沪江论坛社区--【空中英语教室】5.16-17 骤雨随想~！

Rainstorm
A rainstorm transforms the city into a wet wonderland

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The rain beats down all around, splashing on rooftops, sidewalks and in rivers. Rain collects in puddles that s____（飞溅，泼溅） over sewer pipes, flood sidewalks and pool at bus stops. Multicolored ponchos scuttle across streets as people pedal bicycles through huge puddles of water. The sky is dark and lightning flashes overhead. It lights up the pupils of small a____（惊奇而心生敬畏的） schoolchildren and makes the rain-drenched sides of Tianjin taxis glisten as they creep through the heavy downpour. I am s____ to the s____（全身湿透的） , and my clothes hang like limp rags as I plow through the rapidly flooding streets on my bike.

I park my bike amid a hundred other wet bikes, enter the food market and shake the water from my hair. I always enjoy coming here to eat. The place is filled from corner to corner with sweet-smelling foods, freshly baked bread and roasted mutton kebabs . After a hard morning’s work in class and fighting a f____（又猛又急，凶猛的） rainstorm, it is nice to finally sit down among a throng of excited dinners. After my meal, I stand outside in the warm rain enjoying a cold fruit Popsicle and watching people stream through the streats.

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The rain does not last long. The raindrops cease falling, and the clouds break, revealing a beautiful blue sky. People shake the water off their umbrellas and close them. Now in the midafternoon, music w____（飘送，吹送） on the dump breeze from the parks as people bring their erhus and sing old ballads of their youth. It is a joy to listen to their vioces slip up and down. A man d____（熟练地） deftly play the two-stringed instrument. My grasp of the language is not good enough to understand the words of their songs. But I can get a sense off the e____（退潮） of the river’s tide against the quiet reeds and the flashing smile of newly begotten romance.

That night, streetlights s____（闪烁，发出微光） in shivering puddles, darkened only briefly by the shadows of bicycles. I turn back to enjoy familiar scenes. A w____（一缕，一束） of smoke curls around the cook of the local Qinghai restaurant I often frequent. The waitress shouts out a sharp order and then slides a bowl of noodles, still steaming, under my nose. Delicious! A perfect ending to a perfect rainy day.

Word Bank

Word bank

slosh (v) 飞溅，婆溅
The water in the bucket sloshed onto the ground as Tom walked along.

awestruck (adj) 惊奇而心生畏惧的
The little country boy was awestruct by all of the lights in the city.

soaked to the skin (idiom)全身湿透的
It was raining so hard that Harry was soaked to the skin when he got to his office.

ferocious(adj)又猛又急的，凶猛的
The ferocious desert heat forced everyone to find some shade for the afternoon.

deftly(adv)熟练地
The expeirenced chef deftly cut the chicken int to five peices.

ebb (n) 退潮
The ebb of the ocean tide left many fish on the shore.

shimmer(v)闪烁，发出微光
The model's dress shimmered as she walked under the lights.

wisp (n) 一缕，一束
A wisp of hair fell down over her eyes as she lowered her head.

翻译答案：
1.暴雨聚集成小水洼，往下水道倾灌，淹没了整个人行道，还在公共汽车站旁边形成一个个水滩。
2.人们把雨伞上的水抖落，把伞收好。

More Information

poncho (n) 斗篷，披风式外套
kebab (n) 烤肉串
ballad (n) 歌谣，民谣
reed (n) 芦苇

Talk About It

☆Have you ever gotten soaked to the skin? Describe your experience.
☆Do you like rainy weather? Why or Why not?
☆ What is your favorite thing to eat when it's cold or rainy? Why?

Exercises for Today:

1.猜词：根据文中空缺的词的中文意思猜出英文原词。（奖励90）
2.翻译：把标有下划线的句子翻成中文。（奖励40）
3.造句和讨论：任意选择9个词中的一个或多个进行造句。并且参加Talk About It.（奖励50）

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