zugoxy雅-思口语话题之Weather and Climate

、|!_一个人总要走陌生的路，看陌生的风景，听陌生的歌，然后在某个不经意的瞬间，你会发现，原本费尽心机想要忘记的事情真的就这么忘记了..WeatherandClimateWhattypeofweatherdoyoulike?Ilovesunnydayswithazureskies.SoIcandoalotofoutdooractivities.Ilovecoldweatherandparticularlyenjoyitwhenitsnows.Iloverainydays,becauseIlovethefeelingofwalkinginrain.直截了当的回答加简单的原因描述使大多数考官所喜欢听到的内容。以下是天气和季节描述的基本词汇：Spring:warm,windy,dusty,sand-storm,flowersblossomingSummer:Hot,rainy,wet(lotsofrain),stormy,humid,sunny,stuffy,sweltering,sauna-likeFall/autumn:Cool,crisp,mild,cozy,clear/azuresky,goldenseasonWinter:Cold,freezing,snowy,icy,shortdays,longnightsWhattypeofweatherdoChinesepeopleusuallylike?Ithinkitreallyvariesaccordingtoage,wheretheylive,andwhattheylovetodowiththeirtime.GenerallymostChinesepeoplelikesunnydays,thoughsomepeoplemaylikerainydays,particularlythoseliveinaridplaces.对13亿人口的喜好进行估计确实很困难，不过考生也可以巧妙地回答。其实没有明确给出答案也是一种回答的方式。要知道考官考察的是考生的英语交流能力而非知识水平。Whichisyourmost/leastfavoriteseason?Ilovefallmorethananyotherseasons.Duringfall,thetemperatureisneitherveryhotnorverycold,justcrisp.Andthehumidityisneithertoohighnortoolow.Inaddition,itisalsoagoldenseason,aseasonofharvest.Well,Ifindwinteristhehardestseasonofall.Ijusthatecoldweather.Tobeginwith,itreallybothersmewhenIamdownwithflu.Plus,Ihavetowearalottokeepmybodywarminordernottocatchacold.Itjustmakesmelookasstupidasabear.和以上的很多题目相同，考生需要回答为什么喜欢或者不喜欢某个季节。Doyoudodifferentthingsinsummerandinwinter?Ofcourse.InsummerItendtodomoreoutdooractivities,whereasIspendmostofmytimeathomeinwinter,surfingoninternet,forexample.考生在回答时可以使用以下表达比较的句式：…,whereas……,butonthecontrary……,whileinthemeantime…Whatdoyouoftendoonsunny/rainydays?Ioftendoalotofoutdooractivitiesonsunnydays,suchasplayingbasketball,hikingtothenearestlakeandsoon.Onrainydays,Iwouldratherliketostayathome,eitherwatchingTVortakingarest.一般在晴朗的好天气里，人们喜欢做大量的户外活动如：散步，运动，旅游等等。而在雨天或者较恶劣的天气里，人们更喜欢待在室内。Whatistheweatherlikeinyourcity?Beijinghasatypicaltemperatezoneclimate.Duringmosttimeoftheyear,Beijingisdry.Butinsummer,whentheweatherbecomeshot,itrainsalot.Andinwinter,theweatherbecomesverywindyanditcausesthetemperaturetodropsharply.Generallyspeaking,thefourseasonsinBeijinghavetheirdistinctfeatures.Becausemyhometownisfarfromthesea,ingeneralitisprettydry.Winterisabitcold,dryandwindy,andwithabitofsnow.Springisshortandwindy.Summerishotandslightlyhumid,andthetemperaturecangoashighas38degreesCelsius.Soitcanbekindofuncomfortableinthesummerunlessyouhaveairconditioning.Finallyfallisprobablythebestseason—it’sverycomfortable—notwindy,andnottoocoldortoohotliketheotherseasons.考生可以谈到自己家乡天气的概括情况，也可以谈不同季节的特点等等。RainDoesitrainmuchinChina/yourhometown?Yesandno.Butgenerallyspeaking,itoftenrainsalotinsummerwhilelittleorsometimesnorainfallinotherseasons.Thisisahardquestion,becausetheamountofrainfallvariesaccordingtodifferentplacesanddifferentseasons.InNorthernChina,forexample,thereislessrainfallthanintheSouth.可以从地理和季节两个方面谈雨水的多少。考生要注意自己语言的运用，因为是概括，所以不应该使用绝对的词语。应常使用generally,moreorless,presumably,approximately等表达推测，概数的词语。WhatistheraindistributioninChina?Geographicallyspeaking,thereisaratherclearcontrastbetweentheNorthandtheSouthingeneralthatthereislessrainfallintheNorthandinlandareasthanintheSouthandcostalareas.However,whenitcomestoseasons,theretendtobethemostraininsummerandleastinwinter.考生可以就中国国内降雨的分布作简单的概括就可以，例如通过南方和北方，内陆和沿海地区的比较来回答。Howdoesrainaffectpeople’slives?Rainaffectspeople’slivesinmanydifferentways.Firstandforemost,itgreatlylimitspeople’soutdooractivities.Thetrafficwillhavetoslowdowntoavoidaccidents.Peoplewillhavetostayinsidenottobedrenched.Theotherwaythatrainaffectspeople’slivesthatIknowofisthatraincaneithercausefloodorrelievedrought.雨对人类的生活有利有弊。从小的方面讲它影响人们的户外活动。从大的方面，它有可能导致洪水或者缓解旱情。然而考生的回答不必面面俱全，只要简单的提及一两方面即可。Whatdoyoudoonrainydays?Ifitisonlydribbling,Iwouldliketotakeawalkintherain.I,sometimes,justenjoythefeelingofwalkinginandbeingwettedbytherain.Butifitisaheavyrain,I’djuststayinsideanddosomethinglikewatchingTVortakingarest.Idon’treallydomuch.I’lljuststayathome,tryingtofindsomethingformyselftodo,suchasmakingaphonecallorwatchingsomeTV.雨天人们大多待在室内，不过考生如果讲自己喜欢在毛毛细雨中漫步也别有一番风味。Doyoulikerainydays?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ido.Whenitrains—I’mtalkingaboutlightrain—I’dliketowalkintherain.Itisaveryinterestinganddifferentexperiencefrom