Mary: Good morning, neighbour! Lovely day, isn’t it?
Nick: Yes, we’re due a bit of sunshine
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sunshine:
luce del sole
after all that rain. It was rough last night, wasn’t it?
Mary: Yes, that thunderstorm woke me up in a fright! It sounded like the world was ending.
Nick: That stormfront is all over Europe. My sister in Spain said they had spectacular thunder and lightning
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thunder and lightning:
tuoni e fulmini
last night, too.
Mary: Well, I prefer dramatic weather to that dull drizzle that we’ve been having.
Nick: Grey skies and drizzle, that’s British weather for you!
Mary: I know. I’m out for a jog
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out for a jog:
andare a correre
— got to make the most of it while it lasts
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while it lasts:
finché dura
!
Nick: Good for you. It won’t, you know. There’s more rain predicted later today.
Mary: Oh, I hadn’t looked at the forecast yet. They get it wrong
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to get wrong:
sbagliare
more often than not
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more often than not:
il più delle volte
.
Nick: That’s true. I may meet my friends for a picnic before it gets overcast.
Mary: That’s it. Got to stay optimistic! Have a great day.
Nick: You, too!
NOW LET’S REVIEW THE VOCABULARY!
To be due something means that it is time for it; it would be fair
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fair:
giusto
for it to happen.
Rough in this context means ‘stormy
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stormy:
tempestoso
’.
A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning, often with heavy rain or hail
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hail:
grandine
.
You can say in a fright to indicate a sudden feeling of fear.
An area of stormy weather is called a stormfront.
Dull
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Dull:
grigio, coperto
weather is cloudy
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cloudy:
nuvoloso
and grey, A drizzle is light rain
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light rain:
pioviggine
falling in very fine drops
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drops:
gocce
. A dull drizzle refers to miserable
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miserable:
triste
, damp
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damp:
umido
weather.
Clouds make the sky look grey, so you talk of grey skies.
That’s (something) for you! is an ironic statement
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statement:
affermazione
to indicate a poor example of something, in this case, British weather!
To make the most of something means to use something to the best advantage
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to use to one’s best advantage:
usare al meglio
.
The prediction of the weather is called the weather forecast.
Overcast means cloudy.
In this context, That’s it, is an encouraging
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encouraging:
incoraggiante
statement to say, “That’s the right thing to do.”
The Psychology of Weather