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Into the Sandstorm

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ID: 1419 Upper Intermediate
For anyone who has ever woken up to find their car covered in sand, the situation covered in today's lesson will be a familiar one. In some parts of the world, like Italy, France, and northern China, sandstorms are a part of the weather, even if the nearest desert lies hundreds of miles away. Today we'll be teaching you how to discuss this very particular meteorological phenomenon.
Tue May 18 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
笼罩 lǒngzhào to envelop
雾 wù fog
干燥 gānzào dry, arid
蒙古 Ménggǔ Mongolia
你准备出门吗？今天能见度很低，你小心一点。
nǐ zhǔnbèi chūmén ma ？jīntiān néngjiàndù hěn dī ，nǐ xiǎoxīn yīdiǎn 。
Are you getting ready to go out? Visibility is really low today. Be careful.
嗯。老婆，我的冲锋衣放哪儿了？
ng4 。lǎopó ，wǒ de chōngfēngyī fàng nǎr le ？
I will. Honey, where did you put my ski jacket?
在大衣柜里。今天怎么像笼罩着一层雾似的？
zài dàyīguì lǐ 。jīntiān zěnme xiàng lǒngzhào zhe yī céng wù shìde ？
It's in the wardrobe. Why does today seem like it's shrouded in a layer of fog?
天气预报说，今天的空气质量很差。不过这可不是雾，是沙尘。
tiānqì yùbào shuō ，jīntiān de kōngqì zhìliàng hěn chà 。bùguò zhè kě bùshì wù ，shì shāchén 。
The weather report today said that the air quality was really bad. But this isn't fog, it's sand dust.
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