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Sep 2023
17m 41s

Intermediate | Sydney, Australia

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We all know the clichés... kangaroos koalas beaches sun g'day mate shiny happy people... and though we roll our eyes it's just 'cause we're jealous, let's face it. In this podcast, learn a little more about the great Australian city of Sydney, in Mandarin Chinese... (writer dropping discreet hints in hopes of gifts of Penfold's Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet being showered China-way). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0705

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