środa, 16 grudnia 2009

Lektura "The only success formula you will ever need"

reaching deep into your gut - zajrzeć głęboko w siebie (gut - jelito/trzewia)
By reaching deep into your gut and facing what this will mean for you, you will know exactly why you need to take action to turn your business around.

uncertainty - niepewność
Stress comes from uncertainty.

clarity - jasność, klarowność
lack of something - brak czegoś
This uncertainty comes directly from a lack of clarity. When we can see and understand something there is no way we can be uncertain of it.

ROI - return on investment - zwrot z inwestycji
ROI – or "return on investment" is the name of the game in business. If you are investing in something that does not generate a return you are simply throwing away your money.


reluctant - niechętny, oporny, ociągający się
Maybe you have an employee that is unproductive but that you’ve been reluctant to fire out of the goodness of your heart.

wtorek, 29 września 2009

US consumer confidence falls back

unexpectedly - niespodziewanie
US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September

to remain - pozostawać
"Consumers remain quite apprehensive about the short-term outlook and their incomes. With the holiday season quickly approaching, this is not very encouraging news," he added.

significant - znaczący, ważny
"We were pretty surprised that [prices are] moving ahead so rapidly. The housing market does seem to have found a base and prices seem to be in recovery, which is quite significant," he added.

środa, 24 czerwca 2009

Tell-tale signs U.S. gearing for another war! Iran or North Korea?

densely - gęsty
Because of its location in densely populated central New Jersey, the base agreed to demands of nearby residents to restrict its noisy air operation for the giant C-130 Hercules and massive C-5A after 11:00 PM.

to hum - szumić, brzęczeć, nucić
According to residents in and around McGuire AFB, the base was humming with an alarming number of huge military cargo aircraft landing and taking off yesterday- and those activities continued about every ten minutes into the early hours of today.

grim - poważny, surowy
The expressions on their faces turned instantly grim and they all got quiet

Źródło: http://turnerradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:tell-tale-signs-us-gearing-for-another-war-iran-or-north-korea&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

wtorek, 23 czerwca 2009

Europe must change after economic crisis, says Sarkozy

to question - kwestionować, podważać
We cannot witness such a catastrophe without questioning the ideas, the values, the decisions that led to such a result,

to commit a sin - popełnić grzech
lacking - brakujący
"There would be nothing worse in the current situation, as everything in the world is changing, than to commit a sin by lacking ambition, boldness, imagination," he said.

welfare state - państwo opiekuńcze, socjalne
He added that the crisis had highlighted the merits and virtues of "the French model" of the welfare state.

czwartek, 4 czerwca 2009

OBE - Robert Monroe Method

deliberately - rozważnie, umyślnie, celowo
to induce - wywoływać
Monroe explain how to deliberately induce this state

to ensure - upewnić się, ubezpieczyć
Ensure that you will not be disturbed and are not under any limitation of time.

consciously perceive - świadomie postrzegać
to recall in detail - przypomnieć sobie ze szczegółami
I will consciously perceive and remember all that I encounter during this relaxation procedure. I will recall in detail when I am completely awake only those matters which will be beneficial to my physical and mental being.

hypnagogic state - stan graniczący ze snem
The next step involves entering the state bordering sleep (hypnagogic state).

piątek, 29 maja 2009

GDP Drops 5.7% as Fall in Economy Begins to Ease

to rebound - odbijać się
The U.S. economy contracted slightly less than initially estimated in the first quarter, while corporate profits rebounded, according to a government report on Friday that hinted the recession was moderating.

Gross domestic product - Produkt krajowy brutto
Gross domestic product, which measures total goods and services output within U.S. borders, dropped at a 5.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said, less than the 6.1 percent estimated by the government last month.

to plummet - spadać
In the fourth quarter, profits had plummeted 10.7 percent, the biggest decline since the start of 1994.

to lop off - uciąć, obciąć
The drop in exports lopped off a record 3.86 percentage points from GDP.



Źródło: http://www.cnbc.com/id/30996435

poniedziałek, 18 maja 2009

UK population must fall to 30m, says Porritt

to release - opublikować, wypuścić, ujawnić
sustainable - trwały
The trust will release research suggesting UK population must be cut to 30m if the country wants to feed itself sustainably.

to have impact - mieć wpływ
“Each person in Britain has far more impact on the environment than those in developing countries so cutting our population is one way to reduce that impact.”

relentless - okrutny, bezlistosny
Such views on population have split the green movement. George Monbiot, a prominent writer on green issues, has criticised population campaigners, arguing that “relentless” economic growth is a greater threat.

coherent - spójny
The Tory leader, David Cameron, has also suggested Britain needs a “coherent strategy” on population growth.