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From the Ted Talk by Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams

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(Laughter)

Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them hpepan. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.

And one last tip, and this one is really iorpatnmt as well: Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mnoaiutn, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to ctaeberle, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "OK, let's go down."

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them ______. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.

And one last tip, and this one is really _________ as well: Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a ________, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to _________, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "OK, let's go down."

Solution


  1. happen
  2. important
  3. celebrate
  4. mountain

Original Text


(Laughter)

Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them happen. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.

And one last tip, and this one is really important as well: Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to celebrate, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "OK, let's go down."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
overnight success 3
work harder 2


Important Words


  1. achieved
  2. ad
  3. celebrate
  4. decided
  5. dreams
  6. fault
  7. finally
  8. friends
  9. goals
  10. happen
  11. high
  12. important
  13. laughter
  14. lot
  15. matter
  16. mountain
  17. peak
  18. responsible
  19. seconds
  20. sweating
  21. tip
  22. tough
  23. work