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It's cold, wear more clothes!

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ID: 1279 Elementary
  The days are getting shorter, nights longer; autumn has arrived. You may feel like venturing out in shorts and t-shirts, but the chill winds may make you regret not bringing a jacket. Today's lesson will offer an alternate way to get that jacket, in Mandarin Chinese.
Tue Oct 27 2009 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
秋天 qiūtiān autumn
来 lái to come
树叶 shùyè tree leaf
都 dōu all
秋天来了。
qiūtiān lái le 。
Autumn has arrived.
嗯。树叶都变黄了。
ng4 。 shùyè dōu biàn huáng le 。
Yeah. The trees' leaves have turned yellow.
风很大，你冷吗？
fēng hěn dà ， nǐ lěng ma ？
The wind is strong. Are you cold?
还好，不太冷。
hái hǎo ， bùtài lěng 。
I'm okay, not too cold.
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