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Jan 2025
15m 18s

Elementary | Hang Up and Ride!

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You will see just about everything imaginable on the streets of China - a family of four on the back of a scooter, bike carts stacked ten feet high with Styrofoam packaging, buses packed so tightly that people are pressed up against the windows on all four sides... There are also some people who like to talk animatedly on the phone while riding their bikes. In today's lesson, find out why this might not be the best idea! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1304

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