對話 Dialogues
大為：今天好冷啊！
美英：是啊！
大為：台北冬天都這麼冷嗎？
美英：不一定。如果下雨，就覺得比較冷。
大為：台北冬天常常下雨嗎？
美英：不一定。
Dawei: It’s so cold today!
Meiying: Yeah!
Dawei: Is it always cold in winter in Taipei?
Meiying: Not always. If it rains, it will get colder.
Dawei: Does it rain a lot in winter in Taipei?
Meiying: Not always.
詞彙與短語 Vocabulary & Phrase
好冷啊 (hǎo lěng a)
it’s so cold
冬天 (dōngtiān)
winter
這麼 (zhème)
such, so
不一定 (bùyídìng)
not necessarily / not always
下雨 (xiàyǔ)
It is raining.
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