{"id":10674,"date":"2020-03-20T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T02:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10674"},"modified":"2022-02-28T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:00:21","slug":"lopez-obradors-reaction-to-corona-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lopez-obradors-reaction-to-corona-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"lopez obrador’s reaction to coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

many mexicans (including most of my students) have been frustrated with the confusing leadership provided by president andr\u00e9s manuel lopez obrador <\/strong>at the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic. the headline of by kate linthicum <\/strong>sarcastically presents an example from lopez obrador’s ma\u00f1anera<\/a><\/em> last wednesday…<\/p>\n

Amid<\/em> growing coronavirus threat<\/em>, Mexico\u2019s president says he\u2019s putting trust<\/em> in good-luck <\/em>charms<\/a><\/em><\/h1>\n

<\/strong><\/em> means in the middle of<\/em>. a <\/strong><\/em> is imminent danger<\/em>. <\/em><\/strong> is having confidence in or believing.<\/em> <\/em><\/strong> are objects that bring good luck <\/em>or protect. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"lopez<\/p>\n

one of the <\/em>good-luck charms<\/em><\/u> protecting president lopez obardor is a u.s. $2 bill (informador.mx,ntx\/ j. lira)<\/em><\/h5>\n

cool efl practice <\/a>\":)\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

lopez obrador is not the only leader in the region who has tried to minimize the significance of covid-19…<\/p>\n

[lopez obrador’s] stance<\/em> has drawn comparisons<\/em> to that of president trump, who for weeks downplayed<\/em> the risk of coronavirus in the u.s., as well as<\/em> to brazilian president jair bolsonaro, who recently dismissed<\/em> extreme measures<\/em> to contain the disease as \u201chysteria<\/em>.\u201d<\/h4>\n

stance<\/em><\/strong> is position<\/em>. <\/em><\/strong> means make<\/em>. NOTICE: the word in english is comparison<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, NOT comparation<\/em>— a very common and awful spanglish. downplay<\/em><\/strong> means underestimate<\/em>. as well as <\/a><\/em><\/strong>means also<\/em>. dismiss<\/em><\/strong> means ignore<\/em>. hysteria<\/em><\/strong> is basically the same word in english and spanish, but make sure to pronounce the h<\/em> in english like def leppard<\/strong> does in their well-known song.<\/p>\n