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BBC 6 Minute English December 17, 2015 - Why do we take risks?

8,927 views

黃文彥Adam Huang

Video Language:

  • English

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Accent:

  • English (UK)

Speech Time:

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  • 5:56 / 6:05

Speech Rate:

  • 160 wpm - Fast

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  • Education

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Special thanks to The Free Dictionary for providing us with the information used in this web page

Video Vocabulary

catastrophic

/ˌkadəˈsträfik/

catastrophic
adjective

very serious.

thousands

/ˈTHouz(ə)nd/

thousands
number

1000s.

holiday

/ˈhäləˌdā/

holiday
noun verb

A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day. spend holiday somewhere.

chances

/CHans/

chances
noun other verb

possibility. The possibilities that something will happen. To take a risk to try something.

psychologist

/sīˈkäləjəst/

psychologist
noun

An expert who studies the mind and behavior.

assessing

/əˈses/

assessing
verb

To judge something's value or suitability.

welcome - welcome

/ˈwelkəm/

welcome
adjective exclamation noun verb

gladly received. used to greet someone in polite or friendly way. Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived. To greet someone who has just arrived.

something

/ˈsəmˌTHiNG/

something
adverb pronoun

used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. Thing that is not yet known or named.

talking

/ˈtôkiNG/

talking
adjective noun verb

engaging in speech. action of talking. To say things or ideas to someone with words.

winning

/ˈwiniNG/

winning
adjective noun verb

gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in contest or competition. money won. To succeed in a game or contest.

because

/bēˈkəz/

because
conjunction

For a reason.

subject
subject
adjective adverb noun verb

likely or prone to be affected by. conditionally upon. person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with. cause or force person or thing to undergo.

nuclear

/ˈn(y)o͞oklēər/

nuclear
adjective

relating to nucleus of atom.

riskier

/ˈriskē/

riskier
adjective

full of possibility of danger or loss.

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