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A slow English story about Driving past a school full of parents holding flowers — and remembering my own gaokao 20 years ago. 15 simple sentences. Word by word. 📝 Today's sentences This morning, the streets felt unusually quiet. No one was honking. No one rushing. It hit me. Today is the day. I drove past a school on my way to work. Parents were everywhere, holding flowers. And just like that, I was eighteen again. And just like that, I was back in that exam room. My pencil was shaking. My heart was pounding. Part of me just wanted it over. And part of me wished I had more time. Honestly, that was almost twenty years ago. But it still feels so close. Time really does fly. I hope they ace it. Every single one of them. 🔑 Vocabulary • honking /ˈhɒŋkɪŋ/ • on my way to work /ɒn maɪ weɪ tə wɜːrk/ • heart pounding /hɑːrt ˈpaʊndɪŋ/ • wished I had more time /wɪʃt aɪ hæd mɔːr taɪm/ • time flies /taɪm flaɪz/ • unusually quiet /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli ˈkwaɪət/ • it hit me /ɪt hɪt miː/ • holding flowers /ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈflaʊərz/ • eighteen again /eɪˈtiːn əˈɡen/ • exam room /ɪɡˈzæm ruːm/ • pencil shaking /ˈpensəl ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.
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