新实用英语视听说教程（第1册）第二版 课件 unit 8 Weather and Time

WeatherandTimeUnit8新实用英语视听说教程（第1册）第二版一万年太久，只争朝夕。

—毛泽东Tenthousandyearsaretoolong;seizetheday,seizethehour.——MaoZedong新实用英语视听说教程（第1册）第二版PARTⅠVideoComprehensionPARTⅡListeningComprehensionPARTⅢSpeakingDevelopmentPARTⅣWorkplaceContextCONTENTSTeachingTipsEpisode1MeetingArrangementEpisode2TheSpringFestivalWordstoKnowShortConversationsSituationalDialoguesPassageListeningTopicIntroductionCulturalBackgroundWordstoKnowSituationalDialoguesNotestotheDialoguesUsefulSentencesandExpressionsOralPracticeBriefDescriptionWorkplaceDialogueDigestofWorldClassicsNotes WordsandExpressionstoMasterlunarcalendarapproachpurchasecoupletessentialrepresentreunioncelebrationfairexhibitionrottenhowlingflooddroughtthunderstormsunshinethreatenhumidremindsomebodyof…terrifictemperaturetoleraterequestcomplaintdampfoggydrizzlingfreezingputoffaddresssessionsharpappointmentNEXTBACK ImportantSentencePatterns1.rottenweather糟糕的天气2.It's

rainingcatsanddogs.现在是倾盆大雨。3.Thesnow'sreallycomingdown.雪下得真大。4.Ican'ttoleratethehightemperature.我受不了高温的天气。5.makeamistake犯错误6.Putoff

推迟7.I'llputyouthrough.Justasecond.我会帮您接通电话的，请稍等。NEXTPREV.UP LanguageSkillsPartⅠVideoComprehension谈论天气状况；对会议进行时间安排；中国春节介绍。PartⅡListeningComprehension天气状况；有关天气的谈论；睡眠时间。PartⅢSpeakingDevelopment谈论天气和中国农历，常用句式：It’ssunny/fine/acoldday/afineweather/goingtosnow…;Iliketheweather/theclimate/thesnow/therain…;Isetmywatchhalfanhourfast;Itslippedmymind.PartⅣWorkplaceContext描述不同种类的电话，在电话中与他人聊天并获取信息，学习如何记录通话中的重要信息，写电话留言。BACKPREV.PartⅠVIDEOCOMPREHENSIONWeatherandTime中国人民大学出版社新实用英语视听说教程（第2册）第二版WordstoKnowVideoTaskNoteBACKMeetingArragementEpisode1theactofdeliveringaformalspokencommunicationtoanaudience演讲，演说address/ə'dres/n.WordstoKnowBACKsession/'seʃən/n.thetimeduringwhichaclassormeetingisheld会议，会期sharp/ʃɑ:p/adj.statingaparticulartimetoshowthatsomethinghappensatexactlythetimestated整点appointment/ə'pɔɪntmənt/n.ameetingarrangedinadvance约定，约会BACK新实用英语视听说教程（第2册）第二版TranslationTranscript中国人民大学出版社Mary:That’sThursday,,atthehotel.Allday?Receptionist:

Yes.Westartat

inthemorning.Mary:Withcoffee.Receptionist:

Yes.Coffeestartsat8:30andendsat9:00..Mary:...

.Receptionist:

Theopeningaddressbeginsat.Workshopsrun.Thenlunch.Mary:Onehour?NEXTBACK________________________________Task1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformationyouhear.eight-thirtytonineNovember17th8:30_____________9o’clocksharp_______________from9:30tonoonReceptionist:

Yes.Thesecondsessiongoesfromonetoabout4:15.Discussionendsat4:45,then.Mary:Untilwhattime?Oh...sorry,that’smywatchalarm.Ibackatthehotelateleveno’clock.?Receptionist:

Isitelevenalready?Mary:No,no.Actually,it’s10:30.Imywatchhalfanhourfast.Receptionist:

