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BBC 6 Minute English December 17, 2015 - Why do we take risks?

8,927 views

黃文彥Adam Huang

Video Language:

  • English

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Accent:

  • English (UK)

Speech Time:

97%
  • 5:56 / 6:05

Speech Rate:

  • 160 wpm - Fast

Category:

  • Education

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Video Vocabulary

catastrophic

/ˌkadəˈsträfik/

adjective

Causing a lot of damage or suffering.

thousands

/ˈTHouz(ə)nd/

number

1000s.

holiday

/ˈhäləˌdā/

noun verb

A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day. spend holiday somewhere.

chances

/CHans/

noun other verb

possibility. An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation. To occur just through luck; happen.

psychologist

/sīˈkäləjəst/

noun

expert or specialist in psychology.

assessing

/əˈses/

verb

evaluate or estimate nature, ability, or quality of.

welcome - welcome

/ˈwelkəm/

adjective exclamation noun verb

gladly received. used to greet someone in polite or friendly way. instance or manner of greeting someone. greet someone arriving in polite or friendly way.

something

/ˈsəmˌTHiNG/

adverb pronoun

used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. Thing that is not yet known or named.

talking

/ˈtôkiNG/

adjective noun verb

engaging in speech. action of talking. To make a formal speech about something.

winning

/ˈwiniNG/

adjective noun verb

gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in contest or competition. money won. To succeed in a game or contest.

because

/bēˈkəz/

conjunction

for reason that.

subject
adjective adverb noun verb

likely or prone to be affected by. conditionally upon. What a book, article etc. is about; theme. cause or force person or thing to undergo.

nuclear

/ˈn(y)o͞oklēər/

adjective

relating to nucleus of atom.

riskier

/ˈriskē/

adjective

full of possibility of danger or loss.

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