① California sunshine is a love-hate thing for me.

② I love it, but it's rough on my skin.

③ This time, I forgot to bring my sunscreen.

④ And I'm pretty stubborn about it.

⑤ I only use one brand. It's this Chinese brand you can only buy back home.

⑥ So these days, I go out with a hat and sunglasses.

⑦ I keep putting off going to Sephora. And it's literally a five-minute drive.

⑧ I know I really should buy a new one.

⑨ I feel like my sunspots are coming back.

⑩ By the end of the year, I'm flying back to China.

⑪ I'll probably stop in Korea on the way.

⑫ I want to get laser treatment for these spots.

🔑 Vocabulary

• love-hate /ˌlʌv ˈheɪt/

• sunscreen /ˈsʌnskriːn/

• stubborn /ˈstʌbərn/

• putting off /ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔːf/

• literally /ˈlɪtərəli/

• sunspots /ˈsʌnspɒts/

• on the way /ɒn ðə weɪ/

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