这么冷的天用冷水洗
“In weather this cold, washing with cold water—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
冷水
“Cold water?”
这么冷的天 用冷水洗
“In weather this cold, washing with cold water—”
不得受风寒啊
“you'll catch a chill.”
“Are you out of your mind? You will make yourself sick doing that!”
Traditional Chinese wellness beliefs strongly discourage contact with cold water in winter, as coldness is thought to invade the body and trigger illness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such cold weather; on a day as freezing as this
Sets up the environmental context to emphasize that an action is unreasonable or dangerous.
washing with cold water
Describes washing dishes, clothes, or oneself with cold water.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just took a cold shower. It's a little cold.”
“I just took a cold shower. It's a little cold.”
“when it’s too cold to shower, we just wouldn't.”
“Don't use cold water, use hot water.”
“I'll get the dishes done quickly.”
“Hurry and take a hot shower. Don't catch a cold.”