ABC News Live Prime: July 10, 2025 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Tonight, the miraculous escape from underground
2.31 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel more than 400 ft below Los Angeles
3.That tunnel just 18 ft wide
4.Those workers trapped 5 miles in from the entrance
5.Everyone saved
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
immigrant
B1A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
Example:
"hear from the deputy director of the ACLU's immigrants rights project. Do you guys think about the fact that"
partially
B1To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.
Example:
"that squeezed the tunnel and forced it to partially collapse. Calls coming in just before 8:00 p.m."
fortunately
B2In a fortunate manner.
Example:
"those rescued workers back home and safe. Fortunately, none of them suffered any"
responder
B1One who responds.
Example:
"responders racing to the scene overnight. Less than two hours later, the workers able to free themselves and"
dispatcher
B1A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
Example:
"responder at 4:22 a.m. asking a dispatcher to send out an emergency alert. The Guadalupe Shoemaker sign is"
shoemaker
B1A person who makes shoes
Example:
"responder at 4:22 a.m. asking a dispatcher to send out an emergency alert. The Guadalupe Shoemaker sign is"
supervisor
B1A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
Example:
"higher ground or stay home? Stand by. We have to get that approved with our supervisor."
unfortunately
B2Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
Example:
"all for us. Hi Danny. Hey Lindsay. Flooding unfortunately remains the headline. Now the rain that"
mid-atlantic
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"brought the flooding to Boston has ra uh wrapped up, but that's not the case for the Mid-Atlantic. A flood watch remains"
continued
B1To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Example:
"in effect for parts of North Carolina and Virginia where continued downpours can add an additional inch or two of rain tonight. And remember, parts of"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| immigrant | B1 | A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there. |
| partially | B1 | To a partial degree or extent, incompletely. |
| fortunately | B2 | In a fortunate manner. |
| responder | B1 | One who responds. |
| dispatcher | B1 | A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer. |
| shoemaker | B1 | A person who makes shoes |
| supervisor | B1 | A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities. |
| unfortunately | B2 | Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. |
| mid-atlantic | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| continued | B1 | To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). |
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