You’reneverlate,areyou?Mary:Never.Ican’tbe!________________________________Task1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformationyouhear.haveanappointmentasmallreceptionNEXTPREV.UP___set1.Whenisthearrangedmeetingaccordingtotheconversation?A.It’sonFriday.B.It’sonMonday.D.It’sonDec,17.2.Whereisthearrangedmeetingaccordingtotheconversation?B.Attheworkshop.C.Attheoffice.D.Attheconferenceroom.3.Whenistheopeningaddress?A.At8:30.C.At1:00p.m.D.AtnoonC.It’sonNov,17.A.Atthehotel.NEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.B.At9:00sharp.4.Howlongisthelunch?B.Onehourandahalf.C.Twohours.D.Halfanhour.5.Whattimeisitatthemoment?A.11o’clock.B.10o’clock.C.11:30.A.Onehour.NEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.D.10:30.1.Coffeeisservedfrom8:30a.m.to4:15p.m.2.Afterthediscussion,therewillbeabigreceptionactivity.3.Mary’swatchishalfanhourslowerthantherealtime.()()()FFFBACKPREV.Task3WatchtheepisodeagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.NotesTime(时间)英语中常用的询问时间的用语为：Whattimeisitnow?What’sthetimebyyourwatch?常见的答语有：It’stwoo’clock.现在两点。It’saquarterpastfive.现在是五点一刻。It’stenminutestofour.现在差十分四点。It’shalfpastnine.现在是九点半。It’soneo’clocksharp.现在一点整。NEXTBACKNotesIt’snotfouro’clock.还没到四点呢。Mywatchsaystwoo’clock.我的表是两点钟。Mywatchistwominutesfast.我的表快了两分钟。其他与时间相关的句子有：Canyoufinishyourworkaheadoftime?你能提前完成工作吗？Wemustarrivethereontime.我们必须准时到那儿。Thereareonlytwominutesleft.只剩两分钟了。Theflightisdelayed.飞机晚点了。Themeetingisputoff.会议延期了。BACKPREV. TranscriptNEXTBACKMary:That’sThursday,November17thatthehotel.Allday?Receptionist:

Yes.Westartat8:30

inthemorning.Mary:Withcoffee.Receptionist:Yes.Coffeestartsat8:30andendsat9:00.Mary:

…

eight-thirtytonine.Receptionist:

Theopeningaddressbeginsat9o’clocksharp.Workshopsrunfrom9:30tonoon.Thenlunch.Mary:

Onehour?.

 TranscriptBACKPREV.

Receptionist:

Yes.Thesecondsessiongoesfromonetoabout4:15.Discussionendsat4:45,thenasmallreception.Mary:Untilwhattime?Oh...sorry,that’smywatchalarm.Ihaveanappointmentbackatthehotelateleveno’clock.

Receptionist:

Isitelevenalready?Mary:

No,no.Actually,it’s10:30.Isetmywatchhalfanhourfast.Receptionist:

You’reneverlate,areyou?Mary:

Never.Ican’tbe! TranslationNEXTBACKMary：那是星期四，11月17日，在酒店，全天吗？Receptionist：是的，我们早上8点30分开始。Mary：还有咖啡提供。Receptionist：是的，咖啡提供是在8点30分开始，9点结束。Mary：8点30分到9点。Receptionist：开幕演讲于9点整开始。讨论会时间是9点半到中午，然后是午饭时间。Mary：一个小时？Receptionist：是的，第二会期从下午1点到4点一刻。讨论会于4点三刻结束，然后是小型接待会。 TranslationBACKPREV.Mary：到几点结束？（手机闹钟响起）对不起，我11点要回到酒店有个约会。Receptionist：现在已经11点了吗？Mary：不，没有。事实上，现在是10点半。我把表调快了半个小时。Receptionist：你从没迟到过，对吗？Mary：从来没有，我绝不能。TheSpringFestivalEpisode2WordstoKnowVideoTaskBACKacalendarbasedonlunarcycles阴历；农历tocomenearornearerto(somebody/something)inspaceortime(在空间或时间上）接近，靠近（某人/某物）approach/ə'prəʊtʃ/ v.NEXTBACKtobuysomething.购买某物purchase/'pɜːtʃəs/v./n.couplet/'kʌplɪt/n.twosuccessivelinesofequallength相连的两行长度相同的诗句；对句lunarcalendar/'luːnə(r)'kælɪndə(r)/WordstoKnownecessary;indispensable;mostimportant必要的；不可缺少的；最重要的essential/ɪ'senʃl/adj.exhibition/7eksɪ'bɪʃn/

