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Arguing in high temperature

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Arguing in high temperature

最近zuì jìn中国Zhōng guó一直yī zhí处于chǔ yú高gāo温wēn天气tiān qì,江苏Jiāng sū省shěng的de两liǎng名míng男子nán zǐ因为yīn wèi经济jīng jì纠纷jiū fēn产生chǎn shēng矛盾máo dùn,一直yī zhí在zài室外shì wài吵架chǎo jià推搡tuī sǎng,互不相让hù bù xiāng ràng。

当时dāng shí的de室外shì wài温度wēn dù在zài35度dù以上yǐ shàng,两liǎng个gè人rén在zài太阳tài yáng下xià吵chǎo了le半bàn个gè多duō小时xiǎo shí。

警察jǐng chá到dào了le以后yǐ hòu,两liǎng个gè人rén由于yóu yú体力不支tǐ lì bù zhī,都dōu中暑zhòng shǔ晕倒yūn dǎo了le。

网友wǎng yǒu们men评论píng lùn:为什么wèi shén me不bù选xuǎn一yī个gè凉快liáng kuai的de地方dì fang呢ne?

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
中国 Zhōng guóChina
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
处于 chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
温 wēn(bound form) temperature / (TCM) fever / epidemic; pestilence
天气 tiān qìweather
江苏 Jiāng sūJiangsu Province, an eastern coastal province of China.
省 shěngprovince / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
名 míngclassifier for people
男子 nán zǐa man; a male
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
经济 jīng jìeconomic
纠纷 jiū fēndispute
产生 chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
矛盾 máo dùncontradiction / conflicting views
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
室外 shì wàioutdoor
吵架 chǎo jiàto quarrel / to have a row
推搡 tuī sǎngto shove / to jostle
互不相让 hù bù xiāng ràngneither giving way to the other
当时 dāng shíthen; at that time
温度 wēn dùtemperature
度 dùdegree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour
以上 yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
太阳 tài yángsun / sunlight; sunshine / temple (on the side of the human head)
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
吵 chǎoto quarrel / to make a noise / to disturb by making a noise
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
半 bànhalf / semi-
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
小时 xiǎo shíhour
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
由于 yóu yúdue to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
体力不支 tǐ lì bù zhītoo physically exhausted to continue; unable to sustain physical effort
都 dōuall; both; entirely
中暑 zhòng shǔsunstroke; heatstroke
晕倒 yūn dǎoto faint / to swoon / to black out / to become unconscious
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
评论 píng lùnto comment on / to discuss
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
不 bùno; not so
选 xuǎnto choose / to pick / to select / to elect
一 yīone / single / a (article)
凉快 liáng kuaipleasantly cool (weather etc) / (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")