Chapter 53 Buying a tape recorder
"Listen more and read more...but where do we listen? Where do we read?" Zhu Lin sighed. She also had the same problems and confusions that Shao Yu encountered in his studies.
"You can follow the TV, radio, or tape recorder!" Su Hanyan said.
"Now that you mention it, I remember. Qiao Shasha told me that one of her aunts was a university professor who taught English. Her aunt told her to listen to foreign English programs on a tape recorder, or to buy a radio and tapes and learn from them." Shao Yu said this when she heard Qiao Shasha bragging about her English level.
But Qiao Shasha didn't tell her what frequency the program was broadcast on.
"Yes, let's buy a tape recorder." Su Hanyan found that the mall on the street already had small tape recorders that looked like bricks. They could be carried in one hand, which was light and convenient. "Then go to the bookstore and buy some English reading materials and tapes to practice listening and speaking."
"Ah? That's so expensive." Zhu Lin felt painful just thinking about buying that. After all, that kind of small tape recorder was imported from abroad and was very expensive.
Her average monthly salary is less than 50 yuan, so she would probably have to save money for half a year to buy this.
"Besides, this thing is not easy to buy." Finally, she added, "This is a hot commodity. It's not easy to buy. Not only do you need a ticket, but you have to wait in line for a long time in the mall. You have to ask someone to buy it through the back door."
"Expensiveness is not a problem." Su Hanyan murmured, "All the efforts now are worth it. Since you have decided to work hard to get a diploma, don't worry about the money. It's just... whether you can buy it is a problem."
"Do you really want to buy it?" Shao Yu hesitated and said, "If you really want to buy it, I'll let my brother think of a way."
"Yes." Su Hanyan said, "It's not cheap if I buy it alone. Since the three of us are learning English together, why don't we buy it together? How do you think?"
Shao Yu: "Okay. Then buy it and put it in the dormitory. I'll come here every day to study and we can listen together."
"That's decided then." Zhu Lin also agreed.
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Su Hanyan and Zhu Lin sent Shao Yu downstairs together, and saw Shao Feng wrapped in a green military coat, with his hands tucked into the sleeves of his cotton coat, stomping his feet and circling around his bicycle.
The breeze on a midwinter night was so cold that it made his face turn red and his teeth chatter.
"Brother! Why did you call me downstairs when you came? You look so cold." Shao Yu ran over distressedly, stretched out his hands and warmed his brother's face, "Warm you up."
"Isn't it because I'm afraid of disturbing you?" Shao Feng grinned, freed his hands from his sleeves, and reached directly into the inner pocket of his coat. He took out three roasted, soft, glutinous and fragrant sweet potatoes, "They are still hot. Take them and share them."
"Thank you, brother." Shao Yu happily shared the sweet potatoes.
Su Hanyan was just hungry, and when she took a bite of the sweet potato, the sweet taste immediately made her feel satisfied wholeheartedly.
"It's delicious, thank you! Shao Feng!" She smiled brightly at Shao Feng.
"You're welcome. Thank you for your hard work in teaching my sister. If you need any help, just let me know." Shao Feng showed his big white teeth and smiled very wildly.
"Speaking of this, I'm really sorry to trouble you. We need a tape recorder to learn English. I heard it's hard to buy one on the market. Can you find a way to buy one for us?" she asked.
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"Okay." Shao Feng agreed, "Just wait, it will arrive in three days at the latest."
(End of this chapter)