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A slow English story about a friend's housewarming and an H1B that finally came through. 13 simple sentences. Word by word. 📝 Today's sentences This weekend, I went to my friend's housewarming party. Here's the thing. She didn't buy the place. She rented it. But it's still a big deal. Ten years in the US. This is her first time living in a house. Honestly, international student life isn't all that fancy. You're moving abroad, learning English, finding a job, then the H1B lottery. She kept going year after year. Reapplying, waiting, refusing to quit. This year, she finally got picked. The H1B came through. She said she's safe for three years now. She really deserves this moment. Honestly, anyone who keeps going knows this feeling. So I made this episode for her. We raised our glasses. Cheers to right now. 🔑 Vocabulary • housewarming party /ˈhaʊsˌwɔːrmɪŋ ˈpɑːrti/ • here's the thing /hɪərz ðə θɪŋ/ • a big deal /ə bɪɡ diːl/ • kept going /kept ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ • refusing to quit /rɪˈfjuːzɪŋ tə kwɪt/ • came through /keɪm θruː/ • deserves /dɪˈzɜːrvz/ • raised our glasses /reɪzd aʊər ˈɡlæsɪz/ • rented /ˈrentɪd/ • year after year /jɪər ˈæftər jɪər/ • reapplying /ˌriːəˈplaɪɪŋ/ • H1B /eɪtʃ wʌn biː/ • got picked /ɡɑːt pɪkt/ • fancy /ˈfænsi/ • all that /ɔːl ðæt/ • cheers to /tʃɪərz tuː/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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