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Dad's Got a Cold

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ID: 2831 Intermediate
The weather has got much colder and this father has caught a cold taking his two kids to the seaside. As any loving father would do, he has lent his jacket to them, and in the process caught the most dreadful of colds. Listen to his story and feel bad for him.
Wed Jan 27 2016 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
感冒 gǎnmào to catch cold
忽 hū suddenly
变化 biànhuà change
难怪 nánguài its no wonder that
你还好吧？
nǐ hái hǎo ba ？
Are you OK?
我不好，我感冒了。
wǒ bù hǎo ，wǒ gǎnmào le 。
No, I've got a cold.
最近天气忽冷忽热，早晚气温变化很大，难怪你会感冒。
zuìjìn tiānqì hūlěnghūrè ，zǎowǎn qìwēn biànhuà hěndà ，nánguài nǐ huì gǎnmào 。
The weather has been quite changeable recently with the temperature difference from morning to night being quite dramatic, no wonder you've caught a cold.
对啊，而且我昨天白天还带两个小孩去海边玩，冷死我了。
duìa ，érqiě wǒ zuótiān báitiān hái dài liǎng gè xiǎohái qù hǎibiān wán ，lěng sǐ wǒ le 。
Yes, and yesterday during the day I brought the two kids to the seaside, it was freezing cold.
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