Summer: Hot, rainy, wet (lots of rain), stormy, humid, sunny, stuffy, sweltering, sauna-like Fall/autumn: Cool, crisp, mild, cosy, clear/azure sky, golden season
Winter: Cold, freezing, snowy, icy, short days, long nights
1) Do you like rainy days? Do you think rain is good?
Yes. I love rain. I like the way it sounds and I like looking at it falling from the sky. (喜歡聽(tīng)雨看雨)
I love seeing rain drips from the umbrella. (看雨滴從雨傘滑落)
I love a rainy day where the rain comes down steadily or lightly and soaks into the ground.(看雨水浸濕大地)
It washes away dirt and impurities. (沖走塵埃和雜質(zhì))
Rain irrigates our crops. (灌溉莊稼)
No. They make me feel miserable and grumpy. (痛苦暴躁)
Don’t even get me started. I so dislike rain. Give me sunshine every day.
2) Is there any part of China where it doesn’t rain much?
This is a hard question, coz the amount of rainfall varies remarkably according to different places and different seasons. There is a rather clear contrast between the North and the South in general and there is less rainfall in the North and inland areas than in the South and coastal areas. However, when it comes to the seasons, there tend to be the most rain in summer and least in winter.
3) Do you think the seasons have changed in recent years, compared to the past? Why and how?
Compared to the past, the seasons do have changed a bit in recent decades. Obviously, the summer season lasts longer than it does when I was a little kid. Plus, the weather during summer is getting much hotter. For example, in Suzhou, the temperature can go up to 40 degrees Celsius. It’s sauna-like and very stuffy. Going outside on a hot weather like this would be a torture to anyone.