Name: Le Anh Thu

Student code: B2306144

Assignment: TED Talks reflection
Date: 20/1/2024

TED Talks Assignment

Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_the_beauty_of_what_we_ll_never_know?
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VOCABULARY
Word Part of Pronunciation Synonym Meaning
speech
1. Ambiguity noun /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/ Uncertainty The state of having more
than one possible meaning:
sự mơ hồ
2. Exhilarating Adjective, /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/ Very exciting and great
noun Exciting fun: làm cho vui vẻ
(n): điều làm vui vẻ
3. Unquestionably Adverb /ʌnˈkwestʃənəbli/ assuredly Without any doubt: không
thể bác bỏ được
4. Reassurance noun /ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns/ Guarantee The fact of giving advice
(that…) or help that takes away a
person’s fears or doubts:
sự cam đoan một lần nữa
5. Self-conscious Adjective /ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/ Embarrassed Nervous or embarrassed
(about something) about your appearance or
what other people think of
you: e dè, ngượng ngập
6. Treacherous Adjective /ˈtretʃərəs/ Unfaithful that cannot be trusted;
intending to harm you:
phản bội, lừa dối
7. Unsettled Adjective /ʌnˈsetld/ anxious that may change; making
people uncertain about
what might happen: không
ổn định
8. Intimacy Noun /ˈɪntɪməsi/ closeness the state of having a close
personal relationship with
somebody: sự thân thiết
9. Surrender Verb, noun /səˈrendə(r)/ Submission to admit that you have
been defeated and want to
stop fighting; to allow
yourself to be caught,
taken prisoner, etc.: đầu
hàng
 (n): sự đầu hàng
10. Distracted Adjective /dɪˈstræktɪd/ unfocused unable to pay attention to
somebody/something
because you are worried or
thinking about something
else: điên cuồng, quẫn trí