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The Weather Today （今天的天气）

It was hot, then it rained, and nobody had an umbrella.

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今天的天气

今天jīntiān天气tiānqì很好hěnhǎo。
The weather is lovely today.
早上zǎoshang有yǒu太阳tàiyáng，不bù冷lěng也不yěbù热rè。
There was sun in the morning; it wasn't cold or hot.
我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou想xiǎng去qù公园gōngyuán。
My friend and I wanted to go to the park.
中午zhōngwǔ的de / dì时候shíhou，天气tiānqì很hěn热rè。
By noon it was very hot.
我们wǒmen喝hē / hè了le / liǎo / liào很多hěnduō水shuǐ。
We drank a lot of water.
下午xiàwǔ三sān点diǎn，天气tiānqì不好bùhǎo了le / liǎo / liào。
At three in the afternoon the weather turned.
下雨xiàyǔ了le / liǎo / liào，我们wǒmen都dōu没有méiyǒu伞sǎn。
It started to rain, and none of us had an umbrella.
我们wǒmen跑pǎo回家huíjiā，衣服yīfu都dōu湿shī了le / liǎo / liào。
We ran home and our clothes were soaked.
现在xiànzài是shì晚上wǎnshang，不bù下雨xiàyǔ了le / liǎo / liào。
It's evening now and the rain has stopped.
明天míngtiān天气tiānqì会huì好hǎo / hào吗ma？我wǒ不知bùzhī道dào。
Will the weather be good tomorrow? I don't know.

Words to notice

天气tiānqì
Weather
热rè
Hot (heat - warm up)
冷lěng
Cold (unpopular - ruthless - quiet)
下雨xiàyǔ
Rains (rainy)
太阳tàiyáng
Sun
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