n.celebration/7selɪ'breɪʃn/

n.reunitingorbeingreunited;socialgatheringofpeoplewhowereformerlyfriends,colleagues重聚；团聚(actoroccasionof)celebrating庆祝或祝贺（的活动或场合）reunion/7riː'juːniən/n.marketheldregularlyinaparticularplace,oftenwithentertainments集市fair/feə(r)/

n.collectionofthingsshownpublicly(e.g.worksofart)展览；展览会represent/7reprɪ'zent/v.tostandfororsymbolize代表，象征WordstoKnowPREV.BACKBACK中国人民大学出版社新实用英语视听说教程（第2册）第二版TranslationTranscriptSpringfestival,ChunJieisthefirstdayoftheChinesecalendar.WhenChunJieisapproaching,peoplearebusy,cleaningthehouse,makingSpringFestivalcoupletsandhangingspringfestivalpictures.HavingafamilydinneristhemainactivityonChunJie.areessentialtothedinner.Dumplingsrepresentand.Thewholefamilygatherstoenjoyqualityfamilytime.OnChunJie,LunarNewYear’sDay,peopleinnewclothesvisiteachotherandgivetokidstosendgoodwishes.DuringChunJieholidaysallkindsofareheldincludingtemplefairs,performances,andlanternexhibitionswhichlastsnearlyhalfamonth.

______________DumplingslunarNEXTBACKTask1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformationyouhear._____reunion_______________purchasinggoods__________________cookingtraditionalfoodgoodwill_______money_______________celebrations1.WhenistheSpringFestival?A.January1st.

C.January15th.D.February1st.2.WhatdopeopleusuallydobeforetheSpringFestival?B.Havingabigdinner.C.Visitingeachother.D.Holdingcelebrations.3.WhatisthetraditionalfoodfortheSpringFestival?A.Turkey.

B.Noodles.D.Zongzi.B.January1stofthelunarcalendar.A.Cleaningthehouse.NEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.C.Dumplings.4.HowlongdoesthetraditionalChunJieholidaylast?A.Oneday

B.Sevendays.

D.Thirtydays.5.WhydopeoplegivemoneytokidsduringtheSpringFestival?A.Toflaunttheirwealth.

C.Topleasetheirparents.

D.Tohelpthekidsbecomerich.C.Fifteendays.NEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.B.Tosendgoodwishes.1.TheSpringFestivalisthefirstdayoftheyear.2.BeforetheSpringFestival,peopleusuallybuynewclothes,cleanthehouse,makeSpringFestivalcoupletsandholdtemplefairs.3.FamiliesoftengatherandhaveabigdinnertogetherontheSpringFestivalEve.()()()FFTBACKPREV.Task3WatchtheepisodeagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse. TranscriptSpringfestival,ChunJieisthefirstdayoftheChineselunarcalendar.WhenChunJie

