Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

cloud (n): a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water
云
Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?
你看天边那些云是雨云吗？
The sky was a perfect blue – not a cloud in sight.
天空一片湛蓝——万里无云。
Dark clouds massed on the horizon.
天边阴云密布。

cloudy (adj): with clouds
多云的，阴天的
a cloudy sky/day
阴沉的天空／阴天
Scotland will be cloudy with wintry showers.
苏格兰将会转阴，并伴有寒冷的阵雨。

sun (n): the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves
太阳
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
太阳东升西落。
The sun’s rays are at their most powerful at midday.
正午时分阳光最强烈。
We thought we’d go out for a walk while the sun was shining.
我们想我们应该趁着阳光好的时候出去散散步。

sunny (adj): bright because of light from the sun
阳光明媚的，阳光充足的
We’re having the party in the garden, so I’m praying it’ll be sunny.
我们要在花园里举行聚会，所以我正祈祷那天会阳光明媚。

Sunny with clouds-晴天有云

rain-rainy

rainy (adj) raining a lot
下雨的；多雨的
We had three rainy days on holiday, but otherwise it was sunny.
我们度假时遇到3个雨天，不过其他的日子都是阳光明媚。

snow (n): the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms
雪；积雪
Outside the snow began to fall.
外面开始下雪了。
Let’s go and play in the snow!
我们一起去玩雪吧！
A blanket of snow lay on the ground.
地上积着厚厚的一层雪。
Her hair was jet-black, her lips ruby-red and her skin as white as snow.
她头发乌黑，嘴唇红润如宝石，肌肤洁白如雪。

snowy (adj): full of or like snow
下雪的；多雪的；似雪的
We’ve had a very snowy winter this year.
今年我们过了一个多雪的冬天。
I remember him as an old man with a snowy-white (= pure white) beard.
在我的记忆中，他是个长着雪白胡子的老头

weather  (n): the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area
天气；气象
bad/good/cold/dry/hot/stormy/warm/wet/etc. weather
坏／好／冷的／干燥的／炎热的／暴风雨／温暖的／潮湿的天气（等等）
The weather in the mountains can change very quickly, so take appropriate clothing.
山里的天气瞬息万变，所以要带上合适的衣服。
We’re going to have a picnic, if the weather is good.
如果天气好的话，我们打算去野餐。

Berlin weather is very bad, it is cold, cloudy, and rainy.

Shanghai weather is very good, it is sunny and cold.

fight (v):to argue
吵架；失和；争吵
I wish they wouldn’t fight in front of the kids.
我希望他们不要在孩子们面前争吵。
I could hear them fighting about money again.
我能听见他们又在为钱的事情吵架了。

fight (v): to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people
搏斗；打斗；打架
There were children fighting in the playground.
当时操场上有些孩子在打架。

snowball fight-雪球大战

Do you like winter?
Yes I like winter a lot.

In winter when there is some snow I like to have a snowball fight