Weather and Seasons

Elementary - Weather and Seasons(B0283) A:

上海的气候怎么样？ Shànghǎi de qìhòu zěnmeyàng？ What is Shanghai's climate like?

B:

不好。夏天又闷又热，冬天又湿又冷。 bù hǎo。 xiàtiān yòu mēn yòu rè， dōngtiān yòu shī yòu lěng。 It's bad. In the summer it's hot and humid, and in the winter it's damp and cold.

A:

冬天下雪吗？ dōngtiān xiàxuě ma？ Does it snow in the winter?

B:

很少。但是经常下雨。 hěn shǎo。 dànshì jīngcháng xiàyǔ。 Hardly ever, but it rains a lot.

A:

那么春天和秋天呢？ nàme chūntiān hé qiūtiān ne？ Well, what about spring and autumn?

B:

春秋的天气比较好。 chūn qiū de tiānqì bǐjiào hǎo。 Spring and autumn are pretty nice.

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气候

qìhòu

climate

怎么样

zěnmeyàng

how about

夏天

xiàtiān

summer

又......又......

yòu ... yòu ...

both... and...

闷

mēn

humid

热

rè

hot

冬天

dōngtiān

winter

湿

shī

wet

冷

lěng

cold

下雪

xiàxuě

to snow

少

shǎo

seldom

但是

dànshì

but

经常

jīngcháng

often

下雨

xiàyǔ

to rain

那么

nàme

so

春天

chūntiān

spring

和

hé

and

秋天

qiūtiān

autumn

春

chūn

spring

秋

qiū

autumn

天气

tiānqì

weather

比较

bǐjiào

comparatively

Supplementary Vocabulary 季节

jìjié

season

最喜欢

zuì xǐhuan

like best

阳光

yángguāng

sunshine

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雾

wù

fog

云

yún

cloud

雷

léi

thunder

闪电

shǎndiàn

lightning

高温

gāowēn

high temperature

刮风

guāfēng

the wind blows

沙尘暴

shāchénbào

dust storm

台风

táifēng

typhoon

飓风

jùfēng

hurricane

天气预报

tiānqì yùbào

weather forecast

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