A slow English story about Apple raised Mac prices across the board, and the increase alone could buy a whole laptop. 10 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes.

📝 Today's sentences

① Lately, I've seen a lot of posts about Apple raising prices.

② Macs went up across the board.

③ Someone online said they hesitated for a long time about buying one.

④ Before they could decide, the price jumped.

⑤ So I checked Apple's website. It was up a full three thousand yuan.

⑥ I was surprised. It's not 300. It's 3,000.

⑦ My first computer in college cost about that much.

⑧ Out of curiosity, I opened Amazon.

⑨ There are still laptops for under three thousand yuan.

⑩ I know the quality isn't the same. I'm just saying.

🔑 Vocabulary

• raising prices /ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz/

• across the board /əˌkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd/

• hesitated /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/

• out of curiosity /aʊt əv ˌkjʊriˈɒsəti/

• I'm just saying /aɪm dʒʌst ˈseɪɪŋ/

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