EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 8 MIN
Day 13 · Worth the 5 Yuan
from TingMate · host longcheng Ni
A slow English story about the 5 yuan that buys a smile. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 8 minutes.📖 In this episode8 p.m. Time to clock out. Streets still packed. Uber says fifteen minutes — or pay 5 yuan more for a faster ride. You hesitate. Then you think: your time matters, and maybe this little thing makes the driver's day. Boom, ride confirmed. Windows down, breeze on your face. Time to go home.📝 Today's sentencesIt's finally time to clock out.A few coworkers are still around — I wave goodbye and head out.It's already 8 p.m., and the streets are packed.I open Uber — 15 minutes to wait.And there's an offer — pay 5 yuan more for a faster ride?I hesitate for a second. Then I think — my time matters, and maybe this little thing makes a hardworking driver's day.Boom, ride confirmed. I'm in the car within minutes.Windows down, breeze on my face. Time to go home.🔑 Vocabulary• wave goodbye /weɪv ɡʊdˈbaɪ/• packed /pækt/• hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/• make one's day /meɪk wʌnz deɪ/• confirmed /kənˈfɜːrmd/• breeze /briːz/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.— 中文 —TingMate 是一档慢速英语精听播客。今日话题：多花 5 块钱打车，值不值。一段简单的英文独白，8 句话，每个词都拆给你听。约 8 分钟。— 한국어 —TingMate는 천천히 영어를 듣는 팟캐스트입니다. 오늘의 주제: 택시비 5위안 더, 가치 있을까. 8문장의 짧은 영어 이야기, 단어 단위로 분석. 약 8분.— 日本語 —TingMateはゆっくり英語を聞くポッドキャストです。今日のテーマ:タクシー代5元プラス、価値ある？8文の短い英語ストーリー、単語ごとに解説。約8分。
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A slow English story about the 5 yuan that buys a smile. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 8 minutes.📖 In this episode8 p.m. Time to clock out. Streets still packed. Uber says fifteen minutes — or pay 5 yuan more for a faster ride. You hesitate. Then you think: your time matters, and maybe this little thing makes the driver's day. Boom, ride confirmed. Windows down, breeze on your face. Time to go home.📝 Today's sentencesIt's finally time to clock out.A few coworkers are still around — I wave goodbye and head out.It's already 8 p.m., and the streets are packed.I open Uber — 15 minutes to wait.And there's an offer — pay 5 yuan more for a faster ride?I hesitate for a second. Then I think — my time matters, and maybe this little thing makes a hardworking driver's day.Boom, ride confirmed. I'm in the car within minutes.Windows down, breeze on my face. Time to go home.🔑 Vocabulary• wave goodbye /weɪv ɡʊdˈbaɪ/• packed /pækt/• hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/• make one's day /meɪk wʌnz deɪ/• confirmed /kənˈfɜːrmd/• breeze /briːz/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.— 中文 —TingMate 是一档慢速英语精听播客。今日话题：多花 5 块钱打车，值不值。一段简单的英文独白，8 句话，每个词都拆给你听。约 8 分钟。— 한국어 —TingMate는 천천히 영어를 듣는 팟캐스트입니다. 오늘의 주제: 택시비 5위안 더, 가치 있을까. 8문장의 짧은 영어 이야기, 단어 단위로 분석. 약 8분.— 日本語 —TingMateはゆっくり英語を聞くポッドキャストです。今日のテーマ:タクシー代5元プラス、価値ある？8文の短い英語ストーリー、単語ごとに解説。約8分。
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