第七课 谈天气
Background
北京的气候为典型的暖温带季风气候，一年四季区分显著。春秋两季是观光游览的好时机。尤其是北京的秋季，凉爽宜人，人称“金色的秋天”。麦克正在和他的中国朋友丽丽谈北京的天气。
Beijing has a typical temperate and monsoonal climate with four clearly distinct seasons. Spring and autumn are the best seasons for sightseeing. Beijing’s autumn, in particular, is well-known as “Golden Fall” because of its cool and fresh air. Mike is talking about Beijing’s weather with his Chinese friend Lili.
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mài kè: n? jué de běi jīng de tiān qì z?n me yàng?
麦克： 你觉得北京的天气怎么样？
Mike: What do you think of the weather in Beijing?
Lili: b?i jīng de qiū tiān zuì h?o, chūn tiān jīng cháng guā fēng.
丽丽： 北京的秋天最好，春天经常刮风。
Lili: Autumn is the best season in Beijing, since there is a lot of wind in spring.
mài kè: xià tiān de tiān qì ne?
麦克： 夏天的天气呢？
Mike: How about in summer?
Lili: b?i jīng de xià tiān bú tài rè, yīn wéi jīng cháng xià y?, hěn liáng shu?ng.
丽丽： 北京的夏天不太热。因为经常下雨，很凉爽。
Lili: It’s not too hot in summer. Because there is a lot of rain, it’s nice and cool.
mài kè: dōng tiān l?ng ma?
麦克： 冬天冷吗？
Mike: Is it very cold in winter?
Lili: b?i jīng de dōng tiān b? jiào l?ng.
丽丽： 北京的冬天比较冷。
Lili: Yes, it’s rather cold in winter.
mài kè: zhè me shuō, yào shì lǚ yóu de huà, qiū tiān zuì h?o, chūn tiān hé xià tiān yě bú cuò.
麦克： 这么说，要是旅游的话，秋天最好，春天和夏天也不错。
Mike: That is to say, autumn is the best season for tourists. And spring and summer are also okay.
Lili: n? shuō de duì.
丽丽： 你说得对。
Lili: That’s right.
New Words
1. 谈 tán: to talk about
2. 天气 tiān qì: weather
3. 秋天 qiū tiān: autumn
4. 夏天 xià tiān: summer
5. 春天 chūn tiān: spring
6. 冬天 dōng tiān: winter
7. 刮风 guā fēng: to blow
8. 热 rè: hot
9. 下雨 xià y?: to rain
10. 凉爽 liáng shu?ng: cool
11. 冷 l?ng: cold
11. 感冒 g?n mào: to catch a cold
12. 药 yào: medicine
