Trump’s Caucasus ‘peace corridor’ explained – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Amina and Azabaijan have been locked in a seemingly intractable conflict for decades
2.But last week, the leaders of the two South Caucus' countries met US President Donald Trump at the White House to sign a deal aimed at settling their long dispute as well as hopefully putting Armenia and Aabaijan on a path to peace
3.The deal creates a new transit corridor in the important region called the Trump route for international peace and prosperity or trip
4.inserting the US in an area previously considered to be Russia's backyard
5.So, in this video, we're going to explain how the deal came about, what's in it, why it's bad news for Russia and Iran, and why there's still a few hurdles to peace
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
strategically
B1In a strategic manner.
Example:
"strategically important region called"
transport
A2An act of transporting; conveyance.
Example:
"transport corridor, a key goal of"
strategic
A2Of or pertaining to strategy
Example:
"strategically important region called"
normalization
B2Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
Example:
"Armenia Turkey normalization. Armenia"
mercenaries
B1One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
Example:
"mercenaries. So, what about the future?"
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"Well, a few key questions remain"
bandwidth
A2The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
Example:
"bandwidth to see the project through?"
complicated
B1To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
Example:
"complicated topics such as this, it's"
thankfully
A2In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
Example:
"try and sway your thinking? Thankfully,"
alongside
A2Along the side; by the side; side by side with.
Example:
"alongside US President Donald Trump at"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| strategically | B1 | In a strategic manner. |
| transport | A2 | An act of transporting; conveyance. |
| strategic | A2 | Of or pertaining to strategy |
| normalization | B2 | Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality. |
| mercenaries | B1 | One motivated by gain, especially monetary. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| bandwidth | A2 | The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band. |
| complicated | B1 | To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. |
| thankfully | A2 | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. |
| alongside | A2 | Along the side; by the side; side by side with. |
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