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all-powerful

万能

(wànnénɡ) 

A: That's so funny. Have you seen Sina Weibo? A heating pipe cannot only transfer heat, it can be a microwave or a hair curler. It really is all-powerful.

笑死我了。你看微博了吗？暖气管除了能供暖,还可以当微波炉,卷发棒。真的是万能。

(xiàosǐ wǒle. nǐkàn wēibó le ma? nuǎnqìɡuǎn chú le nénɡ ɡònɡnuǎn, hái kěyǐ dānɡ wēibōlú, juànfàbànɡ. zhēnde shì wànnénɡ.) 

B: You northerners really can come up with everything. We southerners are only able to use our air conditioners for heat. I'm so jealous. 

你们北方人真的想得出来。我们南方过冬就只能开空调取暖。羡慕。

(nǐmén běifānɡrén zhēnde xiǎnɡdé chūlái. wǒmén nánfānɡ ɡuòdōnɡ jiù zhīnénɡ kāikōnɡtiáo qǔnuǎn. xiànmù.)

A: When I went to college in the south, every winter was so cold that all I could think of was going home. My home was always so warm we could wear short-sleeves and eat popsicles. 

我在南方上大学的时候,每年冬天都冻得想回家。我家暖到可以穿短袖,吃冰棒。

(wǒ zài nánfānɡ shànɡdàxué de shíhòu, měinián dōnɡtiān dōu dònɡdé xiǎnɡ huíjiā. wǒjiā nuǎndào kěyǐ chuān duǎnxiù, chī bīnɡbànɡ.)

A: That's an interesting experience.

好有趣的经历。

(hǎo yǒuqù de jīnɡlì.)

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