{"id":10386,"date":"2020-02-05T01:21:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T07:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10386"},"modified":"2020-02-06T00:37:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:37:30","slug":"trump-impeachment-will-the-u-s-senate-get-away-with-it-or-reap-what-they-sow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/trump-impeachment-will-the-u-s-senate-get-away-with-it-or-reap-what-they-sow\/","title":{"rendered":"trump stays: will the u.s. senate get away with it or reap what they’ve sown?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

on the guardian<\/strong> website by kenya evelyn<\/strong> summarizes the impeachment<\/em> of president donald trump like this:<\/p>\r\n

trump faces removal from office after being<\/em> impeached<\/em> in the u.s. house of representatives for his efforts to coerce<\/em> ukrainian\u00a0officials to investigate his chief\u00a0<\/em>2020 democratic political rival, former vice-president joe biden.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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coerce<\/em><\/strong> means\u00a0convince, force<\/em>. chief<\/em><\/strong> means main<\/em>, principal<\/em>. after being impeached<\/em><\/strong> is an example of using an. it is also (being<\/em> is an auxiliary and impeached<\/em> is a past participle). impeachment<\/em><\/strong> means accusing a public official of criminal behavior<\/em> with the motivation of removing them from office<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"president<\/p>\r\n

trump was <\/em>impeached<\/i><\/u>\u00a0in the u.s. house of representatives (jabin botsford \/getty)<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

during the senate’s participation in the process, senate chaplain<\/em>\u00a0barry black<\/strong> has become a recognizable figure. evelyn explains that…<\/p>\r\n

the daily prayer<\/em> of the u.s. senate chaplain<\/em>, barry black to lawmakers conducting the\u00a0impeachment<\/em>\u00a0trial of donald trump\u00a0took on a blistering undertone<\/em>\u00a0[last] friday, generating both praise<\/em> and criticism on the senate floor and online. the scathing<\/em> remarks<\/em> included cautioning senators that they will \u201creap what they sow<\/em>\u201d.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

a chaplain<\/strong><\/em> is a religious leader associated with a specific organization<\/em>. a is a request for help from god<\/em>; praise<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is related, it means\u00a0positive feedback<\/em>.\u00a0remarks<\/em><\/strong><\/a> are comments<\/em>.\u00a0reap what they sow<\/em><\/strong> is an\u00a0idiom<\/em><\/strong> (expression) from the bible. literally the idea is \u00a0u will have to harvest<\/em><\/a> what u plant<\/em>. figuratively it means that actions have consequences<\/em>. it is frequently used as a warning.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\"planting\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"woman<\/p>\r\n

planting (sowing) and harvesting (reaping)\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

undertone<\/strong><\/em> refers to what chaplain black was really trying to communicate. \u00a0blistering<\/em><\/strong> and scathing<\/em><\/strong> both mean that the undertone<\/em> was intense<\/em>. a blister<\/em><\/strong> is a bubble that forms on skin as a reaction to friction , heat or irritation<\/em>. it is used in the title and the chorus of this famous song by the violent femmes<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n