A 今天真热。

　　B Yes, it’s over 30 degrees.

　　B 是的，今天超过了30度。

　　A I prefer it when it’s cooler. But today’s too hot.

　　A 我喜欢凉爽一些的天气。但是今天太热了。

　　B With all the traffic, it’s difficult to breathe.

　　B 车辆还这么多，简直无法呼吸。

　　A I know. Maybe you should take it easy today.

　　A 我知道。也许你今天应该放松一下。

　　B Yes. I think I’ll have a lazy day. It’s too hot to do anything.

　　B 是的。我想今天偷个懒。今天太热了，什么也做不了。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can use really / really to emphasise something, e.g. It’s really hot today. / It’s really hot today; I’m really tired. / I’m really tired.

　　你可以用really /确实来强调某事，例如：It’s really hot today. / 今天确实太热了; I’m really tired. / 我真的太累了。

　　2 Remember prefer / prefer, e.g. I prefer it when it’s cooler. / I prefer it when it’s cooler; I prefer cool weather to hot weather. / I prefer cool weather to hot weather.

　　记住prefer /更喜欢：I prefer it when it’s cooler. / 我更喜欢凉爽的天气； I prefer cool weather to hot weather. / 跟炎热的天气比起来，我更喜欢凉爽的天气。

　　3 You can use It’s difficult to . . . / It’s difficult to . . . when you want to describe something which is hard to do, e.g. It’s so hot / It’s so hot; it’s difficult to breathe/ it’s difficult to breathe; For western people, it’s difficult to read Chinese writing. / For western people, it’s difficult to read Chinese writing.

　　你可以用It’s difficult to . . . / . . .很难 来描述很难做的事情，例如：It’s so hot / 太热了；it’s difficult to breathe. /连呼吸都很难； For western people, it’s difficult to read Chinese writing. / 对西方人来说，汉字很难读。

　　Key phrases and sentences 重要的短语和句子

　　It’s really hot today. 今天真热。

　　Yes, it’s over 30 degrees. 是的，今天超过了30度。

　　I prefer it when it’s cooler. But today’s too hot. 我喜欢凉爽一些的天气。但是今天太热了。

　　With all the traffic, it’s difficult to breathe. 车辆还这么多，简直无法呼吸。

　　I know. Maybe you should take it easy today.  我知道。也许你今天应该放松一下。

　　Yes. I think I’ll have a lazy day. 是的。我想今天偷个懒。

　　It’s too hot to do anything. 今天太热了，什么也做不了。