The Psychology of Male Loneliness – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.There are of course exceptions, buddies who know all about intimacy and cosiness, and
2.But let’s state the darker and more general truth plainly: friendship is difficult for men
3.For every man who can claim a decent male friend, there must be at least eight who - in the honesty of their deep minds - know they have none that truly merit the term
4.The problem - though it strikes at an individual level - is anchored in larger societal forces
5.Men are lonely not through any specific deficiency on their part but because of an inherent conflict between what is required of being a man on the one hand and what is involved in being a friend on the other
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
camaraderie
B1Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
Example:
"camaraderie and connection. But let’s state the darker and more general truth plainly: friendship "
connection
B2The act of connecting.
Example:
"camaraderie and connection. But let’s state the darker and more general truth plainly: friendship "
terrified
A2Extremely frightened.
Example:
"‘I’m terrified’. Or: ‘Help me’. It starts when a man can admit: ‘I’m in love with a colleague’; "
colleague
A2A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.
Example:
"‘I’m terrified’. Or: ‘Help me’. It starts when a man can admit: ‘I’m in love with a colleague’; "
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"that to be a man involves something else entirely: being unflinching and solid, "
unflinching
B1Without flinching; staying committed despite any difficulty; steadfast.
Example:
"that to be a man involves something else entirely: being unflinching and solid, "
abhorrent
A2Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed
Example:
"ever being that most dreaded and abhorrent of things: a crybaby."
ghastlier
A2Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
Example:
"ghastlier and sadder, far more tender and more bathetic than we’ve yet been able to let on."
regrettably
B1In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.
Example:
"Regrettably for men, since the earliest days, across civilisations, it has been self-evident "
unperturbed
B1Not perturbed
Example:
"unperturbed and straightforward, buoyant and resourceful. It’s about not minding that we’ve "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| camaraderie | B1 | Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates. |
| connection | B2 | The act of connecting. |
| terrified | A2 | Extremely frightened. |
| colleague | A2 | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| unflinching | B1 | Without flinching; staying committed despite any difficulty; steadfast. |
| abhorrent | A2 | Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed |
| ghastlier | A2 | Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal. |
| regrettably | B1 | In a manner inspiring or deserving regret. |
| unperturbed | B1 | Not perturbed |
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