Słówka angielskie - nauka języka angielskiego

Lektura "The only success formula you will ever need"

2009-12-16T01:00:00.001+01:00

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.

US consumer confidence falls back

2009-09-29T19:32:00.000+02:00

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.

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

2009-06-24T14:59:00.003+02:00

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

Europe must change after economic crisis, says Sarkozy

2009-06-23T15:48:00.002+02:00

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.

OBE - Robert Monroe Method

2009-06-04T19:40:00.003+02:00

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).

GDP Drops 5.7% as Fall in Economy Begins to Ease

2009-05-29T15:27:00.002+02:00

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

UK population must fall to 30m, says Porritt

2009-05-18T13:49:00.002+02:00

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.

Norway economy 'set to contract'

2009-05-18T13:46:00.002+02:00

to implement - zaimplementować, wdrożyć
Norway's oil wealth will allow the government to implement the country's most expansive national budget in 30 years, it explained.

contraction - skurczenie
Other European countries have forecast much bigger economic contractions.

Asia 'must cut export dependency'

2009-05-04T11:17:00.003+02:00

dependency - zależność, uzależnienie
Asia 'must cut export dependency'

to grapple - zmagać się, borykać
Countries must restructure to focus on domestic demand as they grapple with economic chaos, the banks' annual meeting in Indonesia was told.

poverty - nędza, ubóstwo
The downturn is set to keep tens of millions of people trapped in poverty.

knock-on effect - efekt uboczny
He said the knock-on effects had been interest rates on bonds rising and Asian currencies depreciating as foreign capital was taken out of emerging markets.

to alleviate - łagodzić
The ADB's main role is lending to alleviate poverty in developing Asian nations.

Economy in U.S. Contracted at 6.1% Annual Rate in First Quarter

2009-04-29T14:52:00.003+02:00

reflecting - odzwierciedlając
The U.S. economy plunged again in the first quarter, capping its worst performance in five decades, reflecting a record slump in inventories and further declines in housing.

stockpiles - zapasy, składy
to unclog - odblokowywać (clog - zatkać)
Smaller stockpiles may set the stage for a return to growth in the second half of the year amid signs Fed efforts to reduce borrowing costs and unclog lending are starting to pay off.

equipment - wyposażenie
Companies cut total spending, including equipment, software and construction projects, at a record 38 percent annual pace.

to plummet - spadać
General Motors and Chrysler LLC are threatened with bankruptcy as sales have plummeted since credit markets seized last year.

to be among - być pośród
Ford Motor Co., working to avoid a federal bailout, is among companies seeing some improvement.

Źródło: bloomberg.org

Wind farm firm cutting 1,900 jobs

2009-04-28T14:53:00.002+02:00

despite - pomimo
Wind turbine-maker Vestas Wind Systems is to cut 1,900 jobs - mainly in the UK and Denmark - despite reporting a 70% rise in quarterly profits.

demand - potrzeba, popyt
green energy - energia z odnawialnych źródeł
Vestas said that supply of wind turbines exceeded demand in Northern Europe, despite the drive of governments including Germany and the UK to increase the amount of electricity generated by green energy alternatives.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8022688.stm

iPhone helps Apple profit growth

2009-04-23T09:48:00.003+02:00

to shrug off - bagetelizować, ignorować, nie przejąć się
Apple shrugged off the economic downturn to report a 15% jump in profits for the first three months of the year.

to dip - spadać, opadać
However, demand for Macintosh computers dipped.

to be one of a few - być jednym z niewielu
Apple has been one of a few companies where business has been pretty strong throughout this economic downturn

not necessarily - nie koniecznie
But he added that while "any positive earnings surprise is good news" the results were "good for Apple, but not necessarily good for the whole market".

