英国佬热爱谈天气为哪般？
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="puzzling">puzzling</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p>英国人痴迷于谈论天气，这个问题数十年来一直让外界人士困惑不已。</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="mild">mild</span>, <span word="changeable">changeable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="uNPRedictable">uNPRedictable</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="track">track</span> – <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.</p><p>英国地理的特点造就了英国天气的现状：温和多变，众人皆知其难以预料。英国位于大西洋边缘，处于风暴轴的末端。所谓“风暴轴”，即海洋上暴风经过的相对狭长的地带。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="cyclones">cyclones</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="milder">milder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="latitude">latitude</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p>冷热气流相互对冲，地球旋转引起旋风。英国地处北纬、由岛屿构成，在墨西哥湾流影响之下空气中有许多水分，英国气候因而更温和了。</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="initiate">initiate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span>. <span word="Comments">Comments</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>?” <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="response">response</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span>.</p>
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