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【TED】Aziza Chaouni: How I brought a river, and my city, back to life (Aziza Chaouni: How I brought a river, and my city, back to life)
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287644041 posted on 2016/03/02Ever wondered how a city can bring a polluted river back to life? This inspiring TED talk shows you exactly how one woman tackled the Fez River rehabilitation, transforming urban spaces with clever community-led design and even recycled tires! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to urban restoration and complex sentence structures while learning about this amazing project.
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couple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
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UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
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US /prəˈdʒɛkt/
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UK /prəˈdʒekt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To predict what will happen in the future
- To show something on a screen using light
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A planned piece of work for specific purpose
- Group of homes built by government for poor people
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US /ˈɚbən/
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UK /'ɜ:bən/
- Adjective
- Concerning a city; located in a city
- Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
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US /ˈpʌblɪk/
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UK /'pʌblɪk/
- Adjective
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People in general.
- A place accessible to all members of a community.
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