想聊就聊-1.10.3寒冷的天气

M: Did¹ you hear how cold it got² last night?

W: I heard the radio announcer³ say it was⁴ 18 degrees⁵ below⁶ zero⁷.

M: It was so cold this morning. I could⁸ hardly⁹ start my car.

W: My car didn't want to start either¹⁰ at first.

M: Don't you have a garage¹¹?

W: Not in the new apartment¹². We have to leave the car in the parking¹³ lot.

M: How much antifreeze did you put in your new car then? You must have to keep it well below zero.

W: I do. Right now I have it protected¹⁴ up to 30 below zero.

M: Does it ever¹⁵ get that cold on here?

W: Not really. It sometimes gets to 20 below.

M: Speaking of cold, how about going¹⁶ for a cup of coffee to warm up.

1 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

2 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

3 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 degrees   

n.度( degree的名词复数 )；程度；学位；（组织损伤的）深度

参考例句：

• It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius. 晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
• a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40摄氏度的温度

6 below   

prep./adv.在……的下面；低于……

参考例句：

• I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
• The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

7 zero   

num.零；n.无，最低点

参考例句：

• The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
• Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

10 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

11 garage   

n.汽车库，汽车间，汽车修理厂

参考例句：

• There is a garage in the southeast corner of his house.他房子的东南角有一个车房。
• The garage did such a bad repair.修车厂的活干得如此之差。

12 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

13 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

14 protected   

adj.受到保护的

参考例句：

• The grating protected a window in the men's room. 格栅护着男厕所的一扇窗子。
• Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter. 冬天要保护好树木以防冻坏。

15 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

16 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。