生活英语情景口语:下冰雹了...

P: are your ready to go to the supermarket?

B: yes, are you?

P: I've got my money and my keys, so I'm ready.

B: you do know that it's alsolutely freezing out, don't you? I'd put a coat on if I were you.

P: it wasn't cold out this morning.

B: well, it's started raining since then. Look out the window! It's pouring rain out there!

P: well, I guess we'd better grab¹ our umbrellas then, as well.

B: have a look outside for me. Does that look like hail² to you?

 

P: it does, actually. Maybe we should wait for it to clear up before we go shopping.

B: that's a good idea. But maybe we should move the car so that the hail doesn't dent³ it.

P: ok. I'll go move the car if you turn the heat on. It's a bit chilly⁴ in here.

B: how long do you think this hailstorm is supposed to last?

P: I don't know. The weatherman didn't say anything about this in his weather report last night.

B: maybe we should turn on the news in case it's supposed to get worse.

P: I don't think we have anything to worry about. Do you want to put on a cup of tea as well?

B: good idea. That will help us to warm up.

P: if I'm not back in ten minutes, come and find me.

B: alright. I'll have a cup of tea waiting for you.

你准备好去超市了吗?
是啊,你呢?
我已经拿好钱和钥匙了,一切就绪.
你知道外面很冷,对吧?如果我是你,我就穿件外套.
今天早上外面可不冷.
恩.后来开始下雨了.看看窗户外面!简直是倾盆大雨.
哦,我猜咱们最好再拿上雨伞吧.
帮我再看一眼外面.怎么好像下冰雹了?
确实是.也许咱们该等天放晴了再出去买东西.

好主意.不过或许咱们该出去把车挪一挪,免得车被砸出坑来.
好的.我就去挪车.你把暖气打开.这儿有点冷.
你觉得这场暴风冰雹会持续多长时间?
我不知道.昨晚气象员在天气预报里只字未提.
我想咱们该把电视机打开看看新闻,免得情况变得更糟.
我觉得咱们没什么可担心的..你想不想喝茶?
好主意.这样我们可以暖和点儿.
如果我10分钟后还没回来,就出来找我.
好的,我沏好茶等你回来.

Pour: when rain pours down or when it's pouring with rain, rain is falling heavily (雨)倾盆而下;下大雨
The rain continued to pour down. 大雨哗哗地下个不停.
It's pouring outside. 外面下着瓢泼大雨.
It's pouring with rain. 大雨滂沱.

Hail: small balls of ice that fall like rain 雹;冰雹
We drove through hail and snow. 我们顶着冰雹和大雪开车.

Clear up: of the weather 天气 to become fine or bright 转晴;放晴;变晴朗
I hope it clears up this afternoon. 我希望今天下午天气放晴.

Dent: to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it 使凹陷;使产生凹痕
The back of the car was badly dented⁵ in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷.

Chilly: especially of the weather or a place, but also of people 尤指天气或地方,亦指人 too cold to be comfortable 寒冷的;阴冷的
It's chilly today. 今天很寒冷.
I was feeling chilly. 我感到冷得难受.

 

1 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

2 hail   

n.雹，一阵；vi.下雹；vt.高呼，为...喝彩

参考例句：

• Hail fell with such violence that it broke windows.冰雹猛落，把玻璃窗也砸破了。
• The people lined the streets to hail the returning heroes.人们夹道欢迎凯旋的英雄们。

3 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

4 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

5 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》