北师大初中英语七年级下--Expansion 8-1

[00:00.00]UNIT 8 Expansion¹ 8
[00:05.87]3 Hi Yuan,
[00:08.44]Thanks for your letter².
[00:10.32]You ask about the weather³ here in San Francisco
[00:13.67]Well,here we have four seasons⁴
[00:16.31]and each⁵ one is different⁶.
[00:19.04]Spring is from March⁷ through⁸ May.
[00:22.02]The weather is warm⁹ and quite¹⁰ sunny¹¹,
[00:24.79]but it's also¹² windy¹³ and rainy¹⁴ sometimes¹⁵.
[00:28.63]In fact,San Francisic gets a lot¹⁶ of rain-
[00:32.62]about 1400 millimeters¹⁷ a year¹⁸!
[00:37.54]And,on average,it rains about 165 days a year!
[00:43.99]It's summer¹⁹ right now.
[00:45.83]It doesn't rain so much in the summer,
[00:48.32]which is June,July and August²⁰.
[00:51.87]The weather is sunny and quite warm-about 20℃
[00:57.68]-but it doesn't get very hot²¹.
[01:00.21]Right now,I'm wearing²² a T-shirt²³ and shorts²⁴.
[01:04.23]The park near²⁵ our house²⁶
[01:06.03]is a great place²⁷ to go
[01:07.61]and ride a bike and that's
[01:09.59]what I like to do in the summer.
[01:10.78]

1 expansion   

n.扩张，扩充；扩大；扩充物；扩展部

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.这个计划将促进工业的扩展。

2 letter   

n.字母，信

参考例句：

• This letter is for you.这是你的信。
• What letter is a question?什么字母是一个问题？

3 weather   

n.天气，气候，气象；经历...而幸存

参考例句：

• Do you like hot weather?你喜欢热天气吗？
• The weather changes with seasons.气候随着季节而变化。

4 seasons   

n.季（节）( season的名词复数 )；时期；活动期；季

参考例句：

• The changing seasons mark the passing of time . 寒来暑往，斗转星移。
• The seasons change, independent of anyone's wishes. 四季变化不受任何人约束。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 each   

adj.每个，每，每一；adv.每个；int.每个，个人，个自

参考例句：

• Each boy has a textbook.每个男孩都有课本。
• Each child brought a little present to the mother.每个孩子给母亲带来一件小礼物。

6 different   

adj.不同的，有区别的，不一致的

参考例句：

• We are in different classes.我们在不同的班级。
• I had a different idea.我有一个不同的主意。

7 March   

n.三月

参考例句：

• I planted the rice in March.我三月份种植水稻。
• March 8 is the International Woman's Day.三月八日是国际妇女节。

8 through   

adv.穿越，完全；prep.经过，穿过，凭借

参考例句：

• He was running through the streets.他跑着穿过条条街道。
• The train went through a tunnel.火车通过一条隧道。

9 warm   

adj.温暖的，暖和的

参考例句：

• The weather is so warm today.今天天气是那么暖和。
• This sleeping bag is very warm.这条睡袋很暖和。

10 quite   

adv.完全，十分

参考例句：

• I find English quite difficult.我发现英语相当难。
• The bottle is quite empty.这瓶子完全空了。

11 sunny   

adj.阳光充足的，乐观的，快乐的，像太阳的

参考例句：

• Why does the sunny sky look so blue?晴朗的天空为什么呈现蔚蓝色？
• It's a sunny room.这是个阳光充足的房间。

12 also   

adv.也，亦；并且；同样；而且，还

参考例句：

• I also like chocolate ice cream.我也喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。
• People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living-room.人们同样喜欢在起居室内摆一棵圣诞树。

13 windy   

adj.有风的，多风的

参考例句：

• Autumn is a windy season.秋天是个多风的季节。
• It's a windy day.是一个刮风的日子。

14 rainy   

adj.下雨的，多雨的

参考例句：

• London is a rainy and foggy city in Britain.伦敦是英国多雨和多雾的城市。
• I prefer sunny days to rainy days.我喜欢和煦的日子，不太喜欢下雨的日子。

15 sometimes   

adv.有时，不时

参考例句：

• Sometimes I go by car.有时我坐汽车去。
• You must take it easy sometimes.有时候你必须放松一下。

16 lot   

n.许多；好些

参考例句：

• We had a lot of difficulties.我们碰到过许多困难。
• Helen eats a lot of fruit.海伦水果吃得很多。

17 millimeters   

n.毫米( millimeter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The creature is a tiny centipede, just 10 millimeters long. 那个生物是一只很小的蜈蚣，只有10毫米长。 来自辞典例句
• This machine part was built to a tolerance of 0.01 millimeters. 这一机器部件的制造公差是0.01毫米。 来自辞典例句

18 year   

n.年，年度，学年；adj./adv.每年，一年一次

参考例句：

• Four seasons make a year.四季构成了一年。
• Spring is the beginning of the year.春天是一年的开始。

19 summer   

n.夏天，夏季

参考例句：

• He enjoys swimming in summer.他喜欢在夏季游泳。
• We wear sandals in summer.我们在夏天穿凉鞋。

20 August   

n.八月

参考例句：

• Summer lasts from June to August.夏天是从六月到八月。
• The rainy season last from April to August.雨季从4月持续到8月。

21 hot   

adj.热的，炎热的

参考例句：

• I am hot and thirsty!我又热又渴！
• It is usually hot in summer.夏天天气通常是热的。

22 wearing   

adj.使人疲乏的，令人厌烦的v.穿着( wear的现在分词 )；磨成；使疲乏；同意

参考例句：

• He was wearing a carnation in his buttonhole. 他在扣眼里插了一朵康乃馨。
• She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. 她身着一身米色套装。

23 T-shirt   

n.T恤衫

参考例句：

• Why are you wearing that old T-shirt?你怎么穿起那件旧T恤衫了？
• You must buy a T-shirt for me today.你今天必须给我买个T-恤衫。

24 shorts   

n.短裤；短运动裤

参考例句：

• He likes to wear shorts in summer.他夏天喜欢穿短裤。
• What color are the shorts?那条短裤是什么颜色的？

25 near   

prep.在…附近；靠近

参考例句：

• Is her school near her home?她的学校靠近她家吗？
• The zoo is near the school.动物园离学校很近。

26 house   

n.房屋

参考例句：

• They painted the house themselves.他们亲自油漆了房屋。
• I passed by your house.我经过你的家。

27 place   

n.地方；名次；地位；寓所；vt.放置；订（货）

参考例句：

• Beijing is a good place.北京是个好地方。
• Place the pillows at the head of the bed.把枕头放置在床头。