isapproaching,peoplearebusypurchasinggood,cleaningthehouse,cookingtraditionalfood,makingSpringFestivalcoupletsandhangingspringfestivalpictures.HavingafamilydinneristhemainactivityonChunJie.Dumplingsareessentialtothedinner.Dumplingsrepresentreunionandgoodwill.Thewholefamilygatherstoenjoyqualityfamilytime.OnChunJie,LunarNewYear’sDaypeopleinnewclothesvisiteachotherandgivemoneytokidstosendgoodwishes.DuringChunJieholidaysallkindsofcelebrationsareheldincludingtemplefairs,performance,andLanternexhibitionswhichlastsnearlyhalfamonth.BACKBACK春节是中国传统历法确定的一年中的第一天。临近春节时人们忙着采购物品，清扫房屋，做各种传统食物，贴春联和贴年画。春节最重要的内容是吃团圆饭。饺子是必不可少的，它代表团圆吉祥。一家人围坐在一起享受亲情带来的温暖。春节当天，人们都换上新衣服走亲访友，孩子们会收到长辈给的钱保佑平安。逛庙会、演节目、闹花灯，庆祝活动持续半月左右，这就是中国的春节。 TranslationPartⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONWeatherandTime中国人民大学出版社新实用英语视听说教程（第2册）第二版flood/flQd/n.verybad;wretched非常坏的；恶劣的markedbythesoundofhowling号叫的；咆哮的；怒号的地狱（hell的委婉说法，用以加强语气或咒骂）overflowingofwaterontolandthatisnormallydry洪水；水灾rotten/5rɒt(E)n/adj.howling/5haJlIN/adj.heck/hek/n.NEXTBACKdrought/draJt/n.longperiodofabnormallylowrainfall干旱；旱灾WordstoKnowpondorlakeusedforthestorageandregulationofwater水库；蓄水池reservoir/5rezEvwB:/n.BACKPREV.WordstoKnowoforrelatingtoaprovince省级的；与省有关的somethingcreatedtoserveaparticularfunction设备；设施；器材；工具；装置provincial/prE5vInF(E)l/adj.facility/fE5sIlItI/

n.satellite/5sAtElaIt/n.theactofobserving观察；观测objectlaunchedtoorbittheEarthoranothercelestialbody卫星observation/7ɒbzE5veIF(E)n/

n.thunderstorm/5WQndEstC:m/n.transient,sometimesviolentstormofthunderandlightning,oftenaccompaniedbyrainandsometimeshail雷雨Directions:Listentothedialoguesandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.1.A:

day,isn’tit?B:Yes.Iwishitwouldfortheweekend.2.A:Itseemsto

.B:It’ssuchanicechange.Let’sjusthopeitdoesn’tagain.3.A:Ithinkit’sgoingtobeaniceday.B:Butit’ssupposedtogetagainthisafternoon.Beautifulstaythiswaybeclearingupgetcold________________________________________ShortConversationsNEXTBACKcloudyandwindy_______________Directions:Listentothedialoguesandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.4.A:TheflightforNewYorkleft15minutesago.B:That’sright.It’salready.5.A:Areyouleaving?It’s.

B:No,I’mgoingtowait

.7:40____ShortConversationsBACKPREV.12:05_____another20minutes________________1.HowlongdoesDanielusuallysleep?A.5hours.B.6hours.C.7hours.D.8hours.Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.HanaandDanielaretalkingabouttheirsleeptime.Dialogue1TranscriptSituationalDialoguesNEXTBACK2.HowoftendoesHanatakenaps?A.Three.C.Often.D.Always.3.WhatdoesHanadoonSaturdays?

