January Temperature Drop 一月降温 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

今年冬天算是一个暖冬，jīn nián | dōng tiān | suàn | shì | yī | gè | nuǎn dōng，This winter can be regarded as a mild one.好像不是很冷，hǎo xiàng | bù | shì | hěn | lěng，It doesn't seem to be very cold.这几天大降温了，zhè | jǐ | tiān | dà | jiàng wēn | le，The temperature has dropped sharply these days.也许是这个冬天最冷的几天吧，yě | xǔ | shì | zhè | ge | dōng tiān | zuì | lěng | de | jǐ | tiān | ba，Maybe these are the coldest days of this winter.熬过去，就迎来春天了。áo | guò | qù | jiù | yíng lái | chūn tiān | le。If we get through this, spring will come.冬天难熬，尤其是老人和孩子，dōng tiān | nán | áo | yóu | qí | shì | lǎo rén | hé | hái zi，Winter is tough to get through, especially for the elderly and children.小小的人，穿那么厚的衣服，xiǎo | xiǎo | de | rén | chuān | nà | me | hòu | de | yī fu，Those little ones wearing such thick clothes像一个球，行动都费劲。xiàng | yī | gè | qiú | xíng dòng | dōu | fèi | jìn。look like little balls and even find it hard to move around.今天我给两个孩子新买了羽绒服，jīn tiān | wǒ | gěi | liǎng | gè | hái zi | xīn | mǎi | le | yǔ róng fú，Today I bought new down jackets for my two kids.我本来想着，冬天快过去了，wǒ | běn | lái | xiǎng | zhe | dōng tiān | kuài | guò | qù | le，I originally thought that winter was coming to an end soon.就别再买冬衣了，jiù | bié | zài | mǎi | dōng yī | le，so there was no need to buy more winter clothes.我也不喜欢羽绒服，wǒ | yě | bù | xǐ | huān | yǔ róng fú，I also don't like down jackets.因为孩子穿特别容易脏，yīn | wèi | hái zi | chuān | tè | bié | róng | yì | zāng，Because when kids wear them, they get dirty very easily.又特别难洗干净。yòu | tè | bié | nán | xǐ | gān | jìng。And they are also extremely hard to clean thoroughly.但是为了这次降温，dàn | shì | wèi | le | zhè | cì | jiàng wēn，But because of this temperature drop,还是买吧，hái | shì | mǎi | ba，I decided to buy them anyway.两件羽绒服一共三百，liǎng | jiàn | yǔ róng fú | yī | gòng | sān | bǎi，The two down jackets cost three hundred yuan in total.希望他们明年长大一岁还能穿。xī | wàng | tā | men | míng | nián | zhǎng | dà | yī | suì | hái | néng | chuān。I hope they can still wear them when they grow a year older next year.我们居住的城市成都属于南方，wǒ | men | jū | zhù | de | chéng | shì | chéng dū | shǔ | yú | nán fāng，Chengdu, the city where we live, belongs to southern China.冬天冷，没有集中供暖，dōng | tiān | lěng | méi | yǒu | jí | zhōng | gòng | nuǎn，It's cold in winter and there is no central heating.室内比室外还冷，shì | nèi | bǐ | shì | wài | hái | lěng，The indoors is even colder than the outdoors.现在很多人自己家里用空调或暖气。xiàn | zài | hěn | duō | rén | zì | jǐ | jiā | lǐ | yòng | kōng tiáo | huò | nuǎn qì。Nowadays, many people use air conditioners or heaters at home.夏天又很热，xià | tiān | yòu | hěn | rè，And it's very hot in summer.不算是一个很舒适的地方，bù | suàn | shì | yī | gè | hěn | shū | shì | de | dì | fāng，It can't be called a very comfortable place to live.一些沿海城市虽然冬天不冷，yī | xiē | yán | hǎi | chéng | shì | suī | rán | dōng | tiān | bù | lěng，Although some coastal cities are not cold in winter,但是夏天更热，dàn | shì | xià | tiān | gèng | rè，they are even hotter in summer.而且是很潮湿的热。ér | qiě | shì | hěn | cháo | shī | de | rè。And it's hot with heavy humidity.北方的城市夏天不热，běi | fāng | de | chéng | shì | xià | tiān | bù | rè，Cities in northern China are not hot in summer,但冬天很冷，零下十几度，dàn | dōng | tiān | hěn | lěng | líng | xià | shí | jǐ | dù，but they are freezing cold in winter, with temperatures dropping to more than ten degrees below zero.而且很干燥，也不舒服。ér | qiě | hěn | gān | zào | yě | bù | shū | shì。and the air is very dry, which is also uncomfortable.---------For full transcript or 1 on 1 tutoring: [email protected]