{"id":10839,"date":"2019-11-20T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-159-seasons-and-weather-3\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:10:00","slug":"lesson-159-seasons-and-weather-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/lesson-159-seasons-and-weather-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 159 Seasons and Weather (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cam:  We talked all a<\/em>bout 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. <\/p>\n

YJ: Same here. Wo shi Yajie. After the dreary and freezing show, let’s talk a<\/em>bout sunshine today.
Cam: Sounds good!<\/p>\n

Key Words of the Day<\/strong>
Sun \u592a\u9633 Sunshine \u9633\u5149    Sunburn \u6652\u4f24   It’s too hot!\u592a\u70ed\u4e86\uff01skirt \u88d9\u5b50\uff0c  shorts \u77ed\u88e4   sandals \u51c9\u978b     turn on the air conditioning. \u5f00\u7a7a\u8c03\u3002Ice cream, \u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc chocolate, \u5de7\u514b\u529b\uff0c vanilla \u9999\u8349\u3002All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

Yajie: you can say kai1 kong1 tiao2 \u5f00\u7a7a\u8c03.<\/p>\n

Cam:  kai1 kong1 tiao2<\/p>\n

YJ: kai1 means to turn on,<\/p>\n

Cam: kai1.<\/p>\n

YJ: air co<\/em>nditioning is kong1 tiao2,<\/p>\n

Cam: kong1 tiao2<\/p>\n

YJ: kai1 kong1 tiao2<\/p>\n

Cam: kai1 kong1 tiao2\uff0c turn on the air conditioning.  <\/p>\n

Conversation1:<\/p>\n

A\uff1a\u8fd9\u513f\u592a\u70ed\u4e86\uff01<\/p>\n

B\uff1a\u662f\u554a\uff0c\u90a3\u5c31\u5f00\u7a7a\u8c03\u628a\u3002<\/p>\n

A: \u597d\u628a\uff0c\u6211\u53bb\u5f00\u7a7a\u8c03\u3002 <\/p>\n

YJ: All I want for the new year is real good tan… so let’s have a review of summer words. <\/p>\n

Cam: Great idea. Let’s start with the sun.<\/p>\n

YJ:  Okay, sun is \u592a\u9633\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam:  tai4 yang.<\/p>\n

YJ:   Sunshine is \u9633\u5149<\/a>. I love it!<\/p>\n

Cam:  yang2 guang1. me too. Wo3 ai4 yang2 guang1. I love sunshine!<\/p>\n

YJ: But too much sunshine may get you sunburned.<\/p>\n

Cam:  That’s true. What’s the Chinese for that?<\/p>\n

YJ: it’s \u6652\u4f24\u3002Shai4 shang1.<\/p>\n

Cam: Shai4 shang1. Then how a<\/em>bout some other summer clothing words?<\/p>\n

YJ: why not. Summer is a season for skirts and shorts… skirt in Chinese is qun2 zi. \u88d9\u5b50<\/p>\n

Cam:  qun2 zi. How a<\/em>bout shorts?<\/p>\n

YJ: it’s duan3 qu4.  \u77ed\u88e4\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: duan3 qu4. <\/p>\n

YJ: and sandals in Chinese is \u51c9\u978b\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: liang2 xie2. <\/p>\n

Conversation2:<\/p>\n

A: \u9633\u5149\u592a\u5f3a\u70c8\u4e86\uff0c\u628a\u6211\u90fd\u7ed9\u6652\u4f24\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

B: \u90a3\u5f97\u8d76\u5feb\u62b9\u70b9\u836f\u3002<\/p>\n

A: \u6211\u559c\u6b22\u590f\u5929\u3002<\/p>\n

B: \u6211\u4e5f\u559c\u6b22\u3002\u56e0\u4e3a\u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u7a7f\u88d9\u5b50\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: Now, while I love summer, sometimes it DOES get too hot… how do I say that?<\/p>\n

YJ: you can say “tai4 re4 le” \u592a\u70ed\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: tai4 re4 le<\/p>\n

YJ: tai4 means very much,<\/p>\n

Cam: tai4.<\/p>\n

YJ: re4 means hot,<\/p>\n

Cam: re4.<\/p>\n

YJ:  tai4 re4 le<\/p>\n

Cam: tai4 re4 le it’s too hot!<\/p>\n

YJ: if it’s too hot, I would like some ice cream.<\/p>\n

Cam: good. What’s the Chinese for that?<\/p>\n

YJ: it’s \u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc<\/p>\n

Cam: bing1 ji1 lin2.<\/p>\n

YJ: what’s your favorite flavor?<\/p>\n

Cam: it’s chocolate.<\/p>\n

YJ: qiao3 ke1 li4, chocolate, \u5de7\u514b\u529b\uff0c<\/p>\n

Cam: qiao3 ke1 li4 what’s your favorite flavor, Yajie?<\/p>\n

YJ: it’s xiang1 cao3. \u9999\u8349, vanilla.<\/p>\n

Cam: xiang1 cao3<\/p>\n

YJ: xiang1 means fragrant,<\/p>\n

Cam: xiang1.<\/p>\n

YJ: cao3 means grass,<\/p>\n

Cam: cao3.<\/p>\n

YJ: xiang1 cao3,<\/p>\n

Cam: xiang1 cao3. vanilla. <\/p>\n

Conversation3:<\/p>\n

A: \u5929\u6c14\u592a\u70ed\u4e86\uff0c\u771f\u6709\u70b9\u53d7\u4e0d\u4e86\u4e86\u3002
B: \u90a3\u6211\u53bb\u4e70\u70b9\u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc\u628a\u3002\u4f60\u60f3\u5403\u4ec0\u4e48\u53e3\u5473\u7684\uff1f
A: \u6211\u8981\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u5473\u7684\u3002
B: \u597d\u7684\u3002 <\/p>\n

Key Words Reminder<\/strong>
Sun \u592a\u9633 Sunshine \u9633\u5149    Sunburn \u6652\u4f24   It’s too hot!\u592a\u70ed\u4e86\uff01skirt \u88d9\u5b50\uff0c  shorts \u77ed\u88e4   sandals \u51c9\u978b     turn on the air conditioning. \u5f00\u7a7a\u8c03\u3002Ice cream, \u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc chocolate, \u5de7\u514b\u529b\uff0c vanilla \u9999\u8349\u3002All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n