B.Getupearly.C.Goout.D.Staywithfriends.B.Sometimes.A.Sleepalot.NEXTPREV.UPSituationalDialoguesDirections:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.4.WhatdoesDanieldoonweekends?A.SleepalotC.Goout.D.Staywithfriends.B.Getupearly.SituationalDialoguesDirections:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.NEXTPREV.UP5.InDaniel’sopinion,howmuchishissleeptime?A.Thesametoothers.B.Lessthanothers.D.Notmentioned.C.Morethanothers.Onaweekend,Bobislyinginbed,listeningtothemusic.Hisfriend,Alice,callsDialogue21.WhatisAlicegoingtodothisafternoon?A.Shewantstogotothepark.C.Sheisgoingshopping.D.Shewantstostayathomelisteningtomusic.TranscriptB.Shewantstowatchamovie.Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialoguesNEXTPREV.UP2.Whatwilltheweatherbethiseveningaccordingtotheradio?A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.D.Stormy3.Whatdoesthenewspapersayabouttheweatherthisafternoon?A.It’sgoingtorain.B.Itwillbeclearup.C.Therewillbeasnow.C.Rainy.D.Therewillbeathunderstorm.Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialoguesNEXTPREV.UP4.Whatistheweatherlikenow?B.It’ssnowy.C.It’sstormy.D.It’ssunny.A.It’sgoingtorain.Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialogues5.Whatdotheydecidetodoatlast?A.Togoshopping.B.Towatchthemovie.D.Togotothepark.C.Tostayathome.BACKPREV.PassageListening1.Directions:Listentothepassageandfillinthemissingwordswiththeexactwordsyouhear.Astheseasongathersforce,floodsarcbeginningtothreateneasternandcentralpartsofChina.Inthemeantime,westernandnorthernareaswillbefightingthe

.Thegovernmenthascalledoneveryonetopreparefor

tomaintainthesecurityof

rivers,largereservoirsandroads,aswellastomakesurethatthereisenoughwaterforpeopleindroughtyareas.Floodsanddroughtsdid200billionyuan-worthofdamagelastyear.rainynaturaldisastersmajor_________________________NEXTBACKdrought_______Thisyear,theseasonhasstartedearly.ShaanxiProvincehasbeenhitbyunusually

.Sundaywastheninthdayfortemperaturestobeabove35°CintheprovincialcapitalofXi’an.Meanwhile,

inthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeandHuaiherivershave

sincerainstartedfallinglastweek.Thiswilltestthefloodcontrolfacilities.Eightofthe12observationcentersalongtheYangtzehavereportedhigherthan

waterlevelssinceJune16.waterlevels_________risen____1.Directions:Listentothepassageandfillinthemissingwordswiththeexactwordsyouhear.PassageListeningNEXTPREV.UPhightemperatures_______________normal______ThebanksofthemainsectionoftheYangtzeanditstributariesare,andflood-reliefcapabilitiesinmanyareasarepoor.Somestepshavebeentakento

floodsthisyear.Forexample.Shanghaiisnowusingsatellitetechnologytohelpprotectitself.prevent_______1.Directions:Listentothepassageandfillinthemissingwordswiththeexactwordsyouhear.PassageListeningNEXTPREV.UPweak_____PassageListening2.Directions:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsinbrief.(1)WhichpartofChinaisbeingthreatenedbyfloods?Easternandcentralparts.(2)Howmanyyuan-worthofdamagewascausedbythefloodsanddroughtslastyear?200billionyuan.(3)Whichprovincehasbeenhitbyunusuallyhightemperaturesthisyear?Shaanxiprovince.NEXTPREV.UP(5)WhattechnologyisusedinShanghaitopreventfloods?PassageListening2.Directions:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsinbrief.TranscriptBACKPREV.(4)HowmanyobservationcentersaretherealongtheYangtzeRiver?12.Satellitetechnology.Notes1.

Rottenweather,isn’tit?天气糟透了，不是吗？2.

It’srainingcatsanddogs.这句话在这里只是表示雨下得很大。在英语中，雨下得很大不能直接用big来表示，而应该用heavy或hard。如:It’saheavyrain或It’srainingveryhard。3.

hotasheck是hotashell的一种比较委婉的说法，虽然两种说法都不是很有礼貌，但hotashell是一种更为粗鲁的表达方式，在长辈或不熟的人面前尽量不要用。4.

Thesnow’sreallycomingdown.雪下得真是大。5.

Itdepends.视情形而定；看情况。NEXTBACKNotes6.

