8. He's always working in his garden -- come rain or shine.

       他总在花园里干活，风雨无阻。

       9. It's going to get very busy on Thursday. Today and tomorrow are just the lull before the storm.

       我们周四会很忙的，今天和明天只是暴风雨来临之前暂时的宁静。

       10. I don't want to spend this extra money. I'll save it up for a rainy day.

       我不想把这些额外收入花掉，我打算存起来以备不时之需。

       11. I'm going to see which way the wind blows before asking her about a raise.

       我打算先观察一下形势，然后再提加薪的事。

       12. You'll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight!

       如果你今晚穿那条裙子，你会抢了她的风头的！

       13. I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment.

       我觉得不太舒服。

       14. This recession is quite serious and it's becoming difficult to weather the storm.

       这次经济衰退很严重，很难扛过去啊！

（来源：英语点津）