It´s almost been five days and I have finally come to terms with what happened last Saturday at the Goyas. Penelope Cruz looked beautiful and all guests were smartly dressed. The show was long and not brilliant but everything was going apparently well at the time. However, Mr Rovira who was hosting the show, did not play so smart that night. In the middle of the ceremony and when everyone seemed to be enjoying the ceremony, he decided to have a little chat with one of the two international guests in the room: Mr Tim Robbins. I can not tell if the speech had been prepared beforehand or not but in either case, Dani Rovira´s English was appaling. He did not start it right by greeting Mr Robbins with a 'Good Night' , as if he were leaving the show to go to bed. Then, he continued by constructing some half complete sentences, leaving words untranslated and translating others that did not need translation. Finally, as if all that had not been enough, Mr Rovira ended his speech by comitting one of the most common and striking mistakes that many Spanish learners of English do when speaking in English: 'Are you agree?'. Seriously, Mr Rovira? Was it that difficult to end the speech by asking Mr Robbins: 'Do you agree?'. He would probably haven't but at least you would have ended your English Speech with dignity. I really liked Dani Rovira as a comedian (and I still do) but if you ask my opinion about his English, I was far from impressed.Here you have the video in case you have not seen it yet. Priceless!
Glossary:
- To come to terms with (v. expr): to become resigned or accustomed.
- Appaling (Adj): Shocking, horrifying.
- Striking (adj): Noticeable.
Exactly, there shouldn't have been any room for improvising here, he should have had all that well prepared and rehearsed in advance to make a good impression when it comes to languages for once.
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