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Day 63 · One More Excuse to Fly Home

Day 63 · One More Excuse to Fly Home25 jul9 min

<p>📝 Today&#39;s sentences</p><p>① My hair is getting long again.</p><p>② But I keep avoiding the haircut.</p><p>③ Getting one here is expensive.</p><p>④ It&#39;s like sixty or seventy bucks, before tip.</p><p>⑤ And it&#39;s kind of a gamble.</p><p>⑥ They don&#39;t always know how to cut Asian hair.</p><p>⑦ Last time, I came home and fixed it myself.</p><p>⑧ So I&#39;d rather just wait.</p><p>⑨ And get it all done back home.</p><p>⑩ It&#39;s cheaper there, and they do it right.</p><p>⑪ But you know how I am.</p><p>⑫ Some things I just save for home.</p><p>⑬ So now I&#39;ve got one more excuse to fly home.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• getting long /ˈɡetɪŋ lɒŋ/</p><p>• before tip /bɪˈfɔːr tɪp/</p><p>• a gamble /ə ˈɡæmbl/</p><p>• know how to /noʊ haʊ tuː/</p><p>• fixed it myself /fɪkst ɪt maɪˈself/</p><p>• I&#39;d rather /aɪd ˈræðər/</p><p>• do it right /duː ɪt raɪt/</p><p>• save for /seɪv fɔːr/</p><p>• one more excuse /wʌn mɔːr ɪkˈskjuːs/</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next sentence.</p><p><br></p>