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8013612.stm

Debt overshadows US bank's profit

2009-04-21T11:39:00.003+02:00

to overshadow - usuwać w cień
better than expected - lepsze niż oczekiwano
Concerns about debt levels at Bank of America have overshadowed its better than expected profits for the first three months of 2009.

to set aside - odkładać na bok, odrzucać
The US's largest bank set aside $13.4bn (£9.2bn) to cover credit losses, from the fourth quarter's $8.5bn.

bad assets - złe aktywa (bez pokrycia)
In January Bank of America was granted $20bn in fresh US government aid and $118bn worth of guarantees against bad assets.

to sell shares - sprzedać udziały
It has also benefitted from selling shares it held in China Construction Bank.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8008158.stm

Swedes in favour of joining euro: poll

2009-04-20T12:52:00.002+02:00

in favour - na korzyść
to outnumber - przewyższać (ilościowo)
Swedes in favour of joining the euro zone now outnumber those against, for the first time, a new survey indicates.

recent - niedawny, ostatni
The recent fall in the Swedish kronor relative to the euro has boosted support, according to Toivo Sjörén at Sifo.

Źródło: http://www.thelocal.se/18956/20090419/

Brussels to probe seven airlines

2009-04-20T12:48:00.002+02:00

to accuse - oskarżać
The European Commission has launched anti-competition investigations into seven airlines, accusing them of excessive co-operation.

excessive - nadmierny
to breach - naruszać, przełamywać
The Commission said their co-operation may be excessive and breach rules.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8008051.stm

Google reports stronger profits

2009-04-17T10:56:00.003+02:00

to bear in mind - nosić w myślach (wiedząc o)
The results were better than many analysts had expected bearing in mind the recession in the US and the general downturn in advertising spending.

resilience - odporność, wytrzymałość, elastyczność
These results underline both the resilience of our business model and the ongoing potential of the web as users and advertisers shift online

uncharted - nieznany, zupełnie nowy
We are in uncharted territory economically and Google is, absolutely, feeling the impact

year-on-year - rok do roku
This represents a 9% increase year-on-year.

cautionary - ostrzegawczy
Mr Schmidt did sound a cautionary note when describing the second and third quarters as "seasonally weaker"

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8002712.stm

Seborrheic Dermatitis - Overview, Causes

2009-04-16T16:00:00.002+02:00

dandruff - łupież
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, chronic condition that occurs in areas of the skin where there are large oil glands—the middle of the face, behind the ears, and especially on the scalp (dandruff).

reddened - zaczerwieniona
The condition is characterized by waxy scale and reddened skin areas.

to aggravate - pogarszać, wyolbrzymiać
Certain drugs (e.g., methyldopa, cimetidine [Tagamet®], antiseizure medications) can aggravate seborrheic dermatitis.

to wane - zmniejszać się, maleć
Up to 85% of the people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have seborrheic dermatitis, and as their immunity wanes, the eruptions become more severe.

Źródło: http://www.dermatologychannel.net/dermatitis/seborrheic.shtml

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US economy continues to contract

2009-04-15T23:14:00.003+02:00

Beige Book - raport o aktualnym stanie gospodarki w USA publikowany przez FED 8 razy na rok
US economic activity weakened in March, but there were some signs of stabilisation, the Federal Reserve has said in its influential Beige Book.

bleak - ponury, posępny
Despite some signs of improvement, this report painted a bleak picture of current US economic activity.

slight - drobny, lekki
some districts noted a slight improvement in sales compared with the previous reporting period

reposession - przejęcie (nieruchomości), odzyskanie
He did, however, say that 2009 would be a hard year for the US economy, when there would be more job losses, more repossessions and "more pain".

tentative - tymczasowy, wstępny, niepewny, próbny
Mr Bernanke, talking to students at Moorehouse University in Atlanta, also on Tuesday, spoke of "tentative signs" that the rate of contraction of the US economy was slowing down.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8000455.stm

Poland to seek $20bn IMF credit

2009-04-15T12:38:00.002+02:00

bank reserves - rezerwy walutowe
speculative attacks - ataki spekulacyjne
Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said it would increase bank reserves and make Poland "immune to the virus of the crisis and speculative attacks".

to bolster - podbudowywać
I am very pleased by this positive response from Poland to the invitation I extended to strongly performing economies to use this new instrument to bolster international confidence.

facility - udogodnienie
Because the IMF clearly states the facility is aimed at countries in a good economic condition, it will increase Poland's credibility

amid - w czasie, pośród
The Polish government recently adopted a stimulus plan worth 91.3bn zlotys ($31.4bn; $20.6bn) to kick-start the economy amid the global slowdown.

