Lesson 151 Seasons and Weather 第一百五十一课 季节与天气 (3)
Cam: We talked all about winter last time, which is my least favorite season. I am much more of a summer person, and will take heat over cold any day of the week. Welcome to the show, wo shi Cam.
YJ: Same here. Wo shi Yajie. After the dreary and freezing show, let's talk about sunshine today.
Cam: Sounds good!
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Key Words of the Day
Sun 太阳 Sunshine 阳光 Sunburn 晒伤 It's too hot!太热了!skirt 裙子,shorts 短裤 sandals 凉鞋 turn on the air conditioning.开空调。Ice cream,冰激凌 chocolate,巧克力,vanilla 香草。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Yajie, in the summer, I know I will need to ask somebody to turn on the air conditioning. Don't do it now though! This is just for practice. How do I say that?
Yajie: you can say kai1 kong1 tiao2开空调.
Cam: kai1 kong1 tiao2
YJ:开 kai1 means to turn on,
Cam: kai1.
YJ: air conditioning is 空调 kong1 tiao2,
Cam: kong1 tiao2
YJ:开空调 kai1 kong1 tiao2
Cam: kai1 kong1 tiao2, turn on the air conditioning.
Conversation 1:
A:这儿太热了!
B:是啊,那就开空调把。
A:好把,我去开空调。
YJ: All I want for the new year is real good tan… so let’s have a review of summer words.
Cam: Great idea. Let’s start with the sun.
YJ: Okay, sun is 太阳。
Cam: tai4 yang.
YJ: Sunshine is 阳光. I love it!
Cam: yang2 guang1. me too.我爱阳光 Wo3 ai4 yang2 guang1. I love sunshine!
YJ: But too much sunshine may get you sunburned.
Cam: That’s true. What’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s 晒伤。Shai4 shang1.
Cam: Shai4 shang1. Then how about some other summer clothing words?
YJ: why not. Summer is a season for skirts and shorts... skirt in Chinese is qun2 zi.裙子
Cam: qun2 zi. How about shorts?
YJ: it’s duan3 ku4.短裤。
Cam: duan3 ku4.
YJ: and sandals in Chinese is 凉鞋。
Cam: liang2 xie2.
Conversation 2:
A:阳光太强烈了,把我都给晒伤了。
B:那得赶快抹点药。
A:我喜欢夏天。
B:我也喜欢。因为我可以穿裙子。
Cam: Now, while I love summer, sometimes it DOES get too hot... how do I say that?
YJ: you can say “tai4 re4 le”太热了。
Cam: tai4 re4 le
YJ:太 tai4 means very much,
Cam: tai4.
YJ:热 re4 means hot,
Cam: re4.
YJ:太热了 tai4 re4 le
Cam: tai4 re4 le it’s too hot!
YJ: if it’s too hot, I would like some ice cream.
Cam: good. What’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s 冰激凌
Cam: bing1 ji1 lin2.
YJ: what’s your favorite flavor?
Cam: it’s chocolate.
YJ: qiao3 ke1 li4, chocolate,巧克力,
Cam: qiao3 ke1 li4 what’s your favorite flavor, Yajie?
YJ: it’s xiang1 cao3.香草, vanilla.
Cam: xiang1 cao3
YJ:香 xiang1 means fragrant,
Cam: xiang1.
YJ:草 cao3 means grass,
Cam: cao3.
YJ:香草 xiang1 cao3,
Cam: xiang1 cao3. vanilla.
Conversation 3:
A:天气太热了,真有点受不了了。
B:那我去买点冰激凌把。你想吃什么口味的?
A:我要巧克力味的。
B:好的。
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Key Words Reminder
Sun 太阳 Sunshine 阳光 Sunburn 晒伤 It's too hot!太热了!skirt 裙子,shorts 短裤 sandals 凉鞋 turn on the air conditioning.开空调。Ice cream,冰激凌 chocolate,巧克力,vanilla 香草。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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YJ: We've run out of time... Cam, would you like to read today's question of the day?
Cam: Sure... How do you say “turn on the air conditioning” in Chinese?
YJ: See ya tomorrow!
Cam: Ming tian jian.