Talking about the Weather 谈论天气
Conversation 1 (会话一)
Paul: Nice day, isn’t it?
天气真好哇, 你说呢?
Zhu Wei: Sure it is. Why don’t we go to a park?
可不是嘛。我们去公园吧?
Pausl: Good idea!
好主意!
Key Words and Phrases (关键词汇)
park /pA:k/ (名)公园
Why don’t we…? (提出建议)我们何不做……呢?
Idea /ai'diE/ (名)主意,点子
Conversation 1 (会话二)
Louise: Which season do you like best?
你最喜欢哪个季节?
Yang: Autumn. Autumn is the best season in Beijing.
秋天。秋天是北京最好的季节。
Louise: I like autumn, too. Where I’m from, autumn is the best time of year.
我也喜欢秋天。在我的家乡,秋天是一年中最好的时候。
Key Words and Phrases (关键词汇)
Favourite /'feivErit/ (形)受人喜爱的
season /'si:zEn/ (名)季节
autumn /'O:tEm/ (名) 秋季,秋天
best /best/ (形) 最好的
Conversation 3 (会话三)
Dou: What’s the weather like in your hometown?
你家乡的天气怎么样?
Paula: Um, very nice. It’s warm in spring cool in autumn.
很好,春天暖和,秋天凉爽。
Dou: Is it hot in summer?
夏天热吗?
Paula: Yes, it is,but not as hot as in Beijing.
热,不过没有北京这么热。
Key Words and Phrases (关键词汇)
like /laik/ (介)像……一样
hometown /'hEumtaun/ (名)家乡
warm /wO:m/ (形)暖和的
spring /spriN/ (名)春天
summer /'sVmE/ (名)夏天
as /Qz/ (副)一样地
Additional Useful Expressions (补充常用语)
Does it snow a lot n Beijing?
北京常下雪吗?
It’s bitterly cold.
天气冷得厉害。
What an awful day!
天气真不错啊!
It’s going to rain. You’d better take an umbrella with you.
要下雨了,你最好带上雨伞。
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
明天天气会怎么样?
It’s nice and warm out here.
外面天气真舒服。
I have this kind of weather.
我真不喜欢这种天气。
What’s the temperature?
今天几度?