Learn Chinese L15: The weather forecast says that it will rain tomorrow.

In the dorm Dachuan is happily packing things he is going to bring to the seaside the next day. Gao Qiang tells him a piece of bad news.

Dialogue One

tiān　qì　yù　bào　shuō　míng　tiān　 yǒu　yǔ
天　 气　预　 报　　说，　明　　天　　有　 雨。
The forecast calls for rain tomorrow.
zhēn　dǎo　 méi
真　　 倒　　霉！
That's such a drag!
Dialogue Two

jīn　tiān　 tiān　qì　zěn　me　yàng
今　天　　天　 气　怎　 么　　样？
What's the weather like today?
zuó　tiān　tiān　qì　yù　bào　shuō　 jīn　tiān　shì　qíng　tiān
昨　　天　 天　 气　预　报　　说，　今　 天　 是　 晴　　天。
Yesterday's weather forecast said it would be sunny today.
tài　hǎo　le　 zhōng　yú　 kě　yǐ　chū　qu　wánr　le
太　 好　 了！　终　　于　可　以　 出　 去　玩儿　了。
Terrific. I can go play outside.
wǒ　tǎo　 yàn　tiān　qì　yù　bào
我　 讨　　厌　 天　 气　预　 报！
I hate weather forecasts. They are unreliable.
Explanation of difficult points

1. talking about weather
For rain, snow, wind, fog, or hail, you can use "有……" (yǒu), but if it is sunny/clear skies, then use "是晴天" (shì qíng tiān).

2. 怎么样
"怎么样" (zěn me yàng) in this case means "...(some topic)..., what's it like?" or "How is it?"

3. 出去
"出去" (chū qu) is a special construction. "出" (chū) is the verb, and "去" (qù) here is acting as a directional complement. There are two directional complements, one is "去" and the other is "来." (lái) These directional complements indicate in what direction the action is taking place in reference to the speaker, for example: "出去" means "go out" and "出来" (chū lái) means "come out." Directional complements are only used after certain verbs. Some of these are "出", "回" (huí), and "拿" (ná).