Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 4 · Our Classroom Weather Station
Audio track 04
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Our class has a small weather station. We measure the temperature every day.
The thermometer is outside, but it is not in direct sunlight. We write the number and the weather on a chart. Today it is cloudy and 18 degrees.
After one month, we compare the days. We can see how the weather changes.
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Our class has a small weather station.
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We measure the temperature every day.
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The thermometer is outside, but it is not in direct sunlight.
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We write the number and the weather on a chart.
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Today it is cloudy and 18 degrees.
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After one month, we compare the days.
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We can see how the weather changes.
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Chinese translation
我们班有一个小小的气象观测站。我们每天都测量气温。
温度计放在室外，但没有让阳光直射。我们把温度和天气记在表格里。今天多云，气温是 18 度。
一个月后，我们比较每天的记录，就能看出天气怎样变化。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- weather station
- 气象观测站；记录气温、降雨、风等天气信息的地方。
- measure
- 测量；可用于长度、温度或数量等。
- temperature
- 温度；气温。
- every day
- 每天。写成一个词 everyday 时，通常是‘日常的’这个形容词。
- thermometer
- 温度计。
- outside
- 在外面；外侧。
- direct
- 直接的。direct sunlight 指‘直射阳光’。
- chart
- 图表；表格；图。
- degree
- 度；可用于气温或角度。
- compare
- 比较。compare A and B 意为‘比较 A 和 B’。
Background notes (Chinese)
温度计放在哪里，会影响测得的气温。如果阳光直射，温度计本身也会被晒热。要比较每天的变化，最好在同一地点、同一时间，用同样的方法测量。