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Fan Death

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ID: 1981 Upper Intermediate
Have you ever heard of the "fan death" phenomenon, well-known in Korea? The theory is that sleeping in a room with closed doors and windows and a fan on will almost inevitably result in a tragic death. Don't believe it? Neither does the person in this dialogue. Listen in and learn...
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
搅碎 jiǎosuì to smash
强劲 qiángjìng powerful
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng middle of the night
迷信 míxìn superstition
你听说过Fan Death吗
nǐ 你tīngshuō 听说guo 过Fan Death Fan Deathma 吗
Have you heard of fan death?
什么Fan Death
shénme 什么Fan Death Fan Death
What's fan death?
你搜一下风扇死韩国关着门窗吹风扇会死韩国人民都相信
nǐ 你sōu 搜yīxià 一下fēngshàn 风扇sǐ 死Hánguó 韩国guān 关zhe 着ménchuāng 门窗chuī 吹fēngshàn 风扇huì 会sǐ 死Hánguó 韩国rénmín 人民dōu 都xiāngxìn 相信
Search for "fan," "death," and "Korea." All Koreans believe that if you close all the doors and windows and turn on the fan you'll die.
哈哈哈太搞笑了风扇会把空气分子搅碎就没有气体可以呼吸了
hā hā hā 哈哈哈tài 太gǎoxiào 搞笑le 了fēngshàn 风扇huì 会bǎ 把kōngqìfēnzǐ 空气分子jiǎosuì 搅碎jiù 就méiyǒu 没有qìtǐ 气体kěyǐ 可以hūxī 呼吸le 了
Ha ha ha, that's ridiculous! "Electric fans pulverize the air molecules so that there's no air left to breathe!"
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