Bullied boy’s heart-breaking plea to mother viewed 16 million times A powerful and moving video of a young boy telling his mother about the horrifying reality of bullying has gone viral, with celebrities around the world offering their support. In heart-breaking footage posted on Facebook, Keaton Jones – who is being talked about all over Twitter – asks his mum why bullies enjoy targeting innocent people. Through his tears, he tells her what he has to endure, revealing that bullies cruelly pour milk down him and put ham down his clothes. Keaton says his bullies call him “ugly” and make fun of his nose. In the emotional video, Keaton asks: “Just out of curiosity, why do they bully? What’s the point of it? Why do they enjoy taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them? It’s not OK.” When his mum asks what they say to him, the young boy responds: “They make fun of my nose. They call me ugly. They say I have no friends.” She is then heard probing what they do to him at lunch, to which Keaton says: “Pour milk down me and put ham down my clothes. Throw bread at me.” […]
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bullied |
zaklatott (akit zaklatnak, bántanak) |
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heart-breaking |
szívszorító |
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plea |
felszólalás, védőbeszéd |
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powerful |
erőteljes |
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moving |
érzelmekre ható, megindító |
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horrifying |
szörnyűséges |
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to go viral |
gyorsan elterjedni a világhálón |
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to offer one’s support |
támogatást nyújtani |
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footage |
film, felvétel |
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to target somebody |
megcélozni valakit |
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innocent |
ártatlan |
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tear |
könny |
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to endure |
elviselni, kiállni valamit |
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to reveal |
felfedni, elárulni |
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cruelly |
kegyetlenül |
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emotional |
érzelmes |
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out of curiosity |
kíváncsiságból |
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What’s the point of it? |
Mi értelme van ennek? |
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to probe |
itt: kipuhatolni |
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fault |
hiba |
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to bother |
törődni valamivel |
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by no stretch |
semmi esetre sem |
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by all accounts |
ahogy mondják |
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to gain sympathy |
együttérzést kap/kivív |
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constantly |
állandóan |
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to overcome |
felülkerekedni valamin, túllenni valamin |
