Chen's car has been towed from a street in Sydney, and he's at the tow lot to get it back. Listen for how the clerk sympathizes with him and still holds the line.

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Practice · 3 min

Record Chen's line "A bit hidden? It's completely buried in leaves." Repeat her words "a bit hidden" as a question, with a sharp rise, then stress "completely." Compare with the model. Echoing someone's soft word and replacing it with a stronger one is a common way to disagree at real speed.

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