Howabout（用于询问对方的想法或要求）你呢，你觉得呢？可以与Whatabout替换。BACKPREV. TranscriptHana:Sohowmuchdoyousleep?Daniel:Well,IthinkIsleepalot,usuallyatleast8hoursIthinkthat’s,that'stheusualforme.Howaboutyou?Hana:Ohreally,about6hoursIguess,ifIhave6hours,that’senough.Daniel:6hours,isthatenough?Hana:Yes.andnormallybecauseIsleeplateandIhavetogetupearly,so6hoursisenoughforme.Daniel:Wow,ifIsleep6hours,Iwoulddefinitelytakeanapafterlunch.Doyoutakenaps?

Hana:Wellitdepends.IfIdon'thaveanyclass,Iwouldsleep,butnormallyIdon’t.NEXTBACK TranscriptDaniel:Wow,howabouttheweekends,doyoualsosleeplike6hours?

Hana:No,IsleepalotonSaturdaysbecauseInormallydidn'thaveanythingtodo,soIwillrechargemybatteriesandjustsleepallmorning.Daniel:HowaboutSundays?

Hana:OnSundaysInormallygetupearlyanddosomethingandspendmySundayswithmyfriendorgoout.Howaboutyou?PREV.UPNEXT TranscriptDaniel:Well,thebadthingisonSaturdaysandSundaysIstillgetupquiteearlysoIdon'tgettosleepmorethantheweekbutsinceIstill,youknow,sleep8hourseveryday,soIthinkthat’senoughandifI’mtiredfromtheweekIthinkIcanstilltakeanapandIwill,youknow,fixit.soyeah,IthinkIsleepalotlikemorethanalotofpeople.Hana:

That'sgood.Daniel:Yeah,itis.BACKPREV. TranscriptAlice:Bob.Heroison.Wouldyouliketogotothecinemawithme?.Bob:That'sagoodidea!But,whenwillitbegin?Alice:At7:30thisafternoon.Bob:Ok.But,Alice,Ijustlistenedtotheradio,anditsaysitisgoingtorainthisevening.Alice:Isthattrue?Bob:Yes.Itisalwayschangeablethesedays.Didyoureadthenewspapertoday?Italsosaysathunderstormiscomingthisafternoon.Alice:Buttheskyissoclear,andthereissunshine.Idon'tbelieveit.Bob:Look!Thereissomuchcloudinthesky.

