HANS: Where do you come from? DIMITRI: I come from Greece. HANS: What s the climate like in your country? DIMITRI: It s very pleasant. HANS: What s the weather like in spring? DIMITRI: It s often windy in March. It s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes. HANS: What s it like in summer? DIMITRI: It s always hot in June, July and August. The sun shines every day. HANS: Is it cold or warm in autumn? DIMITRI: It s always warm in September and October. It s often cold in November and it rains sometimes. HANS: Is it very cold in winter? DIMITRI: It s often cold in December, January and February. It snows sometimes.
Where do you come from? 你是哪国人? 问对方是什么地方人。come from表示来源或籍贯。也可说:Where are you from? 在第7课中出现过类似的句子。 What s the climate like in your country? 你们国家的气候怎么样? 句中like是介词,不是动词,它的宾语是 What。又如:What s the weather like in spring? climate指某一地区数年间的天气情况;weather是指某个特定的时间内晴、雨、风、雪变化。对于这类问题的回答可以是 It s very pleasant(很好)或 It rains sometimes(有时下雨)。这里的it均指天气。 It s often windy in March. 3月里常常刮风。 表示在某个月份里通常用介词in。类似用in的时间短语课文中还有 in April(在4月),in June(在 6月),in September(在 9月)等等。 often(经常),always(总是,老是),sometimes(有时)都是课文中出现的表示非确定频度的副词。这些副词一般用来回答用how often 提问的问题。
Step 4 ~ Grammar in use ~
What…(be. look, etc.) like? 我们把What…like? 这一句型用于询问事物的状况,例如天气、气候等: What s the weather like today? 今天天气怎么样? What s it like today? 今天怎么样? What s the climate like in your country? 你们国家气候怎么样? 或询问人物或事物的外观或特征: What s your brother like? 你兄弟是个什么样子? What s your house like? 你的房子是什么样的? 许多形容词可用以回答What…like? 这样的问题,并可根据上下文给以笼统的或确切的信息。例如课文中表示天气或气候的形容词有pleasant(宜人的),windy(有风的),hot(热的),cold(冷的),warm(温暖的)等等。
Step 5 ~ Word study ~
sometimes adv. 有时,间或: It is sometimes hot and sometimes cold. 天气时冷时热。 Sometimes he visits his aunt who lives nearby. 他有时会去看望他那住在附近的婶婶。 pleasant adj. 1、令人愉快的;舒适合意的: The climate in my hometown is always pleasant. 我家乡的气候总是宜人而舒爽。 This study is pleasant to work in. 在这个书房里工作令人感到舒适。 2、(人或其外表、举止等)讨人喜欢的;(性情等)和蔼可亲的: She s such a pleasant girl. 她真是个可爱的姑娘。 Andrew seemed very pleasant on the phone. 安德鲁在电话里显得很和蔼可亲。