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    passed on

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    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbA polite way of saying 'to die'
    I am sorry to hear that your mother passed on last week

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    Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma

    09:31Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
    • In other words, this grandmother hypothesis suggests that being a grandmother and helping to take care of your adult offspring and their offspring is a better way of ensuring your genes get passed on than continuing to reproduce yourself.

      In other words, this grandmother hypothesis suggests that being a grandmother and helping to take care of your adult offspring and their offspring is a better way of ensuring your genes get passed on than continuing to reproduce yourself.

    • passed on than continuing to reproduce yourself.

      passed on than continuing to reproduce yourself.

    B2

    How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas

    05:55How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
    • There are also questions that need to be answered about making changes that can be passed on to future generations.

      There are also questions that need to be answered about making changes that can be passed on to future generations.

    • about making changes that can be passed on to future generations.

      about making changes that can be passed on to future generations.

    B2

    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    16:04Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
    • Modified humans could alter the genome of our entire species because their engineered traits will be passed on to their children and could spread over generations, slowly modifying the whole gene pool of humanity.

      Modified humans could alter the genome of our entire species because their engineered traits will be passed on to their children and could spread over generations, slowly modifying the whole gene pool of humanity.

    • engineered traits will be passed on to that children and could spread over

      engineered traits will be passed on to that children and could spread over

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • Listen, I'll sign into law pills that come to the White House that are passed on a party-line basis.

      Listen, I'll sign into law pills that come to the White House that are passed on a party-line basis.

    • Listen, I'll sign into law pills that come to the White House that are passed on a party-line basis.

      Listen, I'll sign into law pills that come to the White House that are passed on a party-line basis.

    B1

    BBC 6 Minute English July 30, 2015 - What are gibbons singing about? (Subtitle not corrected yet)

    06:05BBC 6 Minute English July 30, 2015 - What are gibbons singing about? (Subtitle not corrected yet)
    • then it could have passed on this ability to humans a long time ago.

      then it could have passed on this ability to humans a long time ago.

    • then it could have passed on this ability to humans a long time ago.

      then it could have passed on this ability to humans a long time ago.

    B1

    Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate

    31:01Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
    • are going to be passed on to the next generation and they're going to be paying the interest

      are going to be passed on to the next generation and they're going to be paying the interest

    • I think it's, frankly, not moral for my generation to keep spending massively more than we take in, knowing those burdens are going to be passed on to the next generation.

      I think it's, frankly, not moral for my generation to keep spending massively more than we take in, knowing those burdens are going to be passed on to the next generation.

    B1

    To Live On: Phrasal Verbs in English Conversation #phrasalverbs

    08:31To Live On: Phrasal Verbs in English Conversation #phrasalverbs
    • She passed on the stories her grandmother told her to her Children.

      She passed on the stories her grandmother told her to her Children.

    • She passed on the stories her grandmother told her to her children.

      She passed on the stories her grandmother told her to her children.

    B1

    Speaking English: Simple Exercises for a PERFECT American Accent

    16:15Speaking English: Simple Exercises for a PERFECT American Accent
    • They were passed on to me by someone on my staff, a Rachel's English teacher, Ms. Stokes, who's getting a degree in order to become a speech language pathologist.

      They were passed on to me by someone on my staff, a Rachel's English teacher, Ms. Stokes, who's getting a degree in order to become a speech language pathologist.

    • They were passed on to me by someone on my staff, a Rachel's English teacher, Ms.

      They were passed on to me by someone on my staff, a Rachel's English teacher, Ms.

    B1

    Inside Kendall Jenner’s Home at Christmas | Open Door | Architectural Digest

    10:33Inside Kendall Jenner’s Home at Christmas | Open Door | Architectural Digest
    • They have since passed on.

      They have since passed on.

    • They have since passed on.

      They have since passed on.

    A2

    Songs You Didnt Know Were Written By Lady Gaga

    08:08Songs You Didnt Know Were Written By Lady Gaga
    • If only Spears hadn't passed on telephone when Gaga and co-writer Rodney Jerkins offered it to her.

      If only Spears hadn't passed on telephone when Gaga and co-writer Rodney Jerkins offered it to her.

    • If only Spears hadn't passed on telephone when Gaga and co-writer Rodney Jerkins offered it to her.

      If only Spears hadn't passed on telephone when Gaga and co-writer Rodney Jerkins offered it to her.

    B2