1.break v. 破裂，(云，雾等)消散
A: The heavy clouds are breaking at last!
甲:浓云终于散开了。
B : Thank God!
乙:谢天谢地!
2.brew v. (风暴等)酝酿
A: A storm is brewing in the west.
甲:西边天空上有暴风雨在聚集。
B: Too bad!
乙:太糟了!
3.clear up (天气等)放晴
A: It seems to be clearing up.
甲:天气似乎要放晴。
B: I hope so.
乙:但愿如此。
4.cloud over 云层密布
A: I think it's going to cloud over.
甲:天要转阴了。
B: God, I hope it will he fine tomorrow.
乙:天哪，真希望明天天气能好。
5.damp a. 潮湿的.
A: A little damp, don't you agree?
甲:有点要下雨的样子，对吗?
B: Oh, Yes.Look at those thick clouds.
乙:啊，是啊，看看那些厚厚的云层就知道了。
6.downpour n. 倾盆大雨
A: Gosh! We are having a downpour?
甲:天哪，下倾盆大雨啦!
B: Let's have a rest .
乙:那么休息一会吧。
7.drizzly a. 下着蒙蒙细雨的
A: It's said to turn drizzly this afternoon.
甲:据说今天下午要转小雨。
B: Good. We haven't had rain for almost one month.
乙:真好，我们已经大约有一个月没下雨了。
8.drop n. 滴
A: A storm is wining.
甲:要来暴风雨了。
B: I can feel some small drops of rain now.
乙:现在已经开始掉小雨点了。
9.intermittently ad. 间歇地，断断续续地
A: It has been raining intermittently all day.
甲:整天都在断断续续地下雨。
B: I hate this. There is too much rain.
乙:真讨厌，雨下得太多了。
10.last v. 持续
A: Do you think the rain will last long?
甲:你觉得雨会下很长时间吗?
B: Who knows!There doesn't seem to be any sign of it stopping.
乙:天晓得!一点也没有要停的迹象。
11.overcast a. 多云的，阴暗的
A: The skies were overcast but it's clear now.
甲:刚才天空中还浓云密布，现在却没有了。
B: But I can still see some traces.
乙:但还能看见一些马尾云。
12.pour v. 倒，灌，注
A: It's pouring.
甲:正在下大雨。
B: No breezes, no sunshine, it's driving me crazy!
乙:没有一丝风，也没有阳光，我都快疯了!
13.rainbow n. 彩虹
A: Wow!What a perfect rainbow!
甲:哇!好漂亮的彩虹!
B: It has almost every color.
乙:几乎各种颜色都有。
14.rain eats and dogs 下倾盆大雨
A: How do you find the weather there?
甲:那儿的天气怎么样?
B: It's raining cats and dogs, and I'm caught in it.
乙:正在下倾盆大雨，让我碰了个正着。
15.rainy a. 下雨的，多雨的
A: I hate this rainy day.
甲:我讨厌下雨的天气。
B: Well, I hope it won't last long.
乙:唉，希望雨不会下得太久。
16.set in 到来，开始
A: The rain is setting in.
甲:开始下雨啦。
B: The broadcast says it won't last long.
乙:天气预报说雨不会下太久的。
17.shower n. 阵雨
A: It's only a shower.
甲:只是一场阵雨而已。
B: Uh-huh. Now I can，the bright sun again.
乙:嗯。现在我又看到太阳了。
18.spot v. 下小雨
A: Look! It's beginning to spot!
甲:看!开始下零星小雨了!
B: And it's getting dark, too.
乙:而且天也越来越暗了。
19.subside v. 平静下来，平息
A: The heavy rain is subsiding.
甲:大雨正在逐渐平息。
B: I suppose it would pass over soon.
乙:我想很快就会过去的。
20.thunder rain 雷阵雨
A: It seems as if a thunder rain is coming up.
甲:似乎要下雷阵雨了。
B: Never mind. As long as it doesn't rain, we'll start.
乙:不要紧。只要夭不下雨，我们就出发。
