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Strategic Planning Your city spent $847 million to make your commute suck.
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You know that feeling when you're stuck in traffic wondering why someone built a six -lane highway through downtown?
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This wasn't an accident.
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It was strategic planning gone wrong.
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Let's start with the biggest villain.
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Strategic Planning This is the long -term vision stuff that looks important in city council meetings.
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Think 30 -year master plans with policy frameworks that shape everything from housing density to transportation networks.
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Remember when your city promised that new development would revitalize downtown?
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That's strategic planning.
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Problem is, most cities plan like they're playing SimCity on easy mode.
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They create 20 -year visions without considering how neighborhoods actually evolve or what residents genuinely need.
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Copenhagen nailed this with their 2025 carbon neutral goal.
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They didn't just write pretty documents.
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They built bike infrastructure before people needed it.
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They planned green energy systems while other cities were still debating climate change.
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They coordinated housing, transportation, habitat, and environmental policies as one integrated strategy.
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Your city probably did the opposite.
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Strategic planning requires political courage to make unpopular decisions early.
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Next up, land use planning, also known as why you can't walk anywhere.
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This determines what goes where through zoning laws that control residential, commercial, industrial, and public space allocation.
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You've seen this disaster everywhere, residential areas miles from shops, office parks surrounded by parking lots, strip malls next to highways,
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industrial zones cutting their door in through neighborhoods.
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This is Euclidean zoning, and it's systematically ruining American cities by forcing car dependency.
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Compare that to Tokyo's mixed -use approach.
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Restaurants, homes, and offices blend together seamlessly.
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You can grab ramen from downstairs in your apartment.
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Public spaces emerge naturally between buildings.
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Meanwhile, your suburb requires a 15 -minute car ride to buy milk.
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This is zoning law forcing spatial separation between where people live, work, shop, and play.
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Single -family zoning covers 75 % of most American cities, making affordable housing illegal and sustainable transportation impossible.
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The result?
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Americans spend 26 % of their income on transportation, while in mixed -use cities it's 8%.
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Land -use planning literally determines how much money you have left after paying for basic mobility.
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Master planning is the comprehensive blueprint integrating all urban systems and development.
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Think of it as the city's architectural DNA that coordinates all urban systems into one coherent design.
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Barcelona's superblocks are master planning done right.
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They grouped nine city blocks, banned through traffic, and created community spaces in the middle.
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Every intersection became a small plaza.
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Buildings gained ground floor retail, streets transformed from traffic sewers into actual public spaces.
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Our result?
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70 % less noise pollution, 21 % reduction in air pollution, and 32 % increase in green space.
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Your city's master plan probably looks like someone threw spaghetti at a wall, highways cutting through neighborhoods with no regard for community cohesion,
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industrial zones next to schools because nobody coordinated land use, transit lines that don't connect to major destinations because transportation planners didn't talk to housing developers.
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Master planning requires understanding that everything connects to everything else.
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Urban revitalization sounds noble, but it's often code for displacing poor people with expensive condos.
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This involves renewal and regeneration of declining neighborhoods and brownfield sites, but execution usually benefits developers more than residents.
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Detroit tried this wrong for decades.
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They demolished entire neighborhoods, built downtown stadiums and convention centers, hoped for economic magic.
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Spoiler, it didn't work.
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They spent billions on showcase projects while basic services collapsed in most neighborhoods.
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Medellin, Colombia, did it right.
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They built cable cars connecting hillside slums to downtown jobs.
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They invested in residents before real estate.
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Crime dropped 60%.
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Property values rose, but residents could afford to stay.
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One approach treats symptoms with flashy projects.
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The other addresses root causes by investing in people.
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Detroit focused on attracting outsiders.
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Medellin focused on empowering insiders.
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Guess which approach most American cities choose?
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They chase the creative class with expensive amenities while ignoring existing communities.
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Then they wonder why revitalization creates resentment instead of renewal.
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Economic development planning is supposed to create jobs and generate municipal revenue through strategic business district development.
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Usually it means giving Amazon a billion -dollar tax break while small businesses struggle with red tape.
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Singapore mastered this differently.
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They planned their economy like a chess game spanning decades.
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They built the world's best port, then attracted logistics companies, added precision manufacturing, then financial services.
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Your city probably chases whatever's trendy without strategic thinking.
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Tech hubs.
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innovation districts, creative zones, without considering if they fit your existing economy or workforce capabilities.
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Most economic development plans fail spectacularly while burning taxpayer money on consultant reports.
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The problem is short -term thinking.
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Politicians want ribbon cuttings and job announcements before the next election.
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Meanwhile, American cities compete against each other with tax incentives, creating a race to the bottom that benefits corporations while starving public services of revenue.
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Environmental planning addresses climate change, air quality, and resource management through sustainable design.
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Most cities treat this like an expensive afterthought that can be delayed indefinitely.
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You know those heat waves getting worse every summer?
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That's partly bad environmental planning.
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Cities create heat islands by covering everything in asphalt and removing trees.
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Urban temperatures run 8 degrees hotter than surrounding areas.
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Copenhagen plants trees strategically to cool specific neighborhoods, while reducing stormwater runoff.
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They built green roofs that prevent flooding while reducing energy costs by 30%.
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Melbourne created green corridors, connecting parks across the city.
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These function as urban lungs, wildlife highways, and recreational networks.
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Meanwhile, your city probably cut the tree budget to fund another highway expansion.
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Then wonders why summers feel like living in an oven and flooding keeps getting worse.
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Environmental planning isn't about hugging trees.
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It's about avoiding billion -dollar climate disasters.
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Infrastructure planning, coordinates, transportation, utilities, and public service systems design.
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It's invisible when it works, catastrophic when it fails, and expensive either way.
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Remember when Texas's power grid collapsed during that winter storm?
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That's infrastructure planning failure.
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No backup systems, no coordination between providers, No consideration of extreme weather scenarios.
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The result?
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750 lives lost and $50 billion in damage.
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The Netherlands built infrastructure assuming climate change is real.
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Their water management systems handle massive storms while generating clean energy.
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Most American cities still plan infrastructure like it's 1950.
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Water pipes from the Eisenhower administration, electrical grids designed before air conditioning was common, bridges built when cars weighed half as much.
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Then they act surprised when bridges collapse and water systems fail.
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Infrastructure planning requires thinking 50 years ahead, while politicians think two years ahead.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers gives U .S.
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infrastructure a C -grade.
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Urban design is the human -scale stuff.
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Physical form, streetscapes, public spaces, and built environment design that determines whether your city feels alive or lifeless.
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Walk through downtown Copenhagen.
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Wide sidewalks with weather protection, protected bike lanes that feel safe for eight -year -olds, places to sit every hundred feet,
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streets designed for lingering, not just moving through.
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Now think about your city's downtown, probably designed for cars, not humans.
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Narrow sidewalks that force pedestrians single file, no shade, no places to rest, no reason to stay, streets that feel like highways cutting through buildings,
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parking lots where public spaces should be.
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This is what happens when engineers design public spaces without consulting anyone who actually uses them.
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Good urban design makes people healthier and happier by encouraging walking, social interaction, and community connection.
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Cities with quality urban design see 23 % more foot traffic, 18 % higher retail sales, and 15 % better mental health outcomes.
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Bad design makes people drive everywhere and stay indoors.
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It's not just aesthetics.
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It's public health policy disguised as street design.
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Next time you're paying $4 .50 for gas while stuck in traffic for 45 minutes to shop 15 minutes away, remember, this isn't natural.
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This is planned.
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Someone decided your neighborhood shouldn't have a grocery store.
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Someone chose to build parking lots instead of housing near transit.
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These aren't accidents.
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They're policy choices that shape your daily life, your budget, and your health.
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Good news?
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Cities can change these policies overnight bad news most won't until citizens demand better planning decisions
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that prioritize people over profits what is the worst planning decision
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ruining your city leave your biggest urban planning disaster in the comments below
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu konuşma dersi “Every Urban Planning Concept Explained in 9 Minutes” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: planning, cities, design, urban, built. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 128 cümle ve 1384 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 9:14 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 150 kelimeyle, günlük konuşmaya yakın doğal bir hızda konuşuyor. Kelimelerin yalnızca %77’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığı zorlayıcı.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| infrastructure isim | /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ | altyapı, enfrastrüktür |
| strategic sıfat | /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ | stratejik, sevkülceyşî |
| downtown isim | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | şehir merkezi, kent merkezi |
| disaster isim | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | afet, felaket |
| collapse fiil | /kəˈlæps/ | çökmek |
| chase fiil | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | kovalamak, peşinden koşmak |
| flood isim | /flʌd/ | sel, su taşkını |
| ruin isim | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | kalıntı, harabe |
| developer isim | /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ | geliştirici |
| pollution isim | /pəˈluʃən/ | kirlilik, kirlenme |
| transit isim | /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ | geçiş |
| sustainable sıfat | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | surdurulebilir |
| renewal isim | yenileme | |
| sidewalk isim | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | kaldırım |
| ignore fiil | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | görmezden gelmek |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- Let's start with the biggest villain.
- Remember when your city promised that new development would revitalize downtown?
- Your city probably chases whatever's trendy without strategic thinking.
- You know those heat waves getting worse every summer?
- Someone decided your neighborhood shouldn't have a grocery store.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | You've seen · have left |
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | can be delayed · is planned |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı didn't, don't, isn't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 17 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “th” sesleri: aesthetics /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/, afterthought /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/, sidewalk /ˈsaɪdwɔk/, wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/, weigh /weɪ/, workforce /ˈwɝk.foɹs/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: strategic /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/, flood /flʌd/, transit /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/, strip /ˈstɹɪp/, municipal /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: collapse /kəˈlæps/, attract /əˈtɹækt/, transit /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, narrow /ˈnæɹəʊ/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- 0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; infrastructure, strategic, downtown gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
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