原版英语小短文 95. It Looks Like Rain

　　The TV weatherman says a lot of things. He gives us a lot of information¹. He says it will be hot and sunny. He says it will be cold and rainy. We will get showers. We will get two inches² of rain. We will get three inches of snow. The temperature³ tonight will go down to 50 degrees⁴. The temperature tomorrow will be 73 degrees. The sun will rise⁵ at 6:30. The sun will set⁶ at 6:15. The beaches will have early morning fog⁷. A winter storm⁸ is coming. The mountains will have snow. The waves⁹ at the beach will be high. The Santa Ana winds are coming. It will be hot and windy. We must be careful. We must watch for fires. The TV weatherman goes on and on. He talks and talks. He tells us everything about the weather. He has pretty pictures and maps. He points at the maps. He has lots of fancy¹⁰ technology¹¹. We don't have fancy technology. We don't need fancy technology. If we want to know what the weather is like, we just look out the window.

1 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

2 inches   

n.英寸（相当于 2。54 厘米，一英尺有 12 英寸）( inch的名词复数 )；少量；[复数]身材；（数量、距离、程度等）少许

参考例句：

• The water is only a few inches deep. 这水只有几英寸深。
• 1.14 inches of rain fell last night. 昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。

3 temperature   

n.温度

参考例句：

• The temperature is very low.温度非常低。
• The temperature is going up.气温正逐渐上升。

4 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

5 rise   

v.(rose,risen)上升；升起；起床；起立

参考例句：

• The sun rises.太阳升起来。
• I always rise with the bell.我总是听到铃声就起床。

6 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

7 fog   

n.雾，迷惑，苔藓；vi.被雾笼罩，变模糊；vt.使困惑，以雾笼罩

参考例句：

• The fog dispersed at ten o'clock.雾在10点钟散开。
• They used dry ice to fog the stage.他们用乾冰于舞台变得一片朦胧。

8 storm   

n.暴风雨；vi.起风暴，强攻；vt.猛攻，捣毁

参考例句：

• The storm lasted three days.暴风雨持续了三天。
• This is the place where the storm hit.这就是暴风雨袭击的地方。

9 waves   

n.波( wave的名词复数 )；挥手；涌现的人（或事物）；汹涌的行动（或思想）态势v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的第三人称单数 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• radio waves from outer space 来自外层空间的无线电波

10 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

11 technology   

n.技术，工艺(学)

参考例句：

• There is a series of science and technology on the desk.桌子上放着一套科技丛书。
• Many people call the age we live in the age of technology.许多人把我们所处的时代称为技术时代。