How the U.S. and China Compete in Planes, EVs, Chips and More | WSJ U.S. vs. China – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- [Presenter] From jets to electric vehicles and supercomputers, the US is fighting to lead the world in a variety of industries, especially against China
2.We break down how American technology, engineering and science stack up against its Chinese competitors
3.Our first story is about China's first homegrown narrow-body jet and how it compares to Western standards like the Boeing 737
4.- [Narrator] This is Comac C919, China's first homegrown narrow-body jet that's been in the works for more than a decade
5.This is a 737 MAX 8, Boeing's popular narrow-body plane among airlines worldwide
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
maintenance
B2Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
Example:
"to obtain C919 spare parts or receive maintenance and repairs. - Have to service it aftermarket support for the airplanes."
aftermarket
B2The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
Example:
"to obtain C919 spare parts or receive maintenance and repairs. - Have to service it aftermarket support for the airplanes."
airplanes
B1A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Example:
"to obtain C919 spare parts or receive maintenance and repairs. - Have to service it aftermarket support for the airplanes."
potentially
B2In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
Example:
"- Potentially, there's even a Nobel Prize there, right? If you figure out what dark energy is. - [Presenter] So we unpack the technology"
comparing
B1To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
Example:
"when it comes to battery production. - [Presenter] We are comparing how the US and China stack up in the four main stages"
satisfaction
B2A fulfilment of a need or desire.
Example:
"BYD said, customer satisfaction is its main goal and top priority. - I've been writing about the automotive industry"
automotive
B1A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
Example:
"BYD said, customer satisfaction is its main goal and top priority. - I've been writing about the automotive industry"
absolutely
B1In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
Example:
"So Chinese President Xi Jinping has made it a top priority to change that. - It's absolutely important on a strategic basis."
mainstream
B1The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
Example:
"and ultimately it's about making the technology go mainstream and having ordinary people buy and wear them."
remaining
B1To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"They call the remaining powdery material black mass. Through this process, Ascend says it recycles up to 98%"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| maintenance | B2 | Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service. |
| aftermarket | B2 | The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer. |
| airplanes | B1 | A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. |
| potentially | B2 | In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. |
| comparing | B1 | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. |
| satisfaction | B2 | A fulfilment of a need or desire. |
| automotive | B1 | A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts |
| absolutely | B1 | In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. |
| mainstream | B1 | The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air |
| remaining | B1 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
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