Climate

　　气候

　　1. Britain's favorable climate

　　英国有利的气候条件：

　　Britain has a maritime climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range.

　　英国属于海洋性气候：冬季不过于寒冷，夏季不过于炎热。全年有稳定可靠的降雨量，气温变化幅度小。

　　2.The factors that influence the climate in Britain:

　　影响英国气候的因素：

　　1）The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;

　　环绕四周的海水。冬天，海水可使岛内气温升高，夏天则使气温降低，从而起到平衡季节温差的作用；

　　2)The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;

　　一年四季盛行的西南风和西风在冬季从大西洋带来温暖、潮湿的空气，使气温适宜；

　　3）The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.

　　北大西洋暖流流经不列颠群岛西海岸，使气候变暖。

　　3.Rainfall

　　降雨量：

　　Britainhas a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in Britain is over 1,000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the south and east.

　　英国全年降雨量稳定，平均降雨量超过1000毫米。 英国北部、西部雨量较多，但是南部、东部有所缺乏。