No sympathy for elephant hunting King

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King Juan Carlos of Spain operated on after 'elephant hunting' accident.

He was operated on for four hours to replace his hip at a hospital in Madrid on Saturday morning, after suffering a triple fracture which the Royal Palace said was "linked to arthritis".

The accident happened in Botswana during what the palace described as a private hunting trip.

Many Spaniards reacted with anger, with criticism of his expensive hobby at a time when his nation is mired in economic crisis with high unemployment and real suffering, especially for the young.

Source: Daily Telegraph

Vocabulary:

a hip -

hunting (n) -

to be mired in stg -

unemployment (n) -

to shoot (shot, shot) -

target practice -

to be questioned (by police) -

to issue (a license) -

to feed (fed, fed) -

to set off controversy -

fevered (adj) -

distress (n) -

to puzzle -

fate (n) -

endangered (adj) -

left-leaning -

daily (adj) -

to cull -

a herd -

on top of (travel costs) -

to disclose -

to fund (a trip) -

to undergo surgery -

to remove -

a lung -

What are your views on the controversy?



He has also killed a tame bear fed a mixture of honey and vodka in Russia. Read the story here.

He has also killed endangered species like European bison in Poland. Read the story here.

He has also killed bears (including a pregnant female) and wolves in Rumania. Read the story here.


Grammar point:

Now we know why he didn't visit his grandson in hospital.

If he hadn't had the accident, we'd never have found out about the hunting trip.