1. Farming is no longer entirely dependent on the weather.
    种田不再完全靠天了。

2. Fine weather favours our harvesting.
    晴天有利于我们的收割工作。

3. Following the national news we have the local news and weather.
    国内新闻之後是本地新闻和天气报告.

4. For small pieces of weather----and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards----any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
    对于小片的恶劣天气 -- 对一个全球性的气象预报员来说，"小"可以意味着雷暴雨和暴风雪 -- 任何预测的质量会很快下降。