The Hoffman Process: Changing Lives in 7 Days – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Our parents form a big part of our personality during the time when we completely depend on their care
2.This happens because as young children we perceive them as almighty, endlessly wise, and flawless
3.We also believe that whatever they do, literally - whatever - they - do, they do out of unconditional love And because we think they are infallible, we consequently think that we are at fault whenever a conflict arises
4.In order to reduce any kind of conflict, we develop patterns of behavior, feelings, and thinking designed to please our parents and minimise any friction
5.Unfortunately, these patterns can lead to a personality that is misaligned with its true spiritual self
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
developed
A2To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example:
"What strategies have I developed to compensate for these injuries so far?"
childhood
A2The state of being a child.
Example:
"On day 4, participants say goodbye to their parents and their childhood and ask themselves: "
themselves
A2The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
Example:
"On day 4, participants say goodbye to their parents and their childhood and ask themselves: "
strategies
A2The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
Example:
"What strategies have I developed to compensate for these injuries so far?"
compensate
A2To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
Example:
"What strategies have I developed to compensate for these injuries so far?"
struggled
A2To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example:
"struggled as a single mom and a lonely woman, it had a big impact on her. Over the years her "
pattern
A2Model, example.
Example:
"In order to reduce any kind of conflict, we develop patterns of behavior, feelings, "
impacted
A2To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
Example:
"I bring along from my mother and father? How have these injuries impacted my life? "
retrace
A2The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.
Example:
"important because this way she can retrace her negative pattern back to her parents. "
goodbye
A1An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
Example:
"On day 4, participants say goodbye to their parents and their childhood and ask themselves: "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| developed | A2 | To change with a specific direction, progress. |
| childhood | A2 | The state of being a child. |
| themselves | A2 | The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). |
| strategies | A2 | The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. |
| compensate | A2 | To do (something good) after (something bad) happens |
| struggled | A2 | To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. |
| pattern | A2 | Model, example. |
| impacted | A2 | To collide or strike, the act of impinging. |
| retrace | A2 | The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display. |
| goodbye | A1 | An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone. |
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