1. inches of snow and sleet last week 上个星期下了三英的雪和冰雹。

1. There was 3 inches of snow and sleet last week.

2. 风乱转，不用算。

2. The wind swirls and does not require calculation.

3. I rushed to grab my camera and managed to get a few shots of this monkey's wedding before it was all over我抓起照相机，趁着雨停之前抓拍到了几张晴天下雨的照片。

3. I rushed to grab my camera and managed to get a few shots of this monkey's wedding before it was all over. I took a few photos of the wedding on a sunny day, before the rain stopped.

4. Chaotic clouds hang on top of the sky， and there are many storms.

4. Chaotic clouds hover above the sky, and there are many storms.

5. "It's raining really hard "

5. "It's raining really hard."

6. the drums of the rain against my window。(drum 重击声)

6. The sound of rain drumming against my window.

7. 云钩向哪方，风由哪方来。

7. Where the cloud hook points, there the wind comes from.

8. it never rains,it pours(你打掉了s),本来从不下雨的,却下起了倾盆大雨,这里是祸不单行的意思 。

8. It never rains but it pours (you dropped the 's'). Literally, it means that when it does rain, it pours heavily, but here it's used to express the idiom 'bad luck comes in threes' or 'misery loves company,' implying that misfortune strikes in multiples or succession.

9. It's windy at night， rain and snow don't meet.

9. It's windy at night; rain and snow don't meet.

10. It's easy to clear up when it rains hard， but not when it rains slowly.

10. It's easy to clean up when it rains hard, but not when it rains slowly.

11. 南闪四边打，北闪有雨来。

11. In the south, the flash of lightning indicates a storm; in the north, it means rain is coming.

12. The clams make holes， and the rain is steady.

12. The clams bore holes, and the rain is steady.

13. 如：a hard slanting rain (斜降的暴雨);a pluvial rain (大雨、大量的雨) ;a copious rain (大雨，copious,丰富的);a gully-washer(倾盆大雨 大暴雨，gully 是暴雨冲刷出的沟);a driving/ pounding rain(倾盆大雨，driving 和 pounding是重重地打击);a drenching rain(drench 是让人湿透的意思);a torrential rain( 似急流的雨);rainwater cascading down the window(大雨倾泻而下)。

13. For example: a hard slanting rain (a rain that falls at an angle); a pluvial rain (heavy rain, a lot of rain); a copious rain (heavy rain, copious, abundant); a gully-washer (a torrential downpour, gully referring to a ravine eroded by heavy rain); a driving/pounding rain (a torrential downpour, driving and pounding indicating a heavy impact); a drenching rain (drenching means to make someone thoroughly wet); a torrential rain (rain resembling a torrent); rainwater cascading down the window (heavy rain pouring down the window).

14. 在英国有三件雨具(rainwear)是必备的：雨伞(umbrella)，雨衣(raincoat 或 shicker)，雨鞋(rain shoes, boots, rubbers, galoshes)。雨披(rain cape)，雨帽(rain hat)等，都是可防雨的(water proof)。英国的绅士们出门不管下不下雨总要戴上帽子拿把雨伞，大街的商铺，超市的'门口，各种样式的雨伞便摆得到处都是，就像香烟和糖果一样随手可取。没有带雨具，就会被雨淋到(get caught), 比如说外面下着大雨, 你一回家就有人问你, "Did you get caught in the rain"

14. In the UK, there are three essential rainwear items: an umbrella, a raincoat or shicker, and rain shoes (boots, rubbers, galoshes). Rain capes, rain hats, and other items are also waterproof. British gentlemen always wear a hat and carry an umbrella when going out, whether it's raining or not. On the streets, in front of shops, and at supermarket entrances, umbrellas of all sorts are readily available, just like cigarettes and candies that can be easily picked up. If you don't have rain gear, you might get caught in the rain, for instance, if it's pouring outside, and when you return home, someone might ask you, "Did you get caught in the rain?"

15. Snow is flying all over the sky. The next year is a good year.

15. Snow is flying all over the sky. The next year is a good year. Translation: 15. Snow is falling all over the sky. The coming year will be a good year.

