核心句型 · 虚拟语气对比:It costs me … now, whereas it would have cost me … if it were …
示范 1 · What's the weather like in your city?
Well, the weather in Wuhan 点击varies a lot throughout the year. In summer, it's extremely hot and 点击humid. I'm really not a big fan of it — I have to turn on the AC all day, which can be 点击money consuming. In winter, on the other hand, it's a totally different story. It's humid and cold. The temperature isn't that low, but somehow it's just 点击unbearable.
示范 2 · Which season do you prefer?(理由① 交朋友)
Well, according to my preference, I'm more into winter, because I can go travelling, which is a good way to 点击expand my social circle. Last winter, I went to Harbin to go skiing with a tour group. 点击Initially I knew no one there, and barely anyone knew each other. But during the trip, I found we all 点击shared the same passion for skiing. We discussed a lot about skiing skills and shared our experiences. 点击Gradually we all became good friends, and some of us still keep in touch now.
示范 3 · Which season do you like?(理由③ 省钱 + 虚拟语气)
Well, I'm really into spring and autumn, because I don't have to turn on the AC, which can 点击save me a lot of money. Last summer was rather hot in Wuhan, and I had to keep the AC on all day — it 点击cost me over 200 yuan a month. It would have cost me nothing in spring or autumn, since I wouldn't need the AC at all. Such money could have been saved 点击were it spring or autumn.
示范 4 · Do you prefer hot or cold weather?(理由⑤ 高效 + 虚拟语气)
Well, for me personally, I'd 点击lean toward hot weather, because I can be more efficient. It takes me only 5 minutes in summer to get ready, since I only need to throw on one piece of 点击clothing. 点击Whereas it would have 点击taken me at least 30 minutes 点击if it were winter, because I'd have to put on multiple 点击layers against the cold.
虚拟语气公式:
If I were you, I would … → 倒装:Were I you, I would …
If I had had breakfast, I wouldn't be so hungry now. → 倒装:Had I had breakfast, I wouldn't be so hungry now.
Such money could have been saved if it were spring. → 倒装:Such money could have been saved were it spring.
运动搭配速记:
go skiing / go hiking(无固定边界)
play basketball / play tennis(有固定边界)
do body fitting / do weight lifting(封闭空间)
拓展练习
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Q: Does the weather affect your mood?
Well, yes. On sunny days, I feel more 点击energetic and efficient. 点击Whereas on gloomy days, I tend to feel a bit 点击overwhelmed and unmotivated.
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Q: Do you often check the weather forecast?
Yes, I check it 点击on a daily basis, because it helps me decide what to wear and whether to bring an umbrella, which is quite 点击time efficient in the morning.