Mafia Leader Killed when Riding a Bike. Law
Beginners:
- bring back – przywoływać/ przypominać
The accident brings back the memories from the 1990s – Wypadek przywołuje wspomnienia z lat dziewięćdziesiątych.
Intermediate:
- common- powszechny
The mafia crimes were common in Palermo in the 1990s – Przestępstwa popełniane przez mafię były powszechne w Palermo w latach dziewięćdziesiątych.
Advanced:
- assassination – zamach
The President was gunned down in the the assassination which involved foreign powers – Prezydent został zastrzelony w zamachu, w który zaangażowane były obce mocarstwa.
Full text:
- gunned down – zastrzelony
- bring back – przywoływać / przypominać
- common – powszechny
- released from prison – zwolniony z więzienia
- serve the verdict – odbyć wyrok
Mafia leader was gunned down in Scicily while he was riding a bike. The incident brings back the terrifying moments of the local history from the 90s when the assassinations in the streets weere quite common. The locals comment that when too many people say that mafia does not exist any more, something always happens which proves it’s not true. The killed Giuseppe Dainotti was released from prison after serving the time for murder.
- pull through – dogonić / przegonić
- annual commemoration – uroczystości upamiętniające
He was riding his bike along the streets in Palermo when to scooters pulled up with him and the riders opened fire. The killing took place just a couple of days before the annual commemorationof all the victims of mafia in Palermo…. the city which so successfully fought over the last two decades with mafia.