| Approx. time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 0:36 |
wears many hats |
has many job responsibilities |
| 0:48 |
dons |
puts on, wears |
| 0:50 |
pitchfork |
long-handled barn tool for moving straw or manure |
| 1:03 |
emcee an event |
with microphone, to act as host/announcer for a public event |
| 1:21 |
Brownsville, TX |
bordertown city in south Texas |
| 1:50 |
crop harvest |
collecting the fruit or vegetables when they are ready for
picking |
| 1:58 |
pick produce |
harvesting fruit or vegetables |
| 2:47 |
breed of horse |
variety of horse |
| 2:55 |
in the Americas |
North, Central, & South America (also called the New World) |
| 2:59 |
Spaniards |
people from Spain |
| 3:05 |
gaited breed |
animal type that has a fine-stepping movement |
| 3:39 |
shock absorbers |
equipment which makes a vehicle ride more smoothly |
| 3:45 |
the Cadillac of the horse world |
the best kind of horse (Cadillac is the most expensive brand of
General Motors cars) |
| 3:50 |
late mother |
mother who is no longer alive |
| 4:00 |
Conklin, MI |
http://www.chester-twp.org |
| 4:10 |
Byron Center, MI |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Center,_Michigan |
| 4:12 |
40-stall barn |
a barn with divided sleeping spaces for 40 horses |
| 4:40 |
humble roots |
very simple origin, not a fancy beginning |
| 5:20 |
the Chevy of four-legged transportation |
simple, basic form of animal transportation (Chevrolet is the
less expensive brand of General Motors cars) |
| 5:28 |
the Yugo of... |
the cheapest brand of cars (made in Yugoslavia, it is now out of
business) |
| 5:40 |
Michigan Small Business Development Center |
http://www.sbdcmichigan.org |
| 5:48 |
housed at GVSU |
uses space at Grand Valley State University for its offices |
| 6:36 |
oversee |
coordinate, monitor, supervise |
| 7:04 |
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
http://www.hccwm.org |
| 7:20 |
craft strategy |
create or design action plan to achieve goals |
| 7:30 |
Hispanic/Latino businesses |
businesses owned by people with Central or South American
heritage |
| 7:50 |
stacked against them |
having many obstacles in place |
| 8:09 |
aside from |
other than |
| 8:20 |
access financing |
obtain money to run the business |
| 8:22 |
have faith in |
trust, have confidence in, believe in |
| 8:32 |
bring to the table |
provide something that will benefit the project |
| 9:24 |
recipient |
person who receives something |
| 9:28 |
food stamp programs |
social support program which makes food more affordable |
| 9:36 |
How can you not...? |
You must... It is impossible not to do this. |
| 10:20 |
work ethic |
the belief that hard work is worthwhile |
| 11:28 |
composition |
framework, make-up, membership |
| 11:35 |
regardless of |
despite, without paying attention to |
| 11:42 |
willing and able |
want to do it and have the ability to do it |
| 11:50 |
come a long way |
made very good progress over time |
| 11:58 |
a place at the table |
belonging, having access, being part of the whole group |
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