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objects falling from high up

高空坠物

(ɡāokōnɡ zhuìwù) 

A: I was walking by my building yesterday and suddenly water came pouring down. Luckily I dodged it and only got a little wet. That was pretty unlucky, don't you think?

我昨天在我家楼下走着呢,突然一盆水浇下来,还好我躲得及时,只淋湿了一点。你说倒霉不倒霉。

(wǒ zuótiān zài wǒjiā lóuxià zǒuzhene, tūrán yīpén shuǐ jiāoxiàlái, háihǎo wǒduǒdéjíshí, zhī línshī leyīdiǎn. nǐshuō dǎoméi bùdǎoméi.) 

B: Luckily it was just poured water. Objects falling from high up is pretty dangerous. An egg falling from the top of a high building has deadly force. 

还好你遇到的只是泼水。高空坠物多危险啊,一个鸡蛋从高楼层砸下来都会有强大的杀伤力。

(háihǎo nǐyù dàode zhīshì pōshuǐ. ɡāokōnɡ zhuìwù duōwēixiǎnā, yīɡè jīdàn cónɡ ɡāolóucénɡ záxiàlái dōuhuì yǒu qiánɡdà de shāshānɡlì.)

A: I saw a news report once about a 3-year-old girl who got hit by a bottle of mineral water that fell from the seventh floor. When walking outside, not only do you have to pay attention to the road, you also have to look up at the sky! 

我还看过3岁女童被7楼掉落的矿泉水瓶砸伤的新闻。走路不光要看路,还得望着天上！

(wǒ háikàn ɡuòsānsuì nǚtónɡ bèiqī lóu diàoluò de kuànɡquánshuǐpínɡ záshānɡde xīnwén. zǒulù bùɡuānɡ yàokànlù, háidéi wànɡzhe tiānshànɡ.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT