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酷暑难耐，又不想放弃娱乐，怎么办？四川都江堰的麻将爱好者们干脆把麻将桌搬到了水上，水上麻将真是打起来爽快又清凉。 Mahjong lovers in China have found a unique way to deal with a merciless heat wave descending on their city. 在中国，麻将爱好者们找到了一种独特的方式来应对降临在他们城市里的无情热浪。 What do you do if it's way too hot but you just can't stay away from your favourite boardgame? 如果天气太热，而你又不想远离你最喜欢的游戏，你会怎么办？ Well, kick your shoes and socks off, grab a chair and umbrella and head down to the river. 那就脱掉鞋袜，搬起椅子带上阳伞，下河吧。 That's what people in the town of Dujiangyan are doing and regardless of who wins at mahjong - they certainly all beat the heat! 这就是都江堰的人们正在做的事情，不管谁赢了麻将，他们肯定都战胜了炎热！ And hot it is - media reports say that over the past days, the thermometer in the town in Sichuan province climbed to just under 40C. 那里现在有多热呢？据媒体报道，在过去的几天里，四川省都江堰的温度已逼近40摄氏度。 Mahjong is an ancient Chinese board game and is often played by elderly people in public parks. But current temperatures are nothing to mess with. | 