16. 阴雨亮一亮，还要下一丈。

16. If it rains and then brightens up, it will rain another ten feet.

17. 今冬大雪飘，明年收成好。

17. This winter, heavy snow falls, and next year's harvest will be good.

18. 这是唐朝诗人刘禹锡在《竹枝词》中描述的是边出太阳边下雨的情形。对中国人而言，下太阳雨或许是一种好兆头，但对美国人而言，他们觉得这是一种异象，并不是件好事。所以当他们小时候好奇地问父母为什么会一边下雨一边又出太阳呢，他们的爸妈就会告诉他们："The devil's beating his wife (魔鬼正在打他的老婆。)"

18. This describes a situation where the sun and rain are both present at the same time, as depicted by the Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi in his poem "Zhu岐词". To the Chinese, having sun rain might be considered a good omen, but to Americans, they view it as an omen, not a good sign. So when they were young and curious, asking their parents why it rains while the sun is out, their parents would tell them: "The devil's beating his wife (The devil is beating his wife)."

19. The chimney doesn't smoke. It must be cloudy.

19. The chimney isn't smoking. It must be cloudy.

20. 红云变黑云，必定下雨淋。

20. If the red clouds turn to black, it's sure to rain and get soaked.

21. 乱云天顶绞，风雨来不小。

21. Chaotic clouds twist at the zenith, the coming wind and rain are not slight.

22. "We're having a heavy rain"

22. "We're having a heavy rain" translates to English as: 22. "We are experiencing heavy rain."

23. 日落胭脂红，非雨便是风。

23. The sunset blushes like a rouge, it's either rain or wind.

24. Electric flights in the morning can lead to great hurricanes.?>

24. Electric flights in the morning can lead to great hurricanes. (Note: This sentence is somewhat unusual and might be interpreted metaphorically or as a fictional statement. In a literal sense, it suggests a cause-and-effect relationship between electric flights in the morning and the occurrence of great hurricanes, which is not supported by scientific understanding.)

25. One fog， three sunshine， heavy fog， three days will be windy.

25. One fog, three sunshine, heavy fog, three days will be windy. This phrase seems to be a traditional Chinese weather forecast saying. In English, it could be translated as: "25. One day of fog, three days of sunshine, one heavy fog, and in three days, there will be wind."

26. 露水闪，来日晴。

26. dew sparkles, the next day will be sunny.

27. There are rainy mountains with hats， no rainy mountains without backs.

27. There are rainy mountains with hats, but no rainy mountains without backs.

28. 麦田开水沟，下雨不用愁。

28. In the wheat field, the open ditch is the answer, no worries even when it rains.

29. Sunset carmine， rain or wind.

29. Sunset carmine, rain or wind.

30. It's going to rain in the ant nest.

30. It's going to rain in the ant nest.

31. Clouds eat fire， rain， fire eats clouds and sunny days.

31. Clouds consume fire, rain, fire consumes clouds, and there are sunny days.

32. The weather will consist of sunshine interchanging with periods of light rain( 天气将是晴天和小雨相间。)

32. The weather will consist of sunshine alternating with periods of light rain.

33. 乱云天顶绞，风雨来不少。

33. The chaotic clouds twist at the summit, and the wind and rain are not few.

34. 日落云里走，雨在半夜后。

34. The sun sets walking through clouds, rain comes after midnight.

35. "It's raining cats and dogs out there so I am soaked" (雨下得很大，我淋成了落汤鸡。)

35. "It's pouring cats and dogs out there so I am completely soaked" (It's raining so hard that I'm drenched.)

36. The snow is blowing this winter and the harvest will be good next year.

36. The snow is blowing this winter and the harvest will be good next year.

37. The wind whirls around， don't count.

37. The wind whirls around, don't count.

38. 云吃火有雨，火吃云晴天。

38. Clouds eating fire means rain, and fire eating clouds means sunny weather.

39. The south wind blows in May.

39. The south wind blows in May.

40. 云行东，雨无终；云行西，雨凄凄。

40. Clouds moving east, the rain will cease; clouds moving west, the rain will be sorrowful.

41. 云低要雨，云高转晴。

41. Low clouds bring rain, high clouds bring fair weather.

42. Freeze the wheat roots and break the hemp rope.

42. Freeze the wheat roots and break the hemp rope.