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The North Has Central Heating

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ID: 1307 Pre Intermediate
Contrary to what you'd think, winter often feels colder in south China than in north China. Why is this? Two words: central heating. So cuddle up with a warm blanket and join us as we explore this chilly winter topic!
Sun Dec 06 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
好 hǎo very
冷 lěng cold
开 kāi to turn on
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
好冷啊，好冷啊！小吴，你开空调了吗？
hǎo lěng a ，hǎo lěng a ！Xiǎo Wú ，nǐ kāi kōngtiáo le ma ？
It's so cold, it's so cold! Xiao Wu, did you turn on the heater?
开了。
kāi le 。
It's on.
那怎么还这么冷？
nà zěnme hái zhème lěng ？
How is it still so cold?
南方的冬天都这样。
nánfāng de dōngtiān dōu zhèyàng 。
In the south, winter is always like this.
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