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【TED-Ed】How containerization shaped the modern world - Sir Harold Evans
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Yu Syuan Luo posted on 2013/10/16Ever wondered how your favorite products get to you so affordably? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the incredible story of containerization and how it revolutionized global trade, making everything from your Apple gadgets to your groceries cheaper! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to supply chains and economic history along the way.
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wait
US /wet/
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UK /weɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
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More driver
US /ˈdraɪvɚ/
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UK /ˈdraɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- People who move cattle from one place to another
- Someone who operates a vehicle
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More bored
US /bɔ:rd/
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UK /bɔ:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- To make someone not interested in something
- Adjective
- Not interested in something
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More drive
US /draɪv/
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UK /draɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- Action of moving cattle from one place to another
- Transitive Verb
- To move cattle from one place to another
- To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
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