FlexiLingo
This week, two stories about the strange power of the 1-800 number. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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B2 · 中高级
能看懂电视新闻就会觉得轻松
- 89% 的单词在 B1 或更简单的水平。
- 每分钟 158 词：自然语速。
- 整集共有 212 个较难的单词（B2 及以上）。
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This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. And I'm here with reporter Daniel Ackerman. Hey, Dan. Hi, Roman. So you reached out to us because you wanted to tell us about a very specific tool that you say completely revolutionized American consumer culture and created the blueprint for the modern retail economy.
It's like big words, if true. Yeah. So when you think about how many of us shop today, it's something that you can do whenever and wherever you want. Like you could be in bed at 3 a.m., hit a couple buttons on your phone,
and the next morning, there's a vacuum cleaner sitting on your doorstep. And that shopping impulse is not bound by time or distance, right?
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