Springtime is better - especially April and May.

春天比较好——尤其是四月和五月。

A I want to visit Harbin, up in the north-east.

Is summer a good time to go - June or July, for example?

A 我想去看看哈尔滨，去东北。夏天去是好时候吗？比如说六月和七月。

B Springtime is better - especially April or May.

B 春天比较好——尤其是四月和五月。

A Why's that?

A 为什么呢？

B Well, temperatures are a bit extreme there.

Winter is very cold. And summer is extremely hot and dusty.

B 哦，那里的气温有些极端。冬天非常冷。夏天又极热，而且灰尘很多。

A So you would recommend spring or autumn?

A 这么说你要推荐春天或者秋天？

B Yes, I would. They're the best times.

B 是的。春天和秋天是最好的时候。

Notes注释

1 When you give people advice, you often make comparisons. For example, talking about visiting places, there may be good times or not such good times. Is summer a good time to go? /Is summer a good time to go? and the response: Springtime is better. / Springtime is better. / Spring and autumn are the best times. / Spring and autumn are the best times.

当你给别人提出建议时，你经常要进行比较。例如，在谈论去哪里旅行时，可能有好的时候和不太好的时候。Is summer a good time to go? /夏天去是好时候吗？回答是Springtime is better. /春天比较好。Spring and autumn are the best times. /春天和秋天是最好的时候。

2 When someone gives you advice about when to go, you can check what they said by asking: So you would recommend spring or autumn? / So you would recommend spring or autumn?

当某人对何时走提出建议时，你可以通过问下面的问题来核实他说的话：So you would recommend spring or autumn? /这么说你要推荐春天或者秋天？

Key phrases and sentences

I want to visit Harbin, up in the north-east.

Is summer a good time to go - June or July, for example?

Springtime is better - especially April or May.

Why's that?

Well, temperatures are a bit extreme there. Winter is very cold. And summer is extremely hot and dusty.

So you would recommend spring or autumn?

Yes, I would. They're the best times.

我想去看看哈尔滨，去东北。

夏天去是好时候吗？比如说六月和七月。

春天比较好——尤其是四月和五月。为什么呢？

哦，那里的气温有些极端。冬天非常冷。

夏天又极热，而且灰尘很多。

这么说你要推荐春天或者秋天？

是的。春天和秋天是最好的时候。