What Happens to Your Body If You Get Nuked? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.A nuclear bomb has just dropped on Times Square, New York City
2.A massive explosion occurs
3. are completely destroyed
4.Millions of people are eviscerated
5.You've managed to survive the explosion
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
buildings
A2The act or process by which something is built; construction.
Example:
"Buildings are completely destroyed."
activities
A2The state or quality of being active; activeness.
Example:
"the radiation we receive from these activities"
surviving
A2Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Example:
"Surviving this kind of impact"
neurotransmitters
B1Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.
Example:
"would cause certain neurotransmitters"
platelets
A2A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
Example:
"No bone marrow means your body can't produce platelets"
temporarily
B1For a limited period of time; not permanently.
Example:
"temporarily sterile."
determine
A2To set the boundaries or limits of.
Example:
"First, doctors will try to determine"
decontamination
B2The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
Example:
"Decontamination is the first treatment step."
depending
A2(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
Example:
"Now, depending"
measurements
B1The act of measuring.
Example:
"Measurements have shown"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| buildings | A2 | The act or process by which something is built; construction. |
| activities | A2 | The state or quality of being active; activeness. |
| surviving | A2 | Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. |
| neurotransmitters | B1 | Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons. |
| platelets | A2 | A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots. |
| temporarily | B1 | For a limited period of time; not permanently. |
| determine | A2 | To set the boundaries or limits of. |
| decontamination | B2 | The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials. |
| depending | A2 | (followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| measurements | B1 | The act of measuring. |
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