下雨了沒有？ It showered, but was it rained? a TOFEL 有趣 試題

下雨了嗎？ It showered, but was it rained? a TOFEL 有趣 試題

中文說下雨了，幾乎天上降水 就是下雨， 大雨小雨，陣雨，連陰雨...... 都算，

英文裏是否也這樣呢？好像 shower 不是 rain，

持續較久才是 rain， 一小會兒 隻是 shower， 不算 rain .

你認為呢 (⊙o⊙)？

下麵是一個正式官方的天氣預報例子：

Detailed Local Forecast

Today: Mixed clouds and sun this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 89F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tonight: Scattered thunderstorms early, mainly cloudy late with a few showers.
Low 66F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.！

槑 ~(@^_^@)~ 槑 ！