A: I don’t want to wear a mask while cleaning in this hot weather.
B: Your nose is really sensitive, so you should wear a mask or you’ll have a sneezing fit from the dust. The mask will also protect against disease.
A: Wait, what disease? We’re just cleaning inside and doing the balcony.
B: Haven’t you seen the news? There’s been an uptick in cases of hantavirus in Taiwan this year.
A: 我不想在打掃的時候戴口罩耶,天氣已經夠熱了。
B: 你的鼻子那麼容易過敏,最好戴著口罩,以免灰塵讓你噴嚏打不停,戴口罩也可以阻擋病毒。
A: 等等︰什麼病毒?我們只是要打掃屋內跟陽台啊。
B: 你沒看新聞嗎?今年台灣的漢他病毒出血症病例增加了哦。
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