EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 12 MIN
Day 26 · Meet a Stranger?
from TingMate · host longcheng Ni
A slow English story about a stranger sliding into your DMs for career advice. 9 simple sentences. Word by word.📝 Today's sentencesMonday morning. A stranger DMed me out of the blue.Turns out, she wanted to ask about my career switch. Switching into tech. Said she's been stuck for a while.Truth is, I don't usually meet people from the internet. Makes me nervous.But I get it. I've been there before. Working up the courage to reach out to other people for help isn't easy.I mean, if I just turned her down, would she ever DM anyone again?You know what? I even flipped a coin. Heads yes, tails no. It came up tails.But I typed back anyway. "Tomorrow after work?" Yeah, I'm a little rebellious, I know.Got her reply right away. Three exclamation marks. "Thanks!!!"I put my phone down. I suddenly felt tomorrow getting closer.🔑 Vocabulary• DM /diː em/• out of the blue /aʊt əv ðə bluː/• career switch /kəˈrɪr swɪtʃ/• I've been there /aɪv bɪn ðer/• work up the courage /wɜːrk ʌp ðə ˈkʌrɪdʒ/• reach out /riːtʃ aʊt/• turn down /tɜːrn daʊn/• rebellious /rɪˈbeljəs/• Turns out /tɜːrnz aʊt/• stuck /stʌk/• Truth is /truːθ ɪz/• stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/• nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/• exclamation /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/• flipped a coin /flɪpt ə kɔɪn/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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A slow English story about a stranger sliding into your DMs for career advice. 9 simple sentences. Word by word.📝 Today's sentencesMonday morning. A stranger DMed me out of the blue.Turns out, she wanted to ask about my career switch. Switching into tech. Said she's been stuck for a while.Truth is, I don't usually meet people from the internet. Makes me nervous.But I get it. I've been there before. Working up the courage to reach out to other people for help isn't easy.I mean, if I just turned her down, would she ever DM anyone again?You know what? I even flipped a coin. Heads yes, tails no. It came up tails.But I typed back anyway. "Tomorrow after work?" Yeah, I'm a little rebellious, I know.Got her reply right away. Three exclamation marks. "Thanks!!!"I put my phone down. I suddenly felt tomorrow getting closer.🔑 Vocabulary• DM /diː em/• out of the blue /aʊt əv ðə bluː/• career switch /kəˈrɪr swɪtʃ/• I've been there /aɪv bɪn ðer/• work up the courage /wɜːrk ʌp ðə ˈkʌrɪdʒ/• reach out /riːtʃ aʊt/• turn down /tɜːrn daʊn/• rebellious /rɪˈbeljəs/• Turns out /tɜːrnz aʊt/• stuck /stʌk/• Truth is /truːθ ɪz/• stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/• nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/• exclamation /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/• flipped a coin /flɪpt ə kɔɪn/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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