The Snowstorm Strikes
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ID: 2995
Upper Intermediate
There be a blizzard blowing, and the water and electricity might get cut off. It's getting colder inside and someone has a report to finish. Listen as two students discuss the pros and cons of the snowstorm outside.
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Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 暴风雪 | bàofēngxuě | snowstorm | |
| 来袭 | láixí | for a storm to strike | |
| 积雪 | jīxuě | snow cover | |
| 宣布 | xuānbù | to announce |
你们看到新闻没有暴风雪来袭外面积雪已经好几尺深了政府宣布明天停班停课
nǐmen 你们kàndào 看到xīnwén 新闻méiyǒu 没有bàofēngxuě 暴风雪lái 来xí 袭wàimian 外面jīxuě 积雪yǐjīng 已经hǎojǐ 好几chǐ 尺shēn 深le 了zhèngfǔ 政府xuānbù 宣布míngtiān 明天tíng 停bān 班tíng 停kè 课
Have you seen the news? The snowstorm strikes! The snow is meters deep outside. The government has announced that there will be no school or work tomorrow.
刚好啊我本来还担心期末报告赶不完了放假也好可以趁机专心写报告
gānghǎo 刚好ā 啊wǒ 我běnlái 本来hái 还dānxīn 担心qīmò 期末bàogào 报告gǎn 赶bù 不wán 完le 了fàngjià 放假yěhǎo 也好kěyǐ 可以chènjī 趁机zhuānxīn 专心xiě 写bàogào 报告
What good timing! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the end of term report. It's just as well there's a day off, I can use to time to concentrate on finishing my report.
但是你看窗外我的车一半都埋在雪里了这让我怎么专心写报告啊
dànshì 但是nǐ 你kàn 看chuāngwài 窗外wǒ de 我的chē 车yībàn 一半dōu 都máizài 埋在xuě 雪lǐ 里le 了zhè 这ràng 让wǒ 我zěnme 怎么zhuānxīn 专心xiě 写bàogào 报告ā 啊
But look out the window, my car is half buried in snow. How I am supposed to concentrate on the report?
算了吧凡事天定别替车子担心了总比路上结冰还得开车上路好多了对了咱们家里还有没有存粮啊
suàn le ba 算了吧fánshìtiāndìng 凡事天定bié 别tì 替chēzi 车子dānxīn le 担心了zǒng 总bǐ 比lùshang 路上jiébīng 结冰hái 还děi 得kāichē 开车shàng 上lù 路hǎo duōle 好多了duìle 对了zánmen 咱们jiālǐ 家里háiyǒu 还有méiyǒu 没有cúnliáng 存粮ā 啊
Don't worry about it. It's up to the heavens now. Don't worry about the car now. It's much better than having to drive on an icy road. Ah yes, do we have any food in storage.
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