
← TingMate · English Learning25 jul · 11 min
Day 60 · Back in the Texas Heat
<p>📝 Today's sentences</p><p>① I just landed back in Austin.</p><p>② The heat hit me the second I stepped outside.</p><p>③ It's like walking straight into a wall.</p><p>④ Three weeks of Bay Area weather, gone just like that.</p><p>⑤ And I already miss it.</p><p>⑥ I got in my car and cranked up the AC all the way.</p><p>⑦ On the drive home, I kept asking myself why.</p><p>⑧ Why do I keep doing this to myself?</p><p>⑨ But deep down, I already know the answer.</p><p>⑩ There's no state income tax in Texas.</p><p>⑪ And my rent here is about half the Bay Area price.</p><p>⑫ So I wiped the sweat off and reminded myself.</p><p>⑬ This is what I signed up for.</p><p>⑭ Maybe I'll get used to it in a few days.</p><p>⑮ I'm here now, but my heart hasn't caught up yet.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• landed /ˈlændɪd/</p><p>• hit me /hɪt miː/</p><p>• the second I /ðə ˈsekənd aɪ/</p><p>• just like that /dʒʌst laɪk ðæt/</p><p>• cranked up /kræŋkt ʌp/</p><p>• deep down /diːp daʊn/</p><p>• signed up for /saɪnd ʌp fɔːr/</p><p>• get used to /ɡet juːst tuː/</p><p>• caught up /kɔːt ʌp/</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.</p><p><br></p>