B2 · Unit 1
News retold
Retell a report and identify its source.
New words
testimony
primary source
piece of information
keep informed
inform
clarify
clarify
according to
Also with a pronoun: "по думите ѝ"
(according to her).
as reported by
first-hand
second-hand
independent confirmation
unconfirmed report
identify the source
eyewitness
according to available information
without having witnessed it
pass on someone’s words
News from a neighbour
Elena, a neighbour
Чу ли? Библиотеката щяла да отваря и в неделя!
Have you heard? The library will reportedly open on Sundays too!
От кого го научи?
Who did you hear that from?
Elena, a neighbour
От Вера. Тя каза, че го прочела в една група.
From Vera. She said she had read it in a group.
Тогава имаме съобщение от втора ръка.
Then we have a second-hand report.
Elena, a neighbour
А аз вече се зарадвах. През седмицата все не успявам.
And I was already excited. I never manage to go during the week.
Да потърсим обявата на библиотеката.
Let us look for the library’s notice.
Elena, a neighbour
Добре. Ако е вярно, ще те черпя кафе в неделя.
All right. If it is true, I will buy you a coffee on Sunday.
Първо обявата, после кафето!
The notice first, then the coffee!
Grammar
"щяла да работи"
reports someone else’s future plan. Third-person renarrative forms normally omit "е/са". Name your source: reporting does not itself mean the news is false.
По думите на Елена библиотеката щяла да работи и в неделя.
According to Elena, the library will reportedly be open on Sunday too.
Както съобщава радиото, срещата започва в шест.
As the radio reports, the meeting starts at six.
Не съм очевидец; предавам чужди думи.
I did not witness it; I am passing on someone else’s words.
Examples
Кой е първоизточникът на това съобщение?
What is the original source of this report?
Съседката каза, че входът бил безплатен.
The neighbour said admission was free.
Имаме ли независимо потвърждение на сведенията?
Do we have independent confirmation of the information?
Моля, уточнете кой ви осведоми.
Please clarify who informed you.
Този разказ от втора ръка не е свидетелство на очевидец.
This second-hand account is not eyewitness testimony.
Научих новината от първа ръка: обади ми се авторката.
I heard the news first-hand: the author called me.
Ще уточня часа, преди да препратя съобщението.
I will check the time before forwarding the message.