来自世界不同地方的六位学生在美国相遇。他们都是交换学生，到美国大学就读一个学期，学习英语，了解美国文化，同时修专业课程。英语“日常会话” (Everyday Conversations)系列围绕这六位学生在美国的经历展开。这套材料适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。
今天六个学生 (Ajay, Akinyi, Jana, Lee, Lucía and Peter)相互谈天气和冬季活动。
Akinyi: This weather is crazy! I’m not used to such cold weather.
Ajay: Neither am I. But the snow is kind of pretty.
Lucía: The icicles hanging from the eaves are my favorite, especially in the sun.
Lee: My favorite place now may be the fireplace in the student center.
Peter: That’s your favorite place for afternoon naps!
Jana: I’ve definitely seen that happen more than once.
Lee: The chairs are cozy. But maybe I should get outside more.
Ajay: Yes, let’s all go ice skating or snowboarding!
Akinyi: I’ve never done either of those things before, so I’d love to go.
Peter: It would be easy to go sledding. There’s a great hill behind the student center.
Jana: And, Lee, you could watch from your cozy chair in the student center.
让我们来学习一些词语（也可阅读英文解释）：
An icicle：（屋檐挂下的）冰柱
The eaves：屋檐
A fireplace：壁炉
A student center (also known as a student union)：大学校园里的学生活动中心
A nap：午睡，小睡
Cozy：舒适安逸的，温馨的
Ice skating：滑冰
Snowboarding：滑板滑雪，可指用滑雪板从雪山速滑而下的运动。 A snowboard：滑雪板，供人站上滑行
Sledding：滑雪橇
有兴趣听更多英语对话吗？请浏览“英语学习”专题网页。
American English 网站提供可供英语学生和教师免费使用的多种英语资源。American English Facebook网页提供每天更新的英语学习资料。
“日常会话”由美国国务院教育与文化事务局英语语言项目处（Office of English Language Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs）资深项目官员海蒂·豪兰（Heidi Howland）编写。
