Illustration: Xia Qing

Chinese idioms

风和日丽

(fēnɡ hé rì lì)

Cooperative weather (lit. "a breeze and beautiful sun").

A: I think this picnic is better than the last one we had, right?

这回的野餐要比上回的好,对不对？

(zhèhuí de yěcān yào bǐ shànɡhuí de hǎo, duì bù duì?)

B: Yes. Last time we almost spent the whole time inside. It's a good thing the weather was cooperative this time.

是的,上回我们几乎都是在室内过的。好的是,这回风和日丽。 

(shìde, shànɡhuí wǒmen jīhū dōushì zài shìnèi ɡuòde. hǎo de shì, zhèhuí fēnɡ hé rì lì.)

A: Sure. I like the weather today.

当然,我喜欢今天的天气。

(dānɡrán, wǒ xǐhuan jīntiān de tiānqì.)

B: Me too.

我也是。

(wǒ yěshì.)