Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Helén Bay – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Interaktives Transkript & Highlights
1.Imagine that you’ve been unemployed and seeking work for months
2.Government benefit programs have helped you cover rent, utilities, and food, but you're barely getting by
3.Finally, you hear back about a job application
4.You receive your first paycheck in months, and things seem to be turning around
5.But there’s a catch
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B2)
mainstream
A2The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
Example:
"Mainstream economic models assume people are rational actors"
incentivized
B1To provide incentives for; to encourage.
Example:
"they're incentivized to remain in government assistance."
hypothetical
B2A hypothetical situation or proposition
Example:
"But for now, universal basic income remains largely hypothetical."
particular
A2A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
Example:
"But the cruel irony of welfare traps in particular"
strategies
A2The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
Example:
"Most societies throughout history employed some strategies"
charities
A2An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
Example:
"Before the 20th century, religious groups and private charities"
subsidies
A2Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
Example:
"and they usually take the form of government-provided subsidies"
including
A2To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"including societal norms and personal values."
communities
B1A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"in their lives and communities"
rational
A2A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.
Example:
"Mainstream economic models assume people are rational actors"
Wort | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
mainstream | A2 | The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air |
incentivized | B1 | To provide incentives for; to encourage. |
hypothetical | B2 | A hypothetical situation or proposition |
particular | A2 | A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. |
strategies | A2 | The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. |
charities | A2 | An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose. |
subsidies | A2 | Financial support or assistance, such as a grant. |
including | A2 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
communities | B1 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
rational | A2 | A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers. |
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