Measuring the weather
测量天气
People can use tools to measure weather.
人们可以使用工具来测量天气。
Weather can be measured in many ways.
天气可以用许多方法来测量。
One way to measure is to find the temperature of the air.
测量的一种方法是找到空气的温度。
Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold something is.
温度是衡量事物有多热或多冷的标准。
People can use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the air.
人们可以用温度计测量空气的温度。
People can also measure how much rain has fallen.
人们还可以测量下了多少雨。
A rain gauge can be used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen.
雨量计可以用来测量降雨量。
We can measure the direction and speed of wind.
我们可以测量风向和风速。
The direction the wind is blowing can be measured by a wind vane.
风向可以用风向标测量。
A thermometer, rain gauge, and wind vane are all tools used to measure weather.
温度计、雨量计和风向标都是用来测量天气的工具。