China seeing 'gradual recovery'

2009-04-13T10:47:00.002+02:00

gradual - stopniowy
China seeing 'gradual recovery'

stark - zupełny, całkowity
Despite its problems, China's economy - the third biggest in the world - is forecast to grow by at least 5% this year, in stark contrast to many major global economies that are shrinking.

to exert - wywierać wpływ, stosować
utmost - niezwykły, nadzwyczajny
What we should do is exert our utmost efforts to minimise the effects of the crisis

single-digit - jednocyfrowy
Overall growth in 2008 stood at 9% - the first time since 2002 that the economy has expanded at a single-digit pace.

to chime - zgadzać się ze sobą
In fact, his comments on positive signs of recovery do not chime with the views of some analysts, who believe China will continue to struggle during the global economic slowdown.

US trade deficit narrows further

2009-04-10T12:08:00.002+02:00

trade deficit - deficyt handlowy
to narrow - zmniejszać się, spadać
The US trade deficit has narrowed to a new-year low in February, the seventh month in a row it has shrunk.

tension - napięcie
The deficit with China, which often causes tensions between the two nations, dropped to $14.2bn from $20.6bn in January, the lowest level since February 2006.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7992509.stm

Bulgaria criticised for cosmetic changes to judiciary

2009-04-08T20:51:00.002+02:00

judicary - sądownictwo
Bulgaria criticised for cosmetic changes to judiciary

regrettably - niestety
in the haste - w pośpiechu

Regrettably, it is my general impression that, in the haste to meet the strenuous accession deadlines, some of the reforms and, in particular, the reform of the judiciary, have undergone numerous ‘cosmetic changes' that have pushed the reforms in an undesired direction

irreversibly - nieodwracalnie
In November, Sofia also irreversibly lost €220 million of pre-accession EU funding over its persistent failure to tackle corruption, with the commission saying that most measures taken by the Bulgarian government in the area are "only a promise for future action."

UK 'will not recover until 2012'

2009-04-08T20:41:00.003+02:00

to contract - kurczyć się
The economy has contracted by 4.2% since May 2008, according to NIESR.

consistent - zgodny, spójny
Their forecast is consistent with what other independent forecasters are predicting for this year and next.

although - pomimo
Although figures have not yet reached those of the 1980s recession, NIESR has recorded a similar pattern of decline.

property price falls - spadki cen nieruchomości
And expectations for property price falls continued to moderate during the month, with consumers thinking house price values will fall by 3% in the next six months, compared with a predicted 4.7% drop in the previous survey.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7989061.stm

Irish braced for emergency budget

2009-04-07T10:19:00.002+02:00

to unveil - ujawniać, odsłonić
The Irish Republic's government is to unveil its second budget in six months as the economy contracts sharply.

means - środki
This is in contrast to other countries, which have been spending billions and cutting taxes as a means to economic recovery.

to praise - chwalić
From the late 1990s economists were praising the Irish Republic as the model to follow.

EU divided on financial oversight rules

2009-04-06T11:06:00.002+02:00

oversight - nadzór, kontrola
But some countries, notably Britain, expressed reservations about how far this joint oversight should go.

hesitation - wahanie, niepewność
We hope that in the next couple of weeks these hesitations will be overcome

incomprehensible - niezrozumiały
I think that the treatment given to some countries is a bit incomprehensible

to be on a list - być na liście
For his part, Belgian finance minister Didier Reynders said that it was not "very pleasant to be on a list that also included tax havens."

Źródło: EUObserver

US 'may remove bank executives'

2009-04-06T11:01:00.002+02:00

to oust - wyrzucać, wyganiać
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he is prepared to oust executives and directors at banks that require "exceptional" government assistance.

post - stanowisko
His comments to CBS television come after the US government removed GM boss Rick Wagoner from his post.

to come under fire - znaleźć się pod ostrzałem
The US government has come under fire for paying bonuses to AIG executives when the company has received more than $170bn in government aid.

