每课一句：新概念英语第1册第53课
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一、课文原文
Lesson 53 An interesting climate
Where do you come from?
I come from England.
What's the climate like in your country?
It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.
The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East. It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
Which seasons do you like best?
I like spring and summer. The days are long and the nights are short. The sun rises early and sets late. I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and sets early. Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. It's our favorite subject of conversation.
——选自《新概念英语》第一册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、每课一句
The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.
本课继续学习一般现在时的用法，而且侧重的还是一般现在时表天气和气候的用法。
只是，本课除了继续学习表达天气和气候的句型“- What's the climate / weather like in...? - It's...”以及季节和月份的表达以外，还新增了方位的表达，即：
in the East
in the South
in the West
in the North
注意，此时的“东南西北”四个方位的首字母要大写，并且表泛指时，方位前要加定冠词。
除了以上四个正方位的表达，还要注意四个偏方位的表达，即：
in the Northeast (东北)
in the Southeast (东南)
in the Northwest (西北)
in the Southwest (西南)
也就是说，英语中偏方位的表达跟汉语是反过来的。
三、更多拓展
The days are long and the nights are short. The sun rises early and sets late.
要注意学习本课中出现的昼夜长短和日升日落的描述，即：
The days/nights are long/short.
The sun rises/sets early/late.
【注意】
1、“白天”除了用day来表达，也可以说daytime，比如“在白天”可以说“in the day”或“in the daytime”。比如：
I cannot sleep in the daytime.
我白天睡不着。
2、“日升”和“日落”的名词表达分别为sunrise和sunset。比如：
It's almost sunset, but it's still so hot.
太阳已经平西了，还这么热。
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