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  1. Mark
    English If I had known it would snow, I would have worn warmer clothes. My jacket was completely useless.

    لو كنت أعلم أن الثلج سيتساقط، لكنت ارتديت ملابس أدفأ. كان معطفي عديم الفائدة.

  2. Jenny
    English I know what you mean. The emergency team worked through the night to repair the damage from the storm.

    أفهم ما تعنيه. عمل فريق الطوارئ طوال الليل لإصلاح الأضرار الناجمة عن العاصفة.

  3. Mark
    English The northeast wind was extremely cold. By morning, everything outside was frozen solid.

    رياح الشمال الشرقي كانت باردة للغاية. وبحلول الصباح، كان كل شيء في الخارج متجمّدًا تمامًا.

  4. Jenny
    English My car would not start, so I had to call a mechanic. He said the cold had damaged the battery completely.

    لم تشتغل سيارتي، لذا اضطررت لاستدعاء ميكانيكي. قال إن البرد أتلف البطارية تمامًا.

  5. Mark
    English That is so frustrating. If you had a garage, the vehicle would have been protected from the freezing temperatures.

    هذا محبط جدًا. لو كان لديك مرآب، لكانت السيارة محمية من درجات الصقيع.

  6. Jenny
    English True. I have been thinking about renting one in our building. The cost is reasonable.

    صحيح. أفكر في استئجار واحد في مبنانا. التكلفة معقولة.

  7. Mark
    English That sounds smart. The forecast says we should expect more bad weather this winter.

    هذا يبدو ذكياً. التنبؤات تقول إن علينا أن نتوقع طقساً أسوأ هذا الشتاء.

  8. Jenny
    English I heard there might be a flood warning later this week too. The river is already very high.

    سمعت أنه قد تكون هناك تحذيرات من فيضان لاحقًا هذا الأسبوع أيضًا. النهر بالفعل مرتفع جدًا.

  9. Mark
    English We should prepare some emergency supplies. If the power went out, candles and bottled water would be essential.

    علينا تجهيز بعض لوازم الطوارئ. إذا انقطعت الكهرباء، فستكون الشموع والمياه المعبأة ضرورية.

  10. Jenny
    English Good thinking. I will buy extra bread and food tomorrow just in case.

    فكرة جيدة. سأشتري خبزًا وطعامًا إضافيًا غدًا احتياطًا.

  11. Mark
    English I might check the heating system too. It would be terrible if it broke during a freeze.

    قد أتحقق من نظام التدفئة أيضًا. سيكون أمرًا سيئًا لو تعطل أثناء موجة الصقيع.

  12. Jenny
    English Definitely. Being prepared makes any challenge easier to handle.

    بالتأكيد. الاستعداد يجعل أي تحدٍ أسهل في التعامل معه.

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