Getting Warm
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ID: 2085
Intermediate
When wintertime comes, invariably you and your coworkers, your friends or your neighbors will have the mundane, but essential talk about the best way to keep warm. In this lesson, learn how to keep warm. Who knows, if you're really starved for conversation, it might help break the ice in more ways than one.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿嚏 | ātì | ah-choo | |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch a cold | |
| 该死 | gāisǐ | damned | |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning |
阿嚏阿嚏
ātì 阿嚏ātì 阿嚏
Ahchoo! Ahchoo!
你怎么了感冒了
nǐ 你zěnmele 怎么了gǎnmào 感冒le 了
What's wrong? Do you have a cold?
有点儿这该死的空调一点都不给力我都快冻死了
yǒudiǎnr 有点儿zhè 这gāisǐ 该死de 的kōngtiáo 空调yīdiǎn dōu bù 一点都不gěilì 给力wǒ 我dōu 都kuài 快dòng 冻sǐ 死le 了
A bit. That damned air conditioner totally sucks. I'm already freezing to death.
是的呀都开了一个上午了还没热起来制热效果太差了
shì de 是的ya 呀dōu 都kāi 开le 了yī 一gè 个shàngwǔ 上午le 了hái 还méi 没rè qǐlái 热起来zhìrè 制热xiàoguǒ 效果tài 太chà 差le 了
Yeah. We've already had it on the whole morning, and it still hasn't warmed up. The warming function doesn't work at all.
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