The 30th Annual Critics' Choice Awards 2025 / 30-я Ежегодная церемония Выбор критиков 2025 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.NATURALLY, BEFORE WE GET STARTED TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATION THAT UNFOLDED HERE IN LOS ANGELES IN RECENT WEEKS
2.I'M STANDING HERE WITH SOME OF L.A.'S FIRST RESPONDERS
3.[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US WHEN I SAY WHAT WE SAW, AND THE SCOPE OF LOSS, HAS BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE
4.THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, THERE WILL BE A QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN WHERE YOU CAN DONATE TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FIRES
5.MY HOPE FOR TONIGHT IS TO TAKE OUR TIME HERE TOGETHER, AND USE IT TO REMIND EACH OTHER, AND EVERYONE WATCHING, OF THE RESILIENCY AND DETERMINATION THAT IS WITHIN ALL OF US TO REBUILD WITH COMPASSION AND DEEP LOVE, AND TO REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE CAN ENDURE AND SURVIVE WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
returning
B1To come or go back (to a place or person).
Example:
">> WHAT, WHAT? [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ >> Announcer: RETURNING AS YOUR HOST FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A "
disappoint
B1To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
Example:
"THAT WILL DISAPPOINT OR HORRIFY US, IT IS SO IMPORTANT IN TIMES LIKE THESE TO HAVE A "
prostitutes
B2Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Example:
"THAT WAS A WILD, WILD RIDE. RUSSIANS AND PROSTITUTES, WHO WOULD'VE MADE THAT CONNECTION? CERTAINLY, NOT ANYONE IN THIS "
connection
B2The act of connecting.
Example:
"THAT WAS A WILD, WILD RIDE. RUSSIANS AND PROSTITUTES, WHO WOULD'VE MADE THAT CONNECTION? CERTAINLY, NOT ANYONE IN THIS "
certainly
B1In a way which is certain; with certainty.
Example:
"THAT WAS A WILD, WILD RIDE. RUSSIANS AND PROSTITUTES, WHO WOULD'VE MADE THAT CONNECTION? CERTAINLY, NOT ANYONE IN THIS "
sympathizer
B2A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.
Example:
">> ROBERT DOWNEY JR., "THE SYMPATHIZER," HUGH GRANT "THE REGIME," RON CEPHAS JONES, "GENIUS: "
o'connell
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"JESSICA GUNNING, "BABY REINDEER," DEIRDRE O'CONNELL, "THE PENGUIN," KALI REIS, "TRUE DETECTIVE: "
vengeance
B2Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
Example:
"MEMOIR OF A SNAIL. >> "WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL,""
collective
B1A farm owned by a collection of people
Example:
"THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR OUR MUTUAL SURVIVAL. IT'S OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYONE IN "
hollander
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"RICHARD GADD, "BABY REINDEER," >> I KNEW SHE WAS BATD BAD. TOM HOLLANDER, "FEUD: CAPOTE VS."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| returning | B1 | To come or go back (to a place or person). |
| disappoint | B1 | To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for. |
| prostitutes | B2 | Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. |
| connection | B2 | The act of connecting. |
| certainly | B1 | In a way which is certain; with certainty. |
| sympathizer | B2 | A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter. |
| o'connell | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| vengeance | B2 | Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. |
| collective | B1 | A farm owned by a collection of people |
| hollander | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
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