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English Audio Request

Tati
English / Heat2
by Tati on May 15, 2013
123 Words / 2 Recordings / 3 Comments
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I live in the city of Hangzhou, China which during the summer can reach 45C in some areas. That doesn't sound very extreme compared to some deserts. But what makes Hangzhou different is that it is extremely humid year round. The extreme humidity combined with the desert like heat makes this a hellishly hot place to be in the summer. Oddly enough neighbouring Shanghai, only one hour away by car, does not get nearly as hot or humid as Hangzhou does. I've never experienced heat anywhere else that even comes close to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is also known for "hot rain" which is exactly what it sounds like. An experience very similar to being in a hot shower everywhere you go. Alex, Hangzhou, China

Recordings

  • Heat2 ( recorded by waphle ), American English, Taiwanese Mandarin, Hong Kong Cantonese

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    I live in the city of Hangzhou, China which, during the summer, can reach 45ºC in some areas. That doesn't sound very extreme compared to some deserts, but what makes Hangzhou different is that it is extremely humid year round. The extreme humidity combined with the desert-like heat makes this a hellishly hot place to be in the summer. Oddly enough, neighbouring Shanghai, only one hour away by car, does not get nearly as hot or humid as Hangzhou does. I've never experienced heat anywhere else that even comes close to Hangzhou's. Hangzhou is also known for "hot rain," which is exactly what it sounds like – an experience very similar to being in a hot shower everywhere you go. Alex, Hangzhou, China

  • Heat2 ( recorded by neofight78 ), British

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    I live in the city of Hangzhou, China which during the summer can reach 45C in some areas. That doesn't sound very extreme compared to some deserts. But what makes Hangzhou different is that it is extremely humid all year round. The extreme humidity combined with the desert like heat makes this a hellishly hot place to be in the summer. Oddly enough neighbouring Shanghai, only one hour away by car, does not get nearly as hot or humid as Hangzhou does. I've never experienced heat anywhere else that even comes close to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is also known for "hot rain" which is exactly what it sounds like. An experience very similar to being in a hot shower everywhere you go. Alex, Hangzhou, China

Comments

Tati
Tati
May 16, 2013

Perfect! Thank you so much, Harold! I especially liked the slight Chinese flavour of your English!!

waphle
waphle
May 16, 2013

You're most welcome, Tatiana! Honestly, at first I was thinking I should try to say "Hangzhou" like a non-Chinese speaking American would, but it was actually hard to force myself to say it that way.

Tati
Tati
May 18, 2013

Thank you Will! Now it's difficult to choose between the 2 excellent recordings...

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