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Section 61 Weather People say that the British always talk about the weather.人们常说英国人爱谈论天气。 Thatrsquo;s because the weather is so changeable in the UK.那是因为英伦三岛的气候变化无常。 At greetings, they will often comment on the state of the weather.见面时，他们常常要说说天气的状况。 For example, they may say ldquo;Hello, lovely day todayrdquo; when they meet.比方说，见面时他们会相互打招呼说：ldquo;你好，今天天气真好。rdquo; Other terms are used, of course, if the weather is different.当然，如果天气状况不一样，他们的表达方式也会随之改变。 But the phrases they use may be difficult for foreigners to understand.不过外国人是不容易理解其中含义的。 ldquo;Weatherrsquo;s taken a turn for the worserdquo; means that the weather has changed from good to not so good.ldquo;天气转坏rdquo;说的是天气从好向不好转变。 ldquo;Itrsquo;s raining cats and dogsrdquo; is a strange expression that means it is raining very heavily.ldquo;雨像猫狗一样往下窜rdquo;是一个很奇怪的表达方式，说的是雨下得很大。 ldquo;A peasouperrdquo; is very thick fog; it is used because pea soup is also very thick.ldquo;豆汤rdquo;指的是很浓的雾，之所以这么用是因为豆制的汤也很浓。 | 
