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A short story about different types of weather and the narrator’s feelings about each one.
天气怎么样
今天天气很好。天气是晴天。晴天有太阳。我喜欢晴天。
明天天气不好。天气是阴天。阴天没有太阳。阴天很冷。我不喜欢阴天。
后天天气很不好。天气是下雨。下雨天有很多水。下雨天不能出去玩。我不喜欢下雨。
大后天天气非常冷。天气是下雪。下雪天很漂亮。下雪天可以看雪。我喜欢下雪天。
天气变化很多。晴天，阴天，下雨，下雪。我喜欢晴天和下雪。我不喜欢阴天和下雨。
tiānqì zěnmeyàng
jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo. tiānqì shì qíngtiān. qíngtiān yǒu tàiyáng. wǒ xǐhuān qíngtiān.
míngtiān tiānqì bù hǎo. tiānqì shì yīntiān. yīntiān méiyǒu tàiyáng. yīntiān hěn lěng. wǒ bù xǐhuān yīntiān.
hòutiān tiānqì hěn bù hǎo. tiānqì shì xiàyǔ. xiàyǔ tiān yǒu hěn duō shuǐ. xiàyǔ tiān bù néng chūqù wán. wǒ bù xǐhuān xiàyǔ.
dàhòutiān tiānqì fēicháng lěng. tiānqì shì xiàxuě. xiàxuě tiān hěn piàoliang. xiàxuě tiān kěyǐ kàn xuě. wǒ xǐhuān xiàxuě tiān.
tiānqì biànhuà hěn duō. qíngtiān, yīntiān, xiàyǔ, xiàxuě. wǒ xǐhuān qíngtiān hé xiàxuě. wǒ bù xǐhuān yīntiān hé xiàyǔ.
How is the weather?
Today the weather is very good. The weather is sunny. Sunny days have sun. I like sunny days.
Tomorrow the weather is not good. The weather is cloudy. Cloudy days have no sun. Cloudy days are very cold. I don’t like cloudy days.
The day after tomorrow the weather is very bad. The weather is rainy. Rainy days have a lot of water. On rainy days you can’t go out to play. I don’t like rain.
The day after that the weather is extremely cold. The weather is snowy. Snowy days are very beautiful. On snowy days you can watch snow. I like snowy days.
The weather changes a lot. Sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy. I like sunny and snowy. I don’t like cloudy and rainy.
音频
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 晴天 | qíngtiān | sunny day |
| 阴天 | yīntiān | cloudy day |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain |
| 下雪 | xiàxuě | to snow |
是 (shì) for identification
The verb 是 (shì) is used to equate two nouns, meaning ‘to be’.
天气是晴天。
今天是星期一。
有 (yǒu) for possession/existence
有 (yǒu) indicates possession or existence, meaning ‘to have’ or ‘there is/are’.
晴天有太阳。
我有书。
No idiomatic expressions in this story.
Chinese Weather Expressions
In Chinese, weather is often described using nouns like 晴天 (qíngtiān, sunny day), 阴天 (yīntiān, cloudy day), 下雨 (xiàyǔ, rain), and 下雪 (xiàxuě, snow). These are commonly used in daily conversation and weather forecasts.
Questions
- 今天的天气怎么样？ (答案)
- 明天是什么天气？ (答案)
- 为什么不喜欢阴天？ (答案)
- 下雨天可以做什么？ (答案)
- 下雪天怎么样？ (答案)
- 你喜欢什么天气？ (答案)
Multiple Choice
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True/False
- 今天天气不好。 (答案)
- 晴天有太阳。 (答案)
- 阴天很暖和。 (答案)
- 下雨天可以出去玩。 (答案)
- 下雪天很漂亮。 (答案)
- 作者喜欢阴天和下雨。 (答案)
Retell the Story
关键词: 今天 天气 晴天 太阳 喜欢
关键词: 明天 阴天 没有 太阳 冷 不喜欢
关键词: 后天 下雨 很多 水 不能 出去玩 不喜欢