A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is a story about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who lives in London
2.He is a greedy and who despises Christmas
3.But because it’s Christmas Eve, he gives his clerks, among them Bob Cratchit, the day off
4.Just as Scrooge is about to enter his home for the evening, he sees the face of his old partner, Marley, in the door knocker
5.This him, but Scrooge shrugs it off and prepares for bed
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR C2)
aftermath
A2A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
Example:
"shows how others react to Scrooge’s eventual death and portrays the Cratchits in the aftermath"
business
B2A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
Example:
"business partner, Marley, in the door knocker. This frightens him, but Scrooge shrugs it"
absorbed
A2To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Example:
"absorbed with making money that his fiancee leaves him."
mean-spirited
B1Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition.
Example:
"and mean-spirited moneylender who despises Christmas. But because it’s Christmas Eve,"
moneylender
B1A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry
Example:
"and mean-spirited moneylender who despises Christmas. But because it’s Christmas Eve,"
reluctantly
B1In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
Example:
"he reluctantly gives his clerks, among them Bob Cratchit, the following day off."
following
A2To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Example:
"he reluctantly gives his clerks, among them Bob Cratchit, the following day off."
frightens
A2To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Example:
"business partner, Marley, in the door knocker. This frightens him, but Scrooge shrugs it"
Wort | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
aftermath | A2 | A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. |
business | B2 | A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. |
absorbed | A2 | To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. |
mean-spirited | B1 | Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition. |
moneylender | B1 | A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry |
reluctantly | B1 | In a reluctant or hesitant manner. |
following | A2 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. |
frightens | A2 | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
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