A. The weather in Beijing is just beautiful!
北京天气真是好极了！
B Autumn is the best season in Beijing, you know.
您知道吧， 秋天是北京最好的时候。
A Yes, I can see. The summer heat is over,and the winter cold is still far away.
是啊，看得出来。夏天的酷热过去了，冬天的严寒还早呢。
B What is the weather like in Washington at this time of the year?
每年这时候华盛顿的天气怎么样？
A Autumn is also very nice in Washington.
华盛顿的天气也很好。
B Is it very cold in winter there?
那儿冬天很冷吗？
A No, it isn’t. But sometimes it snows a lot in winter.
不很冷，但冬天有时候下很大的雪。
B Does it rain a lot in summer there?
那儿夏天雨多吗？
A Oh, yes! Sometimes it rains very heavily. How about here in Beijing?
哦，是啊！有时候雨下得可厉害呐。北京这儿怎样？
B There is a lot of rain in summer. But it seldom rains in autumn.
这儿夏天雨水很多，但秋天很少下雨。
A I feel its rather dry here.
我觉得这里相当干燥。
B That’s true. Many people from the south don’t like the weather here.
您说得对。许多南方人不喜欢这里的天气。
A Are you from the south?
你是南方人吗？
B No, I’m from the north. I was born in Beijing actually.
我不是，我是北方人。我就是在北京出生的。
A I see. So this is your hometown.
啊，这么说这儿是你老家了。
B That’s right.
是的。