Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • I am preparing for a worldwide pandemic.

  • Go, go, go, go, go!

  • Before I was prepared for pandemic, I was probably spending 20 hours a day worrying about it.

  • When the pandemic comes, those were prepared.

  • Will survive.

  • Those who do not prepare will die.

  • A pandemic is a virus or disease that infects large numbers of people in multiple countries.

  • A pandemic can happen in a matter of hours.

  • If some one on one side of the country had the disease and they flew across the country by the time they get to the other side, people are taking at home.

  • They're taking it toe work.

  • A 2010 study suggests that the risk of disease transmission during transcontinental flights is high, making it possible for one sick person to cause simultaneous outbreaks in multiple geographic locations.

  • I am most afraid of the flu because it's so common that people don't really take it seriously, and that has killed thousands and thousands and thousands of people.

  • The World Health Organization believes that a devastating influenza pandemic is almost inevitable.

  • Even conservative estimates suggest, is many as 100 million people worldwide may be infected and millions will die My worst fear is that I would somehow contract the pandemic.

  • We've been outside.

  • So let's make sure that we were clean, okay?

  • And bring it home to my family and then have one of my family members Sorry.

  • That really got me.

  • Now I have to stop.

  • I need font caps.

  • I want 2000.

  • No, no, no, no, no, no.

  • I want 3000.

  • The flu is transmitted through droplets in the air, meaning catching a deadly virus could be a simple is being on the wrong end of the sneeze.

  • How soon can you get those to me?

  • Uh, maybe so.

  • Donna has stockpiled thousands of protective masks and gloves in her garage.

  • I put together kids that have everything you would need to survive a pandemic.

  • In my kids, I have isolation gowns, antiviral tissues, exam gloves and 95 mask foot covers.

  • Heavy duty sanitizer goggles stare.

  • A mean antibacterial wipes and hair covers.

  • What an influenza pandemic outbreak occurs.

  • The CDC estimates that it could last for up to eight weeks.

I am preparing for a worldwide pandemic.

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it

B1 pandemic disease influenza worldwide survive flu

Pandemic Prepping | Doomsday Preppers

  • 29 2
    林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/16
Video vocabulary

Keywords

inevitable

US /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/

  • adjective
  • That must happen; certain to happen
  • Impossible to avoid or prevent
  • Sure to occur or happen
  • Certain to result
  • Certain to happen; unavoidable
  • noun
  • Things that cannot be avoided
  • A situation that is unavoidable
  • A thing that is certain to happen.
pandemic

US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

UK /pæn'demɪk/

  • noun
  • a pandemic disease
  • adjective
  • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
multiple

US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

  • adjective
  • Having or involving more than one of something
  • Capable of handling more than one task or user at a time.
  • Consisting of or involving more than one.
  • Affecting many parts of the body.
  • More than one; many.
  • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
  • noun
  • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
  • A ratio used to estimate the total value of a company.
  • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
  • A number that can be divided by another number without a remainder.
  • pronoun
  • More than one; several.
devastating

US

UK

  • adjective
  • Destroying everything; very shocking
  • Causing great emotional pain and suffering.
  • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
  • Causing great damage or destruction.
  • Causing great damage or suffering.
  • Causing someone to feel extreme emotional pain.
  • Causing someone to feel great shock or distress.
  • verb
  • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • other
  • To destroy or ruin something.
  • Past participle of devastate: To cause great destruction or damage to.
matter

US /ˈmætɚ/

UK /'mætə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be of great importance; to count
  • noun
  • Material all things are made of that fills space
  • Problem or reason for concern
common

US /ˈkɑmən/

UK /'kɒmən/

  • noun
  • Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • A piece of open land for public use.
  • A piece of open land for public use.
  • Field near a village owned by the local community
  • adjective
  • Lacking refinement; vulgar.
  • Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
  • (of a noun) denoting a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual.
  • Without special rank or position; ordinary.
  • Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
  • Typical, normal; not unusual
  • Lacking refinement; vulgar.
  • Found all over the place.
disease

US /dɪˈziz/

UK /dɪˈzi:z/

  • noun
  • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • other
  • To affect with disease; to cause disease in.
  • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
  • other
  • A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of part or all of an organism.
  • An illness or sickness affecting humans, animals, or plants, often with specific signs or symptoms.
  • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
  • other
  • A condition or problem that is harmful or damaging to a society or organization.
  • other
  • An illness or sickness affecting humans, animals, or plants, often with specific symptoms and signs.
fear

US /fɪr/

UK /fɪə(r)/

  • noun
  • Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • verb
  • To be afraid of or nervous about something
  • other
  • A concern or worry.
  • other
  • An unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat.
  • A feeling of reverence and respect for someone or something.
  • other
  • To be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
stare

US /stɛr/

UK /steə(r)/

  • noun
  • A long look at something or someone for a reason
  • verb
  • To look at someone or something for a long time
contract

US /'kɑ:ntrækt/

UK /'kɒntrækt/

  • verb
  • To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • To make an agreement for doing work for money
  • To reduce in size, length due to heat loss
  • To reduce the amount of
  • Decrease in size, number, or range.
  • noun
  • A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law
  • Legal agreement, e.g. for doing work for money
  • Agreement to pay someone to kill a person
  • other
  • To enter into a formal and legally binding agreement
  • To catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
  • To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the sounds or letters
  • other
  • To decrease in size, number, or range