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Totoro, Steak & Escape Rooms|Chinese–Eng...

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About this episode

This one’s part London adventure, part Mandarin listening practice.


Tom celebrated his birthday and 10-year anniversary with Ula — a surprise visit from Auntie Kara, a Studio Ghibli stage show (“My Neighbour Totoro”), London’s best steak at Steak & Company, and an escape-room fail that turned into a win… with only 18 seconds left on the clock.

It’s a bilingual Chinese–English episode, so you’ll get real, natural Chinese with clear English context — perfect for learners who want genuine Mandarin conversation, not classroom scripts.


🎧 What’s inside:

  • Life in the UK told in Mandarin + English
  • Real couple conversation for natural listening practice
  • Studio Ghibli, London travel, and the best wagyu steak we’ve ever had
  • Why escape rooms are secretly relationship tests
  • How to use fun topics like these to learn real-life Chinese


📍 Chapters:

0:00 – Hump Day & intro chaos

2:45 – Birthday surprise & planning

6:40 – London trip + Totoro show

12:30 – Japanese restaurant adventure

17:40 – Theatre review

22:00 – Covent Garden wander + 5G rant

25:10 – Best steak in London: Steak & Company

30:20 – Underground games & escape-room fail

39:00 – Alice in Puzzleland redemption

43:50 – Westfield, mystery board game & wrap-up


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