I Bought a $5000 PC in a Random Asian Tech Mall – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.I am at Guang Hua Digital Plaza in Taiwan, and this place is flipping amazing
2.It's six stories of shops just like this one, packed floor to ceiling with tech treasure
3.But is it a good place to buy a PC
4.I'm gonna put it to the test
5.But which shop should I choose
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
maingear's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"for one of Maingear's Apex Rush systems"
shopkeeper
B1A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
Example:
"You built it? I was worried there could be a language barrier with the shopkeeper,"
computers
B1A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
Example:
"Its about 40K. Wow, okay, how many computers do you guys build every day?"
following
B1To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Example:
"Are you following you around a tech hall or tech spot? Are you calling weird stuff?"
surprised
B1To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
Example:
"But okay, then why were you surprised by three days?"
basically
B1In a fundamental, essential or basic manner
Example:
"gonna find out. Does that basically CPU block have a coolant temperature?"
temperature
B2A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
Example:
"gonna find out. Does that basically CPU block have a coolant temperature?"
bluetooth
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Bluetooth or wired USB learn more at the link below step one is to introduce myself and set a budget"
including
B1To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"including thermal testing."
recognizes
B1To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example:
"recognizes me on the street"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| maingear's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| shopkeeper | B1 | A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door. |
| computers | B1 | A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. |
| following | B1 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. |
| surprised | B1 | To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. |
| basically | B1 | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner |
| temperature | B2 | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. |
| bluetooth | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| including | B1 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
| recognizes | B1 | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
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