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Fan Death

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ID: 1981 Upper Intermediate
Have you ever heard of the "fan death" phenomenon, well-known in Korea? The theory is that sleeping in a room with closed doors and windows and a fan on will almost inevitably result in a tragic death. Don't believe it? Neither does the person in this dialogue. Listen in and learn...
Fri Jul 20 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
搅碎 jiǎosuì to smash
强劲 qiángjìng powerful
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng middle of the night
迷信 míxìn superstition
你听说过Fan Death吗？
nǐ tīngshuō guo Fan Death ma ？
Have you heard of fan death?
什么Fan Death？
shénme Fan Death ？
What's fan death?
你搜一下“风扇，死，韩国”。关着门窗吹风扇会死，韩国人民都相信。
nǐ sōu yīxià “fēngshàn ，sǐ ，Hánguó ”。guān zhe ménchuāng chuī fēngshàn huì sǐ ，Hánguó rénmín dōu xiāngxìn 。
Search for "fan," "death," and "Korea." All Koreans believe that if you close all the doors and windows and turn on the fan you'll die.
哈哈哈，太搞笑了！“风扇会把空气分子搅碎，就没有气体可以呼吸了”！
hā hā hā ，tài gǎoxiào le ！“fēngshàn huì bǎ kōngqìfēnzǐ jiǎosuì ，jiù méiyǒu qìtǐ kěyǐ hūxī le ”！
Ha ha ha, that's ridiculous! "Electric fans pulverize the air molecules so that there's no air left to breathe!"
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