Arizona immigration battle turns bitter

Jul 20, 2010 English 1st Paragraph

The intersection of 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road on the west side of Phoenix is lined with the same monotonous range of petrol stations, fast-food outlets, pharmacies and clothes stores that you’ll find in any modern city in America’s heartlands. It is distinguished only by the exceptionally mundane. Look closer, though, and a disturbing pattern emerges…

Read this on the Guardian.

• turns bitter: becomes difficult and painful and causes people to argue with each other and feel angry
• lined with petrol stations, fast-food outlets etc: There are petrol stations, fast-food shops  etc on both sides of the street
• It is distinguished only by the exceptionally mundane: the only unusual or noticeable thing about this place is that it is so ordinary (!)
• disturbing pattern emerges: You can see that things are happening in worrying way