Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechB2
The ability to make sacrifices, endure pain and suffering—you will need these qualities in life.
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endure
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Earlier tonight, Oprah mentioned having a dream strong enough to endure rejections.
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endure
endure · to keep going through something difficult
Hear endure with rejection, pain and fear. The verb stays recognisable even when the situation changes.
J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008B2
Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honor, but the weeks of fear and nausea I have endured-- [LAUGHTER] --at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose
Continue in this lesson ↗convince
convince · to make someone believe something
One speaker tries to convince herself; another says she was convinced. Listen for the change from an action to a belief.
J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008B2
Now all I have to do is take deep breaths, squint at the red banners, and convince myself that I am at the world's largest Gryffindor reunion.
Continue in this lesson ↗Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth | TEDB1
But these concepts are not impossible, and I was firmly convinced that every one of my students could learn the material if they worked hard and long enough.
Continue in this lesson ↗perspective
perspective · a way of seeing something
The word can describe a first-person view or the viewpoint someone brings to an experience.
Han Kang's Nobel Prize Banquet Speech (2024)B1
It was a moment of wonder—this experience of so many first-person perspectives.
Continue in this lesson ↗Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth | TEDB1
After several more years of teaching, I came to the conclusion that what we need in education is a much better understanding of students and learning from a motivational perspective, from a
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