{"id":10798,"date":"2015-04-14T11:41:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10798"},"modified":"2015-04-14T11:41:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:41:20","slug":"the-1-million-dollar-bus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-1-million-dollar-bus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The $1 Million Dollar Bus (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Marhaba! One major lesson from this <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-1-million-dollar-bus\/\">remarkable story in the previous post<\/a> is a constant struggle for war torn societies to be able to rehabilitate themselves after the guns of war have silenced. Sami Hamdan\u2019s story in the article reflects how many people in most war-torn states are looking for ways to commemorate the end of something devastating so that future generations can never repeat the same mistakes. In this post, I want to provide you with the answers to the reading comprehension exercise, and another beautiful song about rebuilding Lebanon and the spirt of reconciliation after the civil war! This folkloric ballad by Zaki Nassif is called Reji\u2019 Yit\u2019amar Libnen (<strong>\u0631\u0627\u062c\u0639 \u064a\u062a\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/strong>) which rough translates to \u2018Lebanon Will be Revived\/Rebuilt.\u2019 Enjoy this beautiful ballad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10799\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM.png\" aria-label=\"Screen Shot 2015 04 14 At 7.39.03 AM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10799\" class=\" wp-image-10799\"  alt=\"Screenshot from Annahar Article\" width=\"488\" height=\"312\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM.png 552w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM-350x224.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from Annahar Article<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Answers:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1. Its importance lies in its link to the black day that historicized the beginning of the civil war.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u0643\u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628\u0637 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0623\u0631\u0651\u062e \u0644\u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0647\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">2. The current bus owner is Sami Hamdan.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0633\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0633\u0627\u0645\u064a \u062d\u0645\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">3. He is certain with all confidence, that he learned to read by himself through reading newspapers during the civil war.<br \/>\n<strong>\u064a\u0624\u0643\u0651\u062f \u0628\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0651\u0642\u0629 \u0623\u0646\u0651\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0644\u0651\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0629 \u0628\u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u060c \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u062d\u0641 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0647\u0644\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">4. He wants to leave it to die with time because it\u2019s death means the death of the Lebanese war.<br \/>\n<strong>\u064a\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u062a\u0631\u0643\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u062a\u0645\u0648\u062a \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u0645\u0646\u060c \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0651 \u0645\u0648\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a \u0645\u0648\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">5. It\u2019s value may be little to you, but for me, it is worth a million dollars (US).<br \/>\n<strong>\u0642\u064a\u0645\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0642\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u0633\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0643\u060c \u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u0633\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u060c \u062a\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0642\u0651 \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0643\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">6. Translate the following sentence to English:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u062f\u0623\u062a \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647\u062a\u060c \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0633\u0637\u0629 \u062a\u0631\u0645\u0632 \u0644\u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628\u060c \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0627\u0631 \u0632\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u0643\u064a \u062a\u0632\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Here it began and from here it ended, for the bus symbolizes the beginning of the war, and we have to await its decay for the Lebanese war to fade away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zivFhWo5zFY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/zivFhWo5zFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For now take care and stay tuned for upcoming posts!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Happy Learning!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Have a nice day!!<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0645<\/strong> <strong>\u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM-350x224.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM-350x224.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-7.39.03-AM.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Marhaba! One major lesson from this remarkable story in the previous post is a constant struggle for war torn societies to be able to rehabilitate themselves after the guns of war have silenced. 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