英语生活口语：“暖潮”的英语说法

 　　俗话说：一层秋雨一层凉。入秋后天气正常情况下是逐渐变冷，不过有时候不期而至的暖潮也会让人恍惚间以为还是春天。“暖潮”的英语说法就是phantom¹ spring。

　　Phantom spring refers to exceptionally² warm fall or winter weather that causes plants or animals to act as though spring has arrived.

　　“暖潮”指的是秋冬出现的异常温暖的天气，使得植物或动物的表现好像春天到来了一样。

　　It's called a phantom spring where the plants start to die back but, because it's so mild, they start to give fresh growth. Meteorologists say that the warming climate means the phenomenon is likely to become common.

　　在暖潮到来时，本来已经开始枯萎的植株因为天气太暖和了，又长出了新叶。气象学家说，气候变暖意味着暖潮现象会变得更普遍。

1 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

2 exceptionally   

ad.异常地

参考例句：

• The weather, even for January, was exceptionally cold. 这种天气即使在一月份也算得上非常寒冷。
• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night. 昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。