古人消暑方法 Ancient Ways to Stay Cool
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ID: 4112
Upper Intermediate
This summer it’s another record breaking heatwave across many countries. For many of us the air conditioner is indispensable in such hot scorching weather. But the air conditioner was invented only in the early 20th century. So how did ancient people spend the hot summers?
Let’s listen to the news and find out!
今年夏天的高温，在许多国家又一次创下新纪录。对于现代人来说，空调在如此炎热的天气中是不可或缺的，但空调在20世纪初才被发明，那么古代人们是如何度过炎热的夏天呢？
让我们听听新闻并找出答案！
今年夏天的高溫，在許多國家又一次創下新紀錄。對於現代人來說，空調在如此炎熱的天氣中是不可或缺的，但空調在20世紀初才被發明，那麼古代人們是如何度過炎熱的夏天呢？
讓我們聽聽新聞並找出答案！
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先秦 | xiānQín | pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC | |
| 别致 | biézhì | unusual | |
| 安然 | ānrán | safely; peacefully; at a rest | |
| 炎炎 | yányán | scorching |
在我们的印象里古人肯定在夏天比我们过得难受因为他们既没有空调又没有风扇
zài 在wǒmen 我们de 的yìnxiàng 印象lǐ 里gǔrén 古人kěndìng 肯定zài 在xiàtiān 夏天bǐ 比wǒmen 我们guòdé 过得nánshòu 难受yīnwèi 因为tāmen 他们jì 既méiyǒu 没有kōngtiáo 空调yòu 又méiyǒu 没有fēngshàn 风扇
With neither air conditioners or fans, we imagine that ancient people must have a harder time in the unbearable summer heat.
其实不然他们度夏消暑的方式各有别致那是相当有智慧的用了很多现在看起来低碳环保的妙招来安然度夏滴
qíshí 其实bùrán 不然tāmen 他们dùxià 度夏xiāoshǔ 消暑de 的fāngshì 方式gè 各yǒu 有biézhì 别致nà 那shì 是xiāngdāng 相当yǒu 有zhìhuì 智慧de 的yòng 用le 了hěnduō 很多xiànzài 现在kànqǐlai 看起来dītàn 低碳huánbǎo 环保de 的miàozhāo 妙招lái 来ānrán 安然dùxià 度夏dī 滴
On the contrary, they have unique and unusual ways to cool down in the summer, ways which are low carbon, environment friendly and safe.
炎炎盛夏人们在一个大瓷缸中放入冰块再将瓷缸放入房中用以降低房间温度这种用冰块降温的方法其实早在先秦就已经有了
yányán 炎炎shèngxià 盛夏rénmen 人们zài 在yígè 一个dà 大cígāng 瓷缸zhōng 中fàngrù 放入bīngkuài 冰块zài 再jiāng 将cígāng 瓷缸fàngrù 放入fáng 房zhōng 中yòngyǐ 用以jiàngdī 降低fángjiān 房间wēndù 温度zhèzhǒng 这种yòng 用bīngkuài 冰块jiàngwēn 降温de 的fāngfǎ 方法qíshí 其实zǎo 早zài 在xiānQín 先秦jiù 就yǐjīng 已经yǒu 有le 了
In the scorching hot summer, people put ice cubes in large porcelain jars, which were then placed in rooms to help cool the temperature. This method of cooling with ice was already used in the pre Qin dynasty
在周代人们就开始用冰窖储藏冬天的冰块以备夏用
zài 在Zhōudài 周代rénmen 人们jiù 就kāishǐ 开始yòng 用bīngjiào 冰窖chǔcáng 储藏dōngtiān 冬天de 的bīngkuài 冰块yǐ 以bèi 备Xià 夏yòng 用
In the Zhou Dynasty, people had begun to use icehouse to store winter ice for summer use.
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