Strange News: The Man Who Used an Eel to Cure Constipation
English with Dane

Strange News: The Man Who Used an Eel to Cure Constipation

B2Upper-intermediateJune 10, 202618 min

Strange news is back! In this episode, we’re reading three bizarre news stories from around the world while picking up plenty of useful English vocabulary along the way. A flight from New Jersey to Mallorca gets turned around because of a suspicious Bluetooth device name, Uber reveals the strangest items passengers have left behind in their cars, and a man in China attempts a highly questionable cure for constipation involving a live eel. Along the way, you’ll learn expressions like pull a U-turn, offbeat, roll out, poke fun at, catch a break, and more...

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On this episode of English with Dane, we're reading some strange news articles from around the world. We're going to pick up a bunch of new vocabulary while witnessing just how weird people can get. We're going to talk about how a teenager ruined a flight from New Jersey to Mallorca causing a nine-hour delay. We're going to talk about the strangest objects left behind in Ubers

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And we're gonna finish it off with a bizarre attempt from a Chinese man to cure his constipation. Yup, it's that kind of day. So let's do it. You are listening to Episode 51 of Season 2 of English with Dain.

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Hit it! Alright, our first story took place on a flight from New Jersey to Mallorca. I didn't know you could get a direct flight to Mallorca from New Jersey, but here we are. Let's read this first headline because it's pretty ridiculous.

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