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。