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Turbulence

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ID: 0723 Upper Intermediate
When hot air rises, and cold air falls and every voice inside of you questions the integrity of this russian-made aircraft, don't lose your lunch into the bag like the man next to you. In this podcast, a Chinese lesson to teach you how to handle the plane ride that makes you wish you knew how to swear in Mandarin.
Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
遇到 yùdào to encounter
气流 qìliú turbulence
颠簸 diānbǒ to jolt
过山车 guòshānchē rollercoaster
乘客们飞机现在遇到了气流颠簸得很厉害请马上系好安全带收起小桌板调直座椅靠背站着的乘客请马上回座位机上洗手间暂停使用
chéngkè 乘客men 们fēijī 飞机xiànzài 现在yùdào 遇到le 了qìliú 气流diānbǒ 颠簸de 得hěn 很lìhai 厉害qǐng 请mǎshàng 马上jì hǎo 系好ānquándài 安全带shōu qǐ 收起xiǎozhuōbǎn 小桌板tiáozhí 调直zuòyǐ 座椅kàobèi 靠背zhàn zhe 站着de 的chéngkè 乘客qǐng 请mǎshàng 马上huí 回zuòwèi 座位jīshàng 机上xǐshǒujiān 洗手间zàntíng 暂停shǐyòng 使用
Passengers, the aircraft is encountering some severe turbulence at the moment. Please fasten your seat belts immediately. Stow your tray tables, and return your seats to the upright position. Standing passengers please return to your seats at once. Lavatories will be temporarily unavailable.
你赶快系好安全带天啊怎么颠得这么厉害我看有点不正常
nǐ 你gǎnkuài 赶快jì hǎo 系好ānquándài 安全带tiān a 天啊zěnme 怎么diān 颠de 得zhème 这么lìhai 厉害wǒ 我kàn 看yǒudiǎn 有点bù 不zhèngcháng 正常
Hurry up and put your seat belt on. Oh my goodness. Why is it jolting this much? I don’t think this is normal.
你别乱说又不是第一次遇到气流这是很正常的事情
nǐ 你bié 别luànshuō 乱说yòu 又bù 不shì 是dì yī cì 第一次yùdào 遇到qìliú 气流zhè 这shì 是hěn 很zhèngcháng 正常de 的shìqing 事情
Stop with the nonsense. This is not the first time you'll come across turbulence. This is a very normal occurrence.
正常你看颠得像过山车一样怎么会正常真倒霉我刚吃过饭就遇到气流我有点想吐
zhèngcháng 正常nǐ 你kàn 看diān 颠de 得xiàng 像guòshānchē 过山车yīyàng 一样zénme huì 怎么会zhèngcháng 正常zhēn 真dǎoméi 倒霉wǒ 我gāng 刚chī guo 吃过fàn 饭jiù 就yùdào 遇到qìliú 气流wǒ 我yǒudiǎn 有点xiǎng 想tù 吐
Normal? Look, that drop was like a rollercoaster. How is that normal? What luck. I just ate and now we have turbulence. I feel like I'm going to throw up.
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