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I'm trying to translate an extract from public person's speech and this small part makes me mad. What does mean "with their names"? Maybe it's pretty simple but still i can't catch it on.
"I listen to these protests. I talk to the Iranian people. I issue these videos and I get so many responses from Iranians. At first I thought these are Iranian exiles in the safety of London or Paris or Los Angeles. No. Iranians, from Iran embracing Israel, criticizing the regime. That’s an understatement. With their names. And I ask my intelligence people, what’s going on."
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Excellent article. Good job. Just a few suggestions...
I'm trying to translate an extract from someone's speech and this one section is very confusing. For example what does it mean, "with their names?" Maybe it's pretty simple, but I don't understand it.
"I watch the protests in Iran. I correspond with the people there. (Or talk to Iranians in exile?) I create videos (about?) that generate many responses from Iranians around the world.
At first I thought these are exiles responding from the safety of London, Paris or Los Angeles. But no, these are people living inside Iran, embracing Israel and criticizing the regime. What's more, they are using their real names in their responses. And so I ask, "what’s going on over there?"
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Same as Richard. They are putting their names to their views, not hiding.
Because this is a transcript of a speech it isn't as clear as it could have been. That's probably why it was bothering you so much.
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My interpretation;
It is noteworthy that people are using their names openly (not being anonymous). They are criticising the regime openly.
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