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Sleeping with a Winter Melon

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Sleeping with a Winter Melon

夏天xià tiān天气tiān qì很hěn热rè,很hěn多duō人rén想xiǎng让ràng自己zì jǐ凉快liáng kuai一点yī diǎn。

最近zuì jìn,有些yǒu xiē人rén会huì买mǎi一yī个gè大dà冬瓜dōng guā,放fàng在zài床chuáng上shàng,睡觉shuì jiào的de时候shí hou抱bào着zhe它tā。

抱bào冬瓜dōng guā真的zhēn de会huì凉快liáng kuai一些yī xiē。

因为yīn wèi冬瓜dōng guā里面lǐ miàn有yǒu很hěn多duō水shuǐ,身体shēn tǐ碰pèng到dào它的tā de时候shí hou,会huì觉得jué de比较bǐ jiào凉liáng。

但是dàn shì,这个zhè ge方法fāng fǎ也yě有yǒu问题wèn tí。

冬瓜dōng guā很hěn重zhòng,也yě很hěn硬yìng。

睡觉shuì jiào的de时候shí hou,如果rú guǒ冬瓜dōng guā碰pèng到dào身体shēn tǐ,可能kě néng会huì让ràng人rén不bù舒服shū fu。

小孩xiǎo hái更gèng不要bù yào抱bào着zhe冬瓜dōng guā睡觉shuì jiào,因为yīn wèi这zhè可能kě néng会huì有yǒu危险wēi xiǎn。

抱bào冬瓜dōng guā前qián,也yě要yào先xiān洗xǐ干净gān jìng。

冬瓜dōng guā外面wài miàn有yǒu一yī层céng毛máo,有些yǒu xiē人rén碰pèng了le以后yǐ hòu会huì不bù舒服shū fu。

所以suǒ yǐ,抱bào冬瓜dōng guā睡觉shuì jiào可以kě yǐ让ràng人rén觉得jué de凉liáng一点yī diǎn,但是dàn shì不bù一定yī dìng安全ān quán。

夏天xià tiān想xiǎng凉快liáng kuai,最好zuì hǎo多duō喝hē水shuǐ,还hái可以kě yǐ吃chī西瓜xī guā,也yě可以kě yǐ吃chī冬瓜dōng guā汤tāng。

吃chī冬瓜dōng guā比bǐ抱bào冬瓜dōng guā更gèng好hǎo。

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Vocabulary 80 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
夏天 xià tiānsummer
天气 tiān qìweather
很 hěnvery; quite
热 rèhot (of weather)
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
凉快 liáng kuaito cool oneself; to cool off / (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
最近 zuì jìnrecently
有些 yǒu xiēsome
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
冬瓜 dōng guāwax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash
放 fàngto put / to place
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
床 chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) / bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) / frame; chassis
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
睡觉 shuì jiàoto go to bed / to sleep
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
抱 bàoto hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
它 tāit
真的 zhēn dereally; truly; indeed
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
里面 lǐ miàninside / interior
有 yǒuto have; there is
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
身体 shēn tǐthe body
碰 pèngto touch / to meet with / to bump
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)
它的 tā deits; belonging to it
觉得 jué deto feel (uncomfortable etc)
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
凉 liángcool / cold
但是 dàn shìbut; however
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
重 zhòngheavy / serious
硬 yìnghard; stiff; solid
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
不 bùno; not so
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
小孩 xiǎo háichild
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
不要 bù yàodon't!; must not
这 zhèthis; these
危险 wēi xiǎndanger
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
干净 gān jìngclean / neat
外面 wài miànsurface / exterior / external appearance
层 céngclassifier for layers
毛 máohair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
安全 ān quánsafe; secure
最好 zuì hǎohad better ...; it would be best to ...
喝 hēto drink
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
西瓜 xī guāwatermelon
汤 tāngsoup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper