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Today, we start with EQUATION. Equation. A noun, in Mathematics, a statement that two expressions are equal. He's starting to work out simple equations in school.
It also means a complicated situation or issue. And as we look at our real-life examples, we're going to see more of this use of equation. These sentences have to do with complicated situations or issues, and sometimes with solving them. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples. So lifelong learning is I think a very, very important piece of the equation. Here, they're talking about a job crisis and what can be done in society to keep as many people employed as possible.
He's talking about this complicated issue, so in this case, we're not talking about Math, but life.
And he thinks lifelong learning, being willing to learn new things when people lose their job, or their jobs no longer exist, is an important part of solving that crisis.
So lifelong learning is I think a very, very important piece of the equation.
Here's another example. So it really just changes the whole equation, you know? It changes the whole equation.
Here, he's talking about corporate income tax, and the problems with it, and how changing the laws in the US can change the whole equation.
