EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 11 MIN
Day 37 · The Class Dinner Night
from TingMate · host longcheng Ni
A slow English story about Wednesday midnight, picturing them on their last day of gaokao — and the class dinner ahead. 13 simple sentences. Word by word.📝 Today's sentencesIt just turned Wednesday. I'm thinking about them again.Today is their last day of gaokao. Probably their only one ever.Just one more exam. English. They'll walk out of that exam room by five. All over.And just like that, they're free. Free from high school.They'll try to keep their cool. And head home to check their answers.Within an hour, the group chats will blow up.Their last class dinner is tonight.They'll sing their class song first.Then someone will put on a pop song.Some girls crying. Some boys way too loud.They'll pretend to drink like grown-ups.Please. Take a million photos.This is what youth looks like.🔑 Vocabulary• just like that /dʒʌst laɪk ðæt/• blowing up /ˈbloʊɪŋ ʌp/• class song /klæs sɔːŋ/• way too loud /weɪ tuː laʊd/• take a million photos /teɪk ə ˈmɪljən ˈfoʊtoʊz/• last day of gaokao /læst deɪ əv ˈɡaʊˌkaʊ/• exam room /ɪɡˈzæm ruːm/• keep their cool /kiːp ðer kuːl/• check their answers /tʃek ðer ˈænsərz/• last class dinner /læst klæs ˈdɪnər/• like grown-ups /laɪk ɡroʊn ʌps/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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A slow English story about Wednesday midnight, picturing them on their last day of gaokao — and the class dinner ahead. 13 simple sentences. Word by word.📝 Today's sentencesIt just turned Wednesday. I'm thinking about them again.Today is their last day of gaokao. Probably their only one ever.Just one more exam. English. They'll walk out of that exam room by five. All over.And just like that, they're free. Free from high school.They'll try to keep their cool. And head home to check their answers.Within an hour, the group chats will blow up.Their last class dinner is tonight.They'll sing their class song first.Then someone will put on a pop song.Some girls crying. Some boys way too loud.They'll pretend to drink like grown-ups.Please. Take a million photos.This is what youth looks like.🔑 Vocabulary• just like that /dʒʌst laɪk ðæt/• blowing up /ˈbloʊɪŋ ʌp/• class song /klæs sɔːŋ/• way too loud /weɪ tuː laʊd/• take a million photos /teɪk ə ˈmɪljən ˈfoʊtoʊz/• last day of gaokao /læst deɪ əv ˈɡaʊˌkaʊ/• exam room /ɪɡˈzæm ruːm/• keep their cool /kiːp ðer kuːl/• check their answers /tʃek ðer ˈænsərz/• last class dinner /læst klæs ˈdɪnər/• like grown-ups /laɪk ɡroʊn ʌps/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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