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Comparing Weather in Taipei and Beijing

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ID: 2917 Intermediate
In this lesson, we're comparing the weather in Beijing with that of Taipei. Learn some great adjectives and idioms to describe the weather and the different seasons. Photo by Matt@PEK
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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气候 qìhòu climate
抓狂 zhuākuáng to go crazy
潮湿 cháoshī humid
湿润 shīrùn moist
台北的气候真是太让人抓狂啦忒潮湿呀让人心烦气躁
Táiběi 台北de 的qìhòu 气候zhēn 真shì 是tài 太ràngrén 让人zhuākuáng 抓狂la 啦tè 忒cháoshī 潮湿ya 呀ràngrén 让人xīnfánqìzào 心烦气躁
The weather in Taipei really does drive you crazy! It's so humid! It really makes you irritable.
我倒是觉得挺舒服的呀冬天一点儿也不冷还很湿润
wǒ 我dào 倒shì 是juéde 觉得tǐng 挺shūfu 舒服de 的ya 呀dōngtiān 冬天yīdiǎnr5 yě bù 一点儿也不lěng 冷hái hěn 还很shīrùn 湿润
I actually think it's really nice. The winter isn't a bit cold and its so moist.
你常年住在北京和北京比起来台湾当然没那么冷了
nǐ 你chángnián 常年zhùzài 住在Běijīng 北京hé 和Běijīng 北京bǐqǐlai 比起来Táiwān 台湾dāngrán 当然méi 没nàme 那么lěng 冷le 了
You've lived in Beijing for many years, compared with Beijing, of course Taiwan isn't that cold!
是啊北京冬天是冰天雪地台北冬天是细雨绵绵
shì a 是啊Běijīng 北京dōngtiān 冬天shì 是bīngtiānxuědì 冰天雪地Táiběi 台北dōngtiān 冬天shì 是xì 细yǔ 雨miánmián 绵绵
Really, Beijing is an ice palace in winter, it drizzles continuously in Taipei in winter.
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