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ID: 0283 Elementary
A place of extremities, our Shanghai: blistering in the summer and arctic in the winter. All worth it for the autumn though. Fancy a “talk about the changing seasons” with another? Then take our hand as we stroll down a red leaf covered path of knowledge, as in this podcast you will learn to wax poetic in Mandarin Chinese about things such as heat and humidity.
Sat Oct 07 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
气候 qìhòu climate
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about
夏天 xiàtiān summer
又......又...... yòu ... yòu ... both... and...
上海的气候怎么样？
Shànghǎi de qìhòu zěnmeyàng ？
What is Shanghai’s climate like?
不好。夏天又闷又热，冬天又湿又冷。
bù hǎo 。xiàtiān yòu mēn yòu rè ，dōngtiān yòu shī yòu lěng 。
It’s bad. In the summer it’s hot and humid, and in the winter it’s damp and cold.
冬天下雪吗？
dōngtiān xiàxuě ma ？
Does it snow in the winter?
很少。但是经常下雨。
hěn shǎo 。dànshì jīngcháng xiàyǔ 。
Hardly ever, but it rains a lot.
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