we use Fahrenheit.

所以，当我们遇到非常炎热的天气时，当我们使用华氏温度时，听起来更热。

Because 38 Celsius is over 100 Fahrenheit!

因为 38 摄氏度超过 100 华氏度！

Do you use Celsius or Fahrenheit in your country?

你在你的国家使用摄氏度还是华氏度？

Let me know!

让我知道！

Humidity. Humidity.

湿度。湿度。

This refers to the amount of moisture in the air.

这是指空气中的水分含量。

Humidity is usually expressed as a percentage  of the maximum amount of moisture that the air  

湿度通常表示为空气

can hold at a given temperature and pressure,  which is known as the "relative humidity".

在给定温度和压力下所能容纳的最大水分含量的百分比，称为“相对湿度”。

If there is a lot of water vapour  in the air the humidity is high.

如果空气中有很多水蒸气，湿度就会很高。

So, if you sweat in high humidity,  

因此，如果您在高湿度环境中出汗，

it can be difficult to cool down  as the sweat doesn’t evaporate.

由于汗水不会蒸发，因此很难降温。

We say that we feel sticky  or clammy at this point.

我们说我们在这一点上感到粘稠或湿冷。

Wind speed - this is the  rate at which wind is moving.

风速 - 这是风移动的速度。

There are different describe the  wind according to the wind speed.

根据风的速度有不同的形容风。

These range from calm, which is  when there is basically no wind;

这些范围从平静，也就是基本上没有风的时候；

a light, moderate or strong breeze, with a  windspeed of between 4-27km/h (kilometres  

微风、中风或强风，风速在 4-27km/h（公里/

per hour); then we have a near gale when we  really start to notice difficulty walking.

小时）之间；然后当我们真正开始注意到行走困难时，我们就会遇到大风。

That was me trying to be blown by the wind.  And then there’s a gale or strong gale when we  

那是我试图被风吹走。 当我们 行走困难并且建筑物可能开始发生结构损坏

will have difficulty walking and structural  damage might start to occur on buildings.

时，就会出现大风或强风 。

Above this at speeds of 48km/h  (kilometres per hour) and more  

高于此速度时速为 48 公里/小时（公里/小时）或更高时，

we have storms and at 64km/h hurricanes.

我们会遇到风暴，而时速为 64 公里/小时的飓风。

This brings us on to…

这将我们带到了……

Direction.

方向。

In weather forecasts direction is referring to  the direction from which the wind is blowing.

在天气预报中，方向指的是风吹来的方向。

When wind direction is reported it helps us to  

当报告风向时，它可以帮助我们

visualise the direction of the  wind relative to our location.

可视化相对于我们所在位置的风向。

So, if we say a north wind, we can imagine that  the wind is blowing towards us from the north.

所以，如果我们说北风，我们可以想象风是从北方吹来的。

This is an intuitive way of describing  wind direction that is easy to understand,  

这是描述风向的一种直观方式，易于理解，

especially for people who are not familiar with  technical terminology or complex wind patterns.

特别是对于不熟悉技术术语或复杂风型的人。

There are 8 of these directions:  North, Northeast, East, Southeast,  

有 8 个方向：北、东北、东、东南、

South, Southwest, West, and Northwest.

南、西南、西和西北。

Precipitation. Precipitation is any form of water  that falls from the sky and reaches the ground.

沉淀。降水是从天而降并到达地面的任何形式的水。

This includes rain and snow, but also: sleet,  

这包括雨和雪，还包括

which begins as snowflakes and partially  melts as it falls before refreezing;

：

hail, which consists of balls or irregular  lumps of ice that are produced in strong storms;

冰雹，由强风暴中产生的冰球或不规则的冰块组成；

and even graupel /ˈɡraʊ.pəl/, snowflakes  covered in frozen water droplets.

甚至霰 /ˈɡraʊ.pəl/，雪花上覆盖着冰冻的水滴。

Precipitation occurs when water  vapor in the air condenses into  

当空气中的水蒸气凝结成

water droplets or ice crystals, which then  become heavy enough to fall to the ground.

