Hello, boys and girls! 你们都知道英美人，特别是英国人非常喜欢谈论天气吧！这是因为英国的天气，像孙悟空的七十二变一样变化无常，往往成为人们茶余饭后见面谈论的话题。如果你想和英美人交谈，最好从“谈天”开始。

　　一、“谈天”的意义

　　和英美人谈论天气可以打破冷场，拉近彼此间的距离，从而使谈话的气氛热烈起来，因为在天气这个话题上每个人都有自己的见解和喜好。另外，谈天气还可引出其它话题。如：外出野营、游玩、看电影等等。

　　二、“谈天”工作室

　　1.What's the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？

　　2. It's fine / cloudy / windy / snowy / rainy / cold / warm / dry. 今天晴 / 多云 / 有风 / 有雪 / 有雨 / 很冷 / 暖和 / 干燥。

　　3. Lovely day, isn't it? 天气很好，不是吗？

　　4. It's hot today, isn't it? 今天很热，不是吗？

　　5. The wind is strong. 风很大。

　　6.What's the temperature today? 今天气温怎么样？

　　三、“谈天”作坊

　　(清晨，东东在公园里锻炼，正好碰见Mr White。D= Dongdong, M= Mr White)

　　D: Good morning, Mr White.

　　M: Good morning, Dongdong. It's fine today, isn't it?

　　D: Yes, it is. But it is a little(有点儿) hot.

　　M: Don't (难道) you like hot weather?

　　D: Yes, I do. You know, I like swimming very much.

　　M: Where do you usually(通常) swim?

　　D: I usually swim in the lake over there. The water in the lake is clean(清洁的). Mr White, would you like to go swimming with me this morning?

　　M: Good idea. I like swimming, too.

　　D: There are some boats and we can boat(划船) there.

　　M: Great(太好了)！

　　(文/杨树霞；英语辅导报小学四年级版04~05学年第21期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)