Intermediate - The Typhoon (C2016)

A: 这次台风很厉害!
zhècì táifēng hěn lìhai!
This typhoon is really intense!
B: 嗯,很多道路都积水了,很多树也被刮倒了。
ng4, hěn duō dàolù dōu jīshuǐ le, hěn duō shù yě bèi guā dǎo le.
Yeah, a lot of streets have been flooded and trees blown over by the wind.
A: 风力有12级。你要出去的话,肯定被刮跑了。
fēnglì yǒu shí èr jí. nǐ yào chūqù dehuà, kěndìng bèi guā pǎo le.
The wind is at force 12. If you go outside, you'll definitely get blown away.
B: 哈哈,把我刮到台湾去玩玩也不错。
hāhā, bǎ wǒ guā dào Táiwān qù wán wan yě bùcuò.
Ha ha, it would be great if it blew me to Taiwan so I could visit.
A: 别做梦了。昨天早上有个女的被楼上掉下来的东西砸死了。
bié zuòmèng le. zuótiān zǎoshang yǒu ge nǚ de bèi lóushàng diào xiàlái de dōngxi zá sǐ le.
Quit dreaming. Yesterday morning a woman was struck and killed by something that fell off of a building.
B: 真可怕!幸好我们公司昨天放假了。
zhēn kěpà! xìnghǎo wǒmen gōngsī zuótiān fàngjià le.
That's terrible! Good thing our company gave us the day off yesterday.
A: 嗯,台风天气,出去就是找死。
ng4, táifēng tiānqì, chūqù jiùshì zhǎosǐ.
Yeah, you're really asking for trouble if you go out during a typhoon.
B: 怎么天又黑了?是不是台风又要来了?
zěnme tiān yòu hēi le? shì bu shì táifēng yòu yào lái le?
Why is the sky black again? Is the typhoon coming again?
A: 不会的,天气预报说,台风已经转移了!
bùhuì de, tiānqì yùbào shuō, táifēng yǐjīng zhuǎnyí le!
No way. The weather report said that the typhoon's already changed directions!

Key Vocabulary

台风 táifēng typhoon
厉害 lìhai powerful
道路 dàolù street
积水 jīshuǐ to flood
bèi [passive marker]
guā to blow
刮倒 guā dǎo to blow down
风力 fēnglì wind force
grade, degree
的话 dehuà if
刮跑 guā pǎo to blow away
to take
做梦 zuòmèng to dream
掉下来 diào xiàlái to fall down
to smash
可怕 kěpà terrible
幸好 xìnghǎo fortunately
放假 fàngjià to go on vacation
找死 zhǎosǐ to seek death
天黑 tiānhēi blackened sky
天气预报 tiānqì yùbào weather forecast
转移 zhuǎnyí to shift, to change direction

Supplementary Vocabulary

刮风 guāfēng to blow (wind)
马路 mǎlù road
中级 zhōngjí mid-level
如果 rúguǒ if
开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to joke
做美梦 zuò měimèng to have a good dream
还好 háihǎo it's a good thing
广东人 Guǎngdōngrén Cantonese people
飓风 jùfēng hurricane
地点 dìdiǎn site

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