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Jul 2023
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Upper-intermediate | Saved by the Gong: ...

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You won't find Screech in this classroom, but you will find some interesting characters in our new junior high drama. Someone once said: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The same is true for history class. So here's some history in Mandarin Chinese, and don’t forget to use the exercises or you’ll be doomed to repeat this lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0807

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