Hi, John! How's the weather where you are? It's stormy here.
嗨,约翰!你那里的天气怎么样?这里有暴风雨。
Hi, Faith! The weather is lovely here. Tropical islands are great!
嗨,费思!这里的天气很好。热带岛屿太棒了!
I'm jealous! I need to take a vacation.
我很嫉妒!我需要休假。
You know, we have some curious ways we talk about the weather.
我们在谈论天气时会用一些奇怪的方式。
How so? Well, we often use the pronoun "it" to talk about the weather.
为什么这样说呢?我们经常用代词“it”来谈论天气。
For example, you said: It's stormy here.
例如,你说:这里有暴风雨。
Right! When we say "it's hot" or "it's cold" or "it's rainy," we do not ever need to specify what "it" refers to.
没错!当我们说“很热”、“很冷”或“下雨”时,我们不需要具体说明“it”指的是什么。
The listener understands our meaning.
听者理解我们的意思。
Right! And we often use only two question words when talking about the weather: how and what.
没错!在谈论天气时,我们通常只用两个疑问词:how和what。
For example: What is it like outside? What's the weather today? Or How's the weather? How hot is it? How cold is it?
例如:外面天气怎么样?今天天气怎么样?或者天气怎么样?天气有多热?天气有多冷?
So I guess the central idea is to remember the following: it, how, and what.
所以我想中心思想是要记住以下几点:it,how和what。
Three important words for talking about weather.
谈论天气的三个重要词汇。
Let's end with a quiz.
让我们以一个测验结束吧。
Ask about the weather today by using "how."
用“how”来询问今天的天气。
Here is one possible answer: How is the weather today?
下面有一个可能的答案:How is the weather today?(今天天气怎么样?)
Now use "what" to ask about the temperature.
现在用“what”来询问温度。
The answer is: What is the temperature?
答案是:What is the temperature?(气温是多少?)
And that's Everyday Grammar TV.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。