Szituációk angolul és magyarul I. (1999, 33 oldal)

7/22/2019 Szitucik angolul s magyarul I. (1999, 33 oldal)

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Our jobs

- Hello. My name is Jane. What is yours?- Peter, nice to meet you.- Are you a student?- No, I'm not. I am a journalist. And you?- I study history.

- How interesting! I like history very much.

- My name is John Brown. I am a businessman.- Nice to meet you. My name is Robins.- What do you do?- I am an engineer. I am from England. What about you?- I am from America.

- Are Paul and Julia American?- No, they are not. They are Russians.- What are their jobs?- Paul works for an insurance company, and Julia is a

nurse.

- Who is the manager?- He is the man over there. His name is Mr. Johnson.- Do these people work here?- Yes, they do. The girls work at the reception. The boys

are porters. They carry the bags to the rooms.

Pat is a doctor. She works in a big hospital.Gerald is a scientist. He works in a laboratory.Jennifer is an engineer. She designs houses.Albert and Fred are waiters. They work in a very goodrestaurant.George is a pilot. He flies big planes.

Barbara and Susanne are stewardesses.Monika is a student. She studies Art.Stewart is a policeman. He wears a uniform and keepsorder.Maria is a cook. She cooks food.

- Do you know Mary?- Yes, I do. She works with Paul.- Does she drive?- I do not know. I think she does.

- Do you like Hemingway?- Yes, I do. He is an excellent writer.

A foglalkozsunk

- Hello. Az n nevem Jane. s a tid?- Pter, rlk a tallkozsnak.- Tanul vagy?- Nem. jsgr vagyok. s te?- n trtnelmet tanulok.

- Milyen rdekes! n nagyon szeretem a trtnelmet.

- A nevem John Brown. zletember vagyok.- rlk a tallkozsnak. A nevem Robins.- Mivel foglalkozik?- Mrnk vagyok. Anglibl jttem. s n?- n Amerikbl.

- Paul s Julia amerikai?- Nem. k oroszok.- Mi a foglalkozsuk?- Paul egy biztosttrsasgnl dolgozik, s Julia

poln.

- Ki az igazgat?- Az a frfi, ott. A neve Mr. Johnson.- Ezek az emberek itt dolgoznak?- Igen. A lnyok a recepcin dolgoznak. A fik hor-

drok. k viszik a brndket a szobkba.

Pat orvos. Egy nagy krhzban dolgozik.Gerald termszettuds. egy laboratriumban dolgozik.Jennifer mrnk. Hzakat tervez.Albert s Fred pincrek. Egy nagyon j tterembendolgoznak.George pilta. Nagy replgpeket vezet.

Barbara s Suzanne lgi utasksrk.Mnika tanul. Mvszetet tanul.Stewart rendr. Egyenruht visel s rt ll.

Maria szakcs. teleket fz.

- Ismered Mary-t?- Igen. Paullal dolgozik.- vezet?- Nem tudom. Azt hiszem igen.

- Szereted Hemingway-t?- Igen. Kitn r.


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Cars of the future

When I was a child, a horrible image of the nineties was fedinto my innocent mind. The film industry helped distribute

scenes of what the future would look like. The earthinvaded by powers from outer space after it had lost thebattle in a terrifying nuclear war. Left short of resourcesand hope, much of the earth's face having to change. Noroom for primitive means of transportation, spaceshipstravelling faster than light and carrying us throughout the

galaxy. Within the remnant of cities, moving pavementsand awkward vessels did the job. No gas stations scatteredalong the highways. No traffic jams or road accidents. Notthat it became a better place to live in, but more like adeserted planet!Radioactive particles polluted both the air and the ground

and left us with only memories of cycling and jogging.No fancy cars nor the fight jostle parking lanes. No hornsand definitely not a glimpse of a road sign. Driving licenseregarded an old-fashioned and driving lessons optional,with robots doing the tough mission of space travelling.

I grew up unwilling to put up with such horrors.Soon, the eighties went by and the threat of an ugly fatewas getting closer and closer.

Yet, we haven't given up most of our conventional modesof transport. High-class cars still capture our attention andthe contents of our pockets.Underground tubes have taken a new course now and aredone underwater. Intercontinental journeys covered atspace-age speed are an everyday reality. High-ranking

officials have scoured the skies for fast, reliable and safetrips.And most importantly, we haven't stopped improvingalready existing facilities. We are getting prepared for the

future, for revolutionary changes in this field. It doesn'thave to be as unpleasant as fictional films suggest. On the

other hand, we'd better expect the worst and hope for thebest. It's naive to think that nothing could go wrong with allstatistics showing quite the opposite.Depleted fuel sources, environmental hazards, fatal diseasescaused by waste, thick exhaust fumes and many more.It's about time we took action! Unless you find living in a

flying saucer something worth looking forward to.

A jv jrmvei

Amikor gyerek voltam, a 90-es vekrl szrny kpekvoltak tudatlan elmmbe tpllva. A filmipar segtett

bemutatni a jv vilgnak ltvnyt. A Fldet fldnkvlier znltte el, miutn elvesztette csatjt egy borzasztnukleris hborban. Az elhagyott forrsokon sremnyeken kvl a Fld arcnak is vltoznia kellett. Nincsigny a szllts primitv formira, rhajk utaznak afnynl gyorsabban, s visznek minket a galaxison

keresztl. A vrosok helyi maradvnyain bell mozgjrdk s nehzkes hajk vgeztk dolgukat. Nincsenekbenzinkutak az orszgutak mentn. Nincsenek kzlekedsidugk vagy kzti balesetek. Nemhogy alkalmass vltvolna az letre, de inkbb egy lakatlan bolygv vlik.Radioaktv rszecskk szennyeztk a levegt s a fldet s

neknk a biciklizsnek s a kocogsnak csak az emlkthagytk meg. Nincsen luxusaut s a parkolhelyrt valkzdelem sem. Nincsenek dudk sem tjelzsek. Akzlekedsi szablyok divatak lettek s a vezeti leckktetszlegesek, robotok vgzik az rutazs fradtsgos

kldetst. Felnttem, gyhogy nem vagyok hajlandbelenyugodni ilyen szrny dolgokba. Hamarosan tlpjk

a nyolcvanas veket s a csnya vgzet fenyeget veszlye

egyre kzelebb s kzelebb kerl. Mg nem adtuk fellegtbb, hagyomnyos kzlekedsi szoksunkat. Az elsosztly kocsik mg mindig megragadjk figyelmnket szsebeink tartalmt. A fld alatti metr j irnyt vett s vzalatt is elkszlt. A nemzetkzi utazsok az rhajzskornak sebessgvel, mindennapos realitsok. Magas

beoszts hivatalnokok meghdtottk az eget a gyorsabbs megbzhatbb, biztonsgos utazsok miatt. Alegfontosabb, hogy nem hagytuk abba a ltez lehetsgekfejlesztst. Felkszltnk a jv forradalmi vltozsaira

ezen a tren. Nem muszj olyan kellemetlennek lennie,mint amivel a fantziafilmek mtanak minket. Msrszt

jobb felkszlni a legrosszabbra s remnykedni alegjobbrt. Naiv dolog azt gondolni, hogy semmi nem lehetrossz, amikor a statisztikk ppen az ellenkezjt mutatjk.Kimerlt zemanyagforrsok, krnyezetszennyezsek shallos betegsgek, amelyeket a szemt, a sr rtalmasfst s sok ms okozott. Itt az id, hogy cselekedjnk!

Klnben egy repl csszealjban tallod magad s vrszvalami rtkesebbre.


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Present, shopping

- Mark, it's your mother's birthday next week and we haveto go shopping.

- What are we going to buy her? I think a dinner partywould be enough.

- I don't think she'd like that. I saw a beautiful bracelet atthe new jeweller's that's just opened downtown. It's reallybeautiful.

- How much does it cost?- I don't know. I thought you might call in and ask.

- Let's discuss the dinner party first.- OK. I'll drop by the butcher's and the greengrocer's to get

the meat and vegetables I need on my way hometomorrow.

- And I'll go to the confectioner's to order the cake. I'll alsopop into the florist's. By the way, what kind of flowersshould I buy?

- Well, I thought a bunch of red roses would be nice.- So, we're having her for dinner, buying her a cake, and

giving her some flowers. Don't you think that makes awonderful birthday gift?- I don't know, Mark. She's your mother.

In the area where I live, there are a lot of shops. Rightacross the street there is a newsagent's. It's not a big one,but you can find local and foreign newspapers andmagazines there. Next to it, there is a butcher's shop, to theright of it there is a big supermarket. Opposite it there is adairy, a florist and a shoe shop. Not far from there, you canfind a post office and a big park. Go through the park andyou'll reach a market place. They sell fresh fruits andvegetables there, so we really don't miss a greengrocer's.

On the other side of the park there is a watchmaker, and amodern launderette. The only thing we don't have roundhere is a hairdresser's.

Ajndk, vsrls

- Mark, a jv hten van anyukd szletsnapja s vs-rolnunk kell.

- Mit fogunk neki venni? Azt hiszem egy vacsoraparti elglenne.

- Nem hiszem, hogy tetszene neki. Lttam egy szp kar-ktt az j kszersznl, ami a belvrosban nylt. Nagyonszp.

- Mennyibe kerl?- Nem tudom. Gondoltam beugorhatnl s megkrdezhet-

nd.- Elszr vitassuk meg a partit.- Ok. Holnap hazafel beugrok a henteshez s a zlds-

geshez, hogy megvegyem a hst s zldsget, ami kell.

- n meg elmegyek a cukrszhoz, megrendelni a tortt. Be-nzek a virgoshoz is. Aprop, milyen virgot vegyek?

- gy gondoltam, egy csokor vrs rzsa szp lenne.- Teht vendgl ltjuk vacsorra, vesznk neki tortt s

nhny szl virgot. Nem gondolod, hogy ez egycsodlatos szletsnapi ajndk?- Nem tudom, Mark. A te desanyd.

Azon a helyen, ahol lek sok bolt van. Az utca msik felnvan az jsgos. Nem nagy, de lehet kapni helyi s klfldijsgokat s magazinokat.Mellette van a hentes, s a jobb oldaln egy nagyszupermarket. Szemkzt van egy tejcsarnok, egy virgos segy cipbolt. Nem messze onnan tallhat egy posta s egynagy park. Menj t a parkon s elred a piacteret.Friss gymlcst s zldsget rustanak ott, ezrt neknknem hinyzik a zldsgbolt.

A park msik feln van az rs s egy modern mosoda. Azegyetlen dolog, ami nincs a krnyken, az a fodrsz szalon.


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Looking for a job

Sunshine Tours,45-47 B.Zs. Road,P.O.Box 701

J.B.ThomasHead of employment management12 Main RoadP.O.Box 555Budapest Budapest 21st Aug, 1995.

