Listen and read.

听一听，读一读。

Betty: Hey, boys!

贝蒂：嗨，男生们好！

Tony: Hi, Betty. Hi, Lingling. where are you going?

托尼：你好，贝蒂。你好，玲玲。你们要去哪儿？

Betty: We're going to the park to skate. There's thick ice on the lake. Are you coming with us?

贝蒂：我们要去公园滑冰。在湖上有厚厚的冰。你们要和我们一起去吗？

Tony:Are you joking? It's really cold today.

托尼：你在开玩笑吗？今天真的很冷。

Daming: And it's cloudy too, so it might snow.

大明：而且还阴天，所以有可能下雪。

Lingling: What's the temperature?

玲玲：温度是多少？

Tony: It's between minus eight and minus two degrees! Winter is colder here than in England.

托尼：零下八到零下二 ！这里的冬天比英国（的冬天）冷。

Daming:Is it snowy in England in December?

Tony: Not usually, although this year it snowed quite a lot. Most Decembers are wet and rainy.

Daming:What's the weather like in America in winter, Betty?

Betty:We have cold winters and hot summers. It's snowy in New York in winter.

Tony: Sounds great! I like sunny weather, and I like snow as well. But I don't like showers or windy weather.

Betty: Me neither. Rainy weather is terrible! I wish I were in Australia now. It's sunny and hot there.

大明：在英国十二月份下雪吗？

托尼：通常不，尽管今年下了相当多

的雪。大多数的十二月潮湿而多雨。

大明：贝蒂，在美国冬季的天气怎么样？

贝蒂：冬季寒冷，夏季炎热。在冬季纽约多雪。

托尼：听起来很棒呀！我喜欢晴朗的天气，我也喜欢雪。但是我不喜欢阵雨和多风的天气。

贝蒂：我也不喜欢。下雨的天气令人烦恼！我希望我现在在澳大利亚。那里很可能晴朗而炎热。

Lingling: You can go to Hainan lsland if you like sunny weather.

冷玲：如果你喜欢晴朗的天气，你可以去海南岛。

Betty: One day I will.

贝蒂：总有一天我会去的。

Lingling:Come on, better get going! We can skate in the park and get warm.

玲玲：快点儿，走吧！我们可以在公园里滑冰，这样就会暖和了。

Everyday English

日常英语

· Are you joking?

你在开玩笑吗？

· Sounds great!

听起来很棒呀！

· Me neither.

我也不。

· Come on!

快点儿！

Now check (√) the true sentences.

现在在正确的句子后打钩(√)

1. Tony and Daming are going to skate.

托尼和大明打算去滑冰。

2. Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.

冬季，北京比英国冷。

3. It sometimes snows in Engiand in winter.

在英国冬天有时候下雪。

4. it is not hot in the US in summer.

在美国夏天不热。

5. It usually snows in New York in winter.

在纽约冬天通常下雪。

6. Tony does not like windy weather.

托尼不喜欢多风的天气。