Spanish C2 · Day 52
Day 52: Embargos de revistas y lectura previa — Paraphrasing and summarising (part 2)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Paraphrasing and summarising (part 2)
- Reading: El prestigio de llegar antes
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Grammar point: Paraphrasing and summarising (part 2)
Summarising an ironic essay requires you to preserve what its language does, not merely what its sentences literally say. Suppose an author writes: «Por fin se compra la primicia en tarifa prémium; quien se indigna no estaba en la lista.» The passage does not recommend a subscription. It mocks the commercial promise and its convenient protection against criticism.
Key vocabulary (8 of 21 words)
- la moratoria de difusión – embargo period before news or reporting is allowed
- la prepublicación – advance publication
- el acceso anticipado – advance access
- el pacto de reserva – pact governing press silence
- el momento de difusión – release date and time
- la versión preliminar / la versión definitiva – early draft / final version
- la versión de registro – version suitable for formal citation
- el estado de la versión – version status
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