聽力每日練習(xí) listen 1020 The Calm Before the Storm

 
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(cuò)。當(dāng)她被捕的消息傳來，編輯室的人們將會(huì)徹底瘋狂！
1--在大多數(shù)暴風(fēng)來臨之前總有一段時(shí)間風(fēng)平浪靜。
2--空氣靜止不動(dòng)。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(shí)期。