Calm returns to Nepal after new prime minister takes office | DW News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Families of missing loved ones in and protesters killed by police in Nepal are justice and answers
2.Thousands of young people are still being treated for gunshot wounds and other injuries after security forces open fire on crowds in the capital city Kathmandu
3.Now with the appointment of interim prime minister Sushila Khi calls for accountability are growing louder
4.DW's Adilbath met some grieving families and the injured
5.Mosam and his sister Ba grieving the loss of their brother Pravin
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
demanding
A2To request forcefully.
Example:
"demanding justice and answers. Thousands"
21-year-old
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"21-year-old student was killed last"
struggling
A2To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example:
"thousands of young naples struggling"
sacrificed
A2To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
Example:
"sacrificed his life for the nation and"
necessary
A2(usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
Example:
"Sanjay says the uprising was necessary"
situation
B2The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
Example:
"situation would not have happened. It"
development
B1The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Example:
"development follows the appointment of"
especially
A2(manner) In a special manner; specially.
Example:
"prime minister. For many, especially"
president's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"president's move to dissolve parliament,"
crackdown
A2Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
Example:
"crackdown on decades of political"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| demanding | A2 | To request forcefully. |
| 21-year-old | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| struggling | A2 | To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. |
| sacrificed | A2 | To offer (something) as a gift to a deity. |
| necessary | A2 | (usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory. |
| situation | B2 | The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. |
| development | B1 | The process of developing; growth, directed change. |
| especially | A2 | (manner) In a special manner; specially. |
| president's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| crackdown | A2 | Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement |
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