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    <title><![CDATA[Comments on: Cold Will Kill You]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Anyone who has passed a damp Shanghai winter in an unheated apartment would agree with the title of this lesson.  But fear of cold takes on many faces in traditional Chinese thinking.  Listen to this podcast, as a grandma warns of the dark side of 'cold', in Mandarin.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-29 18:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: chand]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54814]]></link>
        <author><![CDATA[chand]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[This poor kid is scarred for life by his grandma.  No clown could have put this much dread into him.  This paid announcement funded by the Clown-Association-of-America.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This poor kid is scarred for life by his grandma.  No clown could have put this much dread into him.  This paid announcement funded by the Clown-Association-of-America.]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: luobinzhenmei]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54815]]></link>
        <author><![CDATA[luobinzhenmei]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[听说研究显示冷天气不能造成感冒，可是我还觉得身体太冷帮助感冒。　可是怕冰水，空调，等　是完全不同的信念。

The dialog calls ice cream 冰激凌 but I learned it as
冰淇淋.  怎么对？]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[听说研究显示冷天气不能造成感冒，可是我还觉得身体太冷帮助感冒。　可是怕冰水，空调，等　是完全不同的信念。

The dialog calls ice cream 冰激凌 but I learned it as
冰淇淋.  怎么对？]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: luobinzhenmei]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54816]]></link>
        <author><![CDATA[luobinzhenmei]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[Maybe grandma taught 阿宝 to say 冰激凌  instead of 
冰淇淋, since the former seems to literally mean "icy---catch a chill---insult. " ]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe grandma taught 阿宝 to say 冰激凌  instead of 
冰淇淋, since the former seems to literally mean "icy---catch a chill---insult. " ]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: trevelyan]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54817]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[This lesson hits a little close to home. That header should read "Anyone who has passed a damp Shanghai winter in John's guest room...."  Coldest night of my life.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[This lesson hits a little close to home. That header should read "Anyone who has passed a damp Shanghai winter in John's guest room...."  Coldest night of my life.]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: pchenery]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54818]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[bing1 qi2 lin2  /  bing1 ji1 ling2

Both terms are used for "ice cream". Perhaps it relates to regional preferences as to which term is used ?]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[bing1 qi2 lin2  /  bing1 ji1 ling2

Both terms are used for "ice cream". Perhaps it relates to regional preferences as to which term is used ?]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: amber]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54819]]></link>
        <author><![CDATA[amber]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[luobinzhenmei and PaulC,

冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng)
冰淇淋 (bīngqílín)

are both acceptable terms for ice cream.  It's a matter of personal preference, which one people use.  But both are OK!]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[luobinzhenmei and PaulC,

冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng)
冰淇淋 (bīngqílín)

are both acceptable terms for ice cream.  It's a matter of personal preference, which one people use.  But both are OK!]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: goulnik]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54820]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[some more 感冒-related vocab :
生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom
咳嗽 késou cough
鼻塞 bísè stuffy nose
嗓子疼 sǎngzi téng  sore throat
打喷嚏 dǎ pēntì to sneeze
流鼻涕 liú bítì to run at the nose

体温 tǐwēn body temperature
打针 dǎzhēn to give/have an injection
吃药 chīyào to take medicine
]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[some more 感冒-related vocab :
生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom
咳嗽 késou cough
鼻塞 bísè stuffy nose
嗓子疼 sǎngzi téng  sore throat
打喷嚏 dǎ pēntì to sneeze
流鼻涕 liú bítì to run at the nose

体温 tǐwēn body temperature
打针 dǎzhēn to give/have an injection
吃药 chīyào to take medicine
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        <title><![CDATA[By: goulnik]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54821]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some possible, if boring reasons for grandma's beliefs:
- traditionally, the only way it would be safe to drink water would be boiling it. 拉肚子 could easily result from germs in water of uncertain quality, not to mention the difficulty to make ice(cream)
- hot drinks increases perspiration, which evaporates and facilitates homeostasis (regulation of body temperature)
- cold drinks modify the chemical environment and probably mess up digestive enzymes 
- it's pretty obvious that hot drinks have a far more thirst-quenching, long-lasting effect than cold drinks
- even the US <a href=http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp>CDC </a>recommends to avoid very cold drinks in cold weather as they can cause stomach cramps!
- we all know the impact of carbonated, sweet drinks on the health / weight of kids in the West, particularly in the US
Anyway, I agree that warm, plain drinks are way better than cold, sweet drinks, even in summer. ]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some possible, if boring reasons for grandma's beliefs:
- traditionally, the only way it would be safe to drink water would be boiling it. 拉肚子 could easily result from germs in water of uncertain quality, not to mention the difficulty to make ice(cream)
- hot drinks increases perspiration, which evaporates and facilitates homeostasis (regulation of body temperature)
- cold drinks modify the chemical environment and probably mess up digestive enzymes 
- it's pretty obvious that hot drinks have a far more thirst-quenching, long-lasting effect than cold drinks
- even the US <a href=http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp>CDC </a>recommends to avoid very cold drinks in cold weather as they can cause stomach cramps!
- we all know the impact of carbonated, sweet drinks on the health / weight of kids in the West, particularly in the US
Anyway, I agree that warm, plain drinks are way better than cold, sweet drinks, even in summer. ]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: platycercus]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54822]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA["Some possible...reasons ..for grandma's beliefs"
I studied acupuncture about 20 years ago and I recall that 'heat' and 'cold' and 'wind' were all causes of disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases was pretty well-established in traditional chinese medicine, suggesting ancient origins. Indonesians have similar beliefs common in their culture today, suggesting a common thread in Asian cultures perhaps?]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA["Some possible...reasons ..for grandma's beliefs"
I studied acupuncture about 20 years ago and I recall that 'heat' and 'cold' and 'wind' were all causes of disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases was pretty well-established in traditional chinese medicine, suggesting ancient origins. Indonesians have similar beliefs common in their culture today, suggesting a common thread in Asian cultures perhaps?]]></content:encoded>
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        <title><![CDATA[By: dave]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://chinesepod.com/lessons/cold-will-kill-you/discussion#comment-54823]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some people believe using too much AC can trigger Bell's palsy although that fact probably has about as much credibility as granny's ideas about water. Great lesson though. ]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some people believe using too much AC can trigger Bell's palsy although that fact probably has about as much credibility as granny's ideas about water. Great lesson though. ]]></content:encoded>
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