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INTRODUCTION
Damon: Hi everyone, I’m Damon.
Chloe: And I’m Chloe!
Damon: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Chinese Vocabulary, Lesson 20! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to health and emergencies. These are five natural disasters in China. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at ChineseClass101.com.
FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS
Damon: Chloe, what’s our first word?
Chloe: 地震
Damon: earthquake
Chloe: (slow) 地震 (regular) 地震
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 地震
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: China has sustained earthquakes for thousands of years. Earthquakes often occur in southwestern, northwestern, and northern China.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 汶川地震是新中国成立以来最大的地震。
Damon: The Wenchuan earthquake was the biggest earthquake since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
Chloe: (slow) 汶川地震是新中国成立以来最大的地震。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 台风
Damon: typhoon
Chloe: (slow) 台风 (regular) 台风
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 台风
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: Coastal areas like Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong are hit by a typhoon almost every year during the summer and autumn. Typhoons bring strong winds and storms, and many people suffer great losses from them.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 台风天不要出门。
Damon: Don't go out when a typhoon hits.
Chloe: (slow) 台风天不要出门。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 洪水
Damon: flood
Chloe: (slow) 洪水 (regular) 洪水
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 洪水
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: China has seen floods more and more frequently in recent decades. Floods are especially devastating to people's lives and local economies because China is a country of agriculture.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 遇到洪水时要到高处躲避。
Damon: You should go to somewhere high to stay away from the flood.
Chloe: (slow) 遇到洪水时要到高处躲避。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 沙尘暴
Damon: sandstorm
Chloe: (slow) 沙尘暴 (regular) 沙尘暴
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 沙尘暴
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: Sandstorms are a common natural disaster in northwestern China, which is covered by desert, and in northern China, where the Loess Plateau is located. They usually occur during the spring.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 沙尘暴不仅污染环境,而且对健康有害。
Damon: Sandstorms not only pollute the environment but also harm people's health.
Chloe: (slow) 沙尘暴不仅污染环境,而且对健康有害。
Damon: Okay, what’s the last word?
Chloe: 干旱
Damon: drought
Chloe: (slow) 干旱 (regular) 干旱
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 干旱
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: China is a country where drought has long been a big headache for local governments. It destroys the soil, leaving nothing for farmers and causing great financial and environmental losses.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 干旱造成了粮食短缺。
Damon: The drought caused food shortages.
Chloe: (slow) 干旱造成了粮食短缺。
QUIZ
Damon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Chloe will give you the Chinese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready?
Chloe: 地震
[pause]Damon: earthquake
Chloe: 台风
[pause]Damon: typhoon
Chloe: 洪水
[pause]Damon: flood
Chloe: 沙尘暴
[pause]Damon: sandstorm
Chloe: 干旱
[pause]Damon: drought

Outro

Damon: There you have it – five natural disasters in China! We have more vocab lists available at ChineseClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time!
Chloe: 再见!

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