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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

HOME IT COULD'VE BEEN A LOT

WORSE.

Reporter: IN SEBRING, PETER

BERNARD FOR NEWS CHANNEL 8.

FREE SPEECH VERSUS HATE

SPEECH.

WE FOUND SOME HALLOWEEN

DECORATIONS CAUSING CONTROVERSY.

NEIGHBORS SAW, AT LEAST THEY

SAY WHAT THEY SAW MADE THEM

SICK.

MELANIE MICHAEL'S SHOWS US WHY.

Reporter: NEIGHBORS CALL THE

DECORATIONS THAT -- DISGUSTING.

THEY WERE STUNNED WHEN THEY SAW

THIS.

SKELETONS SALUTING HITLER WITH

CONCENTRATION CAMP ID NUMBERS

ON THEIR ARMS.

HOMEOWNERS CALL IT PURE HATE ON

HALLOWEEN.

IT SICKENS ME THAT WE CAN

HAVE THIS WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN

PITTSBURGH BUT

Reporter: NEIGHBORS HERE

WERE SHOCKED BY WHAT THEY SAW.

SKELETON AFTER SKELETON WITH

THE STAR OF DAVID. DECORATIONS

ON DISPLAY WITH ARMS IN THE AIR

SALUTING HITLER.

SHE SAYS SHE HATES THEM AND

THEY SHOULD DIE.

I COULDN'T FALL ASLEEP THE

FIRST NIGHT I FOUND OUT ABOUT

IT.

WHAT DOES THE HOMEOWNER SAY

ABOUT ALL THIS?

THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE MY

HOUSE.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

Reporter: SHE SAYS, SHE HAS

RECEIVED DEATH THREATS OVER

THESE HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS BUT

STILL STANDS FIRM IN HER

DECISION TO DISPLAY THEM.

SHE TELLS US SHE IS JEWISH AND

THIS IS HER WAY OF PROTESTING

THE H AWAY.

I HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH,

THEY HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT

THEY NEED TO LEAVE MY PROPERTY.

Reporter: LAW ENFORCEMENT

SAYS THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL.

THE HOMEOWNER HAS THIS MESSAGE.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
worse /wɜːrs/ B1	adjective - of lower quality; less good.
speech /spiːtʃ/ A2	noun - the ability to talk; the communication of thoughts and feelings by speaking.
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - intense dislike; aversion.
controversy /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːrsi/ B2	noun - a prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing nausea; ill.
shows /ʃoʊz/ A2	verb - to allow or cause something to be visible.
disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing a strong feeling of revulsion.
stunned /stʌnd/ B1	adjective - shocked and unable to react.
skeletons /ˈskelɪtənz/ A2	noun - a framework of bones supporting the body.
saluting /səˈluːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to give a greeting by raising the hand.
concentration /ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/ B2	noun - the action or process of focusing all one's energies on a particular object or activity.
pure /pjʊər/ A2	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.
sicken /ˈsɪkən/ B1	verb - to cause to feel nauseated.
shocked /ʃɒkt/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing surprise and dismay.
property /ˈprɒpəti/ A2	noun - something owned by another.
legal /ˈliːɡəl/ B1	adjective - permitted by law.
threats /θrɛts/ B1	noun - a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other harm.

Key Grammar Structures

• SKELETONS SALUTING HITLER WITH CONCENTRATION CAMP ID NUMBERS ON THEIR ARMS.

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective, Prepositional Phrases

  ➔ The word "saluting" is a present participle acting as an adjective, describing the **skeletons**. The phrase "with concentration camp ID numbers on their arms" is a prepositional phrase modifying 'saluting', providing further detail.

• HOMEOWNERS CALL IT PURE HATE ON HALLOWEEN.

  ➔ Object Complement, Noun as Adjective

  ➔ "It" is the direct object of "call", and "pure hate" is the object complement, describing what they call **it**. "Halloween" functions as a noun adjunct, modifying 'hate'.

• SHE SAYS SHE HATES THEM AND THEY SHOULD DIE.

  ➔ Reported Speech, Modal Verb expressing obligation/strong suggestion

  ➔ This is reported speech, conveying what someone **said**. "Should" expresses a strong suggestion or obligation, indicating her desire for their death.

• I HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, THEY HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT THEY NEED TO LEAVE MY PROPERTY.

  ➔ Parallel Structure, Coordinating Conjunctions, Modal Verb expressing necessity

  ➔ The sentence uses a **parallel structure** with "I have...they have..." "But" is a coordinating conjunction. "Need to" expresses **necessity** – her demand that they leave.