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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.
Sat Dec 08 2007 | 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 men ，fēijī xiànzài yùdào le qìliú ，diānbǒ de hěn lìhai 。qǐng mǎshàng jì hǎo ānquándài 。shōu qǐ xiǎozhuōbǎn ，tiáozhí zuòyǐ kàobèi 。zhàn zhe de chéngkè qǐng mǎshàng huí zuòwèi 。jīshàng xǐshǒujiān zàntíng shǐyòng 。
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 gǎnkuài jì hǎo ānquándài 。tiān a ，zěnme diān de zhème lìhai 。wǒ kàn yǒudiǎn bù zhèngcháng 。
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 bié luànshuō 。yòu bù shì dì yī cì yùdào qìliú ，zhè shì hěn zhèngcháng de shìqing 。
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 ？nǐ kàn ，diān de xiàng guòshānchē yīyàng ，zénme huì zhèngcháng ？zhēn dǎoméi ，wǒ gāng chī guo fàn jiù yùdào qìliú ，wǒ yǒudiǎn xiǎng tù 。
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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