今年冬天算是一个暖冬，
jīn nián | dōng tiān | suàn | shì | yī | gè | nuǎn dōng，
This winter can be regarded as a mild one.
好像不是很冷，
hǎo xiàng | bù | shì | hěn | lěng，
It doesn't seem to be very cold.
这几天大降温了，
zhè | jǐ | tiān | dà | jiàng wēn | le，
The temperature has dropped sharply these days.
也许是这个冬天最冷的几天吧，
yě | xǔ | shì | zhè | ge | dōng tiān | zuì | lěng | de | jǐ | tiān | ba，
Maybe these are the coldest days of this winter.
熬过去，就迎来春天了。
áo | guò | qù | jiù | yíng lái | chūn tiān | le。
If we get through this, spring will come.
冬天难熬，尤其是老人和孩子，
dōng tiān | nán | áo | yóu | qí | shì | lǎo rén | hé | hái zi，
Winter is tough to get through, especially for the elderly and children.
小小的人，穿那么厚的衣服，
xiǎo | xiǎo | de | rén | chuān | nà | me | hòu | de | yī fu，
Those little ones wearing such thick clothes
像一个球，行动都费劲。
xiàng | yī | gè | qiú | xíng dòng | dōu | fèi | jìn。
look like little balls and even find it hard to move around.
今天我给两个孩子新买了羽绒服，
jīn tiān | wǒ | gěi | liǎng | gè | hái zi | xīn | mǎi | le | yǔ róng fú，
Today I bought new down jackets for my two kids.
我本来想着，冬天快过去了，
wǒ | běn | lái | xiǎng | zhe | dōng tiān | kuài | guò | qù | le，
I originally thought that winter was coming to an end soon.
就别再买冬衣了，
jiù | bié | zài | mǎi | dōng yī | le，
so there was no need to buy more winter clothes.
我也不喜欢羽绒服，
wǒ | yě | bù | xǐ | huān | yǔ róng fú，
I also don't like down jackets.
因为孩子穿特别容易脏，
yīn | wèi | hái zi | chuān | tè | bié | róng | yì | zāng，
Because when kids wear them, they get dirty very easily.
又特别难洗干净。
yòu | tè | bié | nán | xǐ | gān | jìng。
And they are also extremely hard to clean thoroughly.
但是为了这次降温，
dàn | shì | wèi | le | zhè | cì | jiàng wēn，
But because of this temperature drop,
还是买吧，
hái | shì | mǎi | ba，
I decided to buy them anyway.
两件羽绒服一共三百，
liǎng | jiàn | yǔ róng fú | yī | gòng | sān | bǎi，
The two down jackets cost three hundred yuan in total.
希望他们明年长大一岁还能穿。
xī | wàng | tā | men | míng | nián | zhǎng | dà | yī | suì | hái | néng | chuān。
I hope they can still wear them when they grow a year older next year.
我们居住的城市成都属于南方，
wǒ | men | jū | zhù | de | chéng | shì | chéng dū | shǔ | yú | nán fāng，
Chengdu, the city where we live, belongs to southern China.
冬天冷，没有集中供暖，
dōng | tiān | lěng | méi | yǒu | jí | zhōng | gòng | nuǎn，
It's cold in winter and there is no central heating.
室内比室外还冷，
shì | nèi | bǐ | shì | wài | hái | lěng，
The indoors is even colder than the outdoors.
现在很多人自己家里用空调或暖气。
xiàn | zài | hěn | duō | rén | zì | jǐ | jiā | lǐ | yòng | kōng tiáo | huò | nuǎn qì。
Nowadays, many people use air conditioners or heaters at home.
夏天又很热，
xià | tiān | yòu | hěn | rè，
And it's very hot in summer.
不算是一个很舒适的地方，
bù | suàn | shì | yī | gè | hěn | shū | shì | de | dì | fāng，
It can't be called a very comfortable place to live.
一些沿海城市虽然冬天不冷，
yī | xiē | yán | hǎi | chéng | shì | suī | rán | dōng | tiān | bù | lěng，
Although some coastal cities are not cold in winter,
但是夏天更热，
dàn | shì | xià | tiān | gèng | rè，
they are even hotter in summer.
而且是很潮湿的热。
ér | qiě | shì | hěn | cháo | shī | de | rè。
And it's hot with heavy humidity.
北方的城市夏天不热，
běi | fāng | de | chéng | shì | xià | tiān | bù | rè，
Cities in northern China are not hot in summer,
但冬天很冷，零下十几度，
dàn | dōng | tiān | hěn | lěng | líng | xià | shí | jǐ | dù，
but they are freezing cold in winter, with temperatures dropping to more than ten degrees below zero.
而且很干燥，也不舒服。
ér | qiě | hěn | gān | zào | yě | bù | shū | shì。
and the air is very dry, which is also uncomfortable.
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