Wednesday 6 October 2010

Castro: 'No One Has Been Slandered More Than the Jews'

summon - 'sʌmən
authoritatively call on (someone) to be present as a defendant or witness in a law court
вызвать, позвать
Example: We were summoned to the director's office.

bereft - bɪ'reft
лишённый, утративший
(bereft of) deprived of or lacking (something)
Example: The charter flight from Miami was bursting with Cuban-Americans carrying flat-screen televisions and computers for their technologically-bereft families.

sweatpants - 'swetpænts
брюки от тренировочного костюма
Example: He was wearing a red shirt, sweatpants, and black New Balance sneakers.

демилитаризация, разоружение
disarmament - dɪs'ɑːməmənt
Example: Global and simultaneous nuclear disarmament is, of course, a worthy goal, but it is not, in the short term, realistic.

dissuade - dɪ'sweɪd
отговаривать, разубеждать
Example: He said he understood Iranian fears of Israeli-American aggression and he added that, in his view, American sanctions and Israeli threats will not dissuade the Iranian leadership from pursuing nuclear weapons.

slander - 'slɑːndə
a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of sb; the legal offence of making this kind of statement
злословие, клевета, клеветнические измышления; опорочивание
Example: No One Has Been Slandered More Than the Jews.

Url: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/09/fidel-to-ahmadinejad-stop-slandering-the-jews/62566/