Can (and should) we cure blindness? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Transcripción interactiva y destacados
1.TOM SKELTON: I have a condition called Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, which I developed when I was 21
2.My central vision is a blur, and it was extremely scary when it first happened
3.I had to give up so many things
4.I've had to adapt in so many different ways
5.Over the last few years, there have been some amazing breakthroughs in the science of medical treatment for certain forms of blindness
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR B2)
ground-breaking
B1Innovative, different than other things of its type.
Example:
"REPORTER 1: Ground-breaking operation..."
amanda-jayne
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"PROF AMANDA-JAYNE CARR: It was an incredible day"
medicines
A2A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
Example:
"PROF CARR: And we can use those cells to test new medicines"
difficult
A2To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
Example:
"LUCY MERCHANT: It's a really difficult question."
personally
A2In a personal manner.
Example:
"So would I personally take the cure for my condition?"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"It's really important that we make the world as it is"
breakthrough
B1An advance through and past enemy lines.
Example:
"there have been some amazing breakthroughs"
community
B2A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"But I wonder, does everyone in the blind community"
age-related
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"age-related macular degeneration."
accessible
A2Easy of access or approach.
Example:
"accessible to blind people now."
| Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| ground-breaking | B1 | Innovative, different than other things of its type. |
| amanda-jayne | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| medicines | A2 | A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way. |
| difficult | A2 | To make difficult; to impede; to perplex. |
| personally | A2 | In a personal manner. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| breakthrough | B1 | An advance through and past enemy lines. |
| community | B2 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
| age-related | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| accessible | A2 | Easy of access or approach. |
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