Dear Mr. Thomas,

I have read your advertisement for tourist guides thatappeared in this month's edition of Tourism magazine. Iunderstand there is a vacancy in Sunshine Tours for Frenchand/or Spanish- speaking guides. I wonder if you couldprovide me with further details of the position. I amparticularly interested in tourist guiding and I would like toknow if I have the necessary qualifications. I look forward

to receiving a reply at your earliest convenience.Yours faithfully,

Dora Szeles

J.B.ThomasHead of employment management12 Main RoadP.O.Box 555Budapest

Miss Dora Szeles

Sunshine Tours,45-47 B.Zs. Road,P.O.Box 701Budapest

Dear Miss Szeles,

Thank you very much for your letter of August 21st. Wehave indeed got some vacancies on the staff of our travelagency, Sunshine tours. We are interested in young singleguides who happen to have a full command of written andspoken Spanish and French. To apply, you need to havecompleted a course in tourist management. You also have

to submit language certificates or authentic copies of them.If you worked previously as a tourist guide, then pleasespecify your former employer's name, full address and aletter of recommendation if possible. An application form isnot mailed on request. However, you are welcome to fill inone in person. I find myself obliged to tell you that apersonal interview is an integral step undertaken by theagency's management before a decision is made whether toaccept any applicant. If you have inquiries, do not hesitateto contact me. I would be delighted to clarify any points onwhich you are unclear.

Sincerely yours,

J.B.Thomas.

llskeress

Napfny Turist,B.Zs. t 45-47.Pf. 701

J.B ThomasMunkagyi osztly vezetjeF t 12.Pf. 555Budapest Budapest 1995. aug. 21.

Kedves Mr. Thomas!

Olvastam az idegenvezetknek szl hirdetst, amely aTurizmus magazin e havi kiadsban jelent meg. gy rtemvan megreseds a Napfny Turist-nl francia s/vagyspanyolul beszl idegenvezetknek. Kvncsi lennk, eltudna-e ltni tovbbi rszletekkel a munkahelyrevonatkozan. Kifejezetten az idegenvezets rdekel s megszeretnm tudni, meg vannak-e a szksges adottsgaim.

Nagyon vrom, hogy postafordultval vlaszt megkapjam.Tisztelettel,

Dora Szeles

J.B. ThomasMunkagyi Osztly vezetjeF t 12.Pf. 555Budapest

Miss Dora Szeles

Napfny Turist,B.Zs. t 45-47.Pf. 701Budapest

Kedves Miss Szeles!

Nagyon ksznm az augusztus 21.-ei levelt. Az utazsiirodnknl, a Napfnynl, valjban van reseds.Fiatal, egyedlll idegenvezet rdekel minket, aki kivlrsbeli- s szbeli spanyol s francia tudssal rendelkezik.A jelentkezshez el kell vgezni egy management- sidegenvezeti tanfolyamot. Szintn be kell mutatnia a

nyelvvizsga bizonytvnyait, vagy hiteles msolatot rluk.Ha mr elzleg is dolgozott, mint idegenvezet, krjkrszletezze elz munkaadja nevt, teljes cmt sajnllevelt, ha lehetsges. Krsre a jelentkezsi lap nempostzhat ki. Azonban szemlyesen kitlthet egyet.Ktelessgem kzlni nnel, hogy az gynksgvezetjnek krsre egy szemlyes meghallgatsnlklzhetetlen lps lenne a dnts eltt, mieltt brkit isalkalmaznnk. Amennyiben rdekldik, ne ttovzzon,lpjen kapcsolatba velem. Nagy rmmre szolglna, haeloszlathatnm ktsgeit.

Szvlyes dvzlettel,

J.B.Thomas.


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Department Store, shopping

At The Department Store

Mary and Sofia are shopping. They are in front of theladies' wear.

- Mary? What do you think of this blouse?- The blue one? I don't know. You have already got lots ofblue things.

- Do you really think so?- How about that long black dress?- Black isn't my favourite colour.- Well, I meant for me. I think it's rather expensive. Let's go

and see if they have some new ladies' shoes.

- All right. Please remind me to go to the chemist's beforewe leave.

- What do you want to buy there?- Some herbal tea and a tube of toothpaste. Look at these

sport shoes! They are really nice. I think I'll try them on.

- That's size 39, isn't that too big?- Yes, it is. I can't see another pair on the shelf.- I'll go and ask the shop assistant.

...- Sorry, that's the last pair.- Oh, dear.- Is there a telephone here? I wonder what the children are

doing. I'd better check.- Relax, they're probably watching TV.

- I'll be right back.

Later...- They are OK. We can continue now.

- We've hardly bought anything.- I know. Would you like to have a coffee?

- I'd love one. Let's go to the coffee shop round the corner.

At The Supermarket- Let's see what the list says. Washing powder.- That's over there. But there are plenty of them, which one

should I get?

- This one is good for both white and coloured clothes.That'll be fine.

- What's next?- Soap. It should be here. That's it. Three bars of soap willbe enough for now. A packet of sugar.

- A kilo or a half kilo packet?- A kilo. A litre of skimmed milk, a hundred grams of

cheese and some sour cream. That's all. Is there anything

you want?- Can I have an ice-cream?- Sure.- I'd like a strawberry-flavoured one. Shall I get you one?- No, thanks. I almost forgot. We ran out of shampoo... I'dbetter get some. I think we have all what we need.

ruhz, vsrls

Az ruhzban

Mary s Sofia vsrolnak. A ni ruhaosztly eltt llnak.

- Mary? Mi a vlemnyed errl a blzrl?- A kkrl? Nem tudom. Sok kk holmid van.

- Tnyleg azt hiszed?- Mit szlsz ahhoz a hossz fekete ruhhoz?- A fekete nem a kedvenc sznem.- Nos, magamnak gondoltam. Szerintem ez meglehetsen

drga. Menjnk, nzzk meg van-e valamilyen j nicipjk.

- Rendben. Krlek emlkeztess, hogy menjnk be agygyszertrba.

- Mit akarsz ott venni?- Gygytet s egy tubus fogkrmet. Nzd ezt a sportcipt!Nagyon szp. Azt hiszem felprblom.

- Ez 39-es, nem nagy ez?- De igen. Oh, nem ltok tbbet a polcon.- Megyek s megkrdezem az eladtl.

...- Sajnlom, de ez az utols pr.- Oh, Istenem.- Van itt egy telefon? Kvncsi vagyok mit csinlnak a gye-

rekek. Jobb, ha ellenrzm.- Nyugodj meg, biztosan TV-t nznek.

- Mindjrt visszajvk.

Ksbb...- Jl vannak. Most folytathatjuk.

- Alig vettnk valamit.- Tudom. Szeretnl egy kis kvt inni?

- Nagyon szeretnk. Menjnk a sarki kvzba.

A szupermarketben- Nzzk, mi van a listn. Mospor.- Az ott van. De ott sokfle van, melyiket vegyem?

- Ez j a fehr s sznes ruhkhoz is. Ez j lesz.

- Mi a kvetkez?- Szappan. Itt kellene lennie. Ez az. Hrom szappan elg

lesz. Egy csomag cukor.

- Egy kils vagy flkils?- Egy kils. Egy liter flztt tej, 100 gramm sajt s tejfl.

Ez minden. Akarsz mg valamit?

- Vehetek egy jgkrmet?- Persze.- Egy eper zt szeretnk. Neked is hozzak egyet?- Nem, ksznm. Majdnem elfelejtettem. Elfogyott a sam-ponunk... Jobb, ha veszek. Azt hiszem ez minden, ami

kell.


6/33

Car, accident

- What's happened to you, George?- I helped Tom fix his car.- Look at the mess! I'll never be able to wash these oil

stains out. What was wrong with his car?- He had a flat tire. And the battery went dead as well.Nothing serious.

- I wish I could say the same about your clothes. Where areyou off to?

- We haven't finished yet. He hasn't got a spare wheel, soI'm going to get mine. Then we're washing the car.

- Great! But I don't understand. Why does Tom get into allthis trouble when he rarely uses his car?

- He does use the car. But he doesn't drive downtown. It'svery difficult to find a place to park, and there are alwaystraffic jams. It takes more time to get to the city centre bycar than it takes by bus or tram.

- OK, George. I'm sorry I asked.- It's all right, dear. I'll be back for dinner.

I saw a terrible accident on my way home from a long triplast month. It was one of those slippery days in autumn. Iwas just leaving the highway when I saw a big crowd at theside of the road. At first I didn't want to stop.Then I heard somebody shouting "fire".So I pulled over away from the traffic and got out of mycar. It was the worst accident I'd ever seen. A trailer waslying on its side, with the windshield in pieces and thedriver bleeding. I couldn't tell if he was alive.Not far from it, there was a car in flames.It was impossible to get near it.I was standing there not knowing what to do when I heardthe siren of the ambulance and the fire-engine. The police

came later. They were trying to find out how the accidenthad happened. Some said the car was overtaking a coachwhen the trailer came from the opposite direction and triedto avoid the car, but it was already too late.The trailer had hit the car. The driver of the trailer musthave lost control afterwards. I waited to see if there wereany survivors, but the police had already cleared the area,so I left. I'll never forget it.

Aut, baleset

- Mi trtnt veled, George?- Segtettem Tomnak kocsit javtani.- Nzd ezt a koszt! Soha sem fogom tudni kimosni ezeket

az olajfoltokat. Mi volt a baj a kocsijval?- Gumi defektje volt. Oh, s lemerlt az akkumultor. Sem-

mi komoly.- Brcsak ugyanezt mondhatnm a ruhidrl is. Hov msz?

- Mg nem vgeztnk. Nincsen ptkereke, ezrt tviszemneki az enymet. Utna lemossuk a kocsit.

- Nagyszer! Nem rtem. Mirt kerlt Tom ennyi bajba,amikor ritkn hasznlja a kocsijt?

- hasznlja a kocsijt. De nem vezet a belvrosban.Nagyon nehz parkolhelyet tallni s gyakori az utckona kzlekedsi dug. Tovbb tart a vroskzpontbabemenni kocsival, mint busszal, vagy villamossal.

- Ok, George. Bocs, hogy krdeztem.- Rendben van, drgm. Vacsorra visszajvk.

Lttam egy szrny

balesetet egy hossz utazsblhazajvet mlt hnapban. Ez egyike volt azoknak a csszsszi napoknak. ppen elhagytam a futat, amikormeglttam egy nagy tmeget az t szln. Elszr nemakartam megllni. Aztn hallottam, hogy valaki azt kiablja"tz van". Flrehzdtam s kiszlltam a kocsimbl. Ezvolt a legszrnybb baleset, amit valaha lttam. Egyptkocsis teheraut fekdt az oldaln, a szlvddarabokban volt s a vezet vrzett. Nem tudtam volnamegmondani, hogy lt-e mg. Nem messze tle egyautroncs lngokban llt. Lehetetlen volt a kzelbe menni.Ott lltam, nem tudva mit csinljak, amikor meghallottamaz ambulancia s a tzoltaut szirnit. A rendrsg

ksbb jtt. Prbltak rjnni, hogy trtnt.Nhnyan azt mondtk, hogy a kocsi pp egy buszt elztt,

amikor a ptkocsis teheraut jtt az ellenkez irnybl smegprblta ugyan kikerlni a kocsit, de mr tl ks volt.A teheraut nekitkztt a kocsinak. Azutn a teherautvezetje elvesztette a kocsi feletti uralmt. Vrtam, hthaltok tllket, de a rendrsg megtiszttotta a terepet, ezrtelmentem. Soha nem fogom elfelejteni.


7/33

My Family

My name is Sofia Brown.I am fifteen years old.

