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Weather and seasons 天気と季節
天気について話します。英語はそれ自体に意味のない「仮の」主語「it」を使う：It's hot。It's cold。It's sunny。It's raining。進行中の動作には -ing を付ける：It's raining。It's snowing。尋ねるときは「What's the weather like?」。韓国語は主語を落として形容詞だけ言えるので、韓国語話者は「Is raining」や「Very cold today」と言う；英語は常に「it」が要る：It's raining。It's very cold today。
Dialogue
Is cold or It's cold? — Is cold それとも It's cold？
- Emma How's the weather in Seoul today, Minsu? 今日のソウルの天気はどう、ミンス？
- Minsu Is very cold. And is snowing. とても寒いです。そして雪が降っています。（間違い: 英語には仮の主語「it」が要る:「It's very cold. It's snowing.」；韓国語は主語を省けるが英語はだめ）
- Emma Start each one with "it": "It's very cold. It's snowing." それぞれ「it」で始める：「It's very cold. It's snowing.」
- Minsu Ah, it's very cold today, and it's snowing. あ、今日はとても寒くて、雪が降っている。
Dialogue
What's the weather like here? — ここの天気はどう？
- Minsu What's the weather like here in summer? ここの夏の天気はどう？
- Emma It's hot and sunny. I love summer. 暑くて晴れている。夏が大好き。
- Minsu And in winter? Is it very cold? 冬は？とても寒い？
- Emma It's cold and it often rains. Bring an umbrella! 寒くてよく雨が降る。傘を持ってきて！
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| weather | n. | 天気 | |
| hot | adj. | 暑い | |
| cold | adj. | 寒い | |
| rain | n. | 雨 | |
| snow | n. | 雪 | |
| sunny | adj. | 晴れた | |
| windy | adj. | 風の強い | |
| summer | n. | 夏 | |
| winter | n. | 冬 | |
| umbrella | n. | 傘 |
Grammar
It's hot today It's hot today
English weather sentences start with "it" — a subject that fills the slot but points to nothing. For a state, use "it is" ("it's") + adjective: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's windy. For rain and snow happening now, use "it is" + -ing: It's raining. It's snowing. Add "today", "in summer" or "in winter" to say when: In summer it's hot. In winter it's cold. To ask, use "What's the weather like?" — What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy. Never drop the "it": say "It's raining", not "Is raining".
英語の天気の文は「it」で始まる — 枠を埋めるが何も指さない主語。状態には「it is」（「it's」）+ 形容詞：It's hot。It's cold。It's sunny。It's windy。今、雨や雪が降っているなら「it is」+ -ing：It's raining。It's snowing。「today」「in summer」「in winter」を付けて時を言う：In summer it's hot。In winter it's cold。尋ねるときは「What's the weather like?」— What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy。「it」を絶対に落とさない：「It's raining」であって「Is raining」ではない。
- It's hot and sunny today. 今日は暑くて晴れている。
- It's raining, so take an umbrella. 雨が降っているから傘を持って。
- In winter it's cold and it often snows. 冬は寒くてよく雪が降る。
- What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy and windy. 今日の天気はどう？ — 曇りで風が強い。
pronunciation
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