King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.” But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is...
KingJuanCarlosofSpainonceinsisted"kingsdon'tgiveupthethrone(王位),theydieintheirsleep."ButembarrassingscandalsandthepopularityoftherepublicanleftintherecentEuro-electionshaveforcedhimtoeathiswordsandstanddown.SodoestheSpanishcrisissuggestthatmonarchy(君主制)isseeingitslastdays?Doesthatmeanthewritingisonthewallfor...
1983. "If You Speak English They'll Think You're a German: Attitudes Toward Language Choice in Multilingual Environments." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 4: 115-127.Fitch, K., & Hopper, R. (1983). If you speak Spanish they'll think you're a German: Attitudes ...
Meaning: Die! (Go and die!) Nice sentiment shown here! As the English translation shows, this one is pretty offensive. It literally means ‘to die’ in the imperative, therefore its meaning really is “Go and die.” Save this one for when you’re really angry… (Or joking with ...
This instruction manual is in Spanish. It's Greek to me. 16. Keep Your Chin Up: Be happy. You look so sad. Keep your chin up. 17. Hold Your Horses: Be patient. Stop yelling! Please hold your horses. 18. In The Same Boat: All of us are in the same position. We're all in ...
, they die in their sleep.” But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy(君主制) is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is ...
4King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted "kings don'tgive up the throne(王位), they die in their sleep. " Butembarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republicanleft in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat hiswords and stand down. So does the Spanish crisis suggestthat ...
King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted"kings don't give up the throne(王位),they die in their sleep."But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.So does the Spanish crisis suggest that mo...
King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t give up the throne(王位), they die in their sleep.” But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So does the Spanish crisis suggest...
Madeline has also found herself having to deal with a lot of “business stuff” in Spanish by herself, which was an area that Jim, who she describes as a “linguist” who “learned languages at the drop of a hat,” usually took care of. “It was empowering, in a way,” she says....