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From the Ted Talk by Steven Schwaitzberg: A universal translator for surgeons

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So I'm passionate about tiechnag these FLS skills all over the world. This past year I've been in Latin acrmeia, I've been in chnia, talking about the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery. And everywhere I go the barrier is: "We want this, but we need it in our language." So here's what we think we want to do: Imagine givnig a lecture and being able to talk to people in their own native language simultaneously. I want to talk to the people in Asia, liatn America, Africa, Europe seamlessly, accurately and in a cost-effective fashion using technology. And it has to be bi-directional. They have to be able to teach us something as well.

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So I'm passionate about ________ these FLS skills all over the world. This past year I've been in Latin _______, I've been in _____, talking about the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery. And everywhere I go the barrier is: "We want this, but we need it in our language." So here's what we think we want to do: Imagine ______ a lecture and being able to talk to people in their own native language simultaneously. I want to talk to the people in Asia, _____ America, Africa, Europe seamlessly, accurately and in a cost-effective fashion using technology. And it has to be bi-directional. They have to be able to teach us something as well.

Solution

  1. giving
  2. teaching
  3. america
  4. china
  5. latin

Original Text

So I'm passionate about teaching these FLS skills all over the world. This past year I've been in Latin America, I've been in China, talking about the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery. And everywhere I go the barrier is: "We want this, but we need it in our language." So here's what we think we want to do: Imagine giving a lecture and being able to talk to people in their own native language simultaneously. I want to talk to the people in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe seamlessly, accurately and in a cost-effective fashion using technology. And it has to be bi-directional. They have to be able to teach us something as well.

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