Exclusive: US strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Three
2.Sources tell CNN that according to an early U.S
3.intelligence assessment, the U.S military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core compone of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back a fe That's right
4.So this is an assessment that actually is out from the defense intelligence Ag That is the Pentagon's and it was based on a battle damage assessment conducted by U Centcom after the strikes
5.According to one of the sources
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR A2)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"this very important NATO summit."
facilitie
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"facilities last weekend"
destroyed
A2To damage beyond use or repair.
Example:
"they were completely destroyed"
intellige
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"intelligence assessment, the U.S"
informati
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Now, we presented this informati"
statements
A2A declaration or remark.
Example:
"that they provided statements"
undergroun
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"those very, very deep undergroun"
underneath
A2The lower surface or part of something.
Example:
"that lie underneath"
undermines
A2To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
Example:
"that that undermines"
information
B2That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
Example:
"certainly more information"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| facilitie | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| destroyed | A2 | To damage beyond use or repair. |
| intellige | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| informati | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| statements | A2 | A declaration or remark. |
| undergroun | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| underneath | A2 | The lower surface or part of something. |
| undermines | A2 | To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. |
| information | B2 | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is". |
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