Is it similar to the weather in New York?　　这里的天气和纽约相似么？

　　A It’s too hot today!  Too hot for shopping, too hot for walking, too hot for sightseeing.
　　A 今天太热了！太热了，不适合去购物，不适合散步，也不适合观光。
　　B Yes, you’re right.  It’s too hot.  I think we need a cool drink.
　　B 是的，你说得对。太热了。我想我们需要喝杯冷饮。
　　A Good idea.  This reminds me of New York.
　　A 好主意。这使我想起了纽约。
　　B Is it similar to the weather in New York?
　　B 这里的天气和纽约相似么？
　　A Yes, kind of.  We get really hot summers and really cold winters.
　　A 是的，有点。那里夏天非常热，冬天非常冷。
　　B Yeah – that sounds like Beijing.
　　B 是啊—听起来就像北京的天气。

　　Notes  注释
　　1 Remember you can use too / too if you want to emphasise something: It’s too hot for shopping. / It’s too hot for shopping; Too hot for walking. / Too hot for walking.
　　记住如果你想强调某事，可以用too /太: It’s too hot for shopping. / 天太热了，不适合购物; Too hot for walking. / 太热了，不适合散步。
　　2 You can ask whether something is similar in various ways, e.g. Is it similar to the weather in New York? / Is it similar to the weather in New York?; Is the weather in New York like the weather in Beijing? / Is the weather in New York like the weather in Beijing?
　　你可以多种方法问某事是否是相似的，例如：Is it similar to the weather in New York? /这里的天气和纽约相似么？; Is the weather in New York like the weather in Beijing? /纽约的天气和北京的相似吗？