讀+翻譯：生詞
萬
/wàn/
ten thousand
A: Which season is the most comfortable in your hometown?
B: Autumn in our hometown is neither cold nor hot. It is the most comfortable.
A: 你們老家的哪個季節最舒服？
A: 你们老家的哪个季节最舒服？
B: 我們老家的秋天不冷也不熱，最舒服。
B: 我们老家的秋天不冷也不热，最舒服。
那北京是中國最大的城市嗎？
不是，中國最大的城市是重慶。重慶有三千一百萬人口。
Is Beijing the largest city in China?
No, the largest city in China is Chongqing. Chongqing has a population of 31 million.
我老家的天气一年四季都不一样：冬天很冷，常常下大雪；夏天很闷热，最高气温华氏103到104度。
The weather in my hometown is different all year round: the winter is very cold, with a lot of snow; summers can be muggy with highs of 103 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
季節
/jìjié/
season
A: Today’s temperature is different from yesterday’s.
B: But it is as foggy as yesterday.
A: 今天的氣溫跟昨天的不一樣
A: 今天的气温跟昨天的不一样。
B: 可是霧跟昨天一樣大。
B: 可是雾跟昨天一样大。
陸大衛: 北京哪個季節天氣最好？
謝老師： 秋天的天氣最好，不冷也不熱，非常舒服。
David Lu: Which season is the best in Beijing?
Teacher Xie: The weather in autumn is the best, neither hot nor cold, very comfortable.
他現在是台灣大學中文系的學生。他是在去年夏天到台灣的。台灣夏天悶熱，都是晴天，可以游泳，可是他不喜歡游泳。
He is now a student of the Chinese Department at National Taiwan University. He came to Taiwan last summer. Summer in Taiwan is sweltering and sunny, so you can swim, but he doesn't like swimming.
下霧
/xiàwù/
be foggy
A：Does Monterey have more fine days in spring than in winter?
B：No, there are not more fine days in spring than in winter.
A: 蒙特雷春天的晴天比冬天(的晴天)多嗎？
A :蒙特雷春天的晴天比冬天(的晴天)多吗？
B: 不，春天晴天不比冬天(的晴天)多。
B: 不，春天晴天不比冬天(的晴天)多。
重慶在中國西南部，是一個山城。重慶一年四季大部分是陰天，很少有晴天。
Chongqing is a mountain city in southwest China. Chongqing is mostly cloudy throughout the year, rarely are there sunny days.
因為舊金山的夏天很冷，冬天不下雪，珍妮在舊金山不可以游泳也不可以滑雪。
Because the summer in San Francisco is very cold, the winter does not snow, Jenny can't swim or ski in San Francisco.
氣候
/qìhòu/
climate
A: Is the autumn in Shanghai as cool as it is here?
B: No, it is not. The spring in Shanghai is as cool as here.
A: 上海的秋天有這兒這麼涼快嗎？
A: 上海的秋天有这儿这么凉快吗？
B: 沒有這兒這麼涼快。上海的春天跟這兒(的春天)一樣涼快。
B: 没有这儿这么凉快。上海的春天跟这儿(的春天)一样凉快。
冬天跟春天一樣，也常常下霧，可是很少下雪。
Like spring, winter is often foggy, but it rarely snows.
北京的夏天很熱也很悶，我也不喜歡。最好的季節是秋天，因為北京的秋天不冷不熱，風也不大，很舒服。
Summer in Beijing is very hot and stuffy and I don't like it either. The best season is autumn, because autumn in Beijing is not too hot or cold, and the wind is not strong, so it is very comfortable.
陰天
/yīntiān/
overcast
A: Is the summer in your hometown as hot as New York’s?
B: No, it is not as hot as New York in summer; but it is as cold as New York in winter.
A: 你老家的夏天跟紐約(的夏天)一樣熱嗎？
A: 你老家的夏天跟纽约 (的夏天)一样热吗？
B: 不，夏天沒有紐約那麼熱，可是冬天有紐約那麼冷。
B: 不，夏天没有纽约那么热，可是冬天有纽约那么冷。
重慶的氣候沒有蒙特雷這麼好，夏天沒有蒙特雷涼快，冬天比蒙特雷冷，平均最低氣溫7攝氏度左右。
Chongqing's climate is not as good as that of Monterey. Summer is not as cool as in Monterey, and winter is colder than Monterey.The average minimum temperature is about 7 degrees Celsius.
蒙特雷的秋天有時候比夏天還熱幾度。所以很多人說蒙特雷秋天的天氣比夏天的好。蒙特雷的冬天沒有別的地方那麼冷，可是蒙特雷的雨季在冬天。
Fall in Monterey can sometimes be several degrees hotter than summer. So many people say that the weather in Monterey is better in autumn than in summer. Winter in Monterey is not as cold as elsewhere, but Monterey's rainy season is in winter.