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【TED-Ed】How fiction can change reality - Jessica Wise
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VoiceTube posted on 2013/06/06Ever wonder how the stories we read actually shape the world around us? This fascinating TED-Ed video explores the incredible power of fiction, from influencing our beliefs to changing reality itself! You'll dive into complex ideas and pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way.
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world
US /wɜrld /
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UK /wɜ:ld/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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US /klæs/
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UK /klɑ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To place things into groups by common qualities
- To rank people in society from high to low
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of that shows good taste; refinement
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US /bʊk/
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UK /bʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
- Countable Noun
- Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
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US /wɔk/
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UK /wɔ:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- An advance to first base awarded to a batter after four balls have been called.
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