情景英语口语100主题 082the seasons季节

（单词翻译）

082 the seasons

Words
Spring summer autumn/fall winter hot warm cold mild freezing temperature rain snow winter sports water sports outdoor indoor summer holiday weather windy cool boiling changeable constant fair

Phrase
Enjoy summer weather
Do winter sports
Prefer to be outdoors
Wear winter clothes
Have freezing weather
Take a summer holiday

Beginner
A: what do you do in summer?
B: I love going out into the countryside for walks or bike ride. I love being out in the fresh summer air. How about you?
A: I don’t often go for walks, but I either play sports outside-you know, tennis or badminton-or just sit in the sunshine and read a good book.
B; what do you do in winter?
A; well, I play sports indoors¹ quite often. If I’m feeling lazy, I just watch a film at home. I prefer summer to winter.
B; I think most people do. I like wearing nice, colorful clothes in summer-you know, a nice dress or skirt. It’s too cold for those kinds of clothes in winter.
A; yes. I like wearing shorts in summer. My legs would freeze!
B: do you think we’ll have a nice summer this year?
A; thanks to global warming, it could be hotter than ever!

Intermediate²
A: what are the seasons like in your city?
B: summers is hot and usually lasts a long time. Winters are short, but cold, wet, and windy. I love the summers in my city, but I hate the wintertime.
A: does it ever rain in summer?
B: we usually get a big thunderstorm every two weeks, but apart from that, summers are dry. Thunderstorms make the air fresh again, so most people don’t mind then.
A: what are spring and autumn like?
B; I like spring because flowers bloom³ and trees grow leaves again. In spring, the weather is very changeable-sometimes cold, sometimes warm. It’s usually windy with some rain. Autumn is usually sunny and dry, but it’s gradually gets colder as winter arrives. What are the seasons like in you city?
A; well, I live in the southern hemisphere⁴, so our summertime is your wintertime, and vice⁵ versa. We get some rain in every season, but most is in winter. In winter, it sometimes gets cold, but our winters are usually quite mild. Summers are warm, but not hot. Spring and autumn are both very short-sometimes just a few weeks each. The weather is very changeable then-just like spring in your city.
B; do you usually go on a summer holiday?
A; no, I don’t. I go on a winter holiday instead. I go somewhere warm.
B: I usually go on holiday during the spring or the autumn. I try to go somewhere where the weather is more reliable than in my city.