最近天气转凉，与外国朋友闲聊时突然蹦出一句“Today is cold”，引来了朋友的哈哈大笑。

Today is cold 错了吗？错在哪里？

因为“冷热”的是天气，不是today

所以主语要用it代替the weather

Today作为时间副词放在句尾就可以了

正确的表达应该是

It's cold today.今天挺凉的。 

        谈论天气，不仅是为了应对天气将会带来的影响，而且是一种用来展开轻松交流的好方法，甚至可以作为陌生人的共同话题。就如英国人喜欢谈论天气，即使是英伦三岛的人看起来比较冷淡，但一提到天气，他们也会立即加入谈话，可见懂得用英语谈论天气，可以有效地与人攀谈并建立联系。

        今天就由美国英文学院（AAE）分析一下与天气相关的最常见的入门对话，以及一些对你聊天有用的短语，希望对大家有用！

 

如果你想要谈论天气，可能最好的开场白就是简单地问：

Do you like the weather here? 你喜欢这儿的天气吗?

其他询问天气的句子

What's the weather like today? 

今天天气怎么样？

How is the weather tomorrow? 

明天的天气怎么样?

Have you heard the weather forecast? 

你有听天气预报吗?

Is the weather always like this? 

天气老是这样的吗?

Which seasons do you like best? 

你最喜欢哪个季节？

谈论好天气

What a nice/lovely day! 

多好的天气呀!

What great weather we're having today! 

今天天气真好！

The weather is much better than yesterday. 

天气比昨天好多了。

The air is warm, but there's a nice breeze.

空气很温暖，但是有怡人的微风。

I hope the weather will stay this way. 

我希望这种天气持续下去。

谈论气温

What's the temperature? 

温度是多少？

It's warmer than yesterday. 

（今天）比昨天暖和。

Africa is hot. 

非洲非常热。

It is cool in the fall. 

秋天天气是凉爽的。

It's a little bit chilly out. 

外面有点寒冷。

The temperature will drop below zero. 

气温将降到零度以下。

谈论雨天

I guess it's going to rain. 

我想要下雨了。

I walked home in the drizzling/sprinkling rain. 

我冒着毛毛雨走回了家。

It's crazy rainy outside. 

外面的雨超大。

The rain is pouring down. 

大雨倾盆而下。

It's thundering and lightning. 

雷电交加。

I hope the rain will stop soon. 

我希望这场雨快点停下来。

It'll clear up soon. 

天很快就会放晴。

Some of the streets are almost flooded with rain. 

有些街道几乎被雨水淹了。

知识点

大雨≠ big rain，小雨≠ small rain！

这两个表达是典型的中式英文，外国人形容雨大习惯用“重”heavy，表示雨量很大，用“轻”light，表示雨量小。

正确表达应为：heavy rain 大雨，light rain小雨

例句：

She broke up with her boyfriend and ran out in the heavy rain.

和男友分手后，她冒着大雨跑了出去。

There will be light rain in a day or two.

这两天会下一场小雨。

谈论雪天

I'm afraid it won't be cold enough for a snowfall. 

我恐怕天不会冷得下雪。

It's starting to snow outside.  

外面开始下雪了。

It's snowing heavily. 

正在下大雪。

How much snow do you have in the winter in this area? 

你们这个地区冬天下多少雪?

The average snowfall each year is about two feet.

每年平均降雪量大约两英尺。

 

情景对话

PART 1

A: Brrrr! I’m cold. I thought it was supposed to get warmer today. 

我好冷，我以为今天会暖和一点。

B: Yeah, I thought so, too. That’s what the weatherman said. 

对啊，我也以为。天气预报员也是这么说的。

A: It must be the wind that makes it so cold. I’m freezing! 

这一定是因为风才会那么冷，我要冻坏了！

B: Me, too. Let’s go inside. 

我也要冻坏了。我们进去吧。

A: OK. It’s no fun standing out here, even if the sun is shining. 

好的，站在外面也没什么好玩，即使太阳闪耀。

 

PART 2

A：It seems to be clearing up. 

看来天要放晴了。

B：Yes, it's much better than yesterday. 

是的，比昨天好多了。

A：I really don't think this weather will last. 

我确实认为这样的好天长不了。

B：Let's just hope it doesn't get cold again. 

但愿不会再冷。

 

PART 3

A：Beautiful day, isn't it？

今天天气真好，是不是？

B：Yes, it's not like what the radio said at all. 

是的，一点也不像收音机里说的那样。

A：I wish it would stay this way for the weekend. 

但愿整个周末都能保持这样的好天气。

B：As long as it doesn't snow！

只要不下雪就行啊！

懂得一些跟天气有关的英语俚语，才能更舒畅地与人沟通交流。

 

1. a storm in a teacup 大惊小怪

Don't worry about those two arguing. It's just a storm in a teacup.

不用为他俩的争执担心，他们不过是小题大做罢了。

2. rainy day 艰难的时刻/困境

I don't want to spend this extra money. I'll save it up for a rainy day.

我不想把这些额外收入花掉，我打算存起来以备不时之需。

3. weather the storm 度过危机

I just need you guys to help me weather the storm.

我只是需要你这样的人帮助我度过这次危机。

 

4. under the weather 身体不舒服

I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment.

我现在觉得有点不舒服。

 

5. steal one’s thunder 抢风头

You'll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight!

如果你今晚穿那条裙子，你会抢了她的风头的！

 

6. fair-weather friends 酒肉朋友

There are some fair-weather friends around us, and we maybe take care.

在我们周围有一些酒肉朋友，我们或许要注意一下。

 

7. come rain or shine 风雨无阻

Come rain or shine, I'll see you on Sunday.

不管怎样，我会在星期四见你。

 

They will still come, rain or shine.

不管是下雨或是晴朗他们都会来的。

 

8. the lull before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静

It's going to get very busy on Thursday. Today is just the lull before the storm.

我们周四会很忙的，今天只是暴风雨来临之前暂时的宁静。

 

9. face like thunder 怒气冲冲

What's up with him today? He has a face like thunder!

他今天怎么了？他看着怒气冲冲的。

 

10. blowing hot and cold 翻云覆雨

You can never depend on Jack for cooperation. He's always blowing hot and cold.

你永远无法指望杰克能跟咱合作，他总是出尔反尔，喜怒无常。