一般来说,,美国人见面都会喜欢谈论天气,这是“破冰”的一种方式,朋友之间,家人之间,同事之间,甚至是陌生人之间都会不时谈论到天气。所以说学会一些天气的表达方式,你会发现交流更加轻松简单了。
首先我们来看看关于天气的一些常规的提问,最基本的问说今天天气怎么样:
What is the weather like today? 今天的天气怎么样?
What do you think of the weather here? 觉得这里的天气怎么样?
What's it like out? 外面天气怎么样?
How's the weather?
关于回答,我们可以看看以下回答:
It is snowing.
It is snowy.
It is raining.
It is rainy.
It is sunny.
The sun is shining.
在表达天气怎么样时,应该用一个形容词或者是现在分词表正在进行。
It is supposed to rain on Monday.
be supposed to
反问
A beautiful day,isn't it? 今天天气真好,不是吗?
Cool Cold this morning,isn't it? 今天早晨真冷,是不是?
看一段对话!看看怎样用谈论天气来“破冰”!
A: It’s cold today!
B: Yes. Yesterday was better. It was nice and sunny.
A: And tomorrow is going to be OK, I think.
B: Maybe we should go shopping today.
A: Yes. I think that’s a good idea. It’s too cold to walk around the Forbidden City.
B: Yes. If it’s fine tomorrow, we can go there.
如何用地道的美国口语来形容太热:
1. I'm melting!
夏天太热的时候都有这种感觉,就是自己热得快化掉了。
2. It's stifling out there.
Stifle本身有窒息的意思,形容那种不仅高温而且让人喘不上来气的天气,即又热又闷。
3. It's sizzling hot today. 极热的
vi. 发咝咝声(sizzle的现在分词)
Sizzling beef 铁板牛肉
sizzling steak 铁板牛排
4. It's hot as heck! int. 真见鬼(hell的委婉说法)
因为太热而产生的抱怨,heck(真见鬼)比hell要礼貌一些,更温和版本的抱怨。
5. It's like a hundred degrees in there.
夏天的时候阳光直射,如果走进一个没开空调的屋子,可以用这个句子来表达夸张的心情。