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Autumn Tiger

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ID: 2991 Upper Intermediate
秋老虎 which literally translates as Autumn Tiger, is a period of hot weather during the traditionally cooler months. This is known as an Indian summer in English. Listen to this lesson all about this strange weather.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
中旬 zhōngxún the middle third of a month
发威 fāwēi to make a show of power
偶尔 ǒuěr occasionally
干燥 gānzào dry
怎么明明已经十月中旬了天气还这么热
zěnme 怎么míngmíng 明明yǐjīng 已经shíyuè 十月zhōngxún 中旬le 了tiānqì 天气hái 还zhème 这么rè 热
How is the temperature so hot when it's already mid-October!
没办法秋老虎发威
méi bànfǎ 没办法qiūlǎohǔ 秋老虎fāwēi 发威
There's nothing we can do. The Autumn tiger is rearing its head.
秋老虎秋天的老虎
qiū 秋lǎohǔ 老虎qiūtiān 秋天de 的lǎohǔ 老虎
The Autumn tiger? An Autumn tiger?
秋老虎是指秋天偶尔出现的干燥又炎热的天气热到仿佛是有老虎咬你一样
qiū 秋lǎohǔ 老虎shìzhǐ 是指qiūtiān 秋天ǒuěr 偶尔chūxiàn 出现de 的gānzào 干燥yòu 又yánrè 炎热de 的tiānqì 天气rè 热dào 到fǎngfú 仿佛shì 是yǒu 有lǎohǔ 老虎yǎo 咬nǐ 你yīyàng 一样
An Autumn tiger refers to the spells of hot dry weather that sometime occur in Autumn. It's so hot that it seems like a tiger has bitten you.
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