NATO talks on Rasmussen impact EU-Turkey relations

2009-04-05T16:50:00.002+02:00

tension - napięcie
overcoming Turkish opposition during difficult talks which caused fresh tension in EU-Turkey relations.

resistance - opór
Turkish resistance to the Rasmussen nomination centered around his support for Danish media after newspapers published cartoons of Mohammed in 2006.

to look for - szukać
Whoever puts Islamic propaganda above the future of NATO and our European system of values, has nothing to look for in the EU

bilateral - dwustronny
I had a long bilateral meeting with Mr Obama which was very fruitful and our concerns were overcome and wishes respected

to look into - przyjrzeć się dokładnie, zaanalizować coś
Mr Rasmussen also pledged to look into Danish-based Kurdish TV station Roj TV, which Ankara wants off the air.

Źródło: http://euobserver.com/9/27915

Service sector downturn 'eases'

2009-04-05T11:17:00.002+02:00

figure - cyfra, liczba
Any figure below 50 indicates a contraction in the sector.

to track - śledzić
The index measures what businesses think is happening to the economy and tracks new orders and stock levels.

make up - stanowić, tworzyć
Services, including the public sector, make up about three-quarters of the UK's GDP.

to shed jobs - pozbywać się etatów
pace - tempo
The index showed that companies shed jobs at the fastest pace for more than a decade.

to greet - przywitać, powitać
The data was greeted with cautious optimism by analysts.

glimmer - odrobina (glimmer of hope - "światełko w tunelu")
This is yet another glimmer of hope

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7981143.stm

Further jump in US unemployment

2009-04-03T15:52:00.002+02:00

severe deterioration - poważne pogorszenie
in line with something - zgodnie z czymś
Although showing a severe deterioration, the figures were in line with expectations.

to be forced - być zmuszonym
Meanwhile, the number of people forced to work part-time, but who would prefer to work full-time, rose 423,000 to nine million

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7981607.stm

Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium escape tax blacklist

2009-04-03T11:56:00.002+02:00

instead - zamiast
substantially - istotnie, znacząco
Instead, they figure on a so-called "grey" list of eight countries that "have committed to the internationally agreed tax standard, but have not yet substantially implemented" it.

mounting - rosnący
to crack down - rozprawić się, wymuszać ścisłe przestrzeganie prawa
relaxation - rozluźnienie
Following mounting pressure from both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on non-cooperating tax zones that profit by taking in capital owned by companies and wealthy individuals from abroad, many of those territories had announced a relaxation of their banking secrecy laws in the last months.

Źródło: http://euobserver.com/9/27905

Crea predicts 'huge' fall for Swiss economy

2009-04-03T11:45:00.002+02:00

to herald - zwiastować, zapowiadać
Economic activity in the second quarter is expected to be the worst since Q3 in 1993 and heralds a return to the crisis of the early 1970s.

to fare - wypadać, osiągać wynik
French-speaking regions are faring better than others

indicator - wskaźnik
The most important element of this forecast is the fact that the indicator has dropped and this will mean a huge fall for the economy into recession.

to underestimate - niedoszacować
It’s true to say we also underestimated the magnitude of the recession

Źródło: http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/business/crea-predicts-huge-fall-for-swiss-economy_116-1415487

Immigrant ID cards set for June launch

2009-04-03T11:34:00.002+02:00

ID - dowód osobisty
Immigrant ID cards set for June launch

smoothly - bez problemów, gładko
We have had a short time to put this together and have all our focus on the start date of June 1st to ensure that this important job is executed smoothly

guidelines - instrukcja, wytyczne, wskazówki
The tax agency will now work to develop clear guidelines for what is required by applicants to obtain an identification card.

Źródło: http://www.thelocal.se/18654/20090403/

EU anti-discrimination bill gets the green light

2009-04-02T16:16:00.002+02:00

bill - ustawa
disability - niepełnosprawność
The European Parliament on Thursday (2 April) passed a bill banning discrimination against people on the basis of age, disability, sexual orientation, belief or religion in the areas of education, social security, health care and goods and services.

votes in favour - głosy za
against - przeciwko
to back - wesprzeć
The draft law was passed on Thursday (2 April) by 363 votes in favour and 226 against after the left wing and liberal MEPs clubbed together to back the legislation.

to deserve - zasługiwać
Europe will protect your freedom and will make sure that you will get all the possibilities you deserve to make something of your life

realm - dziedzina, sfera
The European Union has since 2000 prohibited these forms of discrimination at work, but legal protection in the realms of public services, buying products or making use of commercial services was not covered.

