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氯

lǜ · lü · lv

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  1. chlorine (chemistry)
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The pool smell

  1. Dengdeng

    游泳池(yóuyǒngchí)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)为什么(wèishénme)有(yǒu)一股(yīgǔ)怪味(guàiwèi)？

    Why does the water in the pool have a strange smell?

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)氯(lǜ)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    That is the smell of chlorine.

  3. Dengdeng

    氯(lǜ)？游泳池(yóuyǒngchí)里(lǐ)放(fàng)氯(lǜ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Chlorine? Why put chlorine in a pool?

  4. Liangliang

    氯(lǜ)可以(kěyǐ)让(ràng)水(shuǐ)保持(bǎochí)干净(gānjìng)。

    Chlorine keeps the water clean.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)游完泳(yóuwányǒng)，身上(shēnshang)也(yě)有(yǒu)氯(lǜ)的(de)味道(wèidao)吗(ma)？

    Then after I swim, do I smell of chlorine too?

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)。你(nǐ)闻闻(wénwén)，现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)就(jiù)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)游泳池(yóuyǒngchí)。

    Yes. Take a sniff, you are like a swimming pool now.

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01

自(zì)来(lái)水(shuǐ)有(yǒu)可(kě)能(néng)含(hán)有(yǒu)氯(lǜ)、铅(qiān)等(děng)有(yǒu)害(hài)物(wù)质(zhì)。

There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

游(yóu)泳(yǒng)池(chí)里(lǐ)加(jiā)了(le)氯(lǜ)，水(shuǐ)才(cái)显(xiǎn)得(de)干(gān)净(jìng)。

Chlorine is added to the swimming pool, which is why the water looks clean.

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