I live with my mother Julia, my father Robert, and my olderbrother Peter.Peter is twenty-one years old.He is a car mechanic.My father is a car mechanic too.My mother is a housewife.

We all live in a lovely big house.My grandfather and grandmother live with us too.They are my father's parents.Grandmother likes us very much.Every Sunday my Uncle Ray and aunt Meg come to visit us.

Aunt Meg is my father's sister, and uncle Ray is her husband.They have two daughters and a son.Their names are Amanda, Maya and Steve.I love my cousins.We play in the garden and my grandfather sits and watches

us.He says it's his favourite hobby.When lunch is ready, we all eat together.

I always help my mother wash the dishes.My grandmother usually bakes some apple pies.The adults drink coffee but we have some juice.We go on playing until it's time for them to leave.I like it very much when all the family is there.It's real fun.

- Peter! Let's play a game.- OK, Sofia.- Think about somebody from the family. I ask some

questions, and you answer with yes or no.- All right.

- Is it a child?- No.- Is it a woman?- No.- Then it's a man.- Yes.

- Is he old?- No.

- Then it can't be grandfather. Is he married?- No.- Then it's you!

- Yes, you guessed it.

- Excuse me madam, do you have any relatives?

- Yes, a son.- Does he smoke?- No, he doesn't.- Does he come home late at night?- Never. He always goes to bed right after dinner.- Marvellous. How old is he?

- Ten months today.

Mother (to small son who is going to a party)- Now, dear, what are you going to do when you finish

eating?- Come home, mother.

Az n csaldom

Az n nevem Szfia Brown.15 ves vagyok.

Anymmal, Jlival, apmmal, Rberttel s btymmal,Pterrel lek.Pter 21 ves. autszerel.Az apm is autszerel.Az anym hztartsbeli.

Mi egy szp, nagy hzban lakunk.A nagyapm s nagyanym szintn velnk lakik.k az apmnak a szlei.Nagyanym nagyon szeret minket.Minden vasrnap nagybtym, Ray s nagynnm, Megmegltogatnak minket.

Meg nni az apm testvre s Ray bcsi az frje.Nekik kt lnyuk s egy fik van.Az nevk Amanda, Maya s Steve.Szeretem az unokatestvreimet.A kertben jtszunk s nagyapm l s nz minket.

Azt mondja, hogy ez a kedvenc hobbija.Amikor az ebd elkszl, egytt esznk.

Mindig segtek anymnak mosogatni.Nagyanym ltalban alms pitt st.A felnttek kvt isznak, de mi gymlcslevet iszunk.Mi jtszunk tovbb, amg el nem mennek.Nagyon tetszik, amikor az egsz csald ott van.Ez igazn j.

- Pter! Jtsszunk egytt!- OK, Szfia.- Gondolj valakire a csaldbl. Felteszek nhny krdst, s

igennel vagy nemmel vlaszolj.- Rendben.

- Ez egy gyerek?- Nem.- Egy n?- Nem.- Akkor egy frfi.- Igen.

- Ids?- Nem.

- Akkor nem lehet a nagyapa. Ns?- Nem.- Hiszen ez te vagy!

- Igen, eltalltad.

- Elnzst hlgyem, vannak rokonai?

- Igen, egy fiam.- dohnyzik?- Nem, nem dohnyzik.- Ksn jr haza jszaka a fia?- Soha. Vacsora utn egyenesen az gyba megy.- Nagyszer. Mennyi ids?

- Ma tz hnapos.

Anya (a kisfihoz, aki egy partira kszl)- Nos, kedvesem, mit fogsz csinlni ha befejezted az tke-

zst?- Hazajvk, anya.


8/33

My d

- I'm tired, Pat.

- Take it easy, Jane. You study hard.

- But it's a difficult subject.

den nap hat rakor bredek fel.

idegennyelveket

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- Fradt vagyok, Pat.

- Lazts, Jane. Te sokat tanulsz.

- De ez egy nehz trgy.

ay

I wake up at six o'clock everyday.I usually have white coffee and biscuits for breakfast.Sometimes I take my dog out after that.It likes its walk very much.At quarter to seven I leave home.

I always take the bus to school.It takes twelve minutes to get there.Sometimes I meet my friends on the bus.The first lesson starts at half past seven.We study different subjects.I like Geography, Mathematics and Languages.I always get high marks in Languages.

During the break I meet my friends and we have lunchtogether.I don't have time to make a sandwich in the morning, soI buy something from the school canteen.We finish at quarter past two every day.

On Friday we finish early, then we go to play football.

We often play until it gets dark.I never go home before six in the evening on Fridays.

When I go home, I have a shower.At eight o'clock we have dinner.I try to watch TV, but I am usually very tired.

I go to bed at half past eight.

We study different subjects

Jane and Pat are very good friends.They are students, but they do different things.Jane studies science at the University.Pat studies business at College.Jane studies chemistry, biology and physics.Pat studies mathematics and marketing.They sometimes meet and talk.

- Are you all right, Jane?I am having an exam today.

- What subject?- Chemistry.

You know a lotalready.I don't remember anything.

- Of course you do.- And I have a biology test on Thursday.- Poor you!

Az n napom

MinRendszerint tejeskvt iszom keksszel reggelire.Ezutn nha kutyt stltatok.Nagyon szeret stlni.Hromnegyed htkor indulok el otthonrl.

Mindig busszal megyek az iskolba.Tizenkt perc alatt rek oda.Nha tallkozom a bartaimmal a buszon.Az els ra fl nyolckor kezddik.Klnbz tantrgyakat tanulunk.Szeretem a fldrajzot, a matematikt s az

.Mindig j jegyeket kapok a nyelvekbl.Sznetben tallkozom a bartaimmal s egyttebdelnk.Reggel nincs idm szendvics ksztsre, ezrt veszekvalamit az iskola bfjben.Negyed hromkor vgznk minden nap.

Pntekenknt korn vgznk, ezutn futballoznimegynk.Gyakran jtszunk sttedsig.Soha sem megyek hat rnl elbb haza pntekestnknt.Amikor haza rek, letusolok.Nyolc rakor vacsorzunk.Prblok TV-t nzni, de rendszerint nagyon fradtvagyok.Fl kilenckor lefekszem.

Klnbz tantrgyakat tanulunk.

Jane s Pat nagyon j bartok.tanulk, de klnbz dolgokat csinlnak.

Jane termszettudomnyt tanul az egyetemen.Pat kereskedelmi fiskolra jr.Jane kmit, biolgit s fizikt tanul.Pat matematikt s piacszervezst tanul.Nha tallkoznak s beszlgetnek.

- Jl vagy, Jane?Ma vizsgzom.

- Melyik trgybl?- Kmia.

Mr sokat tudsz.

Nem emlkszem semmire.- Dehogy nem.- s tesztet rok biolgibl cstrtkn.- , te szegny!


9/33

Petrol station, shop

Running a non-stop gas station and its shop is by no meansan easy business. With hundreds of visitors a day dropping

by with a specific order and then racing along the roadwithout looking back, I sometimes find it dull.

A few weeks ago, I was inside the shop standing in for oneof my assistants. I had already sent her home when itstarted getting dark. I must have said to myself it was just

another peaceful night. At least that's how it started. By thetime it was midnight, I had been doing fine but I waslonely. The sound of a car's engine slowing down throughthe entrance had me worried for a moment. I hated being allon my own in this big place. A few minutes had passedbefore I realized that the car was gone. I wondered who it

could be. Neither filling the car with gas nor asking for anyother service made me suspicious. Soon I had forgotteneverything. Silence roamed all over the place again. Timewas hardly passing by and the only amusement I had wasthe TV set. As I was getting up to find something to eat, the

shop's door was flung open. A tall, broad-shouldered manburst in, in a most unequivocal manner. With a menacetread he walked towards me took out a clasp and pointed to

the cash desk. He hadn't much to say, neither had I. Theonly thing I had left was to hand over all the money to him.Still, there was no guarantee he'd leave me in peace! Mybrain was working at twice its normal pace, while my handswere grabbing the money. Showing resistance was onething that hadn't crossed my mind. With the kind of build

he had I knew my chances were nil.If I had known he was paying me a visit, I would havenever stayed alone! Then he started getting impatient.Suddenly, the door was pushed open for the second time

that night. This time two men in uniform came into theshop. They were more astonished than this fellow was! For

few seconds we were staring at each other, then the three ofthem burst out laughing! It took me a while to collectmyself. I finally got the message! The latter two were realall right. They have been regular customers and Irecognised them after I had gathered my shattered senses.The one who was playing the burglar's role, however, was

only... an old schoolmate. "At least it wasn't just anotherdull night for you", one said as he was leaving. I haven't

dared to complain ever since.

Benzinkt, shop

Egy jjel-nappali tankol llomst vezetni nem jelentknny feladatot. Naponta emberek szzai trnek be

klnbz rendelssel, azutn tovbb szguldanak az tonanlkl, hogy visszanznnek, ezt nha kiss egyhangnaktallom.Nhny hete, bent voltam az zletben az egyik asszisztenshelyett. Hazakldtem, amikor kezdett sttedni.Azt kellett, hogy mondjam magamban, ez is egy nyugodt

jszaka. Legalbb is annak indult. Azutn jfl krl,minden rendben volt, csak egyedl reztem magam. Egylasst kocsi motorjnak a hangja a bejratnl megrmtettegy pillanatra. Utltam egyedl lenni ezen a nagy helyen.Nhny perc mlva szrevettem, hogy a kocsi elment.Azon gondolkodtam, ki lehetett ez.

Az, hogy nem tankolt s egyb szolgltatst sem vettignybe, gyanakvv tett. De hamarosan elfelejtettem azegszet. Ismt csend telepedett a helyre. Az id nehezenmlt, az egyetlen szrakozsom a televzizs volt. Amikorfellltam, hogy egyek valamit, az zlet ajtaja fel volt

fesztve. Egy magas, szles vll frfi jtt be alegvratlanabb mdon, amit eddig tapasztaltam. Rvid,hatrozott lptekkel jtt felm, elvett egy zsebkst s a

pnztrasztalra mutatott. Nem volt sok mondanivalja,ahogy nekem sem. Az egyetlen dolog, ami maradt, hogytadjam neki a pnzt. De mg gy sem volt garancia r,hogy bkn hagy engem. Az agyam ktszer olyan gyorsandolgozott, mint norml esetben, mikzben szedtem a pnzta kezemmel. Hogy ellenlljak, eszembe sem jutott. Tudtam,

egy ilyen masszv felpts emberrel szemben semmieslyem sincs. Ha tudtam volna, hogy ilyen ltogatm lesz,nem maradtam volna egyedl. Azutn egyre trelmetlenebblett. Hirtelen kinylt az ajt, mr msodszor ezen az

jszakn. Ezttal kt egyenruhs ember jtt be az zletbe.k mg inkbb meglepdtek, mint a betr. Nhny

msodpercig bmultunk egymsra, azutn hrmjukblkitrt a nevets. Idbe telt, mg sszeszedtem magam.Vgl felfogtam, mindent. Az utbbi kettvel mindenrendben volt. k rendszeres vsrlk voltak, fel is ismertemket, miutn sszpontostottam sztszrt figyelmemet. Deaz, aki a rabl szerept jtszotta, viszont csak... egy rgi

iskolatrsam volt. "Legalbb ez az jszaka nem volt olyanegyhang"- mondta az egyik, amikor elment. Azta nem

panaszkodtam.


