Tracy: It's rather cold this winter.
今年冬天真是冷啊！
Jack: Yeah. Australia, however, is awful hot.
是啊。但是澳洲却极其的热。
Tracy: In a word, we have abnormal weather all over the world this year.
总而言之，今年全球的天气都很反常。
Jack: Absolutely. And there're so many natural disasters in recent years, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.
确实如此。而且近几年有很多的天灾，比如04年的印尼海啸，08年的汶川大地震。