Intermediate - Getting Warm (C2085)

A: 阿嚏!阿嚏!
ātì! ātì!
Ahchoo! Ahchoo!
B: 你怎么了?感冒了?
nǐ zěnmele? gǎnmào le?
What's wrong? Do you have a cold?
A: 有点儿。这该死的空调一点都不给力,我都快冻死了。
yǒudiǎnr. zhè gāisǐ de kōngtiáo yīdiǎn dōu bù gěilì, wǒ dōu kuài dòng sǐ le.
A bit. That damned air conditioner totally sucks. I'm already freezing to death.
B: 是的呀,都开了一个上午了,还没热起来。制热效果太差了。
shì de ya, dōu kāi le yī gè shàngwǔ le, hái méi rè qǐlái. zhìrè xiàoguǒ tài chà le.
Yeah. We've already had it on the whole morning, and it still hasn't warmed up. The warming function doesn't work at all.
A: 公司应该买几台取暖器。
gōngsī yīnggāi mǎi jǐ tái qǔnuǎnqì.
The company should buy a few space heaters.
B: 取暖器效果好吗?
qǔnuǎnqì xiàoguǒ hǎo ma?
Do space heaters work well?
A: 靠得近的话挺暖和的。我家卧室放了一台,晚上睡觉挺舒服的。
kào de jìn dehuà tǐng nuǎnhuo de. wǒjiā wòshì fàng le yī tái, wǎnshang shuìjiào tǐng shūfu de.
If you're close to them, it's very warm. I put one in my bedroom. At night when I sleep, it's very comfortable.
B: 哦。我最近在装修新房,有个朋友建议我装地暖。
ò. wǒ zuìjìn zài zhuāngxiū xīnfáng, yǒu gè péngyou jiànyì wǒ zhuāng dìnuǎn.
Oh. I've recently been renovating my place. Some of my friends say I should install heated floors.
A: 有钱当然装地暖啦。走到哪里都很暖和,爽死了!
yǒuqián dāngrán zhuāng dìnuǎn la. zǒudào nǎli dōu hěn nuǎnhuo, shuǎng sǐ le!
If you've got the money, of course you should install heated floors. Wherever you walk it'll be warm. It's awesome!
B: 也是,冬天我最怕的就是起床上厕所,冷死了。
yě shì, dōngtiān wǒ zuì pà de jiùshì qǐchuáng shàng cèsuǒ, lěng sǐ le.
Also, in the winter the thing I fear the most is getting out of bed to use the bathroom. It's freezing.
A: 哎,我真后悔搬到你们南方来。
āi, wǒ zhēn hòuhuǐ bān dào nǐmen nánfāng lái.
Man, I really regret moving to the South.
B: 哈哈,你们北方室内都有暖气吧?
hāhā, nǐmen běifāng shìnèi dōu yǒu nuǎnqì ba?
Haha, does every place inside in the North have central heating?
A: 是的呀,室内有二十多度,都可以穿短袖。
shì de ya, shìnèi yǒu èrshí duō dù, dōu kěyǐ chuān duǎnxiù.
For sure! It's over twenty degrees inside! You can wear short sleeves.
B: 真爽!
zhēn shuǎng!
That's really cool!

Key Vocabulary

阿嚏 ātì ah-choo
感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
该死 gāisǐ damned
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioning
一点都不 yīdiǎn dōu bù not at all
给力 gěilì to be awesome
dòng to freeze
dōu completely
起来 qǐlái to raise up
制热 zhìrè to make something warm
效果 xiàoguǒ effect
chà poor
tái measure word for machines
取暖器 qǔnuǎnqì space heater
kào to be next to
的话 dehuà if
暖和 nuǎnhuo warm
卧室 wòshì bedroom
fàng to put, place
装修 zhuāngxiū to renovate
建议 jiànyì to advise
zhuāng to install
地暖 dìnuǎn heated floor
shuǎng great, awesome
to be afraid of
上厕所 shàng cèsuǒ to go to the washroom
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
搬到 bān dào to move to
南方 nánfāng the South (of a large country or area)
北方 běifāng the North (of a large country or area)
室内 shìnèi inside
暖气 nuǎnqì central heating
degree
短袖 duǎnxiù short sleeve
取暖 qǔnuǎn to warm oneself

Supplementary Vocabulary

夸张 kuāzhāng exaggeration
网速 wǎngsù internet speed
制冷 zhìlěng to make something colder
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
室外 shìwài outside
长袖 chángxiù long sleeve
热水袋 rèshuǐdài hot water bottle
电热毯 diànrètǎn electric blanket

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