Into the Sandstorm
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ID: 1419
Upper Intermediate
For anyone who has ever woken up to find their car covered in sand, the situation covered in today's lesson will be a familiar one. In some parts of the world, like Italy, France, and northern China, sandstorms are a part of the weather, even if the nearest desert lies hundreds of miles away. Today we'll be teaching you how to discuss this very particular meteorological phenomenon.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 笼罩 | lǒngzhào | to envelop | |
| 雾 | wù | fog | |
| 干燥 | gānzào | dry, arid | |
| 蒙古 | Ménggǔ | Mongolia |
你准备出门吗今天能见度很低你小心一点
nǐ 你zhǔnbèi 准备chūmén 出门ma 吗jīntiān 今天néngjiàndù 能见度hěn 很dī 低nǐ 你xiǎoxīn 小心yīdiǎn 一点
Are you getting ready to go out? Visibility is really low today. Be careful.
嗯老婆我的冲锋衣放哪儿了
ng4 嗯lǎopó 老婆wǒ de 我的chōngfēngyī 冲锋衣fàng 放nǎr 哪儿le 了
I will. Honey, where did you put my ski jacket?
在大衣柜里今天怎么像笼罩着一层雾似的
zài 在dàyīguì 大衣柜lǐ 里jīntiān 今天zěnme 怎么xiàng 像lǒngzhào 笼罩zhe 着yī 一céng 层wù 雾shìde 似的
It's in the wardrobe. Why does today seem like it's shrouded in a layer of fog?
天气预报说今天的空气质量很差不过这可不是雾是沙尘
tiānqì yùbào 天气预报shuō 说jīntiān 今天de 的kōngqì zhìliàng 空气质量hěn 很chà 差bùguò 不过zhè 这kě 可bùshì 不是wù 雾shì 是shāchén 沙尘
The weather report today said that the air quality was really bad. But this isn't fog, it's sand dust.
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