Lesson 53
    An interesting climate
    有趣的氣候
    Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
    聽錄音，然后回答問題。在英國歡迎的話題是什么？
    HANS: Where do you come from?
    JIM: I come from England.
    HANS: What's the climate like in your
    country?
    JIM: It's mild,
    but it's not always pleasant.
    JIM: The weather's often cold
    in North and windy in the East.
    It's often wet in the West
    and sometimes warm in the south.
    HANS: Which seasons do you like best?
    JIM: I like spring and summer.
    The days are long and the night
    are short.
    The sun rises early and sets late.
    JIM: I don't like autumn and winter.
    The days are short
    and the nights are long.
    The sun rises late
    and set early.
    Our climate is not very good,
    but it's certainly interesting.
    It's our favourite subject
    of conversation.
    New Word and expressions 生詞和短語
    mild
    adj. 溫和的，溫暖的
    always
    adv. 總是
    north
    n. 北方
    east
    n. 東方
    wet
    adj. 潮濕的
    west
    n. 西方
    south
    n. 南方
    season
    n. 季節(jié)
    best
    adv. 最
    night
    n. 夜晚
    rise
    v. 升起
    early
    adv. 早
    set
    v. （太陽）落下去
    late
    adv. 晚，遲
    interesting
    adj. 有趣的，有意思的
    subject
    n. 話題
    conversation
    n. 談話