| Approx. time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 0:40 |
national spotlight |
in a position where
everyone in the country can see |
| 0:44 |
poignant |
touching, moving in a
sadly meaningful way |
| 0:55 |
Fresh Off the Boat |
http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat |
| 1:45 |
social disconnects |
people or behaviors that
are not connected to others in society |
| 2:45 |
top tier |
highest level, elite,
prestigious |
| 3:08 |
to that end |
with this in mind,
intentionally |
| 3:15 |
immunize |
protect against |
| 3:18 |
sanctuary |
safe place, haven |
| 4:23 |
simmered |
cooked on low heat |
| 4:37 |
Korean cuisine |
Korean cooking |
| 4:53 |
Miracle Whip |
American brand of salad
dressing similar to mayonnaise |
| 4:56 |
slapped it together |
assembled quickly without
much attention |
| 5:20 |
seminal |
important, influential,
significant |
| 5:27 |
sitcom |
weekly humorous tv program
(short for “situation comedy”) |
| 5:41 |
All-American Girl |
http://bit.ly/1hadPZl |
| 5:46 |
Margaret Cho |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Cho |
| 6:15 |
watered down |
made weaker or less
effective |
| 6:19 |
let alone |
not to mention (this even
more amazing detail) |
| 7:36 |
rewound |
went back to the beginning
of the story |
| 7:58 |
microcosm |
a miniature model of the
larger world |
| 8:09 |
under his radar |
without his noticing |
| 8:48 |
whether you can “pass” |
whether you can be viewed
as white (mainstream race) |
| 8:53 |
socio-cultural climate |
the atmosphere combining
both social and cultural elements |
| 9:04 |
Wild Wild West |
a primitive, lawless,
undomesticated place (like the U.S. American frontier of the 1800s) |
| 9:42 |
lived experience |
knowledge about the world
that is gained through direct involvement in everyday events |
| 10:32 |
springboard |
event or experience
allowing a person to reach new heights |
| 11:20 |
Richard Pryor |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pryor |
| 11:25 |
David Chappelle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chappelle |
| 11:27 |
Chris Rock |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock |
| 11:35 |
drive points home |
make points very clear |
| 11:37 |
can stomach |
can tolerate, can accept |
| 12:28 |
universality in the
particular |
ability to express global
truths by being very specific |
| 12:55 |
knockoff |
copy, duplicate, not
original |
| 13:28 |
Whole |
The title of her book
means “complete” but sounds like “missing a piece.” |
| 13:29 |
homonym |
A word that sounds like
another but mean different thing (like whole and hole). |
| 13:43 |
golem |
from Jewish folklore, a
human-like creature that is magically created from inanimate material |
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