水滴或冰晶，然后变得足够重以落到地面时，就会发生降水。

Now let's warm things up a bit as  and take another look at the weather.

现在让我们预热一下，再看看天气。

Good morning, everyone!

大家，早安！

It's Anna Tyrie here, ready to give you  the latest weather forecast for the UK.

我是 Anna Tyrie，随时准备为您提供英国的最新天气预报。

Today, it’s going a beautiful summer day,  

今天，将是一个美丽的夏日，

with temperatures ranging from  20°C to 25°C (degrees Celsius).

气温在 20°C 到 25°C（摄氏度）之间。

There will be a light breeze  coming from the south,  

会有微风从南方吹来，

so a light jacket may be needed  if you're heading to the coast.

所以如果您要去海边，可能需要一件薄外套。

You can expect mostly clear skies throughout the  day, with a few passing clouds in the afternoon.

您可以期待全天大部分时间都是晴朗的天空，下午有几朵云。

The humidity will be moderate, around 60% (per  cent), making it feel a bit muggy at times.

湿度适中，约为 60% (percent)，让人有时感觉有点闷热。

But don't worry, we can expect plenty of sunshine  throughout the day to brighten things up.

但别担心，我们可以期待全天都有充足的阳光来照亮一切。

Be warned, there is a cold weather  front on the horizon for next week,  

请注意，下周地平线上将出现寒冷的天气，

so enjoy the warm weather while  it lasts. Back to the studio.

所以趁它持续的时候享受温暖的天气吧。回到工作室。

Thank you, Anna. Let's get back to our vocabulary.

谢谢你，安娜。让我们回到我们的词汇。

Sunshine.

阳光。

Basically, the amount of time  the sun is visible in the sky.

基本上，太阳在天空中可见的时间。

In descending order of how sunny  a day can be: clear, sunny,  

按照晴天的降序排列：晴天、晴天、

mostly sunny, partly sunny, cloudy, and overcast.

大部分时间晴天、部分晴天、多云和阴天。

Weather forecasters tell us how many  daylight hours we can expect. If you’re  

天气预报员会告诉我们预计有多少日照时间。如果您喜欢

a sun-seeker in the UK then you could head  somewhere like Eastbourne on the south  

在英国享受阳光，那么您可以前往像南

coast where they enjoy on average  around 6 hours of sunshine a day.

海岸伊斯特本这样的地方，在那里他们平均每天享受大约 6 小时的阳光。

You won’t be surprised that the least  sunny places in the UK are in the north: 

英国阳光最少的地方位于北部，您不会对此感到惊讶：

Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides gets only  around half of that amount of sunshine.

外赫布里底群岛的斯托诺韦只能获得大约一半的阳光。

Cloud cover.

云盖。

This is the amount of the sky  that is covered by clouds.

这是被云层覆盖的天空量。

There are many different types of clouds. In  the UK we’re quite used to seeing the cumulus,  

有许多不同类型的云。在英国，我们已经很习惯看到积云，

those fluffy clouds which resemble cotton wool  and which in general release only occasional rain,  

那些像棉绒一样的蓬松云，通常只会偶尔下雨，

and the stratocumulus, the epitome of the  

还有层积云，云层的缩影，

cloud cover that produces so many  grey days by blocking out the sun.

它通过遮挡阳光而产生如此多的灰色日子.

Cirrus is a lovely cloud, like the  brushstrokes of a watercolour artist.

卷云是一朵可爱的云，就像水彩画家的笔触。

It produces rain, but the main reason  for our green and pleasant lands are  

它产生雨水，但我们绿色宜人的土地的主要原因是

the nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds,  which give us persistent and heavy rain.

雨层云和积雨云，它们给我们带来了持久的大雨。

Visibility - this is the distance that  can be seen ahead in the atmosphere.

