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Cooling Down in Summer

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ID: 2746 Upper Intermediate
Does the gruelling heat of the summer make you want to run indoors or out to nature? How do you keep cool during the summer?
Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
融化 rónghuà to melt (because of heat)
炎炎 yányán scorching
消暑 xiāoshǔ to beat the heat
亲近 qīnjìn close
这几天真的好热哦我觉得我快要融化了
zhè jǐ tiān 这几天zhēnde 真的hǎo 好rè 热ò 哦wǒ 我juéde 觉得wǒ 我kuàiyào 快要rónghuà 融化le 了
It's been really hot over the last few days! I feel like I'm going to melt.
炎炎夏日就是要去海边游泳消暑
yányán 炎炎xiàrì 夏日jiùshì 就是yào qù 要去hǎibiān 海边yóuyǒng 游泳xiāoshǔ 消暑
On scorching summer days, you have to go to the seaside to swim, to beat the heat!
不要海边太阳多大啊还不如去室内游泳池要什么有什么
bú yào 不要hǎibiān 海边tàiyáng 太阳duō dà 多大ā 啊hái 还bùrú 不如qù 去shìnèi 室内yóuyǒngchí 游泳池yào 要shénme 什么yǒu shénme 有什么
No, it's too hot by the seaside. I'd rather go to an indoor pool. There is everything you want there.
你看看你都市人的毛病就是都不亲近大自然你就是都不出门才浑身是病成天腰酸背痛
nǐ 你kàn kan 看看nǐ 你dūshì 都市rén 人de 的máobìng 毛病jiùshì 就是dōu bù 都不qīnjìn 亲近dàzìrán 大自然nǐ 你jiùshì 就是dōu bù 都不chūmén 出门cái 才húnshēn 浑身shì 是bìng 病chéngtiān 成天yāo 腰suān 酸bèi 背tòng 痛
Trust you, typical city slicker afraid to get close to nature! It's because you're always locked up indoors that you're always ill, that's why your hips and back are always so sore.
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