英语专业八级考试:人文知识之英国的气候

 　　Climate

　　气候

　　1. Britain‘s favorable climate

　　英国有利的气候条件：

　　Britain has a maritime¹ climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range.

　　英国属于海洋性气候：冬季不过于寒冷，夏季不过于炎热。全年有稳定可靠的降雨量，气温变化幅度小。

　　2.The factors that influence the climate in Britain：

　　影响英国气候的因素：

　　1）The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal² differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;

　　环绕四周的海水。冬天，海水可使岛内气温升高，夏天则使气温降低，从而起到平衡季节温差的作用；

　　2）The prevailing³ south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;

　　一年四季盛行的西南风和西风在冬季从大西洋带来温暖、潮湿的空气，使气温适宜；

　　3）The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles⁴ and warms them.

　　北大西洋暖流流经不列颠群岛西海岸，使气候变暖。

　　3.Rainfall

　　降雨量：

　　Britainhas a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in Britain is over 1，000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west， and a water deficit⁵ in the south and east.

　　英国全年降雨量稳定，平均降雨量超过1000毫米。 英国北部、西部雨量较多，但是南部、东部有所缺乏。

1 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

2 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

3 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。

4 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

5 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。