Rainy Britain

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1、RainyBritain阴雨的英国1RainyBritain阴雨的英国SevereJuneWeather严峻的六月天Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习:Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecountrythisJuneareexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseenbefore.Torrentialdownpourshavecausedr

2、iverstobursttheirbanks,roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesbecauseofthefloods.TheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofEngland.Therehaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherainorwerewashedawaybythefloodwaters.FloodwarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUKandi

3、tissaidthatoveramonth'sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofdays.TherainhasalsocausedchaosatsomeofBritain'sfamousJuneevents.TheGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestivalandwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,thisyearwasparticularlybad.Everyonewaswearingw

4、elliesandtherehavebeenmanypicturesinthenewspapersofpeoplecoveredfromheadtotoeinmud.Itrainedthroughoutthefestivalandwithmorethan170,000revellerswalkingaroundandcampingonthegrounds,itdidn'ttakelongforthesitetoturnintoamudbath.JunealsoseesthestartoftheWimbledontennistournament.Thesta

5、rtofplayonthefirstdaywasdelayedbyhalfanhourorsobecauseoftherainandhadtobehaltedagainmid-afternoonforacoupleofhours.TherearenofloodsintheLondonregionthough,justfrequentshowers.SowhiletheBritishwouldliketohaveglorioussunshineduringthesummermonths,theraincontinuestofallinmostareas.Pe

6、opleinBritainareusedtohavingunpredictableweather–coldrainysummerdaysandwarmerwintermonths.Howeverthisamountofrainanddevastationisevenmoreunexpected.Peoplecanonlyhopethattherainwillstopsoonandthesunwillcomeout,sotheycaneventuallystarttoenjoyanicersummer.2Glossary词汇表torrentialdownpo

7、urs–暴雨；倾盆tobursttheirbanks–决堤大雨evacuated–疏散floods–洪水worsthit–首打击最严重的fatalities–死亡(事故)washedaway–被冲走issued–发布amonth'sworth–够用(值)一个月chaos–混乱的muddy–泥泞的wellies–惠灵顿长靴revellers–喜欢凑热闹的人amudbath–泥澡delayed–被拖延halted–停顿；停止frequentshowers–经常性的阵雨glorioussunshine–灿烂的阳光unpredictable–难预测的devasta

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