10/33

Shops

Shops in our neighbourhood

We live in a pleasant area.There is a park in the middle.There are a lot of shops near us.

Right across the street there is a big grocery store.You can buy different kinds of fruits and vegetables there.Next to it there is a supermarket.The baker's is opposite the grocer's.A shop that sells dairy products has just opened where Ilive.It's between the baker's and the butcher's.If you walk along the street towards the park, you willreach the florist's.If you take a walk across the park and go to the other sidethere are shops there too.If you turn right, you will find a big bookshop, and next toit there is a record shop.

A chemist is opposite these two.Then if you turn left, you will be in front of the post office.Behind it is a big department store.It is three stories high and sells almost everything.If you stand with your back to the department store, youwill see a jeweller's shop, a shoe shop and a watchmaker's.Now cross the street and pass by the school.That's where I studied.And not far from there is where I live.It's a very nice place to live in.

- I'm going shopping.- What are you going to buy?

- The usual things. Bread, cheese, meat, milk and...- Will you be able to carry all that?- I think I'll manage.- I'll go with you if you want me to.- All right. I'll get the groceries and I'll take a look round

the supermarket. You go and get the meat, the milk andthe cheese.

- How much shall I get?- We need some beef - one kilogram will be enough. One

litre of milk and some cheese.- How many grams?- 200.- Didn't you say you needed some bread?

- Yes, you're right. If you find some fresh rolls, please buyhalf a dozen.

- OK. If you go to the greengrocer's, will you buy somepeaches?

- If they sell peaches I'll buy some.

- Where can I buy some nice flowers?- At the florist's.- And where can I get some toothpaste?- At the chemist's, or at the supermarket.- My watch has stopped. Where can I take it?- Take it to the watchmaker.

Boltok

Boltok a szomszdsgban

Egy kellemes helyen lakunk.Kzpen van egy park.Sok bolt van a kzelnkben.

Pont az utca tloldaln van egy nagy lelmiszerruhz.Klnfle gymlcsket s zldsgeket lehet ott kapni.Mellette van egy ABC.A pksg az lelmiszerbolttal szemben van.Ahol lakom, ppen most nylt egy tejbolt.

Ez a pksg s a hsbolt kztt van.Ha vgigstlsz az utcn a park fel, a virgrushoz rkezel.

Ha tstlsz a parkon s tmsz a msik oldalra, ott isvannak boltok.Ha jobbra fordulsz, tallsz egy nagy knyvesboltot smellette van egy lemezbolt.

Velk szemben egy gygyszertr van.Aztn ha balra fordulsz, a postahivatal eltt leszel.Mgtte egy nagy ruhz van.Hrom emeletes s majdnem mindent rustanak.Ha httal llsz az ruhznak, egy kszerzletet, egycipboltot s egy rst ltsz.Menj t az utcn s menj tovbb az iskolnl.Ott tanultam.s onnan nem messze lakom.Nagyon kellemes itt lakni.

- Megyek vsrolni.- Mit veszel?

- A szoksos dolgokat. Kenyeret, sajtot, hst, tejet s ...- El tudod mindazt cipelni?- Azt hiszem, igen.- Elmegyek veled, ha akarod.- Rendben. Megveszem az lelmiszereket s krlnzek az

ABC-ben. Te pedig menj s hozd el a hst, a tejet s asajtot.

- Mennyit hozzak?- Marhahs kellene, egy kilogramm elg lesz. Egy liter tej

s egy kis sajt.- Hny gramm?- 200.- Nem azt mondtad, hogy kenyr is kellene?

- Igen igazad van. Ha tallsz friss zsemlt, vegyl fltucattal.

- OK. Ha msz a zldsgeshez, hoznl szibarackot.

- Ha rulnak, akkor hozok.

- Hol vehetek szp virgot?- A virgboltban.- s hol kaphatok fogkrmet?- A gygyszertrban vagy az ABC-ben.- A karrm megllt. Hov vigyem?- Vidd el az rshoz.


11/33

(At the department store)

- I like this blouse, but I'm not sure it fits me.

- What size are you?- Size thirty-eight.- There is only one left.- Do you have any skirts? I need a long dark one.- Yes, we have.- Can I try both on?- Of course.

(At the shoe shop)

- Excuse me! Could you show me that pair of brown leathershoes?- What size do you wear?- Forty-one or -two.- I'll bring both sizes for you to try on.- Thank you.

- This one is tight; the other one is big.- We have a large collection of leather shoes. Perhaps you'dlike to try something else.

- Yes, please.

(At the record shop)

- Do you have the new 'Snakes' album?- Pardon me?- Any new 'Snakes' songs?- I'm afraid I've never heard of them!

(Az ruhzban)

- Tetszik ez a blz, de nem vagyok biztos benne, hogy jlesz rm.

- Milyen a mrete?- 38-as.- Csak egy darab maradt.

- Van nknl szoknya? Nekem egy hossz stt kellene.- Igen, van.- Felprblhatom mindkettt?- Termszetesen.

(A cipboltban)

- Elnzst! Megmutatn azt a barna br cipt?

- Hnyasat hord?- 41 vagy 42.- Mindkt mretet hozom, hogy felprblja.- Ksznm.

- Ez sz

k; a msik pedig nagy.- Nagy a vlasztkunk brcipkbl. Taln szeretne felpr-blni valami mst?

- Igen.

(A lemezboltban)

- Megvan nknek a "Snakes" j lemeze?- Tessk?- Vannak j "Snakes" dalok?- Attl tartok, hogy sosem hallottam rluk.


12/33

Budapest

- What are you doing, Steve? You look quite busy.- You can say that again, Kathy. I'm trying to make a list of

good places to visit in Hungary. Some of my relatives arecoming from South America, and I'd like to organise theirstay for them.

- How long are they going to be here?- A couple of weeks or so.- That's hardly enough to show them everything. But it's

certainly worth a try. Where are you starting from?

- Well, I thought it would be better to show them aroundBudapest before we leave for other cities.

- That's a good idea. Why don't you make a list of theplaces you want to take them to?

- All right. There's the Statue of Liberty and the Statue ofSt. Gellrt, the Royal Castle, the Matthias Church and theFishermen's Bastion, and of course the ParliamentBuilding and Heroes' square.

- So you'd be taking them to both banks of the Danube.

- That's not all. My aunt loves museums but we won't havemuch time, so I'll take her to the Museum of Fine Arts andthe Hungarian National Museum. Have I forgottenanything?

- I think a night drive through the city, or even a cruisealong the Danube, would be nice.

- Yes, of course. How else would they get to see the famousbridges? The Chain bridge and its lions, the Freedom andthe Elizabeth bridge.

- I'm sure they'll never forget their visit to Budapest.

Steve's relatives were fascinated by the beauty of Hungary.

They extended their visit another week.During their stay they enjoyed not just the monuments andthe views, but they also appreciated the hospitality of theHungarian people. Every place they visited told them adifferent story, and each story gave them part of the nation'shistory. When they visited the castles and the fortresses,they relived the battles that had once taken place there andcould even hear the shouts and the cheers.Every statue they saw was a symbol of what that particularnational hero stood for.The temples, the caves, the thermal baths and the winecellars told them much about how they had survived thecenturies. It matters little whether you move east, west,

south or north in this picturesque country.Fascination is guaranteed!

Budapest

- Mit csinlsz, Steve? Nagyon elfoglaltnak tnsz.- Mond mg egyszer, Kathy. Prblok egy listt kszteni

Magyarorszg szp rszeirl. Nhny rokonom jn Dl-Amerikbl s szeretnk egy programot kszteni nekik.

- Meddig lesznek itt?- Krlbell nhny htig.- Ez aligha elegend ahhoz, hogy mindent megmutass ne-

kik. De, biztosan megr egy prblkozst. Honnankezded?

- gy gondoltam, jobb lenne krbemutatni Budapestet, mi-eltt ms vrosokba mennnk.

- Ez egy j tlet. Mirt nem csinlsz egy listt a helyekrl,ahov el akarod vinni ket?

- Rendben. Ott van a Szabadsg szobor, a Szt. Gellrt szo-bor, a Kirlyi vr, a Mtys templom s a Halszbstya stermszetesen a Parlament plete s a Hsk tere.

- Szval a Duna mind kt oldalra elviszed ket.

- Ez mg nem minden. A nnikm imdja a mzeumokat,de nem lesz sok idnk, teht elviszem t a Szpmvszetis a Nemzeti Mzeumba. Kihagytam valamit?

- Szerintem egy jszakai utazs a vroson keresztl, vagy aDunn szp lenne.

- De ht ez termszetes. Klnben, hogyan nzhetnk mega hres hidakat? A Lnchd az oroszlnjaival, a Szabadsgs az Erzsbet hd.

- Biztos vagyok benne, hogy soha nem felejtik el budapestiltogatsukat.

Steve rokonai el voltak ragadtatva Magyarorszg

szpsgt

l. Ltogatsukat meghosszabbtottk mg egyhttel. Ittltk alatt nem csak a szobrokban s a tjbangynyrkdtek, de a magyar emberek vendgszeretett islvezhettk. Minden helyhez, amit megltogattak,klnbz trtnet fzdtt s mindegyikk rsze volt anemzet trtnelmnek. Amikor a kastlyokat s azerdtmnyeket ltogattk, reztk, hogy egykor csatkhelysznei voltak s szinte hallottk a srsokat s azljenzseket. Minden szobor, amit lttak, szimbluma voltannak, amirt az a rendkvli nemzeti hs helytllt. Atemplomoknak, a barlangoknak, a gygyfrdknek s aborospincknek sok mondanivaljuk volt arrl, hogymiknt ltk t a szzadokat. Szinte minden ugyanolyan,

akr keletre, nyugatra, dlre vagy szakra msz ezen afesti vidken. A bvlet garantlt!


13/33

Family

My name is Sali. I am eighteen years old. oschool, but I don't any more. I finished last June. I haven'tdecided what to do yet. tocollege, but I want to work.

. My father is a car mechanic. My mother is a shopassistant. s three years younger than me.

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. Megmondom neki.. Viszonthallsra.


14/33

Family celebration

I look at my calendar and hardly find a single week inwhich I don't celebrate a special occasion. Starting with thefirst day of the year and all through its three hundred andsixty-five days. It's either a name-day, a birthday, awedding anniversary or the arrival of a new comer who'sgoing to be added to the long list. Sometimes I am surprisedI still remember the names. I did forget once and I've beenpaying for it ever since! So, I learnt my lesson, and I alwayscheck my calendar two weeks in advance. Then, there arethe big days: Christmas, Easter and my aged mother-in-law's birthday. These require a lot of preparation, especiallythe last one. When going shopping, I make sure not to buysimilar presents. However, prices have to be closely related.Otherwise, I'd be accused of showing favouritism.Well, that's just not true. I shower my dear mother-in-lawwith precious things! Despite all the trouble involved, I stillenjoy these family gatherings. It reminds me of how lucky Iam to have them, and how colourless these days would bewithout them. It's difficult to explain the joy in having all

this trouble with so many different moods and personalities.Imagine Christmas Eve without a bunch of relatives ruiningyour furniture and appetite, giving you expressions like"you shouldn't have gone to such trouble" while they'drather be saying "How could you?". Imagine a nice quietevening with the music of "I am dreaming of a white X-mas" gently playing and with nobody criticizing your wife'sdress and turkey. Do you have both images in the back ofyour mind? Which one would you rather have?I thought you'd say so. It's not really what they say or whatthey do, it's simply what they are.Deep in your heart you know that each and every one of

them will be right there for you if you're ever in need. Theymight turn down your presents, but they won't turn youdown! And when you are in trouble, it's a family memberyou rush to. So, go ahead! Check your calendar.

