Упр.7 Модуль 5 Across the curriculum ГДЗ Spotlight 8 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Юлия Ваулина, Джунни Дули 8 класс, Просвещение: 7 Read the saying. What does it mean to you? Discuss.
Words of Wisdom
Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn’t start a conversation.
Kin Hubbard (Author)
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The saying means that weather is a very common and easy topic for conversation. People often talk about it when they don’t know what else to say. If the weather never changed, it would be harder to start a conversation with someone.

Possible answer: It means that weather is a safe and easy topic to talk about. People often use it to start a conversation, especially with someone they do not know well.