[23] classical: taken over by friendly aliens

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أجانـِبٌ aliens  كـَثيرو اَلـْكـَلامِ talkative نـَحـْتاجُ in need of   غـَريبٌ strange حـَدَثَ شَيْءٌ something happened اَلـْيَوْمُ today   مـُبْتـَهـِجونَ good spirited بـَشـَرٌ humans وَصـَلَ arrived   مـُتـَفَئـِلونَ optimistic كـَوْكـَبٌ planet قـَناةٌ channel   مـُتـَكـَبـِّرونَ arrogant إطـْلاقاً not at all إنْ كانَ يـُمْكـِنُـهـُمْ if they could

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اَلْمُذيعُ: صَباحَ الْيَومِ حـَدَثَ شَـيْءٌ غَريبٌ لَناَ جـَميعاً The spokes person - This morning something strange happened to all of us.   حـَدَثَ شَيءٌ غـَريبٌ لـِلْعالَمِ وَلـِلْبَشَرِ Something strange happened to the world and to humans.   اَلـْيَومَ وَصَلَ مـِنْ كـَوْكَبٍ آخَرٍ أجانِبٌ خـُضـْرٌ Today arrived, from another planet, green aliens.   اَلأجانـِبُ الْخـُضْرُ غـَريبوُ الشـّكـْل*ِ لـَكـِنـَّهُم مـُبْتـَسـِمونَ وَمـُبـْتـَهـِجونَ وَمـُتـَفائـِلونَ The green aliens look strange but are smiling, good spirited, and optimistic.   وِفـْقاً لـِقـَناةِ سِ بِ بِ ،نـَحْنُ كـَبَشَرٍ أبـْيَضٍ، بُنِّيٍ، أصْفَرٍ وَأسـْوَدٍ نـَحـْتاجُ أنْ نـَتَغـَيـَّرَ وَأنْ نـَنظـُرَ لـِلـْأُمورِ بـِطـَريقـَةٍ مـُخـْتـَلـِفَةٍ In the opinion of channel CBB we as white, brown, yellow, and black humans need a change and another point of view.   اَلـْأجانـِبُ الـْخـُضـْرُ لـَيْسوا مـُتـَكـَبـِّرينَ وَلا مـُكـْتـَئـِبينَ … وَلا كـَثيرو *الـْكـَلامِ The green aliens are not arrogant nor depressed.... nor talkative.   لـَقـَدْ سـَألوا إنْ كانَ يـُمْكـِنـْهـُمْ اَلـْعـَيْشَ بـَيـْنَنا They asked if they could live in the midst of us.   بـَعـْضُ الْبـَشـَرِ يـَشـُكـُّونَ أنَّ الـْأجانـِبَ لـَيـْسوا مـِثـْلـَنا ـِالـْمَـرَّةِ There are some humans that are suspicious that the aliens are not like us at all.   بـَعـْضُ الـْبـَشَرِ يـَشـُكـّونَ أنَّ الـْأجانـِبَ لـَيـْسوا هـُنا إطـْلاقاً There are some humans that are suspicious that the aliens are not here at all.   لـَكـِنَّ الـْأجانـِبَ مـُتـَفائـِلونَ وَيـرْغـَبونَ في اَلـْعـَيْشِ بـَيْنـَنا But they are optimistic and want to live in the midst of us.   ما رَأيـُكـُمْ؟ What do you think?

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ما هـِيَ بـَعـْضُ صـِفاتِ اَلـْأجانـِبُ الـْخـُضْرُ؟  What are some characteristics of the green aliens? ماذا تـظـُنُّ قـَناةُ سِ بِ بِ بـِالنـِّسـْبـَةِ لـِحـُلولِ اَلـْأجانـِبِ ؟ What does channel CBB think of the arrival of the aliens? ماذا طـَلـَبَ اَلـْأجانـِبُ؟ What did the aliens request? ما اَلـّذي يـَشـُكُّ فيهِ بـَعـْضُ الْبـَشَرِ بـِالـنـِّسـْبـَةِ لـِلـْأجانـِبِ؟ What are some humans suspicious of regarding the aliens?    What is the difference between an adjective and an active participle?

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What are some characteristics of the green aliens?..... هُم مـُبْتـَسـِمونَ وَمـُبـْتـَهـِجونَ وَمـُتـَفـَئـِلونَ smiling, good spirited, optimistic What does channel CBB think of the arrival of the aliens?..... نـَحـْنُ نـَحـْتاجُ أنْ نـَتَغـَيـَّرَ وَأنْ نـَنظـُرَ لـِلـْأُمورِ بـِطـَريقـَةٍ مـُخـْتـَلـِفَة In the opinion of channel CBB we as humansneed a change and another point of view. What did the aliens request?..... لـَقـَدْ سـَألوا إنْ كانَ يـُمْكـِنـْهـُمْ اَلـْعـَيْشَ بـَيـْنَنا They asked if they could live in the midst of us. What are some humans suspicious of regarding the aliens?.... بـَعـْضُ الْبـَشـَرِ يـَشـُكـُّونَ أنَّ الـْأجانـِبَ لـَيـْسوا مـِثـْلـُنا ـِالـْمَـرَّةِ They are suspicious that the aliens are not like us at all and are suspicious that the aliens are not here at all. What is the difference between an adjective and an active participle?....   Active participles serve as adjectives and are frequently formed from active verbs.