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It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

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ID: 1501 Intermediate
In the eternal "north vs. south" debate, one of the key issues is always climate. The north gets colder, it's true, but at least the air is dry. Meanwhile, down south everyone suffers through damp cold and sticky, drippy summers. This lesson will equip you with all the Chinese vocabulary to discuss these most pressing of climate issues.
Fri Sep 17 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
世博会 Shìbóhuì World Expo
受不了 shòubuliǎo to be unable to bear
难受 nánshòu uncomfortable
比 bǐ compared to
你回来啦？世博会怎么样？
nǐ huílai la ？Shìbóhuì zěnmeyàng ？
You're back! How was the World Expo?
挺好的。不过我真受不了上海的天气，热得难受。
tǐng hǎo de 。bùguò wǒ zhēn shòubuliǎo Shànghǎi de tiānqì ，rè de nánshòu 。
It was pretty nice, but I really can't handle Shanghai weather. It's uncomfortably hot.
北京这几天也很热，我看气温比上海还高。
Běijīng zhè jǐ tiān yě hěn rè ，wǒ kàn qìwēn bǐ Shànghǎi hái gāo 。
It's been really hot in Beijing lately too. I noticed the temperature is even hotter than in Shanghai.
北京气温是不低，但咱们这儿是干热。上海那儿是湿热。
Běijīng qìwēn shì bù dī ，dàn zánmen zhèr shì gānrè 。Shànghǎi nàr shì shīrè 。
Beijing certainly isn't cool, but it's a dry heat. In Shanghai it's damp and hot.
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