新概念一共144课，其中单课为课文，双课为语法和练习。

　　Lesson 53:An interesting climate 有趣的气候

　　Listen to the tape then answer this question.

　　What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?

　　听录音，然后回答问题。在英国最受欢迎的话题是什么?

　　HANS: Where do you come from?

　　JIM: I come from England.

　　HANS: What's the climate like in your country?

　　JIM: It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.

　　JIM: The weather's often cold in North and windy in the East.

　　It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south.

　　HANS: Which seasons do you like best?

　　JIM: I like spring and summer.

　　The days are long and the night are short.

　　The sun rises early and sets late.

　　JIM: 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 favourite subject of conversation.

　　生词和短语

　　mild adj. 温和的，温暖的

　　always adv. 总是

　　north n. 北方

　　east n. 东方

　　wet adj. 潮湿的

　　west n. 西方

　　south n. 南方

　　season n. 季节

　　best adv. 最

　　night n. 夜晚

　　rise v. 升起

　　early adv. 早

　　set v. (太阳)落下去

　　late adv. 晚，迟

　　interesting adj. 有趣的，有意思的

　　subject n. 话题

　　conversation n. 谈话