May 31, 2020
Vocabulary in weather
Heavy rain causes a flood and no rain means drought. Before the advent of weather forecast, they had to see how the weather was going to be on their own. On the ground, they seriously watched the sky and saw how the wind went. That is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary in weather.
雨は降らなくても降りすぎても災いを招く。天気予報という言葉さえなかった時代、先の天気は自分で判断するしかすべはなかった。だから人々は真剣に空を眺め、風を読んだに違いない。天気にかかわらう言葉が豊かなのは、そのせいだろう。
Vocabulary infor the weather
Heavy rain causes a flooding, and no rain means a drought.
The first part was grammatical, but in terms of meaning, it didn't really work because a flood is already heavy rain.
Before the advent of the weather forecast, theypeople had to see how the weather was going to be on their own.
The other suggestions also work. Here, I'm using "the" because I'm referring to the concept of a weather forecast, or weather forecasts in general. You can compare this for example to "reinventing the wheel," where we're referring to wheels in general.
On the ground, they seriously watched the sky seriously and saw how the wind wentblew.
"Seriously" generally goes after the verb. Before the verb, it's used to indicate disbelief.
- She seriously read the book. (=I didn't think she would read the book.)
- She read the book seriously. (=She read the book attentively.)
That is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary infor the weather.
Vocabulary inabout weather
Heavy rain causes a flooding and no rain means drought.
"Heavy rain causes a flood" sounds more like it's happening one time, where "Heavy rain causes flooding" sounds like a general rule.
Before the advent of weather forecasts, theypeople had to see how the weather was going to be on their own.
"forecasts" is plural because we are talking about the effect of many forecasts, not a specific one; I replaced "they" with "people" because "they" sounded too indirect.
OStanding on the ground, they seriously watched the sky seriously and saw how the wind wentblew.
It feels like "on the ground" is missing a verb so I added one. The wind "blows" instead of "goes".
Thatis is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary inabout weather.
"This" is a bit better than "that" because it is directly referencing the previous sentence.
Weather Vocabulary in weather
Heavy rain causes a flooding and no rain means drought (or leads to drought).
Before the advent of weather forecast, theying, people had to see how the weather was going to be on their own.
On the ground, they seriously watched the sky and saw how the wind went.closely and paid attention to how the wind went (or 'to the direction of the wind')
That is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary in weather.
Feedback
Does Japanese have a rich vocabulary in weather terms compared to other languages? I don't know enough about the topic to comment either way!
June 2, 2020
Yes, there're a lot of words and phrases to express the weather! but i think English expressions about it are also very fascinating and beautiful!
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Heavy rain causes a flood and no rain means drought. Heavy rain causes Heavy rain causes "Heavy rain causes a flood" sounds more like it's happening one time, where "Heavy rain causes flooding" sounds like a general rule. Heavy rain causes The first part was grammatical, but in terms of meaning, it didn't really work because a flood is already heavy rain. |
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Before the advent of weather forecast, they had to see how the weather was going to be on their own. Before the advent of weather forecast Before the advent of weather forecasts, "forecasts" is plural because we are talking about the effect of many forecasts, not a specific one; I replaced "they" with "people" because "they" sounded too indirect. Before the advent of the weather forecast, The other suggestions also work. Here, I'm using "the" because I'm referring to the concept of a weather forecast, or weather forecasts in general. You can compare this for example to "reinventing the wheel," where we're referring to wheels in general. |
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On the ground, they seriously watched the sky and saw how the wind went. On the ground, they
It feels like "on the ground" is missing a verb so I added one. The wind "blows" instead of "goes". On the ground, they "Seriously" generally goes after the verb. Before the verb, it's used to indicate disbelief. - She seriously read the book. (=I didn't think she would read the book.) - She read the book seriously. (=She read the book attentively.) |
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That is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary in weather. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Th "This" is a bit better than "that" because it is directly referencing the previous sentence. That is the reason why we have a rich vocabulary |
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