Źródło: http://euobserver.com/9/27899

Japan's business confidence drops

2009-04-02T15:05:00.003+02:00

confidence - pewność
major - główne
Business confidence among major manufacturers in Japan is at a record low, according to a wide-ranging survey by the central bank.

to tumble - zwalić się, upaść
Results released by the Bank of Japan show that business confidence among major manufacturers tumbled dramatically, hitting the lowest level ever recorded.

to halve - zmniejszyć o połowę, przepołowić
Exports nearly halved in February compared to the year before and many iconic companies are facing massive losses.

to compile - sporządzać, przygotowywać
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has called for another big economic stimulus package to be compiled by mid-April.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7975787.stm

ECB reduces rates to record low

2009-04-02T15:00:00.003+02:00

record low - rekordowo niski
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates in the eurozone to a record low of 1.25% from 1.5%.

it doesn't make much of a change - to nie robi wielkiej różnicy
It doesn't make much of a change in the sense that rates are already very low

to counter - przeciwstawiać się
Both the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve have introduced quantitative easing - whereby they increase the amount of money in the system - as they try to counter the economic downturn.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - Organizacja Współpracy Gospodarczej i Rozwoju (OECD)
But the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted this week that the eurozone economy would contract by 4.1%.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7978431.stm

U.S. unveils Orion spacecraft to take crew to Mars

2009-04-01T13:25:00.002+02:00

crew - załoga
cornerstone - podstawa
The U.S. Navy-built Orion crew exploration vehicle will replace the space shuttle NASA plans to retire in 2010, and become the cornerstone of the agency's Constellation Program to explore the moon, Mars and beyond

to schedule - planować
Trips to the moon are scheduled for 2020, while a journey to Mars is believed possible by the mid-2030s.

campsite - obozowisko
. Each visit will last six months while astronauts set up a campsite and practice the things they want to do on Mars.

queasy - mdlący
Over the summer, flight doctors will analyze the data to ensure it does not make astronauts too queasy.

Źródło: http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE52T6XH20090330

Sweden invests in parental support

2009-04-01T13:15:00.002+02:00

parental - rodzicielski
Sweden invests in parental support

deteriorating - pogarszający się
The government's initiative is in response to recent surveys indicating demand for additional support to parents, and a deteriorating mental health situation among young people.

suicide attempt - próba samobójstwa
anxiety - lęk, obawa
The number of suicide attempts by young people in Sweden has risen dramatically in recent years, the agency reports, with increasing numbers admitted to hospitals for treatment of depression and anxiety.

counselling - doradztwo
Six of ten are interested in more parent groups and half of the parents would like to have the chance to receive individual counselling.

Źródło: http://www.thelocal.se/18564/20090331/

Shoppers 'deserting High Street'

2009-04-01T10:00:00.002+02:00

to desert - opuszczać, porzucać (desert - pustynia)
Consumers continued to desert the High Street in March, a study has found.

to reiterate - powtarzać, mówić wiele razy
The group also reiterated its warnings that the country's High Streets face becoming ghost-town areas.

to take over - przejąć
to refurbish - odnowić
the Local Government Authority (LGA) recently called for urgent action, including allowing a council to take over empty properties, a cut in VAT for refurbishing shops and giving councils the power to offer breaks on rates to struggling small businesses.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7974825.stm

G20 leaders gather amid security

2009-04-01T08:55:00.002+02:00

to gather - zbierać, gromadzić
World leaders are gathering in London to discuss ways to resolve the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

to dress down - ubierać się luźno
Workers in London's financial district have been told to dress down and stay home to avoid provoking demonstrators.

to dub - przezwać, ochrzścić/nazwać
Some organisers have dubbed the event "Financial Fools Day"

to hand out - rozdawać
leaflet - ulotka
Campaigners have been handing out leaflets bearing slogans, such as "Hang A Banker" and "Storm The Banks".