Csaldi nnepek

Megnzem a naptramat s nehezen tallok egy olyan hetet,amelyen ne nylna alkalmam egy klnleges nneplsre. Azv els napjtl kezdve mind a hromszzhatvant naponkeresztl. Vagy egy nvnap, egy szletsnap, hzassgivfordul, vagy egy j ember rkezse, aki hozzaddik ahossz listhoz. Nha meglepdm azon, hogy mgemlkszem a nevekre. Egyszer elfelejtettem s azta isfizetek rte. gy megtanultam a leckt s mindig kt htreelre ellenrzm a naptramat. Aztn, ott vannak a nagynapok: Karcsony, Hsvt s az n ids anysomszletsnapja. Ezek nagyon sok elkszletet ignyelnek,klnsen az utols. Mikor vsrolni megyek, vigyzokarra, hogy ne vegyek egyforma ajndkokat. Azonban azrnak egyformnak kell lennie. Megvdolnnak azzal, hogykivtelt teszek. Ht, ez ppen nem igaz. Kedves anysomatrtkes dolgokkal rasztom el. Minden gond ellenre, mglvezem a csaldi sszejveteleket. Arra emlkeztetnek,hogy milyen szerencss vagyok, hogy k vannak nekem sszntelenek lennnek ezek a napok nlklk. Nehz

elmagyarzni, hogy mi az rm ebben a sok fradozsban,ami ezzel a sok egyni hangulattal s szemlyisggel jregytt. Kpzelj el egy karcsonyi estt a sok rokon nlkl,akik tnkreteszik a btorodat s az tvgyadat az olyankijelentsekkel, mint: "igazn nem kellett volna" holott aztmondhatnk: "Hogy tehettl ilyet?". Kpzelj el egykellemes, csndes estt, a halkan szl "lmok a fehrkarcsonyrl" c. zenemvet hallgatva s senki nemkritizlja a felesged ruhjt s a pulykt. Elkpzeltedmindkt jelenetet az agyadban? Melyiket vlasztand?Gondolom, hogy ezt mondand. Nem az a lnyeg, hogy mitmondanak vagy mit csinlnak, hanem egyszeren az: hogyvannak. A szved mlyn tudod, hogy kzlk brmelyik

veled lenne, ha szksged lenne r. Lehet, hogy elutastjkaz ajndkot, de nem utastanak el tged!s ha te bajban vagy, egy csaldtag segtsgedre siet. Tehtrajta! Ellenrizd a naptradat!


15/33

Home visit

- Good afternoon!- Good afternoon!- I am doing a survey on European families. Would you

mind answering a few questions?- Not at all.- All right. How old are you?- I am twenty-seven years old.- Are you married?- Yes, I am.- Do you have any children?- No, I don't.- What about your parents and your grandparents?- My parents live in another city and my grandparents live

in a village a long way from here.- What do you and your husband do?- I am a nurse and my husband is a clerk.- Thank you very much. Goodbye!- Goodbye!

A Survey is a study someone carries out to gain informationabout a certain matter. The European Families Surveywants to know as much as possible about different familiesin different countries in Europe. So far, Bob Howard, oneof the people working on it, has gathered some interestinginformation. He questioned men and women of differentages. Most of the women he asked were married. Somemen were divorced and only a few were single. Half of thepeople he asked had only one child. Some said the livedwith their parents, but a lot of young people are startingtheir lives on their own. A lot of married couples have towork and leave their child with the grandmother. Bob waslucky. A lot of people were happy to answer his questions.

Some old women refused politely. Bob wants to do hissurvey somewhere else and compare the results.

Csaldltogats

- J napot!- J napot!- Egy felmrst ksztek az eurpai csaldokrl. Vlaszolna

nhny krdsre?- Szvesen.- Rendben. Hny ves?- Huszonht ves vagyok.- Hzas?- Igen, az vagyok.- Vannak gyerekei?- Nem, nincsenek.- s a szlei s nagyszlei?- Szleim egy msik vrosban, nagyszleim egy faluban

lnek, messze innen.- Mit csinl n s a frje?- n nvr vagyok, frjem titkr.- Nagyon ksznm. Viszontltsra.- Viszontltsra!

A felmrs egy tanulmny, amelyet azrt kszt valaki,hogy informcit kapjon egy bizonyos tmvalkapcsolatban. Az Eurpai Csaldok Felmrs minl tbbetakar megtudni Eurpa klnbz orszgainak csaldjairl.Bob Howard, egyike azoknak, akik ezen dolgoznak,sszegyjttt nhny rdekes informcit. Megkrdezettklnbz kor frfiakat s nket. A legtbb megkrdezettn frjezett volt. Nhny frfi elvlt s csak kevs volt azegyedlll. A megkrdezettek felnek csak egy gyerekevolt. Nhnyan kzlk szleikkel lnek, de sok fiatalkezdi az letet nllan. Sok hzasprnak dolgoznia kell sa gyerekket a nagymamra hagyjk. Bob szerencss volt.Sokan boldogan vlaszoltak a krdseire. Nhny ids

hlgy udvariasan elutastotta

t. Bob mg folytatni akarja afelmrst valahol mshol s sszehasonltani azeredmnyeket.


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Health, doctor

At the Dentist's

- Good morning, doctor.- Good morning, Jim. How are you?- I feel much better, thank you.- Sit down, please. Let me see the tooth I filled last week...

Well, it looks all right to me. Does it hurt?- Only if something cold touches it.- Perhaps I can help. I'll prescribe a mouthwash. Use it

twice a day.- Should I stop eating ice-cream?- It'd be better to stop eating anything that causes pain for

some time. If it is still hurting by next week, come and seeme again.

- Oh, dear! Does that mean I'll have injections and drillsagain?

- No, Jim. I just want to make sure you have healthy teeth.

- Thank you, doctor.

- Nurse! Help, please!- What has happened?- My little daughter has fallen down the stairs.- Let's take her to the emergency ward quickly. She isn'tbleeding but we'll take some x-rays. I'm afraid you'll haveto wait outside.

Later...- The nurse told me you're the little girl's father, I'm Dr.

Wild.- How is she?- She has broken her left arm. We have put it in a cast, and

she'll have to keep it in a sling.- For how long?- Five to six weeks.- Can I see her?- The nurse will show you to her room. I have given her

some medication, so she might be sleeping.- She's going to be all right, isn't she?- She had a nasty fall. I think it would be better for her to

remain in hospital for few days. But, she will get over it.- Thank you, doctor.

Egszsg, orvos

A fogorvosnl

- J reggelt, doktor.- J reggelt, Jim. Hogy van?- Sokkal jobban rzem magam, ksznm.- ljn le krem. Hadd nzzem a fogat, amit a mlt htenbetmtem... gy nzem, rendben van. Fj?

- Csak akkor, ha valami hideg ri.- Taln tudok segteni. Felrok magnak szjvizet. Hasz-

nlja naponta ktszer.- Fel kellene hagynom a jgkrm evssel?- Jobb lenne, ha egy kis ideig nem enne semmi olyat, ami

fjdalmat okoz. Ha mg a jv hten is fj, jjjn vissza.

- Oh, Istenem! Ez azt jelenti, hogy jra injekcit kapok skifrjk?

- Nem, Jim. Csak biztos szeretnk lenni abban, hogy a fogaiegszsgesek.

- Ksznm, doktor.

- Nvr! Segtsen, krem!- Mi trtnt?- A kislnyom leesett a lpcsrl.- Vigyk gyorsan az ambulancira. Nem vrzik, de meg-

rntgenezzk. Attl tartok, kint kell vrakoznia.

Ksbb...- A nvr mondta nekem, hogy maga a kislny apja, n Dr.

Wild vagyok.- Hogy van?- Eltrte a bal karjt. Snbe tesszk s felktve kell tartania.

- Mennyi idre?- t-hat htre.- Lthatom?- A nvr megmutatja a krtermt. Adtam neki gygyszert,

lehet, hogy aludni fog.- Ugye rendbe jn?- Csnya egy esse volt. Az hiszem, jobb, ha egy pr napig

krhzban marad. t fogja vszelni.- Ksznm, doktor.


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Health

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

- Hi John.- Hello Mona. Where is David?- He went to see the doctor.

- What's wrong with him?- He caught a cold.- How did that happen?- I think he went to the swimming pool, and left with wet

hair. It was quite windy last weekend.- How bad is it?- He is weak. Thank God he doesn't have a fever, but he

coughs and sneezes.- If you see him, will you tell him something for me?- Sure.- Get well soon.- I will. Bye.

- What's wrong, Miss?- I have a terrible backache.- How bad is it?- Well, I can't lift anything no matter how light it is.

- Does it hurt when you're lying down as well?- Yes, it does.- I suggest you take some rest. I'll prescribe some pain-

killers. Come back in a week's time. If it's not better bythen we'll try something else.

- What's wrong?- I have a toothache.

- That's terrible. Why don't you go to the dentist?- I don't like dentists.- I don't like them, either. But I don't like it when my teeth

hurt.

- What's wrong with little Jimmy?- Nothing. He has just had his regular check-up.- What do you mean?- Once every six weeks, I take him to our family doctor.

You know, just to make sure everything is all right.

- Once every six weeks? Isn't that too often?- Not at all. Young children like Jimmy can't complain. It's

very difficult for them to accept illness like adults.

- I know adults should see the doctor at least twice a year.

- Quite right. But for children it's different.

(A very upset lady phones her doctor)

- Come quickly, please. My ten-year-old son has swalloweda pen.

The doctor was not worried, and said:- I'll come as soon as I can. There are a lot of patients in the

office now, it will take three or four hours.

- Three or four hours? What shall I do then?- I'm afraid you will have to use a pencil.

Egszsg

"Naponta egy alma, tvol tartja az orvost. "

- Szia John.- Szia Mona. Hol van David?- Elment az orvoshoz.

- Mi baja van?- Megfzott.- Hogyan trtnt?- Azt hiszem uszodba ment, s vizes hajjal jtt ki. A mlt

htvge nagyon szeles volt.- Mennyire slyos?- Gyenglkedik. Hla Istennek nincs lza, de khg s tsz-

szg.- Ha ltod t, elmondanl neki valamit?- Persze.- Jobbulst kvnok.- Megmondom neki. Szia.

- Mi a baj Hlgyem?- Rettenetesen fj a htam.- Mennyire fj?- Ht, nem tudok semmit felemelni, mg a knny dolgokat

sem.- Ha fekszik akkor is fj?- Igen.- Az javasolnm, hogy pihenjen. Felrok nhny fjdalom-

csillaptt. Jjjn vissza egy ht mlva. Ha nem mlik el,akkor megprblunk valami mst.

