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How to survive on a desert island?In this video, Poona and Jiaqi discuss what three items they would bring if they had to live on a deserted island for a year. They talk about bringing essential items like a knife, medication, books, and seeds for survival. They also reflect on the challenges of survival in such a situation.

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Episode 7The video discusses a father and son story where the father falls asleep on the couch and dreams of becoming an angel, while the son in the dream acts mischievously. When the father wakes up, he is angry to find out that the dream was true and punishes his son for his actions.

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Why I hate beetroot?The speaker, Poona, shares in this video why she does not like to eat beetroot. Working in a factory that produced beetroot cans during a working holiday in New Zealand, the intense smell and taste of beetroot while doing quality checks caused her to develop a strong aversion to eating it, creating lasting memories that she still associates with the vegetable to this day.

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Episode 9-10The video is about a teacher named 车老师 (Teacher Che) leaving and being replaced by a new teacher named 水老师 (Teacher Shui), who, like Teacher Che, is interested in stars and Mars. Despite initial skepticism, the students eventually come to accept and appreciate Teacher Shui's similarities to Teacher Che.

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Episode 8The video is about a group of students who find strange alien-like characters written in their teacher's notebook, sparking curiosity and confusion among them. They try to show the characters to their teacher but are surprised when nothing appears in the notebook when she looks.

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Episode 6In this video, Poona discusses the old story of "Dad and Son" where the son appears to be sleepwalking and ends up taking candy from a green bottle. The father hesitates to wake him up as there is a sign around his neck saying "Sleepwalking patient, do not wake up to avoid danger." It leaves the audience questioning whether the son is truly sleepwalking or pretending to be.

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Story dice magicThe video is about playing a storytelling game with dice in Chinese. The story in the video involves a snake, a girl named Lily, a bike, a cola, and a pencil, where the snake turns into a pencil after drinking wine and Lily is left with a pencil to draw snakes.

Intermediate

New year's resolutionThe video transcript discusses the speaker's three goals for the new year, which are to learn how to drive, study the Estonian language, and take their mother on a trip abroad for the first time. These goals aim to enrich the speaker's life experiences and relationships in 2024.

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What it's like to be in the 30sThe video discusses the feelings and experiences of being in your thirties, highlighting it as a time of stability, maturity, and self-awareness. It encourages viewers not to fear turning thirty and to embrace this period as one of the best times in life.

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24hrs in Hong KongThe video is a reflection on a recent trip to Hong Kong, discussing the author's impressions of the city's affordability, international culture, and traditional practices like fortune-telling. The narrator finds Hong Kong to be a fascinating tourist destination with diverse culture and cuisine, but questions what it would be like to live there long-term.