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<p>We've reached a milestone in Coffee Break Chinese with lesson 30 and in this lesson Crystal puts Mark - and our listeners - to the test with a marathon translation test covering all the topics of the course so far.</p><br><p>This season of Coffee Break Chinese features a total ... Show More
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