a 今天太热了！太热了，不适合去购物，不适合散步，也不适合观光。

　　b yes, you’re right.  it’s too hot.  i think we need a cool drink.

　　b 是的，你说得对。太热了。我想我们需要喝杯冷饮。

　　a good idea.  this reminds me of new york.

　　a 好主意。这使我想起了纽约。

　　b is it similar to the weather in new york?

　　b 这里的天气和纽约相似么？

　　a yes, kind of.  we get really hot summers and really cold winters.

　　a 是的，有点。那里夏天非常热，冬天非常冷。

　　b yeah ╟ that sounds like beijing.

　　b 是啊—听起来就像北京的天气。

　　notes  注释

　　1 remember you can use too / too if you want to emphasise something: it’s too hot for shopping. / it’s too hot for shopping; too hot for walking. / too hot for walking.

　　记住如果你想强调某事，可以用too /太: it’s too hot for shopping. / 天太热了，不适合购物; too hot for walking. / 太热了，不适合散步。

　　2 you can ask whether something is similar in various ways, e.g. is it similar to the weather in new york? / is it similar to the weather in new york?; is the weather in new york like the weather in beijing? / is the weather in new york like the weather in beijing?

　　你可以多种方法问某事是否是相似的，例如：is it similar to the weather in new york? /这里的天气和纽约相似么？; is the weather in new york like the weather in beijing? /纽约的天气和北京的相似吗？