Aspen Baker: A better way to talk about abortion – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.It was the middle of summer and well past closing time in the downtown Berkeley bar where my friend Polly and I worked together as bartenders
2. at the end of our shift we had a drink -- but not that night
3."I'm pregnant
4.Not sure what I'm going to do yet," I told Polly
5. hesitation, she replied, "I've had an abortion." Before Polly, no one had ever told me that she'd had an abortion
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B2)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"There are so many important issues that we can't talk about."
according
A2To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
Example:
"According to the Guttmacher Institute, one in three women in America"
beautiful
A2Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
Example:
"beautiful moments of breakthrough and gardens full of flowers,"
practiced
A2Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice
Example:
"Pro-voice is contagious, and the more it's practiced"
started
A2To begin, commence, initiate.
Example:
"There are two main ways to get started."
usually
A2Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Example:
"Usually at the end of our shift we had a drink -- but not that night."
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"Without hesitation, she replied, "I've had an abortion.""
earlier
A2At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Example:
"I'd graduated from college just a few months earlier"
america
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"According to the Guttmacher Institute, one in three women in America"
between
A2A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Example:
"Between what happens in politics and what happens in real life,"
| Wort | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| according | A2 | To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. |
| beautiful | A2 | Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address. |
| practiced | A2 | Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice |
| started | A2 | To begin, commence, initiate. |
| usually | A2 | Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
| earlier | A2 | At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. |
| america | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| between | A2 | A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. |
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