to batter - targać, maltretować
The G20 summit will be crucial for Gordon Brown, whose reputation for economic competence has been battered by the financial crisis.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7975851.stm

Google to venture into start-ups

2009-03-31T14:15:00.003+02:00

exceptional - wyjątkowy
Its new venture capitalist arm pledged to help find and develop "exceptional start-ups", offering early stage investments to a range of new firms.

nascent - rodzący się, tworzący się
we think the current downturn is an ideal time to invest in nascent companies that have the chance to be the 'next big thing'

to be accused - być obwinianym, być oskarżanym
Google has been increasingly accused of becoming too powerful but Mr Anton said he was not concerned that this would happen with its latest venture.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7973783.stm

How We Identify Letters

2009-03-31T10:50:00.002+02:00

to consider - zastanawiać się
The next time you are reading a book, or even as you read this article, consider the words that you are seeing.

substantial - solidny
Substantial research has shown that while reading, we recognize words by their letters and not by the general shape of the word.

to differentiate - rozróżniać
However, it was largely unknown how we differentiate one letter from another.

to evaluate - oceniać, szacować
The researchers then evaluated which areas of each of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet were crucial for letter recognition.

vertical lines - linie pionowe
curve - krzywa, łuk
For instance, the most useful feature of letters for the ideal observer were vertical lines and curves opening up and not line terminations.

Źródło: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130949.php

Russia's poor 'need crisis help'

2009-03-30T15:24:00.002+02:00

particularly - szczgólnie
The Bank said Russia, a major oil producer, would be particularly hard hit by the low price of oil.

significant - znaczny
It said the Kremlin should shift the focus of its anti-crisis programme to the poor because of "the threat of significant social pressure".

pensioners - emeryt, rencista
It says that the Russian government should increase payments to the unemployed and to pensioners.

to insist - obstawać przy czymś
The government insists that it has the funds to meet social spending requirements, but the World Bank's prediction is likely to cause further concern.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7972028.stm

GM chairman forced out by Obama

2009-03-30T13:00:00.002+02:00

to step down - ustąpić
The chief executive of struggling US car company General Motors has been ordered to step down by US President Barack Obama

liabilities - zobowiązania
"While Chrysler and GM are different companies with different paths forward, both have unsustainable liabilities and both need a fresh start," the task force said.

to shed - pozbyć się
GM plans to axe 47,000 jobs and Chrysler 3,000, as well as shedding a number of car models.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7971202.stm

UBS nominates cat fancier to executive board

2009-03-29T12:59:00.002+02:00

expat - emigrant (expatriate)
among - pomiędzy, wśród
A Canadian expat with a colourful reputation as a cat lover is among the new nominees to the board of directors of Switzerland’s financially troubled UBS bank.

to commute - dojeżdzać
Godbehere’s hiring caused some controversy in the British media because of her decision to commute from her home in Zurich, instead of moving to Britain.

apparently - najwyraźniej

She collected a salary of 900,000 pounds a year but apparently avoided paying British tax on this

to tame - oswajać
stray - przybłęda
They refer to her as “the ‘cat whisperer’ because she takes in and tames so many strays,” the newspaper reported.

tenure - kadencja
During her tenure at that company Fortune magazine ranked her as one of the business world’s 50 most powerful women.

Anglophones - osoby mówiące po angielsku
Godbehere would become the only Canadian on the UBS board, while joining three other Anglophones who were appointed last year.

Źródło: http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/business/ubs-nominates-cat-fancier-to-executive-board_116-1331110

Biden appeals to G20 protesters

2009-03-29T12:35:00.002+02:00

to appeal - apelować, wzywać
Biden appeals to G20 protesters

to tackle - zmierzyć się, stawić czoło
US Vice-President Joe Biden has called for G20 protesters to give governments a chance to tackle the economic crisis

blind faith - ślepa wiara
We are rejecting blind faith in the markets

to rally - zbierać, pozyskiwać (zwolenników)
Before the London summit, Mr Brown has been visiting a number of countries trying to rally support for his economic plans.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7970185.stm

