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Fresh Air vs. Heat

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ID: 1857 Intermediate
Westerners tend to be content to sit inside with air conditioners blazing, ignoring the egregiously cold or hot air outside. Chinese people, on the other hand, can't stand this; even if the natural climate is in negative numbers, they are of the persuasion that opening the window for fresh air is vital to staying healthy. Listen in as a Western coworker experiences this cultural difference firsthand.
Mon Jan 30 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
把 bǎ to take
窗户 chuānghu window
打开 dǎkāi to open
闷 mēn stuffy
Connie，你怎么把窗户打开了？太冷了！
Connie ，nǐ zěnme bǎ chuānghu dǎkāi le ？tài lěng le ！
Connie, why did you open the window? It's so cold!
你不觉得闷吗？开了一上午的空调了，空气太差了。
nǐ bù juéde mēn ma ？kāi le yī shàngwǔ de kōngtiáo le ，kōngqì tài chà le 。
You don't find it stuffy? The air conditioner has been on all morning. The air is awful.
就是，我也难受死了。空调就在我头顶，吹得我头晕。
jiùshì ，wǒ yě nánshòu sǐ le 。kōngtiáo jiù zài wǒ tóudǐng ，chuī de wǒ tóuyūn 。
Yea, I can't stand it either. The air conditioner is right over my head. It's making me dizzy.
这样很容易生病的，得呼吸点儿新鲜空气。
zhèyàng hěn róngyì shēngbìng de ，děi hūxī diǎnr xīnxiān kōngqì 。
It's really easy to get sick this way. We need a bit of fresh air.
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