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hiro12235
1 nov 2019

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O que significa Pardon me, Minister. But as it happens, we can. ?

This is a line from Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix when Harry was accused of producing Patronus Charm. Dumbledore said it to defend him. Here is the details.



Cornelius Fudge: I’m sorry to interrupt what I’m sure would have been a very well-rehearsed story, but since you can produce no witnesses of the event...

Dumbledore: Pardon me, Minister. But as it happens, we can.
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peterf
2 nov 2019

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Excuse me Minister (the Minister is the person in charge of the Ministry of Magic). In fact we can (produce a witness).

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hiro12235
2 nov 2019

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@peterf thanks!!! Now I understand! Actually I never thought someone would answer this kind of question!
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thissucks
3 nov 2019

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So, pardon me is another way of saying "excuse me", in this case, Dumbledore is being polite and replying to Cornelious or interrupting him. Minister is a title for some sort of government official."But as it happens" is used to counter his arguement, as it happens is used to say like "by chance" or "actually". Cornelius states that there are no witnesses to prove that there were dementors or something like that. However, Dumbledore says "we can" (produce witnesses). For that, you just have to use context. In layman's terms, it's "Excuse me, Minister. But we can actually provide a witness.
I hope this helped you.

thissucks
3 nov 2019

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Oops sorry didn't realise there was an answer already. I tend to give really long unnecessary answers. Sorry and glad you understood.

hiro12235
3 nov 2019

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@thissucks oh, don’t apologise! I’m very happy to have your comment that is so precise! Thank you so much!
peterf
3 nov 2019

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@thissucks Don't apologise. Sometimes more than one answer helps, perhaps by explaining something in a different way.

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