What is the woman in this clip saying? (English listening)
Please help me to comprehend a clip.
I have four questions concerning the following clip.
http://time.com/3585539/college-application-essays-dont-matter-as-much-as-you-think/
The parts I couldn't catch are replaced by XXX.
Could you tell me what the woman said there?
1. at about 0:21
The woman says, "What I've seen is a tremendous XXX of disaster."
2. at about 0:58
The woman says, "The reality is we want them to begin XXX."
3. at about 1:06
The woman says, "Our goal is not to have XXX."
4. from about 1:44
I think the woman says, "I love that she steps into her power in that moment. And these young men and women are stepping into their power and who they're about to become."
Did I catch her words accurately?
Thank you in advance.
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Answers · 7
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1) teeter-totter
2) with the end in mind
3) a thing called a 4.0
4) perfect!
Admittedly, she was hard to understand at times even for a native speaker, esp. #2. I think she has a bit of a Midwestern accent as well. I don't know why, but she seems kind of grating and makes me feel like I kind of hate her even though I don't even know her...
2
Hi there!
This is what I think was said in the video clip:
1. "What I've seen is a tremendous teeter-totter of disaster."
2. "The reality is we want them to begin with the end in mind."
3. "Our goal is not to have a *thing* called a 4.0 and where is that 2400 on that SAT."
4. Yes, you caught her words accurately.
I edited this answer because I thought she said "theme" but it didn't make any sense. It was kind of hard to listen to what she was saying so don't worry if you couldn't either.
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1. teeter-totter (the up and down movement of a seesaw)
2. Our goal is not to have a *thing* called a 4.0 and "where's that 2400 on the SAT?".
3. Yes, your transcription is accurate. 完璧 です！:)
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