In the past, Chinese people would follow their ethical intuition in this kind of situation; but now they have become more "cool-minded" (or rather, cold-hearted).

在很久以前，中国人在这种事情中是听从道德直觉的、听从情感冲动的；现在，人们变得更为“理性”，更为“冷静”（或者说更为冷漠）了。

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Shirley: You don't know that, if the balcony faces north, it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.

雪莉：你不知道啊，如果阳台朝北，夏天凉爽，但是冬天很冷啊。

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Weather was great, cool but not cold, sunny and almost cloudless.

天气很好，凉爽但不寒冷，几乎无云的晴天。

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"That was really cold, but it made the pictures look cool, " Josh said.

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The air is cool, but not cold.

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Cool story of cold revenge, but for making money, think of a steel maker and a specialty chemical company.

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