- Mi a baj?- Fj a fogam.

- Ez rettenetes. Mirt nem msz el a fogorvoshoz?- Nem szeretem a fogorvosokat.- n sem szeretem ket. s nem szeretem, hogyha valami

fj.

- Mi baj van kis Jimmy-vel?- Semmi. Most fejeztk be a rutinvizsglatot.- Ez mit jelent?- Hathetente egyszer elviszem t a csaldi orvosunkhoz

kivizsglsra. Tudod, azrt, hogy biztos legyek benne,hogy minden rendben van.

- Hathetente egyszer? Ez nem tl gyakori?- Egyltaln nem. Az olyan kicsik, mint Jimmy nem tudnak

panaszkodni. k nehezen viselik a betegsget, nem gymint a felnttek.

- Tudom, hogy a felntteknek vente ktszer kell orvoshozmennik.

- Ez igaz. Gyerekeknl ez mskpp van.

(Egy ijedt hlgy orvost hvja)

- Jjjn gyorsan, krem. Az n tz ves fiam lenyelt egytollat.

Az orvos nem vette komolyan:- Amikor csak tudok, jvk. Jelenleg sok a beteg a ren-

delben, kb. 3-4 rba telik.

- 3-4 ra? De ht akkor mit csinljak?- Hasznljon ceruzt.


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- I don't feel well.- What do you mean?- I'm weak and lazy. I don't have much appetite. I can't do

my daily work.- Have you seen a doctor?- What for? I am not ill.- But you're not healthy, either.- The doctor will ask me if I feel pain anywhere. If I say I

haven't, he will think I'm wasting his time.

- Nonsense. Pain is not the only serious complaint.- And what do you do to keep healthy and in good

condition?- I don't eat fatty food or sweets. I try to eat a lot of fresh

fruit and vegetables. I have my meals at regular times. Idon't drink alcohol, and I try not to drink too much tea andcoffee. I exercise and I don't smoke.

- No wonder you always look and feel all right.

- I have a headache. Do you have some aspirin?

- You complained of a headache yesterday and severaltimes before. Don't you think you should see a doctor?- It'll be all right.- Have you checked your eyes lately?- My eyes?- Yes. If you have a problem with your eyes, you could

have a headache.- There's nothing wrong with my eyes.- Well, I still think you should pay a visit to your doctor.

- Nem rzem jl magam.- Az mit jelent?- Gyenglkedem, lusta vagyok. Nincs tvgyam. Nem tu-

dom a mindennapi munkmat elvgezni.- Voltl mr orvosnl?- Minek? Nem vagyok beteg.- De egszsges sem vagy.

- Az orvos azt fogja krdezni, hogy fj-e valahol. Ha aztmondom, hogy nem fj semmi, akkor azt hiszi csak azidejt rabolom.

- Hlyesg. A fjdalom nem az egyetlen komoly panasz.- s mit csinlsz, hogy mindig j az egszsged s j kon-

dciban vagy?- Nem eszem zsrosat s dessget; prblok sok friss gy-

mlcst s zldsget enni. Rendszeresen tkezem. Nemiszom alkoholt s nem iszom tl sok tet s kvt.Tornzom s nem dohnyzom.

- Nem csoda, hogy mindig jl nzel ki s jl rzed magad.

- Fj a fejem. Van aszpirined?

- Tegnap is fjt a fejed s eltte is tbbszr. Nem gondolod,hogy orvoshoz kne menned?

- Majd csak jobb lesz.- Vizsgltattad mostanban a szemed?- A szemem?- Igen. Hogyha problma van a szemeddel, akkor lehet

fejfjsod.- Semmi baj nincs a szememmel.- Mg mindig az a vlemnyem, hogy orvoshoz kne men-

ned.


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Healthy foods

You do your best, you starve, count the calories in each biteand still it's not enough. No matter what you do, the figureson your scales make your eyes boggle. Your feelings ofguilt aggravate the problem and you rush off to swallowsomething. Here you go again! The next thing you knowyou're off on your way to your tailor for a new suit after theold one has let you down! What a shame! To pull yourselfout of your depression you decide you should see adietician or a nutritionist.You suffer all right, but you think it's not time for aphysician yet. So, what happens? Either one gives you along list of what not to eat or come near of ready, and aone-page menu with alien contents of which they expectyou to adopt as your new diet.Where on earth are you supposed to find these? Andassuming you do, have you considered the cost?Who said healthy food has to be out of reach? Does thatmake it a luxury? And a million questions no one cananswer for you. Yet, these extra layers of fat remind you to

take action first and ask questions later.A caring friend suggests exercise, another one recommendssteam baths. You try both, but keep neither one.Why? You can't stand the look those slim companions giveyou. On your way home you give yourself a compensatoryextra-large ice-cream. Satisfied? Try saying that to theweeping scales next morning! Now, it's time for yourregular medical check. That's it! A state of emergency isannounced and your medical advisor is threatening toassign your diet to a referee! How would you like that?You're given a new list, which this time looks even leanerthan former ones. Now you're being tortured withcompletely tasteless odourless stuff. I hate to say it, but you

had been warned! Every time you accepted a double-creamcake, a bell rang in your head in a desperate attempt tomake you stop. Each time you helped yourself to juicysteaks or fried chicken, your stomach cried for mercy.From now on, you'll have to thrive on wholemeal bread andapples. From time to time you'll be offered a piece of leanmeat or a chicken breast. Fish is given the nod of approvalbut no accompanying chips or mayonnaise. Sugar-freedrinks are allowed, but spirits are absolutely out ofquestion! You might refuse to go along with it, sneak offwhile not being watched and enjoy a pancake or a bar ofchocolate. You may even surrender to an irresistible hotdog. Go ahead! Order another one. After all, we are what

we eat!

Egszsges telek

Mindent elkvetsz, hezel, szmolod minden falatkalrijt s ez mg mindig nem elg. Mindegy, hogy mitcsinlsz, a szemed fennakad a mrleg mutatjn. Abntudat rzse slyosbtja a problmt s rohansz, hogylenyelj valamit. Mr megint itt tartasz! A kvetkez dolog,hogy utad a szabdhoz visz egy rend j ruhrt, miutn argi mr cserbenhagyott. Micsoda szgyen! Hogy kihzdmagad a depresszibl, gy dntesz, hogy elmsz egydita-specialisthoz, vagy egy tpllkozsi tancsadhoz.Kellen szenvedsz, de gy rzed mg nincs itt az ideje,hogy orvoshoz menj. s mi trtnik? Mindenki ad nekedegy hossz listt, hogy mit ne egyl, vagy mg a kzelbese menj s egy oldalnyi ment, szmodra idegen sszetteltelekrl, s elvrjk, hogy fogadd el ezeket az jditdknt. Hol tudnd ezeket a fldn megtallni? Tegykfel, hogy megtallod, de figyelembe vetted a kltsgeket?Ki mondta, hogy az egszsges teleknek elrhetetleneknekkell lennik? Ez mr luxusnak szmt? s mg millikrds, amit senki nem tud megvlaszolni. Ez a tlzott

zsrlerakds arra emlkeztet, hogy el

bb cselekedj sutna krdezskdj. Egy gondoskod bart tornt javasol,egy msik szaunt ajnl. Mindkettt kiprblod, de egyiketsem folytatod. Mirt? Ki nem llhatod sovny trsaidtekintett. Hazafel menet krptolod magad egy extra adagfagyival. Elgedett vagy? Magyarzd meg msnap reggel akilendlt mrleg mutatjnak! Most van itt az ideje arendszeres orvosi ellenrzsnek. Ez, az. Bellt avszhelyzet, kezelorvosod fenyeget, megbz valakit, hogyfigyelje a ditdat. Hogy tetszene ez neked?Adnak neked egy j listt, ami mg sovnyabbnak tnik,mint a korbbiak. Most ztelen s szagtalan dolgokkalgytrnek. Utlom ezt mondani, de erre elre

figyelmeztettek. Mindig, amikor megettl egy dupla krmestortt, egy cseng szlalt meg a fejedben s ktsgbeesetten prblt meglltani. Mindig, amikor vettl a szaftoshsokbl, vagy a slt csirkbl a gyomrod kegyelemrtknyrgtt. Mostantl korpskenyrrel s almval kellberned. Idrl-idre egy szelet sovny hst, vagycsirkemellet kapsz. A hal fogyasztsa is megengedett, denem sltburgonya, vagy majonz ksretben. Acukormentes italok engedlyezve vannak, de az alkoholteljesen kizrva! Megtagadhatod, hogy ezt vgigcsinlod samikor nem ltnak elsurransz, hogy egyl egy palacsintt,vagy egy szelet csokoldt. Az ellenllhatatlan hot dognakis megadod magad. Rajta! Rendelj egy msikat. Minden

esetre olyan az ember, amilyen az tkezse!


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Agreement

I agree. - I disagree with you.

- It's very expensive to travel by plane.- You are right, but it's comfortable and fast.- I agree.

- I have two tickets to a rock concert. Would you like tocome?

- When is it?- On Friday.- I'd love to, but I'm leaving early on Saturday morning.- We won't stay until the end, would you come then?- I'm afraid I'll have too many things to do, sorry.- That's all right.

- Could you lend me your dictionary, please?- Sorry, I can't. Linda borrowed it yesterday.

- There have been three accidents in this street since

Wednesday.- Isn't that terrible? They should be more careful.- A lot of people drive cars. I think that is the problem.- I disagree with you. Too many people drive carelessly.

Sometimes pedestrians don't pay attention either. That'show accidents happen.

- In the past, there were fewer cars and fewer accidents.- That's true, but this isn't the reason.- I think if fewer cars were on the road, less accident would

happen.- And how could we do that?- For example, we should use public transportation to the

city centre.

- That is a good idea. I think people should do somethingabout it.

- Where dose Ann live?- She lives in a village.- Does she like it there?- I think she does. It must be quiet there. I would like to

move to a quiet place, too.- Move to a village? I don't think that's a good idea.- Why not?- There isn't much to do there. No cinemas, no theatres, and

no discos.- So what? You can find these things in the city.

- Well then, why not live in the city?- There is too much pollution and noise. There are too manypeople.

- There is life here. There isn't any life in a village.- I disagree with you.

- Would you like to go out for dinner?- Yes, I'd love to. When shall we go?- How about tonight?- I don't think I can. I'm visiting my grandmother this

afternoon.- But we would go in the evening. You'll have enough time.- I don't think so. Every time I visit her she speaks for

hours. She always bakes a cake and prepares lots ofdelicious dishes. I don't think I'll be hungry after all ofthat.

- I see. Then, let's go tomorrow.- That will be fine.

Egyetrts

Egyetrtek. - Nem rtek egyet veled.

- Nagyon drga replvel utazni.- Igazad van, de knyelmes s gyors.- Egyetrtek.

- Kt rock-koncert jegyem van. Szeretnl eljnni?

- Mikor lesz?- Pnteken.- Szeretnk, de szombat reggel korn elutazom.- Nem maradunk ott vgig, akkor eljssz?- Attl tartok, hogy sok a tennivalm, sajnos.- Rendben.

- Klcsn adnd a sztradat?- Sajnos, nem tudom. Linda klcsnkrte tegnap.

- Mr hrom baleset trtnt ezen az utcn szerda ta.

