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出門旅遊穿太少? 學會7個英文單字看懂天氣預報
撰文者:Buffy Kao 更新時間:2017-11-15
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Gusty winds will ease inland, whilst remaining windy along the coast.(內陸的陣陣強風將會減緩,不過沿海地區還是維持風大的情況。)
Gusty其實也正是來自於gust這個名詞的形容詞,一陣陣強風就可以用gust來形容。例句:A sudden gust of wind blew the door shut.(突然一陣強風將門一吹關上了。)這裡則是採用字尾加上「-y」變成形容詞的用法,gusty winds就是陣陣強風的意思。
後面有個動詞大家應該覺得面熟,ease其實就是跟大家熟知的easy同樣家族的單字,後者大家知道是形容詞,前者則是動詞,「使~變簡單」所以有減緩的意思。例句:The medicine will ease your pain.(這個藥將會減緩你的痛苦。)這邊的變化變成去「-y」加「-e」,不過廣義來說也是符合前面提到的變化模式。
最後要說一個非常重要的動詞就是remain,也就是保持、保留的意思。從上面的天氣預報來看,動詞後面加上形容詞的remaining windy,這種動詞廣義來說屬於linking verbs 連綴動詞,用法主要是連結主詞和後面的受詞,通常是形容詞或名詞,因此後面的受詞其實是用來修飾主詞的補語,所以不能使用一般副詞修飾動詞的用法。
例句 1:He remained a good student in college.(他大學時期維持好學生的樣子。)
例句 2:Please remain seated while we change the batteries of the projector.(麻煩大家在我們更換投影機的電池時,維持坐在原位上。)
多益模擬試題
接下來我們來看看這則出現在多益聽力測驗中,關於天氣的一段內容,試著解答下面兩道問題吧!
Coast weather will continue to be warm and sunny for the next two days. At the weekend, though, clouds will be moving in on the north part of the coast. The temperatures there will drop into the low 70s, with showers on Saturday and possible thunder storms on Sunday. On the south coast, the sun should continue through the weekend, with highs in the middle 80s. At the start of next week, we expect some clearing in the north, with rain in the mornings and partly sunny skies in the afternoons. The highs in the north will gradually climb into the 80 again by this time next week. In the south, next week looks to be much like this one has been so far.
1. What is the main purpose of the report?
(A) To forecast the weather
(B) To warn listeners of a storm
(C) To broadcast the news
(D) To update traffic
2. When is rain predicted on the north part of the coast?
(A) The next two days
(B) Friday
(C) On the weekend
(D) Next week
解析:
1. 這題問「這邊報告的主要目的為何?」說話者用了各種不同的地區名詞表達不同區域的天氣狀況,如Coast、the north part of the coast、On the south coast、in the north、in the south等,並使用不同形容詞或名詞來代表天氣狀況,如warm and sunny、clouds、showers、thunder storms、clearing、highs,在在都顯示這是篇氣象預報,因此答案要選(A)。
2. 這題問「北部沿海地區預計何時會降雨?」後面提到At the weekend, though, clouds will be moving in on the north part of the coast. The temperatures there will drop … with showers on Saturday and possible thunder storms on Sunday. (週末期間北部沿海地區會有雲,氣溫會降至…週六會有陣雨而週日會有雷雨。)這裡很明顯地指出北部沿海地區週末氣候,其中最後兩句提到週末會有陣雨和雷雨,因此答案要選(C)才對。
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