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air-conditioner/ 空调/ (kōnɡ tiáo)

A: During the summer, you can't go without an air-conditioner. It can create a comfortable environment for us, but staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time isn't good for our health.

在夏天,空调是必不可少的,可以给我们创造舒适的环境。但长时间待在空调房里对我们的身体没有好处。

(zài xiàtiān, kōnɡiào shì bìbùkěshǎo de, kěyǐ ɡěi wǒmén chuànɡzào shūshì de huánjìnɡ.dàn chánɡ shíjiān dàizài kōnɡtiàofánɡ lǐ duì wǒmén de shēntǐ méiyǒu hǎochǔ.)

B: Yup. I've gotten sick because I've often let the air-conditioner blow on me these past few days.

是的,我这几天因为经常吹空调就感冒了。

(shìde, wǒ zhèjǐtiān yīnwéi jīnɡchánɡ chuī kōnɡtiào jiù ɡǎnmào le.)

A: If the difference in temperature inside and outside is too big, getting hit with the cold air makes it easy to catch a cold.

室内外温差过大,受到冷空气刺激,就非常容易感冒。

(shìnèi wài wēnchà ɡuòdà, shòudào lěnɡkōnɡqì cìjī, jiù fēichánɡ rónɡyì ɡǎnmào.)

B: So you can't always stay in an air-conditioned room. You have to exercise often to increase your immune system. 

所以不能总是待在空调房里,还是应该多锻炼,增强身体抵抗力。

(suǒyǐ bùnénɡ zǒnɡshì dàizài kōnɡtiàofánɡ lǐ, háishì yīnɡɡāi duō duànliàn, zēnɡqiánɡ shēntǐ dǐkànɡlì.)

A: Yup. Also, after you catch a cold, you should drink more hot water to increase your metaboliSm.

没错。另外, 感冒之后要多喝热水,促进新陈代谢。

(méicuò.lìnɡwài, ɡǎnmào zhīhòu yào duōhē rèshuǐ, cùjìn xīnchén dàixiè.)

B: Colds are really uncomfortable. They hurt my head. 

感冒不好受,头会很晕。

(ɡǎnmào bùhǎoshòu, tóu huì hěnyūn.)

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