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Reducing Carbon Emissions

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ID: 2914 Upper Intermediate
Winter is coming! And with the cold winds comes a nasty smog that envelops the city. Listen to two friends discuss what government and industry are doing to reduce carbon emissions, and are they doing enough? Photo by Ian Barbour
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
锻炼 duànliàn physical training
转眼 zhuǎn yǎn in the blink of an eye
入冬 dōng to go into winter
雾霾 wùmái smog
早啊又来锻炼啊
zǎo 早ā 啊yòu 又lái 来duànliàn 锻炼ā 啊
Good morning, you've come to train again.
是啊每天早上出来运动一下锻炼锻炼身体
shì a 是啊měitiān 每天zǎoshang 早上chūlái 出来yùndòng 运动yīxià 一下duànliàn 锻炼duànliàn 锻炼shēntǐ 身体
Yeah, I come every morning to do some exercise, to train up my body.
时间过得真快转眼秋天就要过去了冬天又要来了气温越来越低出来锻炼可要多穿点衣服了
shíjiān 时间guò 过de 得zhēn 真kuài 快zhuǎn yǎn 转眼qiūtiān 秋天jiùyào 就要guòqù 过去le 了dōngtiān 冬天yòu yào 又要lái 来le 了qìwēn 气温yuèláiyuè 越来越dī 低chūlái 出来duànliàn 锻炼kě 可yào 要duō chuān 多穿diǎnr 点yīfu 衣服le 了
Time really flies, autumn will be over in the blink of an eye, and winter will be here again. The temperature will get lower and lower, so you'll have to wear more clothes when you come out to train.
天气冷倒不担心就怕一入冬讨厌的雾霾天气又要来了
tiānqì 天气lěng 冷dào 倒bù 不dānxīn 担心jiù 就pà 怕yī 一rù 入dōng 冬tǎoyàn 讨厌de 的wùmái 雾霾tiānqì 天气yòu yào 又要lái 来le 了
I am not that worried about cold weather, I'm just afraid that as soon as winter comes, the horrible smog will come again.
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