III Year Lettorato Inglese -- Group 3C (Peterson-More):

Jennifer Pudney p. 126, Passage 32 (previously assigned and discussed in class), suggested English translation

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Pudney passage #32

In an interview about terrorism // on the subject/topic , [the] French President Jacques Chirac said/declared his government would do everything in its power// everything possible to face/address/deal with the crisis and arrest those/the people responsible for the attacks that have taken place in France in recent months/ in the past few months. He said/declared that the police would carefully watch/monitor all suspects/people who are under suspicion. “We must not lower our guard,” said Chirac, “neither in the big cities nor in the villages/small towns which/that are more isolated and less protected. I have ordered the government to watch the borders more efficiently/carefully.” Furthermore/ In addition , the President praised the French people for not panicking despite the attitude of the mass media// despite how the mass media have portrayed the attacks. According to Chirac, the French media’s representation of the attacks have been exaggerated – more so than in the press “of any other country in the world, ever.”