英语听力 · 下班茶话 (After-Work Tea Talk) episodes:

• June 28, 2026Ep011 — Healthy on Paper, Sad on a Plate

  减脂餐翻车现场

  Word Power：

  • recipe — 食谱，烹饪说明

  • ingredient — 食材，配料

  • bland — 清淡无味的

  • overcooked — 煮过头的

  • underseasoned — 调味不足的

  • portion — 份量

  • swap — 替换

  • homemade — 自制的

  • meal prep — 提前备餐

  • balanced — 均衡的

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• June 27, 2026Ep010 — Night Owl, Early Bird — Know Your Bird

  夜猫子还是早鸟——知道自己是什么鸟

  Word Power：

  • night owl — 夜猫子，晚上精神的人

  • early bird — 早鸟，早上精神的人

  • alarm — 闹钟

  • snooze — 按掉闹钟再睡一会儿

  • nap — 小睡 / 午睡

  • routine — 日常惯例

  • wind down — 放松下来（睡前的缓冲）

  • doze off — 打瞌睡 / 不小心睡着

  • well-rested — 休息充分的

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• June 26, 2026Ep009 — Add to Cart, Wait 24 Hours

  加购物车后等 24 小时——一件小事，但试试看

  Word Power：

  • add to cart — 加入购物车

  • check out — 结算付款

  • impulse buy — 冲动消费

  • on sale — 打折促销

  • return — 退货

  • worth it — 值得的

  • out of stock — 缺货 / 已售罄

  • second thoughts — 后悔 / 犹豫

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• June 25, 2026Ep008 — One Different Turn

  换一条路走——一件小到不值一提的事，但做完感觉挺有意思

  Word Power：

  • turn (n./v.) — 转弯；路口改变方向的地方

  • route (n.) — 路线；去某地的固定路径

  • explore (v.) — 探索；去新地方看看有什么

  • discover (v.) — 发现；找到不知道在那里的东西

  • familiar (adj.) — 熟悉的；因为见过很多次而很了解

  • curious (adj.) — 好奇的；想知道更多

  • neighborhood (n.) — 街区；住的地方或某个地点附近的一片区域

  • detour (n.) — 绕路；因为通常的路走不了而绕远

  • wander (v.) — 闲逛；没有计划或目的地地走

  • bench (n.) — 长椅；公园或街上的木头长座

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• June 24, 2026Ep007 — Hygge. Hot Water. Same Feeling.

  北欧 hygge 和中式养生，本质上是同一件事

  Word Power：

  • cozy (adj.) — 温暖舒适，像房间给你一个小小的拥抱

  • ritual (n.) — 每天固定做的小仪式

  • comfortable (adj.) — 身体感觉舒服、不紧不冷没压力

  • atmosphere (n.) — 一个地方给人的感觉、氛围

  • to wrap (v.) — 把自己裹在暖和的东西里

  • steam (n.) — 水烧开时冒出的白色热气

  • dim (adj.) — 不亮的、柔和的灯光

  • content (adj.) — 对自己拥有的感到满足、不想要更多

  • familiar (adj.) — 因为经历过很多次而感觉很熟悉

  • peaceful (adj.) — 安静、没有噪音也没有压力

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• June 23, 2026Ep006 — One Meal. Just Mine.

  一个人吃饭，到底是不是件孤独的事

  Word Power：

  • solo (adj.) — by yourself, in a confident way

  • to dine (v.) — a slightly more formal way to say "to eat"

  • to treat yourself (phrase) — do something small and nice just for you

  • on purpose (phrase) — intentionally, not by accident

  • to recharge (v.) — get your energy back, like a battery

  • company (n.) — the people you are with, or the feeling of not being alone

  • weekday (n.) — Monday through Friday

  • to order (v.) — ask for your food at a restaurant

  • cozy (adj.) — warm, comfortable, soft — like a small hug from your room

  • quiet (adj./n.) — no noise; calm

  ...more

  

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• June 22, 2026Ep005 — Eight Water Bottles, Zero Glasses of Water

  买了八个杯子，每天喝水量没变

  Word Power：

  • stay hydrated — drink enough water during the day

  • water bottle — a bottle you carry around with water in it

  • refill — fill something up again

  • sip — drink a little bit at a time

  • track — write down or record something over time

  • habit — something you do regularly, often without thinking

  • reminder — a small note or message that tells you to do something

  • lukewarm — a temperature that is not hot and not cold

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• June 21, 2026Ep004 — The Sunday Reset That Never Resets

  休息日怎么越休越累

  Word Power：

  • me time — time that is just for you

  • unwind — relax after being stressed

  • zone out — stop paying attention to anything

  • unplug — disconnect from devices or work

  • recharge — rest so you have energy again

  • burnout — extreme tiredness from too much work

  • wind down — gradually become more relaxed

  • treat yourself — do something nice for yourself

  • guilty pleasure — something you enjoy but feel a bit weird about

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• June 20, 2026Ep003 — The Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Hustle

  端午三天假，比上班还累

  Word Power：

  • public holiday — a day off that everyone gets

  • long weekend — three days off in a row

  • head home — travel back to your parents' house

  • family reunion — a gathering of the whole family

  • sticky rice dumpling — rice wrapped in leaves, boiled

  • holiday traffic — heavy traffic on holidays

  • catch up — talk about what has happened

  • recharge — rest so you have more energy

  • day off — a day you do not work

  ...more

  

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• June 19, 2026Ep002 — Payday Blues

  周一发工资,周三就余额不足

  Word Power：

  • payday — the day you get paid

  • direct deposit — money sent straight to your bank

  • balance — how much money is in your account

  • transfer — move money between accounts or people

  • budget — a plan for how to spend your money

  • auto-pay — automatic bill payment

  • impulse buy — something you bought without planning

  • overdraft — spending more than you have

  • statement — a monthly summary of your charges

  • subscription — a recurring payment for a service

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