Please, can anybody help me with the three interrogations (?)? I can’t make out what the journalist is saying at theses parts. SCRIPT: It is November 1975, General Francisco Franco one of Europe’s Longest Reining Dictators has died. As the country mourns, a young and charismatic politician is been primed for leadership, Adolfo Suarez was an virtual unknown when King Juan Carlos’ hand (?) picked him as Prime Minister at a difficult time when some fear that the country would descend into civil war, the King has spotted a rare talent who crossed political device (?). Adofo Suarez, later one over the public (?) and became the country first democratically elected Prime Minister since the Second World War. ‘For me he was a loyal friend and being a king, he was also an exceptional government keen member who always behaved with loyalty to monarchy, the defend of democracy, the rule of law, unity and diversity of Spain’ ‘We live a sad day for Spaniards but we also live a day of tribute to someone who is already one of the most important and positive figures of our common history. Adolfo Suarez is widely recognized as one of most Spain’s founding fathers. A minute of silent was held in his honour (honor US) at this match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. He has suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and died at the age of 8. He will be mourn as a true political hero at the time when the country is once again facing economic and social hardship reigning [‘reɪnɪŋ] ADJ[monarch] reinante, actual; (fig) predominante, que impera reign [reɪn]N[of king, queen] reinado; (fig) dominio; VI reinar; predominar prime [praɪm] ADJ(=major, main)[cause, objective, target] principal; VT (=prepar) preparer keen [ki:n] ADJ(=enthusiastic)[supporter] entusiasta; [student] aplicado hardship [‘hɑ:dʃɪp] N (=deprivation) privación; (financial) apuro; (=condition of life) miseria Thank you very much.
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Please, can anybody help me with the three interrogations (?)? I can’t make out what the journalist is saying at theses parts.
ReplyDeleteSCRIPT: It is November 1975, General Francisco Franco one of Europe’s Longest Reining Dictators has died. As the country mourns, a young and charismatic politician is been primed for leadership, Adolfo Suarez was an virtual unknown when King Juan Carlos’ hand (?) picked him as Prime Minister at a difficult time when some fear that the country would descend into civil war, the King has spotted a rare talent who crossed political device (?). Adofo Suarez, later one over the public (?) and became the country first democratically elected Prime Minister since the Second World War.
‘For me he was a loyal friend and being a king, he was also an exceptional government keen member who always behaved with loyalty to monarchy, the defend of democracy, the rule of law, unity and diversity of Spain’
‘We live a sad day for Spaniards but we also live a day of tribute to someone who is already one of the most important and positive figures of our common history.
Adolfo Suarez is widely recognized as one of most Spain’s founding fathers.
A minute of silent was held in his honour (honor US) at this match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
He has suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and died at the age of 8. He will be mourn as a true political hero at the time when the country is once again facing economic and social hardship
reigning [‘reɪnɪŋ] ADJ[monarch] reinante, actual; (fig) predominante, que impera
reign [reɪn]N[of king, queen] reinado; (fig) dominio; VI reinar; predominar
prime [praɪm] ADJ(=major, main)[cause, objective, target] principal; VT (=prepar) preparer
keen [ki:n] ADJ(=enthusiastic)[supporter] entusiasta; [student] aplicado
hardship [‘hɑ:dʃɪp] N (=deprivation) privación; (financial) apuro; (=condition of life) miseria
Thank you very much.
Excellent, as usual:
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Adofo Suarez, later won over the public
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