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  • >> THE LEGENDARY BRITISH ARTIST SIR IAN MCKELLEN IS AMONG THE

  • LATEST TO RECEIVE THE ANTI-CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IN THE

  • U.K.

  • THE STAR WHO IS 81 IS KNOWN FOR BOTH THEATER AND FILM ROLES

  • INCLUDING BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES SUCH AS "X-MEN", "THE HOBBIT"

  • AND THE "LORD OF THE RINGS" FRANCHISE.

  • >> I AM FEELING SO HAPPY AND RELIEVED AND OPTIMISTIC AND

  • EVERYTHING THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY FEELING FOR A LONG TIME

  • NOW.

  • I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

  • >> YOU CANNOT PASS!

  • I AM A SERVANT OF THE SECRET FAUCI.

  • WIELDER OF THE VACCINE OF PFIZER!

  • THE DARK SICKNESS WILL NOT AVAIL YOU!

  • VIRUS OF CORONA!

  • ARRRRRG!

  • YOU SHALL NOT INFECT!

  • >> FINE!

  • I'LL JUST GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS PARTY!

  • >> Announcer: IT'S "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!

>> THE LEGENDARY BRITISH ARTIST SIR IAN MCKELLEN IS AMONG THE

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Ian McKellen's Immune System To Covid-19: YOU SHALL NOT INFECT!

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/12/18
Video vocabulary

Keywords

franchise

US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

UK /'fræntʃaɪz/

  • noun
  • A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
  • An exemption from a tax or duty.
  • The right to vote.
  • A license granted to someone to operate a business under an established brand or system.
  • Right to run a business using name of a company
  • The right to vote.
  • other
  • To grant a franchise to (an individual or group).
  • To grant a franchise to someone.
  • verb
  • To sell the use of a brand to run a company
vaccine

US /vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin/

UK /'væksi:n/

  • noun
  • Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
  • A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
  • A preparation of weakened or killed microorganisms, or of antigenic proteins derived from them, used to induce protective immunity in animals.
optimistic

US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/

UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

  • adjective
  • Tending to believe the future will be good
  • Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
  • Having or showing a tendency to be hopeful and confident about the future.
  • Having or showing a hopeful feeling about the future.
  • Inclined to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
film

US /fɪlm/

UK /fɪlm/

  • noun
  • Thin layer that covers something
  • Movie
  • verb
  • To record moving action with a camera
coronavirus

US /kɒrənə'vaɪrəs/

UK /kɒrənə'vaɪrəs/

  • noun
  • Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
  • A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
  • Any of a family of viruses that can cause diseases including the common cold and COVID-19.
receive

US /rɪˈsiv/

UK /rɪ'si:v/

  • verb
  • To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
  • To welcome someone as a guest into your home
  • To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way
  • other
  • To suffer an injury
  • To get or be given something
  • To get a signal
  • To experience or suffer something.
  • To welcome someone
secret

US /'si:krət/

UK /'si:krət/

  • noun
  • a special method or factor that makes someone or something successful
  • something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
  • adjective
  • Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
haven

US /ˈhevən/

UK /'heɪvn/

  • noun
  • Place where people can feel safe and happy
relieve

US /rɪˈliv/

UK /rɪ'li:v/

  • other
  • To alleviate or reduce (pain or distress).
  • To free someone from duty or responsibility.
  • To free (someone) from duty by taking their place.
  • To alleviate or reduce (pain, distress, etc.).
  • To make something less tedious or monotonous.
  • To free from a burden, obligation, or responsibility.
  • To free (someone) from a duty or responsibility.
  • To alleviate or reduce pain, distress, or discomfort.
  • To take over the duties of someone, especially on a shift.
  • To take the place of (someone) on duty.
  • verb
  • To make less boring by making some change
  • To replace workers with others
  • To make a problem less difficult or serious
  • To reduce pain, stress or an unpleasant feeling
british

US /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

UK /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

  • adjective
  • Concerning the culture and people of British