A I hope your wife likes cold weather.

A 我希望你的妻子喜欢冷天气。

B I know January and February are really cold months.

B 我知道一月和二月是非常寒冷的月份。

A Yes, very cold indeed!

A 是的，的确非常冷！

B But we live in Canada. It’s usually freezing there in January and February.

B 但是我们住在加拿大。那里的一月和二月通常也非常寒冷。

A Then she’s used to cold winters.

A 那么她就习惯寒冷的冬天了。

B Yes. And she prefers cold weather to hot. The air is clearer.

B 是的。而且跟热天比起来她更喜欢冷天。冷天的空气更新鲜。

Notes 注释

1 To talk about cold weather, you can talk about: cold weather / cold weather, cold months / cold months, / cold winters / cold winters. You can say more: very cold indeed / very cold indeed, or: it’s usually freezing / it’s usually freezing.

要谈论寒冷的天气，你可以谈论：cold weather /冷天气，cold months /寒冷的月份，cold winters /寒冷的冬天。你还可以说得更多：very cold indeed /的确非常寒冷，或者it’s usually freezing /通常很寒冷。

2 The winter months are the coldest: January and February / January and February / January and February are really cold months. / January and February are really cold months.

冬天的几个月是最冷的： January and February /一月和二月。January and February are really cold months. /一月和二月是非常寒冷的月份。

Key phrases and sentences

I hope your wife likes cold weather.

I know January and February are really cold months.

Yes, very cold indeed!

But we live in Canada. It’s usually freezing there in January and February.

Then she’s used to cold winters.

Yes. And she prefers cold weather to hot. The air is clearer.

重要的短语和句子

我希望你的妻子喜欢冷天气。

我知道一月和二月是非常寒冷的月份。

是的，的确非常冷！

但是我们住在加拿大。那里的一月和二月通常也非常寒冷。

那么她就习惯寒冷的冬天了。

是的。而且跟热天比起来她更喜欢冷天。冷天的空气更新鲜。

（实习编辑：于晓伟）