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Trying to Cool Off During Summer

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ID: 2940 Intermediate
During the hot summer, it's important to know how to cool off, especially if your air conditioning is broken. In this lesson, you'll learn some useful ways to cool off during the summer heat. Photo by Ishikawa Ken
Wed Aug 17 2016 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
到底 dàodǐ finally
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
修 xiū to repair
后天 hòutiān future
好热啊，空调到底什么时候才会修好？
hǎo rè ā ，kōngtiáo dàodǐ shénmeshíhou cái huì xiū hǎo ？
It's so hot, when will the aircon finally be fixed?
爸说要后天才会送回来吧。
bà shuō yào hòutiān cái huì sòng huílái ba 。
Dad said that it won't be delivered back until the day after tomorrow.
新闻说现在外面温度大概三十七度，我快受不了了。
xīnwén shuō xiànzài wàimian wēndù dàgài sānshíqī dù ，wǒ kuài shòubuliǎo le 。
The news said that now it's around 37 degrees outside, I can't take it anymore.
让身体凉快一点方法很多啊，你吃冰了吗？
ràng shēntǐ liángkuài yīdiǎn fāngfǎ hěn duō ā ，nǐ chī bīng le ma ？
There's lot of ways to cool off your body, have you eaten any crushed ice?
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