能见度——这是在大气中可以看到前方的距离。

Meteorological factors along with rain and  snow which can reduce visibility are: fog,  

与雨雪一起降低能见度的气象因素有： 雾，

a type of cloud that forms close to  the surface of the land; and mist,  

一种靠近陆地表面形成的云；和雾，

which is finer than fog as the  water droplets are more scattered.

比雾更细，因为水滴更分散。

Smoke, darkness, and finally haze, which is  dust or other dry particles hanging suspended  

烟雾、黑暗，最后是阴霾，即悬浮

in the air, can reduce visibility, making  driving, sailing, and flying hazardous.

在空气中的灰尘或其他干燥颗粒，会降低能见度，使驾驶、航行和飞行变得危险。

Weather forecasts often tell us if we  should expect high or low visibility.

天气预报通常会告诉我们应该预计能见度高还是低。

Oh, and we must interrupt our usual  programming and head straight to the weather.

哦，我们必须中断我们通常的节目并直接前往天气。

Attention all residents of Britain, we  have a severe weather forecast to report.

所有英国居民请注意，我们有恶劣的天气预报要报告。

An intense storm system is expected to move  into the region over the next 24 to 48 hours,  

预计在接下来的 24 至 48 小时内，强烈的风暴系统将进入该地区，

bringing with it the potential  for severe weather conditions.

并可能带来恶劣的天气条件。

Starting tonight, we're expecting a band  of heavy rain to move in from the west,  

从今晚开始，我们预计大雨带会从西部进入，

with some areas experiencing rainfall totals of up  to 100mm (millimetres) or more. This heavy rain,  

一些地区的总降雨量将达到 100 毫米（毫米）或更多。这场大雨

combined with strong winds of  up to 60mph (miles per hour),  

加上时速高达 60 英里/小时的强风，

could lead to localized flooding,  downed trees, and power outages.

可能导致局部洪水、树木倒塌和停电。

Travel disruptions are likely, so if  you must travel, exercise caution,  

旅行可能会中断，因此如果您必须旅行，请谨慎行事，

and stay informed of road closures  and other weather-related issues.

并随时了解道路封闭和其他与天气相关的问题。

Moving into tomorrow, the storm  system is expected to intensify,  

进入明天，预计风暴系统将加强，

with a risk of thunderstorms and  hail across much of the country.

全国大部分地区可能会出现雷暴和冰雹。

In addition, there is a risk of coastal flooding,  particularly in areas where high tides coincide  

此外，还存在沿海洪水泛滥的风险，特别是在涨潮

with the strongest winds. Winds could gust  up to 80mph (miles per hour) in some areas,  

与最强风同时出现的地区。某些地区的风速可能高达 80 英里/小时，

causing significant damage to trees and buildings.

对树木和建筑物造成严重破坏。

As we head into the latter part of the week,  

随着我们进入本周的后半段，

the storm system is expected to  slowly move away from the region,  

预计风暴系统将慢慢远离该地区，

but we could still see some residual impacts,  such as gusty winds and scattered showers.

但我们仍然可以看到一些残余影响，例如阵风和零散的阵雨。

We advise all residents to stay informed  about the latest weather warnings,  

我们建议所有居民随时了解最新的天气警报，

and please take any necessary precautions  to protect yourself and your family,  

并请采取任何必要的预防措施，以保护您自己和您的家人

and your property from severe weather conditions.

以及您的财产免受恶劣天气条件的影响。

If you encounter flooded roadways, do not attempt  to drive through them, as the water may be deeper  

如果您遇到被洪水淹没的道路，不要试图驾车穿过它们，因为水可能

than it appears and could sweep your vehicle  away. Stay safe, and stay tuned for updates.

比看起来更深，可能会冲走您的车辆。保持安全，并随时关注更新。

Thank you Anna, and thank you to our  viewers for supporting today’s lesson.

谢谢安娜，也感谢我们的观众支持今天的课程。

Let me know in the comments if you have  ever experienced any severe weather.

如果您经历过任何恶劣天气，请在评论中告诉我。

Until next time, take care and goodbye.

直到下一次，保重，再见。