Why Economists Hate Trump's Tariff Plan | WSJ – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- [Speaker] Before we get into tariffs,- - The heart of the Donald Trump economic plan
2.- [Speaker] We should talk about the chicken war
3.- The chicken war is a cluckin' good story
4.- [Speaker] In post World War II, West Germany, people started eating a lot of chicken, American chicken
5.Midway through 1962, US farmers were on track to sell more than $50 million worth, half a billion in today's money
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
suggested
A2To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
Example:
"suggested Trump's tariffs should remain"
maintained
A2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"that have a stake in seating those tariffs maintained"
specifically
B1In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly
Example:
"specifically American chicken."
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"of people out to think that tariffs might be something"
disadvantage
B1A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Example:
"And it also puts them at a competitive disadvantage"
household
A2Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
Example:
"One found it would cost the average American household"
currently
A2At this moment, at present, now.
Example:
"currently brings in with taxes."
objectives
A2A material object that physically exists.
Example:
"to achieve certain objectives"
interventions
B1The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
Example:
"subsidies, and all these different interventions"
seating
A2To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
Example:
"that have a stake in seating those tariffs maintained"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| suggested | A2 | To imply but stop short of saying explicitly. |
| maintained | A2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| specifically | B1 | In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| disadvantage | B1 | A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con. |
| household | A2 | Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment. |
| currently | A2 | At this moment, at present, now. |
| objectives | A2 | A material object that physically exists. |
| interventions | B1 | The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. |
| seating | A2 | To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm. |
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