Video: TED
Thank you.
Then again, who’s to say that ...(10)...certain types of irrational thinking aren’t exactly what the world ...(11)...needs? Maybe you’ve had grand plans before, but stopped yourself thinking, "that’s ...(12)...impossible," or "that costs too much," or "that won’t ...(13)...benefit me."
For better or worse, we kids aren’t hampered as much when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things. Kids can be full of ...(14)...inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking, like my wish that no one went ...(15)...hungry or that everything were free kind of utopia.
How many of you still dream like that and believe in the possibilities? Sometimes a knowledge of history and the past ...(16)...failures of utopian ideals can be a burden because you know that if everything were free, then the food stocks would become depleted, and scarce and lead to chaos.
On the other hand, we kids still dream about ...(17)...perfection. And that’s a good thing, because in order to make anything a ...(18)...reality, you have to dream about it first.
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