文档介绍：Is Weather Getting Worse? 天气正越变越糟?
Unit Ten
Objectives
1. To get to learn terms of weather.
2. To understand the content of the text.
3. To learn translating skills and do translation exercises.
4. To improve understanding and translating abilities.
极端天气词汇
Terms and expressions
about extreme weather
Terms
meteorology 气象学
atmosphere 大气
climate 气候
temperature 气温、温度
global warming 全球变暖
El Nino phenomenon厄尔尼诺现象
La Nina phenomenon拉尼娜现象
Indian summer 秋老虎
weather modification 人工影响天气
artificial precipitation/rainfall enhancement 人工增雨
artificial rainfall infiltration 人工降雨
Types of weather
frost 霜
hail 冰雹
thunder 雷
lightning 闪电
mist 雾
fog 浓雾
cloud 云
fine, clear 晴
overcast 阴
wet, humid潮湿
drought 干旱
dry干燥
haze 霾
dew 露水
freezing冰冻
hot炎热
cold寒冷
warm暖和;升温
cool凉爽;降温
dew point 露点(点在此温度时,空气饱和并产生露珠)
humidity 湿度
visibility 能见度
Sandstorm, duststorm, sand, dust 浮尘,扬沙,沙尘暴等沙尘天气
sunny interval, no rain, clearing多云间晴
sunny period, partly cloudy, partly bright, 晴间多云
cloudy, mostly cloudy 多云
bright, sunny, fair 晴(尤指白天)
Wind
wind 风
land wind 陆风
hurricane 飓风
cyclone 旋风
typhoon 台风
whirlwind 龙卷风
gale 季节风
gust of wind 阵风
breeze 微风
waterspout 海上龙卷风
Rain
showers/rain showers 阵雨
heavy showers 强阵雨
occasional showers, scattered showers零星阵雨
isolated showers 局地阵雨(空间分布上比scattered showers范围更小的阵雨)
thundershowers 雷阵雨
storm 风暴
light showers 小阵雨
ice rain 冻雨
downpour 倾盆大雨
storm 暴风雨
drizzle 毛毛雨
light rain 小雨
rain spell 雨季
precipitation 降雨或降雪量
Drought
adverse weather condition 恶劣的天气状况
desertification 沙漠化
sandstorm 沙尘暴
air quality rating 空气质量评级
visibility 能见度
sand and dust weather 沙尘天气
forestation 植树造林
arid and semi-arid areas 干旱和半干旱地区
drinking water shortage 饮用水缺乏
topsoil 表土层
high temperature 高温
less rainfall 少雨
cold snap 寒潮
stormy wind 暴风
ice rain 冻雨
hail/hailstone 冰雹
frosty 霜冻
cold spell 春寒期
dry spell 干旱期
drought-relief efforts 抗旱
drought region 干旱地区
Snow
snowy 有雪
snowfall 降雪
snowflake 雪花
stormy wind 暴风
blizzard 大风雪
snowstorm 暴风雪
blowing snow 高吹雪
drifting snow 低吹雪/飘雪
sleet 雨夹雪
snowdrift