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About the TED Talks C   Topic : The little risks you can take to increase your luck C   Speaker’s name:  Tina Seelig C   Duration:  11min 40 sec  C   Link:   The little risks you can take to increase your luck C   Brief introduction:  Tina Seelig shares three ways to increase your luck 1. Try to take some risks and get out of your comfort zone 2. Show appreciation to people 3. Change relationship with ideas Vocabulary/Phrases 1.        entrepreneur (n.) someone who starts a company, arranges business deals, and takes risks in order to make a profit e.g. Being an  entrepreneur   is a way of  fulfilling  your  creative   potential . 2.        isolated (adj.) an isolated building, village, etc is far away from any others e.g. Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident. 3.         quantum mechanics (n.) the scientific study of the way that atoms and smaller parts of things behave e.g . Here,   quantum mechanics   provi

Learner's Dictionary: Longman Article: Apple needed a kick in the pants. Samsung just delivered it ①      debut ·         the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time     e.g.She made her professional stage   debut in Swan Lake. ② morph ·         to gradually change, or change someone or something, from one thing to another   e.g. Her boyfriend used a computer to morph photos of her face onto the actor's body. ③ ultrasonic ·         too high for people to hear   e.g. There were several results about amplitude of  ultrasonic  signal in air. ④ arguably ·         used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true   e.g. He is arguably the world's best football player. ⑤ phenomenal ·         extremely successful or special, especially in a surprising way   e.g. Her rise to fame was quite phenomenal - in less than two years she was a household name