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From the Ted Talk by Liu Bolin: The invisible man

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After finishing this series of protests, I started qentsnouiig why my fate was like this, and I rzeeiald that it's not just me — all Chinese are as csnfoeud as I am. As you can see, these works are about family painnlng, election in accordance with the law and propaganda of the institution of the People's Congress.

This work is claled Xia Gang ("leaving post"). "Xia Gang" is a Chinese euphemism for "laid off". It rferes to those people who lost their jobs during China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy. From 1998 to 2000, 21.37 million people lost their jobs in China. The six people in the photo are Xia Gang workers. I made them invisible in the dreested shop wherethey had lived and worked all their lives. On the wall behind them is the slogan of the ctuaurll Revolution: "The core frcoe leading our cause forward is the Chinese Communist Party." For half a month I looked for these 6 people to participate in my work. We can only see six men in this prtcuie,but in fact, those who are hidden here are all pploee who were laid off. They have just been made invisible.

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After finishing this series of protests, I started ___________ why my fate was like this, and I ________ that it's not just me — all Chinese are as ________ as I am. As you can see, these works are about family ________, election in accordance with the law and propaganda of the institution of the People's Congress.

This work is ______ Xia Gang ("leaving post"). "Xia Gang" is a Chinese euphemism for "laid off". It ______ to those people who lost their jobs during China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy. From 1998 to 2000, 21.37 million people lost their jobs in China. The six people in the photo are Xia Gang workers. I made them invisible in the ________ shop wherethey had lived and worked all their lives. On the wall behind them is the slogan of the ________ Revolution: "The core _____ leading our cause forward is the Chinese Communist Party." For half a month I looked for these 6 people to participate in my work. We can only see six men in this _______,but in fact, those who are hidden here are all ______ who were laid off. They have just been made invisible.

Solution


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  2. called
  3. people
  4. picture
  5. realized
  6. force
  7. planning
  8. deserted
  9. cultural
  10. confused
  11. refers

Original Text


After finishing this series of protests, I started questioning why my fate was like this, and I realized that it's not just me — all Chinese are as confused as I am. As you can see, these works are about family planning, election in accordance with the law and propaganda of the institution of the People's Congress.

This work is called Xia Gang ("leaving post"). "Xia Gang" is a Chinese euphemism for "laid off". It refers to those people who lost their jobs during China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy. From 1998 to 2000, 21.37 million people lost their jobs in China. The six people in the photo are Xia Gang workers. I made them invisible in the deserted shop wherethey had lived and worked all their lives. On the wall behind them is the slogan of the Cultural Revolution: "The core force leading our cause forward is the Chinese Communist Party." For half a month I looked for these 6 people to participate in my work. We can only see six men in this picture,but in fact, those who are hidden here are all people who were laid off. They have just been made invisible.

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Important Words


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  5. communist
  6. confused
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  33. million
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  35. participate
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  42. propaganda
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  44. questioning
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