夏天的天气变化多端，有时候大晴天里飘阗小雨；有时候正中午大太阳热到不行，到了下午却说下雨就下雨！其实下雨虽然麻烦，但同时也是我们水源的重要来源。

英文老师整理出了关于“雨”的词汇，带大家了解不同型态的雨。

Drizzle 小雨、细雨

Light rain, fine rain drops

Example:We can just quickly get to the subway as it’s just drizzling.

Downpour  倾盆大雨

A heavy rainfall.

Example:This incessant downpour is driving me crazy.

Bucketing Down  暴雨

Heavy Rains

Example:I think you should stay back as it’s bucketing down.

Torrential Rain – 暴雨(通常用于气象新闻)

Example:The city experiences torrential rain last evening.

Scattered Showers – 阵雨

Example:The city will experience scattered showers throughout the day tomorrow.

Raining cats and dogs – 俚语，指倾盆大雨

Example:I didn’t go for my class as it was raining cats and dogs.

Flood  洪水

Damp  轻微湿透

Drenched 完全湿透

Soaked 完全湿透

A clap of thunder – 指打雷隆隆的声响

A bolt of lightning – 指打雷时在天空闪过的光