We share clear stories about the past to help listeners understand the world and improve their English. This episode looks at a Nobel Peace Prize announced on October 27, 1978.
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Welcome to Slow English FM’s Today in History. We share clear stories about the past to help listeners understand the world and improve their English. This episode looks at a Nobel Peace Prize announced on October 27, 1978.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. The prize recognized their negotiations toward peace between Egypt and Israel. The Nobel Prize announcement marked international recognition of those efforts. It named both leaders together, linking the award to their work toward peace between the two countries. The award was announced on October 27, 1978.
That is one event from this date in history on Slow English FM. Thanks for listening.
Vocabulary in this episode
- awarded jointly
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.
The prize was given to both people together, not to just one of them.
- negotiations
The prize recognized their negotiations toward peace between Egypt and Israel.
These were formal talks aimed at reaching an agreement for peace.
- recognized
The prize recognized their negotiations toward peace between Egypt and Israel.
Here, the prize showed that their peace talks were valued or officially noticed.
- marked
The Nobel Prize announcement marked international recognition of those efforts.
Here, the announcement showed that people around the world officially noticed the efforts.