Nguyen lands in Singapore for his brother's wedding, but his suitcase doesn't. Listen for the agent's understatement, and the unofficial advice she slips in.
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Practice · 3 min
Record Nguyen's line "That's one way of putting it." Say it slowly and flat, stressing "one." Compare with the model. This phrase is how people point out an understatement politely: the flat voice says "it's much worse than that."
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Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.