本期封面故事

Talking About the Weather: What’s the Weather Like?
用英语谈论天气：天公不作美？

Part A
Sam and Ellen are watching the news.
山姆和爱伦在看新闻。

Sam: It looks like the typhoon will finally be over tomorrow.
Ellen: That’s great. I’m so sick of this wind and rain.
Sam: What is the weather going to be like on the weekend?
Ellen: The weatherman says that there’s a 50 percent chance of rain, and a 50 percent chance of clear skies.
Sam: If the weather’s nice, we should go on a picnic this Saturday.
Ellen: I don’t think that’s a good idea.
Sam: Really? Why not?
Ellen: Even if it’s clear, it’s going to be really hot. It’s going to be 35°C.

山姆：看来台风明天终于要远离了。
爱伦：太好了，我受够了这些风雨。
山姆：周末天气会如何？
爱伦：气象播报员说有百分之五十的降雨机率，百分之五十的会放晴。
山姆：如果是好天气，我们这星期六应该去野餐。
爱伦：我不觉得那是个好主意。
山姆：真的吗？为什么？
爱伦：即使放晴，天气也会很热，气温会飙到三十五度。

Part B
They are talking about what to do on the weekend.
他们在讨论周末要做什么事。

Ellen: If it’s too hot outside, let’s watch a DVD at home.
Sam: OK. It could help us get away from the heat. What should we watch?
Ellen: I bought some new DVDs last week. One of them is called Snow Monster. I think it will be good.
Sam: That sounds interesting. What is it?
Ellen: It’s about people who live in a cold, freezing place. It snows there every day. Then, a monster attacks them!
Sam: That’s too scary for me. I don’t want to have bad dreams. Let’s do something else.
Ellen: I think you’re chicken!

爱伦：外面太热了，我们在家看DVD吧。
山姆：好啊，那可以帮助我们避暑，我们该看什么呢？
爱伦：我上周买了一些新的DVD，其中一部叫《雪地怪兽》，我觉得会很好看。
山姆：听起来很有趣，内容在讲什么？
爱伦：是关于一群住在冰天雪地的人，他们住的地方天天都下雪，然后有只怪兽攻击他们！
山姆：那对我来说太恐怖了，我不想做恶梦，我们做别的事吧。
爱伦：你这胆小鬼！

Part C

Ellen has another idea.
爱伦有另一个主意。

Ellen: Let’s go to Taipei this weekend. We can go to the top of Taipei 101.
Sam: But it’s so rainy in Taipei. If it’s cloudy, we won’t be able to see anything.
Ellen: You’re right. It might be windy there, too.
Sam: We should plan for good weather and bad weather. If the weather is warm and sunny, we should go on a picnic.
Ellen: What should we do if it’s pouring?
Sam: We’ll stay home, but I don’t want to watch that scary DVD.
Ellen: You got it. I hope the weather will be just right.

爱伦：我们这周末去台北吧，我们可以去台北一0一的顶楼。
山姆：但台北常下雨。如果是阴天，就什么也看不到。
爱伦：你说得对，台北可能风也会很大。
山姆：我们应该为好天气和坏天气做打算。如果天气暖和、阳光普照，我们应该去野餐。
爱伦：那如果下大雨怎么办？
山姆：我们就待在家，但我不想看那部恐怖的DVD。
爱伦：没问题，希望天气会刚刚好。