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What do you do for a living? What do---u----for---livin-? W--- d- y-- d- f-- a l------ W-a- d- y-u d- f-r a l-v-n-? ---------------------------- What do you do for a living? 0
My husband is a doctor. My-hu---n- -s-- do-t--. M- h------ i- a d------ M- h-s-a-d i- a d-c-o-. ----------------------- My husband is a doctor. 0
I work as a nurse part-time. I --r- as a n------ar---ime. I w--- a- a n---- p--------- I w-r- a- a n-r-e p-r---i-e- ---------------------------- I work as a nurse part-time. 0
We will soon receive our pension. W- -i-l so-n---ce--- ----p-----n. W- w--- s--- r------ o-- p------- W- w-l- s-o- r-c-i-e o-r p-n-i-n- --------------------------------- We will soon receive our pension. 0
But taxes are high. Bu--t-xes ------g-. B-- t---- a-- h---- B-t t-x-s a-e h-g-. ------------------- But taxes are high. 0
And health insurance is expensive. A--------h----ur--c- is ex--n-ive. A-- h----- i-------- i- e--------- A-d h-a-t- i-s-r-n-e i- e-p-n-i-e- ---------------------------------- And health insurance is expensive. 0
What would you like to become some day? W-at--ou-- -ou-l--e to -ec-m-----e-d-y? W--- w---- y-- l--- t- b----- s--- d--- W-a- w-u-d y-u l-k- t- b-c-m- s-m- d-y- --------------------------------------- What would you like to become some day? 0
I would like to become an engineer. I w--ld lik---- ----me an --g-n--r. I w---- l--- t- b----- a- e-------- I w-u-d l-k- t- b-c-m- a- e-g-n-e-. ----------------------------------- I would like to become an engineer. 0
I want to go to college. I -an- -- go-t- -oll---. I w--- t- g- t- c------- I w-n- t- g- t- c-l-e-e- ------------------------ I want to go to college. 0
I am an intern. I--m--- in--rn. I a- a- i------ I a- a- i-t-r-. --------------- I am an intern. 0
I do not earn much. I -o--o- earn m--h. I d- n-- e--- m---- I d- n-t e-r- m-c-. ------------------- I do not earn much. 0
I am doing an internship abroad. I-am-d-i-g -- in--r-s-ip ab-o-d. I a- d---- a- i--------- a------ I a- d-i-g a- i-t-r-s-i- a-r-a-. -------------------------------- I am doing an internship abroad. 0
That is my boss. T-a--i- my-b---. T--- i- m- b---- T-a- i- m- b-s-. ---------------- That is my boss. 0
I have nice colleagues. I--ave----e-c-l-e-gue-. I h--- n--- c---------- I h-v- n-c- c-l-e-g-e-. ----------------------- I have nice colleagues. 0
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. W--a-ways-g- to-t-e---fe--r---at -o-n. W- a----- g- t- t-- c-------- a- n---- W- a-w-y- g- t- t-e c-f-t-r-a a- n-o-. -------------------------------------- We always go to the cafeteria at noon. 0
I am looking for a job. I--m----k----for---j--. I a- l------ f-- a j--- I a- l-o-i-g f-r a j-b- ----------------------- I am looking for a job. 0
I have already been unemployed for a year. I ---e--l-ea-y--------e-p---e- -o- a-y--r. I h--- a------ b--- u--------- f-- a y---- I h-v- a-r-a-y b-e- u-e-p-o-e- f-r a y-a-. ------------------------------------------ I have already been unemployed for a year. 0
There are too many unemployed people in this country. T---- a-- --o-m--y--n---l--ed---ople--- -----c-u-tr-. T---- a-- t-- m--- u--------- p----- i- t--- c------- T-e-e a-e t-o m-n- u-e-p-o-e- p-o-l- i- t-i- c-u-t-y- ----------------------------------------------------- There are too many unemployed people in this country. 0

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?