第26课: Seasons and the Weather

Question 1

季节

Answer 1

jìjié

n. season (of the year)

Question 2

闷

Answer 2

mēn

adj. (of weather) stuffy, (of a room) lacking ventilation

Question 3

气温

Answer 3

qìwēn

n. (of weather) temperature

Question 4

达到

Answer 4

dádào

v. to reach, to achieve (a certain degree, level, etc.)

Question 5

度

Answer 5

dù

m.w. degree

Question 6

凉快

Answer 6

liángkuai

adj. pleasantly cool

Question 7

公园

Answer 7

gōngyuán

n. public park

Question 8

预报

Answer 8

yùbào

n. forecast

Question 9

晴天

Answer 9

qíngtiān

n. clear weather

Question 10

低

Answer 10

dī

adj. low, down

Question 11

准确

Answer 11

zhûnquè

adj. accurate, precise, to the point

Question 12

春夏秋冬

Answer 12

chūn xià qiū dōng

phr. the four seasons; (lit.) spring, summer, fall, and winter

Question 13

短

Answer 13

duân

adj. short

Question 14

冷

Answer 14

lêng

adj. cold, chilly, freezing

Question 15

树叶

Answer 15

shùyè

n. tree leaves, foliage

Question 16

暖和

Answer 16

nuânhuo

adj. pleasantly warm, nice and warm

Question 17

草

Answer 17

câo

n. grass, herbs

Question 18

绿

Answer 18

lù

adj. green

Question 19

刮风

Answer 19

guā fēng

v.obj. to be windy; (lit.) to blow wind

Question 20

零下

Answer 20

língxià

n. below zero

Question 21

下雪

Answer 21

xià xuê

v.obj. to snow

Question 22

越来越

Answer 22

yuè lái yuè

adv. more and more

Question 23

阴天

Answer 23

yīntiān

n. overcast sky, cloudy day

Question 24

下雨

Answer 24

xià yû

v.obj. to rain

Question 25

多云转晴

Answer 25

duō yún zhuân qíng

phr. cloudy turning clear

Question 26

拿

Answer 26

ná

v. to hold (in hand), to grasp

Question 27

伞

Answer 27

sân

n. umbrella

Question 28

吹牛

Answer 28

chuī niú

v.obj. to brag, to boast

Question 29

专家

Answer 29

zhuānjiā

n. expert, specialist

Question 30

摄氏

Answer 30

Shèshì

proper n. Celsius

Question 31

处暑

Answer 31

Chùshû

proper n. the end of the summer; (lit.) “cessation of heat,” the fourteenth period of the twenty-four divisions of the traditional Chinese calendar, occurring in late August

Question 32

立秋

Answer 32

Lìqiū

proper n. the beginning of autumn; (lit.) establishing autumn, the thirteenth of the twenty-four seasonal divisions of the traditional Chinese calendar, usually occurring in early August

Question 33

雾

Answer 33

wù

n. fog

Question 34

霜

Answer 34

shuāng

n. frost

Question 35

冰雹

Answer 35

bīngbáo

n. hail

Question 36

湿

Answer 36

shī

adj. wet

Question 37

气候

Answer 37

qìhòu

n. climate

Question 38

华师

Answer 38

huáshì

n. Fahrenheit

Question 39

冻

Answer 39

dòng

v. to freeze

Question 40

多云偶雨

Answer 40

duō yún ôu yû

phr. cloudy with occasional showers

Question 41

秋老虎

Answer 41

qiū lâohû

spoken expression. (lit.) the autumn tiger, an idiomatic expression for the very hot days in the early fall

Question 42

半个天

Answer 42

bàn ge tiān

spoken expression. half the sky

Question 43

大晴天

Answer 43

dà qíngtiān

spoken expression. very clear day; (lit.) a big clear sky

Question 44

撒腿就跑

Answer 44

sā tuî jiù pâo

spoken expression. to start running immediately; (lit.) let go of one’s legs and run

Question 45

早霞不出门，晚霞行千里。

Answer 45

Zâo xiá bù chū mén, wân xiá xíng qiān lî.

note. This is a proverb predicting the weather. It literally means: “If there are red clouds in the morning, don’t go out. If there are red clouds in the evening, you can go thousands of miles.” This is similar to the English saying: “Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors delight.”

Question 46

杞人忧天。

Answer 46

Qî rén yōu tiān.

note. This is a 成语故事 about someone in ancient times who constantly worries that the sky is going to fall. The moral of this story is, “Don’t worry about something that is not your concern or that is beyond your control.”