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Window Washing

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Have you ever wondered how people clean the windows of tall buildings?

It isn't easy. Window washers dangle high above the ground on ropes tied to the top of a building. They climb into a big basket and then somebody else lowers the basket down the side of the building.

Washing windows when you are this high up can be very scary. Sometimes the wind blows very hard and makes the basket sway. Sometime window wahsers would feel cold when it gets rainy and windy.

Some people like being in high places, so they are not afraid to be window washers. Do you think you are brave enough?

The words of the day

to dangle

懸盪 (xuan2 dang4)

Tom was scared when he saw a spider dangling above his head.

當湯姆看見一隻蜘蛛懸掛在他頭頂上,他簡直嚇壞了。

basket

吊籃 (diao4 lan2)


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