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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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In this programme, suspect charged with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
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Hello, I'm Becca.
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And I'm Pippa.
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In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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So, let's hear more about this story.
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On Saturday night, Cole Thomas Allen was arrested for attempting to shoot US President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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He's now been charged with attempted assassination.
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Alan was carrying two guns and three knives, prosecutors say.
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During Saturday night's incident, Trump, Vice President J.D.
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Vance, Cabinet members and other White House officials were rushed from the Washington Hilton Hotel ballroom after gunfire was heard.
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Let's have our first headline.
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This is from BBC News.
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Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting.
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That headline again from BBC News.
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News.
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Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting.
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This headline is based on a performer's account of the night.
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Oz Perlman told the BBC that he was talking to Trump,
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First Lady Melania Trump and White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt when the attack happened.
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Yes, he says that they were face to face looking at each other.
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And the language we're going to focus on can describe just that.
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The headline mentions that the performer locked eyes with Trump.
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What can you tell us about this expression, Pippa?
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Well, when you literally lock something,
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you make it so that it cannot be opened or moved.
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And that meaning is useful when we think about the phrase locking eyes with someone.
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Yes, locking eyes is a metaphorical phrase and it means
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that two people look into each other's eyes at the same time for a period of time.
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So as the performer described,
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he and Trump were face to face looking at each other.
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They locked eyes.
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We often use lock eyes in dramatic situations,
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like the one in this story.
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But you might also hear it in more positive situations,
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such as in romantic contexts.
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For example, as soon as they locked eyes,
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they knew they were in love.
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We can also use the phrase hold someone's gaze,
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and this means a similar thing to lock eyes,
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that two people look straight at each other for a period of time.
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We've had lock eyes, look at someone who is looking at you for a period of time.
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For example, the two fighters locked eyes before the boxing match,
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neither wanting to be the first to look away.
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This is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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Today, we're talking about another attempt to shoot US President Donald Trump.
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The dinner and shooting took place at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondence Dinner.
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This event happens every year and political journalists are invited.
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There have been two previous unsuccessful attempts to kill President Trump while he was campaigning for election in 2024.
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As US investigators look into this third alleged assassination attempt against Trump,
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security officials are reviewing the president's protection protocols.
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Many have questioned whether the security perimeter at the Washington Hilton was strong enough,
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why attendees were not asked to show their ID at the event,
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and why the president, vice president and others in the line of succession were all gathered in one place.
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President Trump has said the incident shows his controversial plan to build a $400 million ballroom at the White House is needed.
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Our next headline is about this.
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This headline is from The Guardian, a British newspaper.
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Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan.
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That headline again from The Guardian.
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Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan.
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This headline is about Trump's response to the attempted attack at the hotel.
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The headline says Trump believes the incident gives urgency to his plans for a ballroom.
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What can you tell us about this phrase, gives urgency, Becca?
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Well, the adjective urgent means very important.
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It tells us that something needs immediate attention.
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So if we give urgency to something,
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it means that we make something more important so that it will be considered more quickly.
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Yes, we use give urgency in more formal contexts,
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usually where a sudden event or change in circumstances makes a particular issue more important.
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For example, an accident in a school playground could give urgency to safety updates that were already being planned or discussed.
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We can use give with other abstract nouns as well.
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For example, we can give thanks when we receive a gift,
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give consideration to a topic that requires careful thinking or give support to someone when they need it.
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We've had give urgency, make something more important so that it will be considered more quickly.
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For example, the growing humanitarian crisis gives urgency to peace negotiations.
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This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.
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We're talking about the attempted assassination of President Trump.
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Despite the recent gunfire and security concerns,
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British royals King Charles III and Queen Camilla have gone ahead with their four-day state visit to the US.
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Yes, on Monday afternoon, the King and Queen were welcomed by the President
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and the First Lady before attending a garden party with guests from both the UK and the US.
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The trip comes at a difficult time.
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Conflicts in Iran and doubts raised by Trump about UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have caused tensions between Washington and London.
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Let's have our next headline.
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This is from CNBC, a US news organisation.
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UK royals head to the US in the wake of war,
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shooting and rocky relations.
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that headline again from CNBC.
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UK royals head to the US in the wake of war,
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shooting and rocky relations.
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This headline highlights the rocky relations between the two nations.
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Rocky in this context means uncertain or difficult,
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but we're going to focus on the phrase in the wake of.
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Yes, in the wake of is an idiom meaning following closely behind an event,
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often a negative one.
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Yes, literally a wake is the trail left behind a ship.
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It creates waves which spread out behind it.
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If you're in the wake of an event,
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the consequences of that event are still happening.
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There might still be metaphorical waves and things might still be unsettled.
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Yes, so in this story the British Royals are visiting straight after a dramatic event and other issues like war.
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They're visiting in the wake of these events.
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We can also say that something is in something's wake,
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meaning that it is a result of an event, usually a negative one.
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For example, the tornado left hundreds of damaged homes in its wake.
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We've had in the wake of, following closely behind.
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For example, in the wake of the scandal, the manager resigned.
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That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.
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We'll be back next week with another news story.
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If you've enjoyed this programme,
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try the Listening Room on our website to learn more from news stories and test yourself with exam-style questions.
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Bye for now.
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Goodbye.
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Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Quan Trọng
- Attempted assassination - cố giết
- Locking eyes - nhìn thẳng vào mắt nhau
- Take cover - tìm chỗ trú
- Gunfire - tiếng súng
- Performer's account - lời kể của nghệ sĩ
- Face-to-face - đối diện nhau
- Cabinet members - các thành viên trong nội các
- Charges - cáo buộc
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