Donald Trump charged: BBC News Review
Aug 11, 2023
Donald Trump charged: BBC News Review
Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to change the result of the 2020 US presidential election. It follows an inquiry into riots in Washington on 6th January 2021. The former president is accused of “spreading lies” about election fraud for more than two months. Trump has now been charged in three criminal cases.http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv https://www.bbclearningenglish.com https://www.instagram.com/bbclearning …https://www.facebook.com/bbclearninge …https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningen …https://bit.ly/2PeLcf6 https://apple.co/2wmG2GU
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0.56 -> Donald Trump charged
with trying to change the result of
4.32 -> the 2020
US presidential election.
7.92 -> This is News Review from BBC
9.96 -> Learning English. I'm Neil,
and I'm Beth.
13 -> Make sure you watch to the end to learn
vocabulary to talk about this story.
17.6 -> Don't forget to subscribe
to our channel, like this video
20.8 -> and try the quiz on our website.
23.36 -> Now, the story.
26.04 -> Donald Trump has been charged with
attempting to change the result of
30.72 -> the 2020
US presidential election.
34.96 -> It follows an inquiry into riots
in Washington
38.64 -> on the 6th
of January 2021.
42 -> The former president is accused of
spreading lies about election fraud
46.84 -> for more than two months.
49.08 -> Trump has now been charged
in three criminal cases.
53.88 -> You've been looking at the headlines,
55.16 -> Beth. What's the vocabulary?
56.88 -> We have overturn, plotting
and can run, but can't hide.
63.56 -> This is News Review from BBC
Learning English.
72 ->
Let's have a look
74.96 -> at our first headline.
76.48 -> This is from the Financial Times.
79.44 -> Donald Trump
indicted for unprecedented attempt
83.16 -> to overturn US election.
85.76 -> So the headline says
that Donald Trump has been indicted
90.2 -> for trying to overturn the results of
92.92 -> the 2020 US
presidential election. Indicted means
97.44 -> officially accused
of a crime. Unprecedented means
101.76 -> never happened before,
103.6 -> but we are looking at overturn.
106.08 -> Now, Beth,
107 -> I think we can break this
108.36 -> word down, can't we?
109.8 -> Yep, so, as we often see this is
a longer word
114.04 -> we can break down into over
and turn.
118.92 -> Now, we all know what term means it's
changing the direction of something.
122.96 -> And when we add over
it means changing the direction
126.64 -> completely. Now in this headline,
128.88 -> it's metaphorical.
131.32 -> Yes, we are talking about the metaphorical
direction or position of something.
137.12 -> And in this case,
138.32 -> it's an election. So, simply,
140.92 -> Donald Trump is accused
of trying to change the position,
145.6 -> the original result of something.
149 -> It's the US presidential election.
152.04 -> Can we use this in other ways, Beth?
154.52 -> Well, it is usually used in official contexts.
157.84 -> So, for example, in
law a legal ruling might be
161.6 -> overturned,
for example.
163.6 -> It wouldn't be normal
or natural to say I've overturned
168.52 -> my decision to have salad for lunch
instead of pasta, for example.
172.88 -> Oh, yes. That would be weird.
174.44 -> It sounds way too formal.
176.36 -> Let's look at that again.
186.88 -> Let's have our next
headline.
188.88 -> This is from BBC
190.24 -> News.
Trump charged
193 -> with plotting to overturn
election defeat.
197.16 -> So in the headline,
198.24 -> we see that word overturn again
that we've just been learning about.
202.32 -> But this time we are going to look
at plotting, and again,
207.28 -> if you look inside that word,
209.36 -> there's a clue
about its meaning. The word plot.
213.08 -> Now, Beth,
I know you love a good novel.
215.84 -> The plot is the storyline. Is that right?
218.68 -> It is when it's a noun, but here
220.92 -> it's a verb, and
it's used a little bit differently.
224.2 -> So to plot is to make a plan,
but often one
228.48 -> that is wrong or possibly harmful.
232.08 -> If you say that someone is plotting
to do something,
235.28 -> they're making a plan to do something
they probably shouldn't.
238.84 -> Yeah, so in this headline
241.76 -> it means that Trump is accused of
planning to do something wrong. And here
247.72 -> that is changed the result
of an election.
251.12 -> Now, that's a very serious thing
to accuse someone of.
254.68 -> But we can also use plotting
in a more light hearted way,
258.36 -> can't we? We can, yeah.
260.2 -> Maybe you see two friends
and they're whispering to each other.
263.92 -> And you say
"What are you two plotting over there?"
266.6 -> And of course,
this is a joke.
268.68 -> You're accusing them
270.24 -> in a funny way of doing
something wrong, planning something,
274.12 -> but it's not that serious.
276.04 -> Let's look at that again.
280 ->
287.96 -> Let's look at our next headline,
and this is from the Spectator.
293.12 -> Donald
Trump can run,
295.2 -> but he can't hide from his 6th
of January indictment.
299.56 -> So we have indictment which is
the noun form of the verb we saw
305.04 -> in the first headline indict, which
means to officially accuse someone
310.16 -> of committing a crime.
312.12 -> But we are looking
at the expression can run,
315.36 -> but can't hide.
317.04 -> Yes. Now let's think literally again.
320.6 -> Imagine someone being chased
because they've done something wrong.
324.88 -> They would be looking
for somewhere to hide.
327.28 -> But if there isn't anywhere,
328.84 -> They have to carry on
running.
330.68 -> Yes. Now nobody is suggesting that Donald
Trump is literally running anywhere.
336.24 -> What it means, though,
337.36 -> is that he is trying to escape
from something that
340.12 -> he just can't seem to get away from.
343.04 -> That's right. And we can use this
for informal situations too. Now,
347.48 -> Neil, I had a chocolate bar
on my desk
350 -> this morning, and it's gone.
353.12 ->
You can run,
354.6 -> but you can't hide.
Let's look at that again.
363.96 -> We've had overturned: changed
the result
366.72 -> something. Plotting: planning
to do something wrong or harmful.
371.08 -> And can run, but can't hide:
373.48 -> can't escape the consequences
of your actions.
376.281 -> Now if you are interested in Donald Trump,
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386.898 -> Thanks for joining us. Bye.
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