Video: TED
I want to start with a question. "When was the last time you were called ...(1)...childish?" For kids like me, being called ...(1)...childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit ...(2)...irresponsible behavior or display any other signs of being normal American
...(3)...citizens, we are called childish, which really ...(4)...bothers me.
After all, take a look at these events: Imperialism and colonization, world wars, George W. Bush; ask yourself: Who’s responsible? ...(5)...Adults.
Now, what have kids done? Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust, Ruby Bridges helped end segregation in the United States, and most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to ...(6)...raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti on his little ...(7)...bike.
So, as you can see evidenced by such examples, ...(8)...age has absolutely nothing to do with it. The traits the word childish addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing ...(9)...behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
Từ mới:
childish: trẻ con (tính từ)
irrational: vô lý
exhibit: bày tỏ, để lộ
imperialism: chủ nghĩa đế quốc
colonization: sự thực dân hóa, sự chiếm làm thuộc địa
segregation: sự phân ly
have nothing to do with someone/something: chẳng liên quan gì đến ai đó hoặc thứ gì đó
abolish: hủy bỏ
age-discriminatory: Sự phân biệt đối xử do tuổi tác
grand: quan trọng, vĩ đại, to lớn
hamper: cản trở
aspiration: khát vọng
utopia: xã hội không tưởng, nơi mọi thứ đều hoàn hảo
burden: gánh nặng
food stocks: nguồn lương thực
depleted: cạn kiệt
scarce: khan hiếm
chaos: sự hỗn loạn