Colombia Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830(the others being Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government
➢ Colombia Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government
Enriching your vocabulary Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences
Enriching your vocabulary Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences
> The mid-Autumn festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon This document will be distributed among the people at the meeting. This kind of plant is widely distributed. >His executive skills will be very useful to the company. >She is now a senior executive having worked her way up through the company
➢The Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon. ➢This document will be distributed among the people at the meeting. ➢This kind of plant is widely distributed. ➢His executive skills will be very useful to the company. ➢She is now a senior executive having worked her way up through the company
>He sold the goods to her at a special discount )If we have to discount these cars we aren't going to make a profit >Much of what he says must be discounted, he imagines things. ) The company's headquarters are in New York )A broad avenue led up to a grand entrance with huge doors
➢He sold the goods to her at a special discount. ➢If we have to discount these cars we aren't going to make a profit. ➢Much of what he says must be discounted; he imagines things. ➢The company's headquarters are in New York. ➢A broad avenue led up to a grand entrance with huge doors
>They circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign. )Rumors began to circulate among the local people that the capital city had been conquered >The shopkeeper put my things on the counter >Something has to be done to counter the recent rise in crime
➢They circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign. ➢Rumors began to circulate among the local people that the capital city had been conquered. ➢The shopkeeper put my things on the counter. ➢Something has to be done to counter the recent rise in crime