weather.ppt

1、Idioms about Weather,Jacy,New words and expressions,pour vi. 倾倒，（液体）涌流 2. count on 依赖， 依靠 If theres anything I can do, count on me. 如果有我能做的事, 找我好了。 3. turn out 结果（是），原来（是），证明（是） The party turned out to be successful. 4. Contract n. 合同 5. recession risen n.经济衰退; 不景气; 撤退;,1. Under the weather Im feeli

2、ng a bit under the weather at the moment. 我觉得不太舒服。 2. It never rains but pours. I really feel sorry for Mike. First his wife left him. Next he lost his job. Then somebody stole his car. Like they say, it never rains but it pours. 这是说：“我真是为迈克感到难受。先是他的太太把他扔了，然后，他又丢了工作，接着，他的车又被人偷了。这真是像人们所说的，祸不单行呀。”,3.

3、Rain or shine 1) Hes always working in his garden, rain or shine. 他总在花园里干活，风雨无阻。 2) I havent seen mother and dad and the rest of the family for ten years, but I still know I can count on them rain or shine. 我已经有十年没见到我的父母和其他家人了。但是，我知道不管在什么情况下，我肯定会得到他们的帮助的。,4. Take a rain check 在美国，只要在球赛开始以后下雨，每个人在离开体

4、育场的时候都可以得到一张特别的票子。你可以用这张票子下回免费看一场球。这种特别的票子就叫rain check。 Rain就是雨，check 就是支票。Rain check的意思就是，你买了票，但是因为下雨而没有看成球。为了补偿你的损失，就给你一张下次可以用的免费票。可是，rain check这个词已经不局限在体育球赛方面了。它已经应用于生活的各个方面。它的意思是：给予第二次机会。 Im kind of busy this weekend. Can we take a rain check?,5. Fair-weather friends Im a bit disappointed in Joh

5、n and David. It turned out they were only fair-weather friends. 我对约翰和大卫有点失望，原来他们不过是靠不住的酒肉朋友。 6. A snowballs chance We dont have a snowballs chance of winning that contract! 我们根本就没有一点希望能签那份合同。,7. A storm in a teacup Dont worry about those two arguing. its just a storm in a teacup. 不用为他俩的争执担心，他们不过是小题大

6、做罢了。 8. Save it up for a rainy day I dont want to spend this extra money. Ill save it up for a rainy day. 我不想把这些额外收入花掉，我打算存起来以备不时之需。,9. Steal ones thunder Youll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight! 如果你今晚穿那条裙子，你会抢了她的风头的。 10. Weather the storm This recession is quite serious and its becom

7、ing difficult to weather the storm. 这次经济衰退很严重，很难渡过难关啊！,11. A face like a thunder Whats up with him today? He has a face like a thunder. 他今天怎么了？看着怒气冲冲的。 12. Blow hot and cold They re blowing hot and cold, its impossible to know what they want. 他们摇摆不定的，很难知道他们想要什么。,13. Which way the wind blows Im going to see which way the