Mahmoud Reza Banki - My 665 days in prison: Full video TED Week at UCLA Anderson – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Are you really innocent until proven guilty
2.Or rather, are you guilty until proven innocent
3.Thank you
4.Thank you
5.Thank you
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
certainly
A2In a way which is certain; with certainty.
Example:
"1990? We certainly don't have six times"
prosecutor
A2A prosecuting attorney.
Example:
"innocent? A prosecutor makes a"
rehabilitation
B2The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
Example:
"prison? Is it rehabilitation or"
self-evident
B1Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation.
Example:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident"
unalienable
B1Not alienable.
Example:
"equal, endowed with certain unalienable"
repeatedly
A2Done several times or in repetition.
Example:
"repeatedly and meticulously over and"
miserable
A2A miserable person; a wretch.
Example:
"cried. Not because of the miserable"
prosecuted
A2To start criminal proceedings against.
Example:
"prosecuted for violating the US imposed"
settlement
B2The act of settling.
Example:
"settlement from Iran to the"
scrambled
A2To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
Example:
"scrambled frantically to find an"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| certainly | A2 | In a way which is certain; with certainty. |
| prosecutor | A2 | A prosecuting attorney. |
| rehabilitation | B2 | The process of rehabilitating somebody or something. |
| self-evident | B1 | Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation. |
| unalienable | B1 | Not alienable. |
| repeatedly | A2 | Done several times or in repetition. |
| miserable | A2 | A miserable person; a wretch. |
| prosecuted | A2 | To start criminal proceedings against. |
| settlement | B2 | The act of settling. |
| scrambled | A2 | To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface. |
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