EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 16 MIN
Day 42 · Don't Suffer Alone
from TingMate · host longcheng Ni
A slow English story about My AC stopped cooling at night, and the neighbor group chat fixed it together. 14 simple sentences. Word by word. About 16 minutes.📝 Today's sentences① I got home around 6:30 today. And man, it was hot.② The house hit 84 degrees Fahrenheit. So I turned on the AC right away.③ I grabbed a drink from the fridge and sank into my rocking chair.④ But five minutes later, I was still sweating.⑤ That's when it hit me. The AC wasn't cooling at all.⑥ Now I wasn't just hot. I was getting cranky.⑦ I walked to the leasing office. But they were already closed.⑧ I knew I could call maintenance. But it was getting late.⑨ And honestly, I hate being a bother. So I got stuck in my own head.⑩ So I tried asking the neighbor group. My AC doesn't seem to be cooling. Anyone have any advice?⑪ And boom. So many people jumped in. Mine too! Mine too!⑫ So one neighbor stepped up. He gathered everyone's unit numbers. Then he sent in one maintenance request for all of us.⑬ Half an hour later, someone showed up. Turns out the condensation had backed up. Fixed in a minute.⑭ And we made a deal in the group. Next time, we tell each other right away.🔑 Vocabulary• degrees Fahrenheit /dɪˈɡriːz ˈfærənhaɪt/• cranky /ˈkræŋki/• being a bother /ˈbiːɪŋ ə ˈbɑːðər/• leasing office /ˈliːsɪŋ ˈɔːfɪs/• maintenance /ˈmeɪntənəns/• got stuck in my own head /ɡɑːt stʌk ɪn maɪ oʊn hed/• jumped in /dʒʌmpt ɪn/• stepped up /stept ʌp/• backed up /bækt ʌp/• turned on /tɜːrnd ɑːn/• neighbor /ˈneɪbər/• sweating /ˈswetɪŋ/• gathered /ˈɡæðərd/• condensation /ˌkɑːndenˈseɪʃən/• showed up /ʃoʊd ʌp/• rocking chair /ˈrɑːkɪŋ tʃer/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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A slow English story about My AC stopped cooling at night, and the neighbor group chat fixed it together. 14 simple sentences. Word by word. About 16 minutes.📝 Today's sentences① I got home around 6:30 today. And man, it was hot.② The house hit 84 degrees Fahrenheit. So I turned on the AC right away.③ I grabbed a drink from the fridge and sank into my rocking chair.④ But five minutes later, I was still sweating.⑤ That's when it hit me. The AC wasn't cooling at all.⑥ Now I wasn't just hot. I was getting cranky.⑦ I walked to the leasing office. But they were already closed.⑧ I knew I could call maintenance. But it was getting late.⑨ And honestly, I hate being a bother. So I got stuck in my own head.⑩ So I tried asking the neighbor group. My AC doesn't seem to be cooling. Anyone have any advice?⑪ And boom. So many people jumped in. Mine too! Mine too!⑫ So one neighbor stepped up. He gathered everyone's unit numbers. Then he sent in one maintenance request for all of us.⑬ Half an hour later, someone showed up. Turns out the condensation had backed up. Fixed in a minute.⑭ And we made a deal in the group. Next time, we tell each other right away.🔑 Vocabulary• degrees Fahrenheit /dɪˈɡriːz ˈfærənhaɪt/• cranky /ˈkræŋki/• being a bother /ˈbiːɪŋ ə ˈbɑːðər/• leasing office /ˈliːsɪŋ ˈɔːfɪs/• maintenance /ˈmeɪntənəns/• got stuck in my own head /ɡɑːt stʌk ɪn maɪ oʊn hed/• jumped in /dʒʌmpt ɪn/• stepped up /stept ʌp/• backed up /bækt ʌp/• turned on /tɜːrnd ɑːn/• neighbor /ˈneɪbər/• sweating /ˈswetɪŋ/• gathered /ˈɡæðərd/• condensation /ˌkɑːndenˈseɪʃən/• showed up /ʃoʊd ʌp/• rocking chair /ˈrɑːkɪŋ tʃer/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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