‘大雨小雨’千万别说big rain 和small rain

（听力口语表达系列）

主题：Weather（天气）2

句子1：We can have light rain (little rain) or heavy rain (lots of rain, intense rain) – and if the rain gets REALLY intense, we can describe it as torrential rain. If the rain continues without stopping, then we call it continuous rain or constant rain – but if it’s the type of rain that starts and stops various times throughout the day, it’s called intermittent rain or scattered showers. When it stops raining, you can say the rain let up.

中文翻译：我们可以有小雨或很多雨，大雨——如果雨真的很大，我们可以把它描述为倾盆大雨。如果雨持续不停，那么我们就称它为持续降雨——但如果它是一天中不同时间开始和停止的那种雨，就叫做间歇性雨或零星阵雨。当雨停时，你可以说雨停了。

句子2：Rain is usually accompanied by wind, which can be light/slight winds or high/strong winds. If the wind is especially strong and violent, you can say fierce winds or gale-force winds – this last expression is usually used for winds at the level of a hurricane. When the wind is increasing in intensity, we say “The wind is picking up,” and when it is decreasing in intensity, we say “The wind is dying down.”

中文翻译：雨通常伴随着风，风可以是小风或大风。如果风特别猛烈，你可以说fierce winds（狂风）或gale-force winds（强风）——最后一个表达通常用于飓风级别的风。当风的强度越来越大时，我们说“风越来越大了”。当风力减弱时，我们说“风逐渐减弱了”。

句子3：Sometimes we describe the wind with an adjective that emphasizes the cold – such as a biting wind or an icy wind. Finally, a sudden instance of wind can be called a blast of wind or a gust of wind.

中文翻译：有时我们用形容词来形容风，强调寒冷——比如刺骨的风或冰冷的风（两个都可以用来形容寒风刺骨）。最后，一个突然刮起来的风可以被称为一阵狂风。