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Jan 2025
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Elementary | It's cold, wear more clothe...

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The days are getting shorter, nights longer; autumn has arrived. You may feel like venturing out in shorts and t-shirts, but the chill winds may make you regret not bringing a jacket. Today's lesson will offer an alternate way to get that jacket, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1279

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