| Approx.
time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 0:50 |
mission |
official statement of
purpose(s) of an organization |
| 0:55 |
bridge any gaps |
provide a connection for
anyone who has needs |
| 1:15 |
Anglos |
English speakers (usually
of N. European heritage) |
| 1:35 |
IRS rules (and regulations) |
Internal Revenue Service
is the taxing arm of the U.S. government |
| 1:45 |
entrepreneurs |
people who start up a new
business |
| 1:55 |
come to find out |
learn something a little
surprising or unexpected |
| 2:00 |
temptation |
strong desire to do
something that may be inappropriate |
| 3:00 |
with that being said |
even so; despite this |
| 3:00 |
a head for business |
be good at business, have
a business mindset |
| 3:00 |
keep on hand |
have something ready to
use |
| 3:50 |
came across individuals |
met or discovered people |
| 4:50 |
tip the difference |
shift the balance enough
to make a big change |
| 5:30 |
non-profit world |
organizations with a goal
of improving the life of the community (not goal of making money) |
| 6:50 |
vendors |
salespeople (often sellers
to other businesses) |
| 7:00 |
merchant |
business (usually selling
things to the public) |
| 7:20 |
not in place |
not ready to go or ready
to use |
| 8:30 |
get to the point |
be direct, conduct
business right away |
| 9:00 |
navigating |
planning the best
direction to travel or best action to take |
| 9:03 |
all the more invaluable |
even more beneficial,
useful |
| 9:30 |
how to go about |
how to approach or get
organized (to look for scholarships) |
| 10:05 |
reached out |
offered (to help) |
| 10:15 |
pulled in my parents |
got my parents involved |
| 10:30 |
If it wasn’t for… |
If this situation didn’t
exist, (something else would have happened). |
| 11:10 |
become somebody |
become successful, become
well known |
| 11:20 |
aspire to be |
have the dream (or goal)
to become |
| 11:40 |
leading the charge |
being the first one toward
the goal |
| 11:50 |
new horizons |
new goals to shoot for |
| 12:00 |
DREAMers |
students who were born
outside the U.S. but grew up as cultural Americans wanting to study at
American colleges (The DREAM Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress as the
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act.) |
| 13:15 |
big fans of |
strongly in favor of |
