How the Brilliance of Steve Jobs Killed Him – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Интерактивная стенограмма и выделения
1.The last words of Steve Jobs were: “Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow”
2.He died as he lived – filled with wonder
3.He had this magical way of thinking that you could create the reality that you envisioned in your head
4.That outlook gave him a stunningly successful life
5.But it may have also contributed to his early death
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Ключевая лексика (CEFR C1)
ultimatum
B1A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war.
Example:
"Jobs gave his parents an ultimatum: either take him out or he would drop out."
remarking
B1To mark again.
Example:
"Jobs was valuable, once remarking: “he was very often the smartest guy in the room,"
afterward
B1(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
Example:
"The owner of this unit added a keyboard and case afterward."
confessed
B1To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
Example:
"Decades later, he confessed to Isaacson: “Obviously, it was named for my daughter.”"
obviously
B1In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
Example:
"Decades later, he confessed to Isaacson: “Obviously, it was named for my daughter.”"
recounted
B1To tell; narrate; to relate in detail
Example:
"As Isaacson recounted, Jobs said: "If it could save a person's life, would you find a way"
invention
B2Something invented.
Example:
"Jobs once said: Death is very likely the single best invention of Life."
description
B2A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Example:
"if you head to my custom link which is in the description: curiositystream.com/newsthink."
curiositystream
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"if you head to my custom link which is in the description: curiositystream.com/newsthink."
recycling
B1To break down and reuse component materials.
Example:
"His days at college were otherwise spent recycling"
| Слово | CEFR | Определение |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatum | B1 | A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war. |
| remarking | B1 | To mark again. |
| afterward | B1 | (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time. |
| confessed | B1 | To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. |
| obviously | B1 | In an obvious or clearly apparent manner. |
| recounted | B1 | To tell; narrate; to relate in detail |
| invention | B2 | Something invented. |
| description | B2 | A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. |
| curiositystream | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| recycling | B1 | To break down and reuse component materials. |
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