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1--We have a lot of weather expressions in American English.
2--But some expressions that talk about the weather are not actually about the weather.
1--Why is everything so quiet in the newsroom today?
2--We are expecting breaking news from the mayor's office.
1--Oh. So, this is the calm before the storm.
2--Exactly. When news of her arrest breaks, this place is going to get crazy!
1--Before most big storms there is that moment of calm.
2--The air is still. The bugs and birds are quiet.
1--Then, the storm starts with rain, wind, thunder and lightning!
2--In spoken English, a calm before the storm is the period of quiet before something dramatic happens.
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注解:
1.expressions表達(dá)式
2.arrest逮捕
3.lightning閃電的
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譯文:
1--美語中有很多有關(guān)天氣的表達(dá)方式。
2--但是一些涉及天氣的詞匯表達(dá)并不是真的在講天氣。
1--為什么今天新聞編輯室格外安靜?
2--我們正期盼來自市長辦公室的爆炸性消息。
1--哦,這是所謂的暴風(fēng)雨之前的寧靜。
2--沒錯。當(dāng)她被捕的消息傳來,編輯室的人們將會徹底瘋狂!
1--在大多數(shù)暴風(fēng)來臨之前總有一段時間風(fēng)平浪靜。
2--空氣靜止不動。蟲子和鳥兒安靜不語。
1--接著,暴風(fēng)來臨,伴隨著暴雨,大風(fēng),以及電閃雷鳴!
2--在英語口語中,暴風(fēng)雨之前的寧靜是指某戲劇性事物發(fā)生之前一段寧靜的時期。