the temperature is goind down 降温
【例句：The temperature is going down steadily. It's time to get out your thicker coats. 温度正在稳步下降。是时候拿出你们更厚的外套了。】
a drop in temperature
【例句：There will be a significant drop in temperature tomorrow, so make sure to bundle up. 明天将会有明显的降温，所以一定要穿暖和点。】
alternating between heat and cold 忽冷忽热
【例句：The weather in this region is characterized by alternating between heat and cold, which makes it hard to predict. 这个地区的天气特点是忽冷忽热，这使得天气很难预测。】
shifting from hot to cold and back 忽冷忽热
【例句：The weather has been shifting from hot to cold and back in a very strange way this spring. 今年春天天气以一种很奇怪的方式忽冷忽热。】
What's this world coming to? 这个世界到底怎么了？
secondhand smoke 二手烟
bottomless pit 无底洞
pour/throw money into a bottomless pit 往无底洞里花钱
【例句：We'll be pouring money into a bottomless pit if we try to keep that factory open. 再继续把工厂开下去，就是在往无底洞里砸钱了。】
benefit weighing 权衡利弊
pantisocracy 大同社会
flout objective laws 违背客观规律
flout 嘲笑，违背
【例句：Construction laws are often flouted in Pakistan. 在巴基斯坦，建筑法常常形同虚设。】
calling a stag a horse 指鹿为马
can't stand the cold 怕冷
【例句：My grandmother can't stand the cold, so she always stays indoors with the heater on during winter. 我的祖母怕冷，所以在冬天她总是呆在室内开着暖气。】
be prone to feeling chilly
【例句：Some poeple with poor blood circulation are prone to feeling chilly even in relatively warm rooms. 一些血液循环不好的人即使在相对温暖的房间里也容易感觉寒冷。】
have a low tolerance for cold
【例句：Children usually have a low tolerance for cold compared to adults. 与成年人相比，孩子们通常对寒冷的忍受力较低。】