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Weather and seasons 天气与季节
谈论天气。英语用一个本身没意义的 "虚位" 主语 "it"：It's hot。It's cold。It's sunny。It's raining。正在进行的动作加 -ing：It's raining。It's snowing。提问说 "What's the weather like?"。韩语可以省略主语，只说形容词，所以韩语母语者会说 "Is raining" 或 "Very cold today"；英语总要 "it"：It's raining。It's very cold today。
Dialogue
Is cold or It's cold? — Is cold 还是 It's cold？
- Emma How's the weather in Seoul today, Minsu? 首尔今天天气怎么样，敏秀？
- Minsu Is very cold. And is snowing. 很冷。还在下雪。（口误：英语需要虚位主语 "it"："It's very cold. It's snowing."；韩语可省主语，英语不行）
- Emma Start each one with "it": "It's very cold. It's snowing." 每句都用 "it" 开头："It's very cold. It's snowing."
- Minsu Ah, it's very cold today, and it's snowing. 啊，今天很冷，还在下雪。
Dialogue
What's the weather like here? — 这里天气怎么样？
- Minsu What's the weather like here in summer? 这里夏天天气怎么样？
- Emma It's hot and sunny. I love summer. 又热又晴。我很爱夏天。
- Minsu And in winter? Is it very cold? 那冬天呢？很冷吗？
- Emma It's cold and it often rains. Bring an umbrella! 很冷，还常下雨。带把伞吧！
Vocabulary
- weather
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noun 天气
- hot
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adjective 热的
- cold
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adjective 冷的
- rain
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noun 雨
- snow
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noun 雪
- sunny
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adjective 晴朗的
- windy
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adjective 有风的
- summer
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noun 夏天
- winter
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noun 冬天
- umbrella
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noun 雨伞
Grammar
It's hot today（今天很热）
Explanation
英语天气句以 "it" 开头——一个占位却不指任何东西的主语。表示状态用 "it is"（"it's"）+ 形容词：It's hot。It's cold。It's sunny。It's windy。表示正在下雨下雪用 "it is" + -ing：It's raining。It's snowing。加 "today"、"in summer"、"in winter" 说时间：In summer it's hot。In winter it's cold。提问用 "What's the weather like?"——What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy。绝不要省 "it"：说 "It's raining"，不是 "Is raining"。
Examples
- It's hot and sunny today. 今天又热又晴。
- It's raining, so take an umbrella. 在下雨，带把伞吧。
- In winter it's cold and it often snows. 冬天很冷，常常下雪。
- What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy and windy. 今天天气怎么样？——多云有风。
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