{"id":17059,"date":"2020-02-09T23:37:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/teaching-examination\/learn-chinese-l15-the-weather-forecast-says-that-it-will-rain-tomorrow-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-09T23:37:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:37:20","slug":"learn-chinese-l15-the-weather-forecast-says-that-it-will-rain-tomorrow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/learn-chinese-l15-the-weather-forecast-says-that-it-will-rain-tomorrow-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Chinese L15: The weather forecast says that it will rain tomorrow."},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\tIn the dorm Dachuan is happily packing things he is going to bring to the seaside the next day. Gao Qiang tells him a piece of bad news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tDialogue One
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

ti\u0101n\u3000qì\u3000yù\u3000bào\u3000shu\u014d\u3000míng\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000 y\u01d2u\u3000y\u01d4
\t\u5929\u3000 \u6c14\u3000\u9884\u3000 \u62a5\u3000\u3000\u8bf4\uff0c\u3000\u660e\u3000\u3000\u5929\u3000\u3000\u6709\u3000 \u96e8\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
The forecast calls for rain tomorrow. \t<\/div>\n
zh\u0113n\u3000d\u01ceo\u3000 méi
\t\u771f\u3000\u3000 \u5012\u3000\u3000\u9709\uff01 \t<\/div>\n
That's such a drag! \t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tDialogue Two
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

j\u012bn\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000 ti\u0101n\u3000qì\u3000z\u011bn\u3000me\u3000yàng
\t\u4eca\u3000\u5929\u3000\u3000\u5929\u3000 \u6c14\u3000\u600e\u3000 \u4e48\u3000\u3000\u6837\uff1f \t<\/div>\n
What's the weather like today? \t<\/div>\n
zuó\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000qì\u3000yù\u3000bào\u3000shu\u014d\u3000 j\u012bn\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000shì\u3000qíng\u3000ti\u0101n
\t\u6628\u3000\u3000\u5929\u3000 \u5929\u3000 \u6c14\u3000\u9884\u3000\u62a5\u3000\u3000\u8bf4\uff0c\u3000\u4eca\u3000 \u5929\u3000 \u662f\u3000 \u6674\u3000\u3000\u5929\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Yesterday's weather forecast said it would be sunny today. \t<\/div>\n
tài\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000le\u3000 zh\u014dng\u3000yú\u3000 k\u011b\u3000y\u01d0\u3000ch\u016b\u3000qu\u3000wánr\u3000le
\t\u592a\u3000 \u597d\u3000 \u4e86\uff01\u3000\u7ec8\u3000\u3000\u4e8e\u3000\u53ef\u3000\u4ee5\u3000 \u51fa\u3000 \u53bb\u3000\u73a9\u513f\u3000\u4e86\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Terrific. I can go play outside. \t<\/div>\n
w\u01d2\u3000t\u01ceo\u3000 yàn\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000qì\u3000yù\u3000bào
\t\u6211\u3000 \u8ba8\u3000\u3000\u538c\u3000 \u5929\u3000 \u6c14\u3000\u9884\u3000 \u62a5\uff01 \t<\/div>\n
I hate weather forecasts. They are unreliable. \t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tExplanation of difficult points <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. talking about weather
\tFor rain, snow, wind, fog, or hail, you can use "\u6709……" (y\u01d2u), but if it is sunny\/clear skies, then use "\u662f\u6674\u5929" (shì qíng ti\u0101n).<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

2. \u600e\u4e48\u6837 \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u600e\u4e48\u6837" (z\u011bn me yàng) in this case means "…(some topic)…, what's it like?" or "How is it?"<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

3. \u51fa\u53bb \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u51fa\u53bb" (ch\u016b qu) is a special construction. "\u51fa" (ch\u016b) is the verb, and "\u53bb" (qù) here is acting as a directional complement. There are two directional complements, one is "\u53bb" and the other is "\u6765." (lái) These directional complements indicate in what direction the action is taking place in reference to the speaker, for example: "\u51fa\u53bb" means "go out" and "\u51fa\u6765" (ch\u016b lái) means "come out." Directional complements are only used after certain verbs. Some of these are "\u51fa", "\u56de" (huí), and "\u62ff" (ná).<\/div><\/p>\n