NEXTBACK TranscriptAlice:Yes,Bob,youareright.It’sgoingtorain.Bob:Ithinkwe'dbetterwatchthemoviesometimenextweek.I’llbeveryhappyifyoustaywithmeandenjoythemusicthisafternoon.Alice:Ofcourse,I’dloveto.BACKPREV. TranscriptAstherainyseasongathersforce,floodsarebeginningtothreateneasternandcentralpartsofChina.Inthemeantime,westernandnorthernareaswillbefightingthedrought.Thegovernmenthascalledoneveryonetopreparefornaturaldisasterstomaintainthesecurityofmajorrivers,largereservoirsandroads,aswellastomakesurethatthereisenoughwaterforpeopleindroughtyareas.Floodsanddroughtsdid200billionyuan-worthofdamagelastyear.Thisyear,theseasonhasstartedearly.ShaanxiProvincehasbeenhitbyunusuallyhightemperatures.Sundaywastheninthdayfortemperaturestobeabove35°CintheprovincialcapitalofXi’an.Meanwhile,waterlevelsinthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeandHuaiherivershaverisensincerainstartedfallinglastweek.Thiswilltestthefloodcontrolfacilities.NEXTBACK TranscriptEightofthe12observationcentersalongtheYangtzehavereportedhigherthannormalwaterlevelssinceJune16.ThebanksofthemainsectionoftheYangtzeanditstributariesareweak,andflood-reliefcapabilitiesinmanyareasarepoor.Somestepshavebeentakentopreventfloodsthisyear.Forexample.Shanghaiisnowusingsatellitetechnologytohelpprotectitself.BACKPREV.PartⅢSPEAKINGDEVELOPMENTWeatherandTime中国人民大学出版社新实用英语视听说教程（第2册）第二版俗话说“晴带雨伞，饱带饥粮”，这说明了中国人对天气很重视。实际上，西方人对天气的重视程度并不亚于中国人。英国绅士“高礼帽、燕尾服和雨伞”的形象，想必大家并不陌生。这其中的雨伞，就表明了英国人对天气的重视。英国人关心天气不仅勤于行，而且乐于言，即爱谈论天气。据说，这是因为英伦三岛天气多变。况且，谈论天气也不会涉及任何人的隐私（privacy），不痛不痒地谈几句，可以用作寒暄语，所以人们关心天气，谈论天气。真所谓，人人见面谈天气，意在天气外。谈论天气还可以打破僵局，作为双方结识与交际沟通的桥梁。现在，谈论天气已成为一种国际现象，不再是英国人的专利了。很多美国人和中国人闲聊时，也经常问到天气情况。TopicintroductionNEXTBACK目前世界上通用的纪年法是阳历。阳历是以地球绕太阳公转的运动周期为基础而制定的历法。与阳历不同，中国农历（Chineselunarcalendar）是以月亮的运转来确定的。按照中国农历的纪年法，一年共有24个节气（solarterms）。虽然中国早已开始使用阳历，但是中国的传统节日（例如春节等）还是使用传统的阴历。根据中国的农历，春节大约在阳历的1月下旬至2月上旬之间。BACKTopicintroductionPREV.一、华氏与摄氏(FahrenheitandCelsius)中国人常觉得30多度的气温就很热了，但在美国.你听到的30多度的气温，却很不一样，就是60多度也没右我们的30多度那么热这是因为使用了不同的温度计量方法，我的中国用摄氏温度，西方国家多是使用华氏温度。(1)转换方法。两种气温的转换有一个很简单的公式，如下：摄氏温度(℃)=(华氏温度-32)×5/9如果知道了现在是华氏温度68℉，就可以换算出摄氏温度是20℃。如果知道了摄氏温度，要换算成华氏温度，公式就变成了：(°F)=摄氏温度×9/5+32如果知道现在摄氏温度是36℃，换算成华氏温度就是96.8℉。所以，在美国听到这么高的温度时，不要过分害怕，36℃的气温在中国很多城市如武汉、重庆、南昌、南京、广州等是较常见的。 CulturalBackgroundNEXTBACK CulturalBackgroundNEXTPREV.UP(2)沸点、冰点和正常体温点。摄氏温度的这三个点分别是100℃、

0℃和37℃，而华氏温度的沸点(theboilingpointofwater)是212°F，冰点(thefreezingpointofwater)是32°F，正常体温点(normalbodytemperature)是98.6°F。(3)读法。华氏温度的读法是degreeFahrenheit，摄氏温度的读法是degreeCelsius/centigrade。如38°F就读作thirty-eightdegreesFahrenheit，38℃就读作thirty-eightdegreesCelsius/centigrade。二、中国的农历和二十四节气农历是中国传统历法，又有华历、夏历、汉历、中历等名称。农历取月相的变化周期即朔望月为月的长度，加入千支历“二十四节气”成分，参考太阳回归年为年的长度，通过设置闰月以使平均历年与回归年相适应。二十四节气是干支历的24个时令点，每月2个，二十四节气以地球围绕太阳公转的一个周期作为一个轮回，基本概括了一年中不同时节太阳在黄道上位置的不同、寒来暑往的准确时间、降雨降雪等自然现象发生的规律， CulturalBackground以及记载了大自然中一些物候现象的时刻。二十四节气歌为：春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连，秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天。上半年来六、廿一，下半年来八、廿三。BACKPREV.generally/5dVenErElI/

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