气象谜语

河南固始信合外国语小学 杨红艳 辑译

Read the following and guess what’s the weather like?

1.This is something you often see.When there’s a storm outside,it comes down from the clouds and appears in droplet form.这是你经常看到的气象。当外面有风暴时，它会从云层中降下来，并以水滴的形式出现。

2.If you see this striking Earth,you don’t want to be under a tree.It’s something that lights the sky and is closely followed by thunder.

如果你看到这个气象在袭击地球，你可不要待在树下。这是一个把天空照亮的东西，紧随其后的就是雷声。

3.It falls in winter but never gets hurt.It drops from the sky.It looks white and clean.It is more beautiful than rain.None of the pieces look the same.

它会在冬天降落，但永远不会伤人。它是从天上掉下来的。它看起来又白又干净。它比雨更美，但是没有一片看上去一模一样。

4.If you look up during the day,then you will see this lit.It rises in the east every morning.When it sets in the west,evening comes.

如果你白天抬头看，你会看到它亮着。它每天早晨从东方升起。当它在西边落下时，夜幕就降临了。

5.This can be often seen after rain.It cannot be seen when it is dark for it is caused by light hitting rain to create a colorful arc.

它在雨后经常可以看到。天黑的时候看不见它，因为它是由光线射入雨水形成的彩色弧线。

6.You can not see it,but you can feel it.When it comes to you,you’ll feel cool,and sometimes even cold.你看不到它，但是你能感觉到它。当它来到你的身边时，你会觉得很凉快，有时甚至很冷。

7.It happen after a flash,but it’s not a photograph.You often hear it in a bad storm.It is lightning’s other half.它在闪光之后发生，但它不是一张照片。你经常听到它在暴风雨中说话。它是闪电的另一半。

8.It can come in three forms,but this is the solid state of it.When it’s hard enough,you’re able to stand and walk on it.When it is warmer,it becomes water quickly.

它可以有三种形式，但这是它的固态。当它够硬的时候，你可以在它身上站立和行走。当天气暖和的时候，它很快就会变成水。

9.This is something you see in the sky.It’s sometimes fluffy and sometimes gray.When it’s thick and dark,it tells you it’s going to rain.

这是你在天空中看到的气象。它有时是蓬松的，有时是灰色的。当它又厚又黑的时候，它就在告诉你天快要下雨了。

10.Not many people have stepped on it.It never stays full for long.It looks like a plate some days in a month,and it looks like a sickle some days in a month.It always have a dark side and a bright side.

没有多少人在它身上踩过。它从来不会长时间地保持圆形。在一个月中的某些日子，它看起来像一个盘子；在一个月中的某些日子，它看起来像一把镰刀。它总是有黑暗的一面和光明的一面。

(参考答案见本期第29 页)