- Ht, ez nem rettenetes? vatosabbnak kne lennik.- Sok ember vezet autt. Azt hiszem ez a problma.- Nem rtek egyet veled. Sok ember figyelmetlenl vezet.Nha a gyalogosok sem figyelnek. gy trtnnek abalesetek.

- Rgen, kevesebb aut volt s kevesebb baleset.- Ez igaz, de ennek nem ez az oka.- Azt hiszem, ha kevesebb aut lenne az ton, kevesebbbaleset trtnne.

- s ezt hogyan tehetnnk meg?- Pldul tmegkzlekedsi eszkzzel kellene utazni a bel-

vrosban.

- Ez egy j tlet. gy gondolom, hogy az embereknek va-lamit tennik kellene ezrt.

- Hol lakik Anna?- Falun lakik.- Tetszik ott neki?- Szerintem, tetszik neki. Ott biztos nyugalmas. n is egy

nyugodt helyre szeretnk kltzni.- Falura kltzni? Nem hiszem, hogy ez j tlet.- Mirt ne?- Ott nem sok mindent lehet csinlni. Se mozi, se sznhz,

se diszk.- Na s? Ezeket megtallhatod a vrosban.

- Akkor mirt ne lakjunk a vrosban?- Tl nagy a szennyezettsg s a zaj. Tl sok az ember.

- Itt let van. Falun semmi let sincs.- Nem rtek egyet veled.

- Szeretnl elmenni vacsorzni?- Igen, szeretnk. Mikor menjnk?- Mit szlnl a mai esthez?- Nem hiszem, hogy el tudnk menni. Ma dlutn meg-

ltogatom a nagymammat.- De mi este megynk. Lesz r elg idd.- Nem hiszem. Minden alkalommal, amikor megltogatom,

rkig beszl. Mindig kszt stemnyt s rengetegfinomsgot. Nem hiszem, hogy ezek utn hes leszek.

- rtem. Akkor menjnk holnap.- J lesz.


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- This shirt is awful! I don't like it.- I agree with you. I don't like the colour much.- Let's ask to see another one.- I would like a different pattern.- Yes, that's a good idea.

- Would you like some coffee?- No, thank you. I had a cup this morning. I never drink

more than one a day.- You're sensible. Too much coffee isn't good for your

health.

- I'll buy these flowers for my mother.- These ones?- Yes. Don't you like them?- I'm not sure. Are they fresh?- I don't know.- I don't think they are.- You're right. Those ones over there look better.- Yes, they do.- I'll take them.

- Could you change this one hundred-dollar note for me? Iwant to use the telephone.

- I'm not sure I have enough coins. How many do youneed?

- Some tens.- I have two tens. Here, you can have them.- Thanks.

- I love horror films.- I prefer romantic ones.- Those are boring and they are all the same.- That's not true.

- Ez az ing szrny! Nekem nem tetszik.- Egyetrtek. Nekem nem nagyon tetszik a szne.- Krjnk msikat.- Szeretnk megnzni egy ms mintjt.- Igen ez egy j tlet.

- Krsz kvt?- Nem, ksznm. Ma reggel ittam egy csszvel. Soha

nem iszom egynl tbbet naponta.- Helyes. Tl sok kv nem tesz jt az egszsgednek.

- Megveszem ezeket a virgokat anyukmnak.- Ezeket?- Igen. Nem tetszenek neked?- Nem egszen. Frissek?- Nem tudom.- Nem hiszem, hogy frissek.- Igazad van. Azok ott jobban nznek ki.- Igen.- Elviszem ket.

- Fel tudod nekem vltani ezt a szzdollrost? Telefonlniszeretnk.

- Nem biztos, hogy van elg aprm. Mennyi kell neked?

- Nhny tzes.- Kt tzesem van. Tessk, hasznlhatod.- Ksznm.

- Szeretem a horror filmeket.- n a romantikusokat kedvelem jobban.- Azok unalmasak s mind egyformk.- Ez nem igaz.


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Man and health

- Good evening everybody. This is your daily programHealth Watch, I'm your host Virginia Brown. Upon yourrequests we have Dr. James Lord with us. Thank you verymuch doctor for being here. It's most kind of you to acceptour invitation for the second time on this show.

- It's my pleasure. Glad to know that more people careabout their health.

- Last time we started discussing what you called thewarning symptoms like headaches, numbness in the limbsand others. Tonight you're here to talk about blood sugarproblems.

- Yes. A lot of people suffer from excessively high sugarlevels. If we imagine these sugar molecules as serving asbuilding blocks or providers of energy, then one wouldexpect them to be within the cells themselves and notwandering round the periphery. By avoiding the cells theycan't be broken down and subsequently remain unused.

- What pushes sugar inside the cells?

- A very important hormone named 'Insulin' is releasedunder normal conditions from the Pancreas. What thishormone does is to force sugar into cells by binding aspecific receptor onto the cell surface thus enabling thecells to recognise the sugars and let them in. There are ofcourse some cases when this gland is destroyed by a virus,a disease or even by surgery. In this case the Insulin has tobe supplemented artificially. On the other hand, and this istrue of the vast majority of cases, the already secretedhormone can't meet the body's demand. In other words,the amount of sugar consumed is far too much for thehormone to cope with.

- So, it's more like a fixed amount of sugar that could be

eliminated. If sugar input exceeds the hormone's rate ofclearance, the difference remains in the blood.- In rough terms, yes. It's very interesting there is a unique

sequence. First, the high level of sugar circulatingincreases blood osmosis, which leads to excessive waterintake and therefore passing it out. For unexplainedreasons these are accompanied by increased eating. So, insummary we call them the three poly signs: polydipsia,polyuria and polyphagia.

- That's getting harder and harder for me doctor. Newwarning signs.

- Indeed.- Why is it essential to keep blood sugar levels within

normal limits?- As I said mostly because we need sugar to pursuenumerous activities on the cellular level. The next thingwould be for cells to seek other energy sources or sufferand perhaps die. And that's when a neglected reversiblecondition results in a function being hampered or evenlost. In conclusion, I'd like to emphasise the importance ofregular blood examinations. The ability to control bloodsugar levels is now considered to be a medicalachievement. The key to this is early diagnosis andobeying the physician's instructions.

- Dr. Lord, I do hope we'll have you back on the show.

Until then thank you for this valuable talk.

Ember s egszsg

- J estt, mindenkinek! Ez az nk napi egszsggyiprogramja, Virginia Brown vagyok, az nkvendgltja. Krsk alapjn Dr. James Lord is velnkvan. Nagyon ksznm doktor, hogy itt van. Klnsenkedves ntl, hogy mr msodszor fogadta elmeghvsunkat ebbe a msorba.

- Nekem rm. rlk, hogy ilyen sokan trdnek azegszsgkkel.

- Mlt alkalommal az n ltal riasztnak nevezett tneteketkezdtk megvitatni, mint a fejfjs, a zsibbads avgtagokban s egyebek. Ma este a vrcukor problmirlfog beszlni.

- Igen. Sok ember szenved a magas vrcukor szinttl. Haelkpzeljk ezeket a cukor molekulkat, mint az energiahordozit, akkor elvrjuk tlk, hogy bent legyenek asejtben s ne vndoroljanak a perifrikra. Ha kilpnek asejtekbl nem tudnak lebontdni, ezrt felhasznlatlanokmaradnak.

- Mi knyszerti a cukrot a sejtekbe?

- Egy nagyon fontos hormon, inzulin a neve, norml krl-mnyek kztt a hasnylmirigy vlasztja ki. Ez a hormona sejtekbe knyszerti a cukrot, mikzben sszekti a sejtfelletn lv specilis receptorokkal, gy lehetv teszi,hogy a sejtek felismerjk a cukrot s beengedjk. Perszevannak esetek mikor a mirigy egy vrus, betegsg vagysebszet ltal srl. Ilyen esetekben az inzulintmestersgesen kell ptolni. Ms rszrl az esetektbbsgben ez trtnik, a kivlasztdott hormon nemtallkozik a test kvetelsvel. Ms szval a felvett cukormennyisge tl sok a hormonnak, hogy feldolgozza.

- Teht, ez tbb mint egy lland mennyisg cukor, amely

eltvolthat. Ha a cukorfelvtel tllpi a hormonlismegtisztts hatrt, a maradk a vrben marad.- Tbbnyire, igen. rdekes mdon igen klnleges folyamatjtszdik le. Elssorban a magas vrcukor fokozza avrozmzist, ennek hatsra tbb vizet fogyasztanak,amely gyakori vizelst okoz. Nem tudni mi okbl, azelz tnetekhez mg hozzjrul, hogy sok teltfogyasztanak. Teht, sszefoglalva, gy nevezzk a hrompoly jelet: polydipsia, polyuria s polyphagia.

- Ez egyre nehezebb nekem doktor r. j riaszt jelek.

- Igen valban.- Mirt szksges a vrcukor szintet a normlis hatron

bell tartani?- Ahogy mondtam, tbbnyire azrt, mert szmunkra fontos,hogy a cukor lefolytasson szmos tevkenysget a sejtekszintjn. Msrszt a sejteknek j energiaforrst kellenekeresnik, vagy vesztesget szenvednnek, esetleg el ishalnnak. Ezrt, ha elhanyagolnak egy megfordthatllapotot, ebbl az kvetkezhet, hogy egy funkci lelassul,vagy esetleg el is veszthet. Vgl szeretnmhangslyozni a vrvizsglatok rendszeressgnekfontossgt. Ma a vrcukorszint ellenrzse egy orvosisiker. Ennek kulcsa a korai diagnzis s hallgassunk azorvosra.

- Dr. Lord, remlem viszontltjuk a msorban. Addig is

ksznm ezt az rtkes beszlgetst.


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Meal, cooking

- Who was it, Kathy?- That was mother. She says she won't be able to come

home early. She wants us to prepare dinner.- Great!- I thought you wouldn't like to.- I have an idea. I'll order some pizzas by telephone. They

will be here in no time.- Don't, David! Mother wouldn't like that. Besides, father

doesn't eat pizza.- Then, we'll order some hamburgers for him.- Stop it, David, will you? If you don't want to help at least

keep out of my way! Let's see what we have. Eggs,potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and I think we have somemeatballs somewhere in the freezer.

- I still can't imagine what kind of dinner you'll make out ofthat.

- A very delicious one.

- Do you mind if I watch?

- No, if you promise not to disturb me. Do you like mashedpotatoes?- I prefer French fries.

- All right, David. Here you are. Peel these potatoes!

- What? I said I'd watch. I didn't say I'd help.

- You want to eat, don't you?- Yes, but... I'm not good at it.

- You'd better help, David. Mother will be home any minutenow, and we haven't cooked dinner yet.

- What are you going to cook?- How does meatballs in tomato sauce and mashed potatoes

sound? Oh, and cucumber salad.- That sounds great.

- First I'll boil the potatoes. Meanwhile I'll squash thetomatoes, add herbs, and fry them together in little oiluntil the mixture becomes thick.

- Are you sure that's how mother makes it?- I think so. OK. While the tomatoes on the stove, I'd better

slice the cucumbers.

