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nba legend\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>kobe bryant<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0died in a helicopter crash on january 26. his daughter gianna, 6 other passengers and the pilot also died in the crash. \u00a0a tribute<\/a> to kobe by gustavo arrellano<\/strong> for the l.a. times<\/strong> details the connection kobe, a los angeles laker<\/strong> <\/span>his entire career, \u00a0had with the latino community in los angeles. the article talks a lot about a restaurant, el camino real<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n as soon as<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means immediately<\/em>. had introduced<\/em><\/strong> is past perfect<\/a><\/strong>. had<\/em> is an auxiliary verb and introduced<\/em> is the past participle of introduce<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n arellano describes kobe’s relationship with el camino real.<\/p>\r\n dine in<\/strong><\/em> means eat at home<\/em>. draw<\/a><\/strong><\/em> in this context means attract<\/em>. sneak in<\/em><\/strong> means enter clandestinely, with the idea of not drawing attention<\/em>. hang out<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means socialize<\/em>. greet<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is say hello<\/em>. call in<\/em><\/strong> means order by phone<\/em>. pick up<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means go for<\/em>, get<\/em>. take back<\/em><\/strong> means return<\/em>\u00a0to kobe’s home with the food. the article mentions that kobe’s favorite meal was…<\/p>\r\n carnitas<\/strong><\/em> is pork<\/em> slow cooked and served in tacos. flan<\/strong><\/em> in the u.s. is known as flan napolitano<\/em> in mexico. flan<\/em> in mexico is called custard<\/em> in the u.s. dessert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a sweet dish served at the end of a meal; check the correct pronunciation here<\/a> (don’t confuse it with desert<\/em> 🐫).<\/p>\r\n arellano describes how kobe’s appreciation of el camino real was representative of his affection<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(attachment, love) for the latino community. likewise<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (in the same way) many latinos saw their values personified in \u00a0kobe.<\/p>\r\n hugo flores,<\/strong> a resident of\u00a0anaheim, california (suburban l.a.) remembers that in conversations with friends after\u00a0pickup games<\/em><\/strong> (informal basketball) his friends talked about how bryant reminded them of their immigrant parents…<\/em><\/p>\r\n remind<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is used when an external object, event or idea makes u remembe<\/em>r. like crazy<\/em><\/strong> means with a lot of energy<\/em>. he’d<\/em><\/strong> is a contraction<\/a><\/strong> for he would<\/em>. would<\/a><\/strong> is frequently used to indicate activities <\/a>in the past<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that don’t happen anymore, similar to used to<\/em>. broken<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past participle of break<\/strong><\/em> and an adjective that means fractured<\/em> in this example. torn<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past participle of tear<\/em><\/strong> and an adjective that means damaged<\/em> when it refers to ligaments. set an example<\/em><\/strong> means establish a behavior that should be imitated<\/em>. badass<\/em><\/strong> means really tough<\/em> or impressive<\/em>. it is half of the name of rapper joey bada$$<\/strong><\/p>\r\nbryant’s wife, vanessa laine bryant, had introduced<\/em> the lakers superstar to her childhood favorite restaurant almost as soon as<\/em> the two began to date.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nkobe & vanessa’s favorite restaurant<\/em><\/h5>\r\n
sometimes, the couple and their daughters dined in<\/em>; when kobe didn’t want to draw<\/em> attention, he’d sneak in<\/em> through the back to hang out<\/em> with workers and greet<\/em> everyone in spanish. and if he couldn’t come in person, bryant called in<\/em> big orders that friends picked up<\/em> to take back<\/em> to his newport coast mansion<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
carnitas<\/em> with flan<\/em> for dessert<\/em><\/h4>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\ndesserts<\/em><\/u>: <\/em>flan<\/em><\/u> & <\/em>custard<\/em><\/u> (delish.com, wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nfans show their <\/em>affection<\/em><\/u> for kobe (philip cheung\/the new york times)<\/em><\/h5>\r\n
they had multiple jobs and worked like crazy<\/em>, but they never made excuses. that was kobe. he’d<\/em> play with broken<\/em> fingers and torn<\/em> ligaments, and would never say a thing. he set that example<\/em>, and so we had to do the same. we see that mentality in our culture–eres el m\u00e1s ching\u00f3n [you’re the biggest badass<\/em>]. that was kobe every night, every day.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n