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It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

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ID: 1501 Intermediate
In the eternal "north vs. south" debate, one of the key issues is always climate. The north gets colder, it's true, but at least the air is dry. Meanwhile, down south everyone suffers through damp cold and sticky, drippy summers. This lesson will equip you with all the Chinese vocabulary to discuss these most pressing of climate issues.
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世博会 Shìbóhuì World Expo
受不了 shòubuliǎo to be unable to bear
难受 nánshòu uncomfortable
比 bǐ compared to
你回来啦世博会怎么样
nǐ 你huílai 回来la 啦Shìbóhuì 世博会zěnmeyàng 怎么样
You're back! How was the World Expo?
挺好的不过我真受不了上海的天气热得难受
tǐng 挺hǎo 好de 的bùguò 不过wǒ 我zhēn 真shòubuliǎo 受不了Shànghǎi 上海de 的tiānqì 天气rè 热de 得nánshòu 难受
It was pretty nice, but I really can't handle Shanghai weather. It's uncomfortably hot.
北京这几天也很热我看气温比上海还高
Běijīng 北京zhè jǐ tiān 这几天yě 也hěn 很rè 热wǒ 我kàn 看qìwēn 气温bǐ 比Shànghǎi 上海hái 还gāo 高
It's been really hot in Beijing lately too. I noticed the temperature is even hotter than in Shanghai.
北京气温是不低但咱们这儿是干热上海那儿是湿热
Běijīng 北京qìwēn 气温shì 是bù 不dī 低dàn 但zánmen 咱们zhèr 这儿shì 是gānrè 干热Shànghǎi 上海nàr 那儿shì 是shīrè 湿热
Beijing certainly isn't cool, but it's a dry heat. In Shanghai it's damp and hot.
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