突破英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)：下雨時(shí)的各種英文表達(dá)知多少，你還只會(huì)用rainy day形容下雨天嗎？

各種雨的表達(dá)
 
1.毛毛雨：drizzle / mizzle
2.小雨：light rain
3.大雨：heavy rain
4.暴雨：downpour / torrential rain
5.暴風(fēng)雨：storm, tempest
6.雷雨：thunderstorm
 
句子類
 
1.The heavens opened！
突然下起了大雨！
表達(dá)“天堂打開了”指突然間下起了大雨。
I was just about to put my washing on the line when the heavens opened！
我正準(zhǔn)備把洗好的衣服晾起來呢，外面就突然下起了大雨！
 
2.It's chunking it down.
雨嘩嘩地下。
單詞chunk有“隨手扔”的含義，用來形容大雨肆虐。
It's been chucking it down for two days——looks like our weekend is ruined.
已經(jīng)連續(xù)下了兩天大雨了，看起來天氣已經(jīng)破壞了我們的計(jì)劃。
 
3. It's nice weather for ducks.
這是鴨子的好天氣；外面正在大雨滂沱。
I am not going to college today. It is nice weather for ducks out there.
我今天不去學(xué)校了，外面正在下著滂沱大雨。
 
4.It is coming down in buckets.
正在下傾盆大雨。
It was a cold Thursday night and the rain was coming down in buckets. I had to take a taxi home.
那個(gè)周四晚上天氣冷，大雨滂沱，我不得不打車回家。
 
還有一些表達(dá)，雖然字面有雨，但是意思卻毫無(wú)關(guān)系，可別鬧笑話了哦！
 
與雨相關(guān)的俗語(yǔ)
 
1. When it rains, it pours
禍不單行
My wife is ill in hospital and I've sprained my ankle. When it rains, it pours.
我的妻子生病住院，我又扭傷了腳。真是禍不單行!
 
2. Rain check
改天，延期
I’d love to go for dinner, but I can’t tonight. Can I take a rain check and get back to you?
我很想和你一起吃晚餐，但是今天晚上不行?？梢愿奶煸偌s嗎？
來源：美國(guó)人很喜歡看棒球比賽，在露天場(chǎng)地舉行的棒球比賽會(huì)受天氣因素影響較大。如果比賽進(jìn)行過程中突降大雨，比賽就不得不暫停，觀眾可以領(lǐng)取“rain check”，比賽改期進(jìn)行的時(shí)候可以憑這個(gè)進(jìn)場(chǎng)。此后，“rain check”就有了“延期；改天；改日”的引申意思，廣泛應(yīng)用于日常生活中。
 
3. Save it for a rainy day
 
以備不時(shí)之需
I earned extra money babysitting. I’ll save it for a rainy day.
我?guī)腿苏湛春⒆訏炅它c(diǎn)錢，我要存著等以后需要的時(shí)候再用。
 
4. As right as rain
感覺良好
I took some medicine before I went to bed and the next morning I was as right as rain.
我睡覺前吃了點(diǎn)藥第二天早上我就好很多啦。