- What about the dressing?- We'll need vinegar, sugar and some oil. I'll check the

potatoes. They aren't ready yet.- Kathy, you forgot the meatballs.- No, I didn't. I'll fry them later, so that they are still warm

when mum and dad arrive.- I didn't know you were such a good cook.- Wait till you taste it.

tkezs, fzs

- Ki volt az, Kathy?- Anya volt az. Azt mondta, hogy nem tud korn hazajnni.

Azt akarja, hogy ksztsk el a vacsort.- Nagyszer!- Azt hittem nem fog tetszeni.- Van egy tletem. Rendelek pizzt telefonon. Pillanatokonbell itt lesz.

- Nem David! Anynak nem fog tetszeni. Egybknt, apa

nem eszik pizzt.- Ht akkor rendelnk neki pr hamburgert.- Hagyd abba David, megtennd? Ha nem akarsz segteni,

legalbb llj el az utambl! Lssuk mink van. Tojs,burgonya, paradicsom, uborka s azt hiszem valahol afagyasztban van fasrozott is.

- Mg mindig nem tudom, milyen vacsort tudnl kihozniezekbl.

- Egy nagyon finomat.

- Nem bnod, ha nzlek?

- Nem, ha meggred, hogy nem zavarsz. Szereted akrumpliprt?- Jobban szeretem a slt krumplit.

- Rendben, David. Itt van. Hmozd meg ezeket a krump-likat!

- Micsoda? Azt mondtam nzni foglak. Azt nem mondtam,hogy segtek is.

- Enni akarsz, nemde?- Igen, de ... Nem rtek hozz.

- Jobban teszed, ha segtesz David. Anya brmelyik perc-ben itthon lehet s mi mg nem fztnk vacsort.

- Mit fzl?- Hogy hangzik a fasrozott paradicsomszszban krumpli-

prvel? Oh, s persze uborkasalta.- Ez nagyszeren hangzik.

- Elszr megfzm a krumplikat. Ezalatt kiprselem a pa-radicsomot, hozzadom a fszereket s olajon besrtem.

- Biztos vagy benne, hogy anya is gy csinlja?- Azt hiszem. OK. Amg a tzhelyen f, felszeletelem az

uborkkat.

- Milyen lesz a saltantet?- Lesz benne ecet, cukor s egy kis olaj. Megnzem a

krumplit. Mg nincsen kszen.- Kathy, megfeledkeztl a fasrtrl.- Nem. Megstm ksbb, hogy melegek legyenek mire

szleink megjnnek.- Nem tudtam, hogy ilyen j szakcs vagy.- Vrj, amg megkstolod.


24/33

Meal

Don't you like fast food?

- Good afternoon. A table for two, sir?- Yes, and the menu, please.- Right away. Anything to start with?- I'd like to have some tomato soup, please.- And the lady?

- Let's see. Do you have any mushroom soup?- Yes, madam.- Then I'll have that.- Would you like to order the main course now, or shall I

come back later?- Let's order now. I'm starving. I would like to have

chicken.- Grilled or fried?- Grilled.- Any vegetables?- Yes. Beans, carrots and potatoes. That's boiled potatoes.

What about you, dear?- I'll have a steak. Well-done steak please and some rice.

- Anything else?- Yes, please. Some salad.- We have cucumber salad, Mexican salad, and mixed

salad.- What is in the mixed salad?- It contains tomato, lettuce, green pepper, radish and onion.- That sounds delicious. I'll have that.

- Make that two.- What would you like to drink?- Red wine, please.- Not for me. I'll have some mineral water.- I shall serve you your soup.

- Waiter! The check, please.- Was everything all right, sir?- It was excellent. Thank you.

- I saw Jane and David today. They would like to havedinner out with us.

- That's a good idea. There's a new place that serves goodhamburgers.

- Hamburgers?- What's wrong? Don't you like fast food?- I have had enough of fast food. I want a nice meal in a

nice restaurant. Remember?

- OK...OK. What did you have in mind?- Mmm... I'd really like to try some Chinese food.

- What? I won't eat that.- Why not? It's healthy, tasty and..- ... and very expensive!- Oh, Paul! One dinner won't do any harm.- That's what you think!- All right. What did you have in mind? Other than sand-

wiches.- Hey, why not take them to an Italian restaurant?- Now Paul, just because you like Italian food doesn't mean

we all do. Besides, there aren't many dishes to choosefrom. It's either spaghetti or that half-cooked breadcovered with tasteless ingredients they call Pizza.

- That's not true! Last time I ate there it was really tasty.

tkezs

Nem szereted a gyorsteleket?

- J napot. Egy asztalt kt szemlyre, uram?- Igen, s az tlapot, legyen szves.- Mris hozom. Valamit kezdsnek?- Paradicsomlevest krnk.- s a hlgynek?

- Lssuk csak. Van gombalevesk?- Igen, hlgyem.- Akkor azt krnk.- A ftelt most rendelik meg, vagy visszajjjek ksbb?

- Rendeljk meg most. Rettent hes vagyok. Csirkt kr-nk.

- Grill vagy slt csirkt?- Grillt.- s zldsgflket?- Igen. Babot, srgarpt s burgonyt. Ftt burgonyt. s

te, drgm?- n bifszteket. Jl tsttt bifszteket s rizst krek.

- Mg valamit?- Igen. Egy kis saltt.- Uborkasaltnk, Mexiki saltnk s vegyes saltnk van.

- A vegyes salta mibl ll?- Van benne paradicsom, fejes salta, zldpaprika, retek s

hagyma.- Pompsan hangzik. Krek egyet.- Kettt hozzon belle.- Mit szeretnnek inni?- Vrsbort, legyen szves.- n nem krek. Nekem svnyvizet hozzon.- Mindjrt hozom a levest.

- Pincr! A szmlt, legyen szves.- Minden rendben volt, uram?- Kitn volt. Ksznm.

- Tallkoztam ma Jane-nel s David-del. Szeretnnek el-menni valahov vacsorzni velnk.

- Ez j tlet. Van egy j hely, ahol nagyon j hamburgertadnak.

- Hamburgert?- Mi a baj? Nem szereted a gyorsteleket?- Elegem van a gyorstelekbl. Egy kellemes tkezst sze-

retnk egy bartsgos tteremben. Emlkszel?

- OK...OK. Mire gondolsz?- Mmm... Valjban szeretnm megkstolni a knai te-

leket.- Mit? n nem eszem meg.- Mirt nem? Egszsges, zletes s...- ... s nagyon drga!- Oh, Paul! Egy vacsora nem fog megrtani.- Ezt gondolod te!- Rendben. Te mire gondolsz? Msra, mint szendvicsekre?

- Mirt ne vihetnnkket egy olasz tterembe?- Paul, csak azrt, mert te szereted az olasz teleket, nemjelenti azt, hogy mi is. Egybknt sincs olyan sok fogs,ami kztt vlaszthatunk. Vagy spagetti vagy fligmegsttt kenyr ztelen hozzvalkkal, amit pizznakhvnak.

- Ez nem igaz! Legutoljra, amikor ott ettem, nagyon zletesvolt.


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- Is that right? And when was that?- I... I don't remember.- See what I mean. It was a very long time ago. It has

changed since then.- Listen! Why don't you cook something, and we'll have it

here instead of going out?- Oh no, Paul! I want to eat out so that I don't have to cook.

- Well then, why doesn't Jane cook something and we eat at

their place?- You know what, I'll call Jane and tell her we can't makeup our minds. It would be better if they forget the wholething. I shall never forgive you for this Paul. NEVER!

- Waiter!- Yes, sir?- There is a fly in my soup!- It's quite all right, sir. It's dead.- That's terrible! Where is the manager?- He went to the restaurant at the corner to have lunch.

- Waiter! What kind of soup is this?- It's bean soup, sir.- I don't care what it has been. I want to know what it is

now!

- Igazn? s ez mikor volt?- ... Nem emlkszem.- rtsd meg, mire gondolok. Ez nagyon rgen volt. Ez

megvltozott azta.- Figyelj! Mirt nem fzl valamit, s itthon vacsorzunk,

ahelyett, hogy elmennnk valahov.- Oh nem, Paul! Olyat szeretnk enni mshol, amit nem

nekem kell fznm.- Akkor mirt nem fz valamit Jane, s vacsorzunk nluk?

- Tudod mit, felhvom Jane-t s megmondom neki, hogynem tudunk semmit eldnteni. Az lenne a legjobb, ha kelfelejtenk az egszet. Ezt soha sem fogom megbocstanineked Paul! SOHA!

- Pincr!- Igen, uram?- Egy lgy van a levesemben!- Semmi baj, uram. Mr megdgltt.- Ez szrny! Hol van a vezet?- tment a sarki tterembe ebdelni.

- Pincr! Milyen leves ez?- Bableves, uram.- Nem az rdekel, hogy mi volt. Azt akarom tudni, hogy

most mi.


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Eating habits

Eating is not just necessary to survive.It's also an art. When you buy a piece of raw meat and

make a delicious meal out of it, you are being creative. Alot of people spend most of their lives in the kitchen. Someenjoy cooking for other people. So, what are the basicthings to know about food? This isn't to categorise you or tomake you feel guilty about your eating habits; it's more likea friendly talk.

How many of us have a real breakfast before starting theirworking day? If you are among those who never do, thenhere comes our first piece of advice. Never work on anempty stomach! Health experts suggest that the weaknessfelt by some of us in the hours before lunch could bereduced by having breakfast. Of course, tea or coffee alone

doesn't constitute a good breakfast. Now, let's move on tolunch. In some countries this is the main meal of the day.First, they have a soup followed by a main course, which isusually meat and vegetables. Sometimes they finish with adessert. They might even have a rest after such a heavy

meal. In other countries, however, people work all throughthe afternoon, and a big lunch is a luxury. But that's not aproblem. You can do whatever you like as long as you eat

something early in the afternoon. If you don't, you'll mostlikely get hungry later and have a snack. And don't do that!Snacks are the worst thing for your health.They ruin your appetite, and upset your digestion. Next isdinner. If you have a good lunch, all you need is a lightdinner. But don't go to bed immediately!

tkezsi szoksok

Az tkezs nem csak az letben maradshoz szksges.Egyben mvszet is. Ha veszel egy darab nyershst s

csods lakomt csinlsz belle, akkor kreatv vagy. Legtbbember lete nagy rszt a konyhban tlti. Egyesekszvesen fznek msoknak. Teht mik az alap dolgok, amitaz lelemrl tudni kell? Ez nem sorol be egy speciliscsoportba, vagy ksztet r, hogy bntudatod legyen aztkezsi szoksaid miatt, ez inkbb egy barti beszlgets.

Hnyan reggeliznk mieltt a munkt megkezdennk? Haazok kztt vagy, akik soha sem teszik, akkor itt az elstancsunk. Soha ne dolgozz res gyomorral!Egszsggyi szakemberek szerint, az ebd eltti rkban asokunk ltal tapasztalt gyengesg cskken, ha reggeliznk.Termszetesen, a tea vagy a kv magban nem ugyanaz.

Most jjjn az ebd.Nhny orszgban ez a napi ftkezs.Elszr levest esznek, amit a ffogs kvet, ami ltalbanhsbl, zldsgekbl ll. Nha desszerttel zrjk.Mg egy ilyen nehz tel utn pihenhetnek is.

Ms orszgokban azonban az emberek egsz dlutndolgoznak s nincs id

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