Easy Stories in English

Learn British English with Fairy Tales and Advanced Conversation

Author: Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

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Hello from China! (Conversation)
Episode 257
Monday, 1 September, 2025

Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out... my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful! Find out all about my move to Ningbo in today's episode. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/China2⁠⁠ for the full transcript. Vocabulary: Bureaucracy, Ultrasound, Bedside manner, SIM card, Apartment complex, Congee, Adzuki bean, Bullfrog, Red bayberry, 'Mad dogs and Englishmen', Sweat, Cicada, Pale, 'A fish out of water', Scavenger hunt 0:00 Intro 01:56 The flight 05:07 The fastest train in the world 06:33 Assaulting a policeman 07:48 Making friends with the locals 10:00 The joys of bureaucracy 15:46 My home away from home 17:46 Finally, I'm rich! 19:32 Get your chopsticks out 25:49 It's too darn hot! 27:50 Comfortable and livable 29:15 Security 32:10 Locked out of the system 34:06 My new job 37:23 The hardest thing you can do 40:35 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices