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Walking in High Temperatures

在zài陕西Shǎn xī西安Xī ān,夏天xià tiān天气tiān qì非常fēi cháng热rè,中午zhōng wǔ的de温度wēn dù甚至shèn zhì超过chāo guò了le40摄氏度Shè shì dù。

一yī位wèi姓xìng李Lǐ的de女士nǚ shì会huì在zài下午xià wǔ三sān点diǎn左右zuǒ yòu出门chū mén,不bù穿chuān鞋xié袜wà,赤脚chì jiǎo走路zǒu lù,还hái在zài太阳tài yáng下xià晒shài背bèi,时间shí jiān大约dà yuē一yī个gè小时xiǎo shí。

李Lǐ女士nǚ shì说shuō,她的tā de身体shēn tǐ比较bǐ jiào冷lěng,有yǒu很多hěn duō“寒气hán qì”,所以suǒ yǐ她tā想xiǎng用yòng晒shài太阳tài yáng的de方法fāng fǎ让ràng身体shēn tǐ变biàn暖nuǎn。

她tā自己zì jǐ很hěn喜欢xǐ huan这样zhè yàng做zuò,觉得jué de对duì身体shēn tǐ有yǒu好处hǎo chù。

不过bù guò,她tā也yě说shuō,不是bù shì每měi个gè人rén都dōu可以kě yǐ这样zhè yàng做zuò。

刚gāng开始kāi shǐ的de人rén要yào特别tè bié小心xiǎo xīn,时间shí jiān不要bù yào太tài久jiǔ,也yě不要bù yào在zài太tài热rè的de时候shí hou晒shài太阳tài yáng。

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Vocabulary 80 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
陕西 Shǎn xīShaanxi, a province in northwestern China.
西安 Xī ānXi'an, a major city in Shaanxi Province, China.
夏天 xià tiānsummer
天气 tiān qìweather
非常 fēi chángvery; really
热 rèhot (of weather)
中午 zhōng wǔnoon / midday
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
温度 wēn dùtemperature
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
摄氏度 Shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
姓 xìngto be surnamed ...
李 Lǐsurname Li
女士 nǚ shìlady / madam / Miss / Ms
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
下午 xià wǔafternoon / p.m.
三 sānthree / 3
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
出门 chū ménto go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / (of a woman) to get married
不 bùno; not so
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
鞋 xiéshoe
袜 wàsocks / stockings
赤脚 chì jiǎobarefoot
走路 zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot / to leave; to depart / (informal) to clear off; to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
太阳 tài yángsun / sunlight; sunshine / temple (on the side of the human head)
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
晒 shài(of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
背 bèithe back of a body or object
时间 shí jiāntime
大约 dà yuēapproximately
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小时 xiǎo shíhour
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
她的 tā deher; hers
身体 shēn tǐthe body
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
冷 lěngcold
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
寒气 hán qìcold air
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
她 tāshe
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
暖 nuǎnwarm
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
很 hěnvery; quite
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
好处 hǎo chùbenefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit
不过 bù guòbut / however
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
不是 bù shìno / not
每 měieach / every
人 rénperson; people
都 dōuall; both; entirely
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
刚 gāngjust / barely / exactly
开始 kāi shǐbeginning
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
特别 tè biévery; especially; particularly / in particular
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful / to take care
不要 bù yàodon't!; must not
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period