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The voice of former President of Uruguay Jose Mujica who said he would like a system similar to that of the European Union for Latin America, despite its “flaws”, and suggested a reflection on the attempts to end the community project.
Mujica made these statements in the Venetian island of Lido, which he arrived to participate in the presentation at the festival of the film “The night of 12 years”, the Uruguayan Álvaro Brechner, and the documentary “El Pepe, a supreme life” by Serbian Emir Kusturica.
The former president pointed out that “surely, the project of the European economic community has many flaws,” but stressed that the continent “never lived such a long period of peace.”
Mujica, who at 83 years has just resigned as senator, recalled some details of his twelve years of captivity during the military dictatorship, a story addressed in the film by Brechner, where he is played by the Spaniard Antonio de la Torre.
Listen MP3 (September 2, 2018):
Read translation of the transcription:
“But they never lived such a long period of peace and it seems that it is forgotten. So I think that at least it’s worth thinking about. It’s not to draw a conclusion in a hurry: “this I throw it away if…”, I say. I would like to have something like this in Latin America, that we had contradictions and messes and this, but that they would have built that being.”
Practica Español
Comprehension
Escucha el MP3 y responde las preguntas. (Listen the audio and answer the questions.)
Question 1 |
del modelo que le gustaría que la UE tomara de América Latina. | |
de un modelo que le gustaría que hubiera en América Latina. | |
del modelo político que hay en su país. |
Question 2 |
que ese modelo podría acabar con un largo periodo de paz. | |
que ese modelo no ha garantizado que haya paz en Europa. | |
el hecho de que ese modelo ha traído consigo un largo periodo de paz. |
Question 3 |
sería bueno pensar sobre ese modelo pero sin sacar una conclusión precipitadamente. | |
los presidentes de los países de América Latina deberían adoptar ese modelo sin demora. | |
ese modelo no aportaría nada a América Latina. |
Question 4 |
No se sabe. | |
Claro que sí.
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Para nada.
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Essential Vocabulary
Question 1 |
para subrayar que ese periodo de tiempo es efímero. | |
para afirmar que no ha pasado tanto tiempo. | |
para destacar que es un periodo de tiempo muy largo. |
Question 2 |
del actual". | |
para el actual". | |
como el actual". |
Question 3 |
“en menos”. | |
“de menos”. | |
“al menos”. |
Question 4 |
que algo se hace sin dificultad. | |
que es provechoso y útil. | |
que se pierde el tiempo. |