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1. There was intense interest in the iconic costumes as they unter the hammer.
2. Potential buyers, gathered in a Los Angeles auction house, faced competition from bidders on the phone and the internet.
3. The central piece was Maria’s outfit, described by the auctioneers as “a heavy brown homespun Austrian-style dress with a wheat-coulered homesspun blouse”.
4. The floral lederhosen worm by the Von Trapp children were also part of the collection.
5. The identity of the successful bidder has not been revelead.
6. The Sound of Music costumes were sol as part of a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
Words in the news (BBC):
intense = extreme
iconic = famous and well known
under the hammer = for sale at auction
bidders = people who offer to buy things at an auction
homespun = (here) traditional cloth made at home
ledeshosen = shorts made of leather, traditionally worn by men in the alpine regions of Europe
revealed = made known to people / made public
memorabilia = objects that are collected because they belonged to someone famous
Dicios:1. There was intense interest in the iconic costumes as they unter the hammer.
2. Potential buyers, gathered in a Los Angeles auction house, faced competition from bidders on the phone and the internet.
3. The central piece was Maria’s outfit, described by the auctioneers as “a heavy brown homespun Austrian-style dress with a wheat-coulered homesspun blouse”.
4. The floral lederhosen worm by the Von Trapp children were also part of the collection.
5. The identity of the successful bidder has not been revelead.
6. The Sound of Music costumes were sol as part of a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
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Under a cloud
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| Mammatus clouds move over fields in Virginia, Usa. |
- When someone is under a cloud (of suspicion), people think they have done something wrong or have been involved with something illegal.
- After 20 year at the company, Sean left suddenly a cloud.
- Money was stolen from Jane’s desk and now everyone is under a cloud of suspiscion.
- After 20 year at the company, Sean left suddenly a cloud.
- Money was stolen from Jane’s desk and now everyone is under a cloud of suspiscion.
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| The person is using a computer to write an e-mail |
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Dicios:
- I use a computer for work.
- The person is using a computer to write an e-mail.
Dicios:
- I use a computer for work.
- The person is using a computer to write an e-mail.
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