London is really green. There are lots of trees and parks.

伦敦确实是绿色的。那里有许多树木和公园。

A And what about London? What's London like?

A 伦敦怎么样？伦敦的情况是什么样的？

B Well, in summer it's cooler than here and cooler than Athens.

B 哦，这里夏天很凉爽，比雅典凉爽。

A And wetter, I believe! You get quite a lot of rain.

A 而且更潮湿，我想！你们雨多。

B Yes, perhaps. But it's really green. Greener than Athens, certainly.

B 是的，也许是。但是这里确实是绿色的。比雅典要绿，当然。

A How is that?

A 为什么呢？

B Well, there are lots of trees and parks. In spring and summer London is a really green place.

B 哦，这里有很多树木和公园。春天和夏天伦敦确实是一片绿色。

Notes注释

1 When someone asks what London is like: What's London like? / What's London like? the replies are quite positive mentioning the fact that London is cooler, wetter and greener than both Athens and Beijing: Well, it's cooler than here, and cooler than Athens. / Well, it's cooler than here, and cooler than Athens: And wetter. / And wetter: It’s greener than Athens. / It’s greener than Athens.

当某人问都伦敦的情况时：What's London like? /伦敦的情况是什么样的？当回答提到伦敦比北京和雅典更凉爽、更湿润和更绿时，语气是肯定的。Well, it's cooler than here, and cooler than Athens. / 哦，这里夏天很凉爽，比雅典凉爽。And wetter. /而且更潮湿。It’s greener than Athens. /比雅典要绿。

2 There's an explanation for all the greenery - all the parks and trees: Well, there are lots of trees and parks. / Well, there are lots of trees and parks.

对伦敦是到处是绿色有一个解释——所有的公园和树木：Well, there are lots of trees and parks. /哦，这里有很多树木和公园。

Key phrases and sentences

And what about London?

What's London like?

Well, in summer it's cooler than here and cooler than Athens.

And wetter, I believe!

You get quite a lot of rain.

Yes, perhaps. But it's really green. Greener than Athens, certainly.

How is that?

Well, there are lots of trees and parks. In spring and summer London is a really green place.

伦敦怎么样？

伦敦的情况是什么样的？

哦，这里夏天很凉爽，比雅典凉爽。

而且更潮湿，我想！你们雨多。

是的，也许是。但是这里确实是绿色的。

比雅典要绿，当然。

为什么呢？

哦，这里有很多树木和公园。春天和夏天伦敦确实是一片绿色。