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It's Raining So Bad I Don't Want to go Out!

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ID: 4067 Intermediate
In this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss a sudden change in the weather, how to say what your plans were, and how they will change, as well as ways of making excuses. Learning words with 然 rán：当然,虽然,竟然,果然,不然
Fri Jan 05 2018 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
晴天 qíngtiān clear sky
果然 guǒrán really; sure enough; as expected
突然 tūrán sudden; abrupt; unexpected
凉快 liángkuai nice and cold
怎么下起这么大的雨？刚刚还是大晴天呢！
zěnme xià qǐ zhème dà de yǔ ？gānggang háishi dà qíngtiān ne ！
How has the rain come on so heavy? The skies were completely clear just now!
我早上就说会下雨，果然下了。
wǒ zǎoshang jiù shuō huì xiàyǔ ，guǒrán xià le 。
I said this morning that it would rain, and it has, as predicted.
太突然了，还好我带了伞
tài tūrán le ，háihǎo wǒ dài le sǎn
It started so suddenly, luckily I brought an umbrella.
下雨也不错啊，凉快一点。
xiàyǔ yě bùcuò ā ，liángkuai yìdiǎn 。
It’s great that it’s raining actually, it makes it cooler.
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