G20 demonstrators march in London

2009-03-28T22:09:00.003+01:00

poverty - ubóstwo, bieda, nędza
climate change - zmiana klimatu
ahead of - przed (czymś/kimś)
Tens of thousands of people have marched through London demanding action on poverty, climate change and jobs, ahead of next week's G20 summit.

rally - wiec, zebranie zwolenników
The Put People First alliance of 150 charities and unions walked from Embankment to Hyde Park for a rally.

tense - napięty
BBC News reporter Mario Cacciottolo said people were clearly angry, but the atmosphere was not tense.

to dampen - studzić, zmniejszać
However, in an interview with Saturday's Financial Times, German Chancellor Angela Merkel dampened expectations of a significant breakthrough.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7968721.stm

UK economy shrinks at faster pace

2009-03-27T17:14:00.005+01:00

pace - tempo
UK economy shrinks at faster pace

to reveal - ujawniać, odkrywać
savings ratio - stosunek oszczędności
The figures have also revealed a large jump in the proportion of household income that is being saved, producing the highest "savings ratio" since 2006.

surge - wzrost
put aside money for hard times - odłożyć pieniądze na ciężkie czasy
The savings ratio surged from a negative number in the first quarter of 2008 to almost 5% by the end of the year, as people put aside money for hard times.

to rein - trzymać w ryzach
The savings ratio has also been boosted by people borrowing less, with a slump last year in new mortgages, and consumers reining in their spending on credit cards and other types of borrowing.

Household expenditure - wydatki na mieszkanie
Household expenditure fell by 1%, and all the major sectors of the economy contracted.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7967597.stm

Google cuts 200 global sales and marketing jobs

2009-03-27T12:57:00.003+01:00

to lay off - zwalniać, dać wypowiedzenie
immune - odporny
online advertising - reklama internetowa
Google is to lay off 200 staff from its global sales and marketing operation, proving even the search engine giant that dominates online advertising is not immune from the finacial downturn.

overlapping - zachodzące na siebie
decision-making process - proces podejmowania decyzji
In some areas we've created overlapping organisations which not only duplicate effort but also complicate the decision-making process.

ultimately - ostatecznie, w końcu
We did look at a number of different options but ultimately concluded that we had to restructure our organisations in order to improve our effectiveness and efficiency as a business

severance package - odprawa (?)
We will give each person time to try and find another position at Google, as well as outplacement support, and provide severance packages for those who leave the company.

Źródło: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/27/google-cuts-200-sales-and-marketing-jobs

Symptoms of Dyslexia in Adults

2009-03-27T12:37:00.002+01:00

taught - nauczani
But to reach full potential they need to be taught differently, according to their needs.

roughly - około, w przybliżeniu
to screen - przeszukiwać, badać, poddawać kontroli
In roughly the last fifteen years, dyslexia in children has routinely been screened for in elementary school.

bear - nosić
scar - piętno, blizna
being hammered into molds that did not fit. - być zmuszonym do czegoś co nie pasowało (mniej więcej)
Those who went through grade school more than 15 years ago almost all bear the scars of being hammered into molds that did not fit.

to be ridiculed - być wyśmiewanym
to be retarded - być opóźnionym
embarrassed - zakłopotany, zażenowany
They were ridiculed for their differences, looked at as retarded (which most are definitely not!), slow learners, etc. They were embarrassed and learn to hide their differences.

reading aloud - czytanie na głos
Different signs of dyslexia may include difficulties in spelling, difficulties in reading aloud

Źródło: http://support.protectlife.com/wordpress/?p=393

Record decline hits Irish economy

2009-03-26T19:13:00.002+01:00

becoming - stając się
Once known as the Celtic Tiger due to the strong growth it enjoyed, Ireland has experienced a sharp downturn, becoming the first eurozone country to fall into recession in 2008.

collapse - załamanie
Analysts suggest Ireland is having a tougher time than most during the recession because added to the general economic crisis it is also dealing with a dramatic collapse in house building.

dwelling - mieszkanie
At its peak in 2006 90,000 dwellings were built.

to spread - rozprzestrzeniać się
It has now spread to commercial developments and to general contracts and projects like schools and hospitals

deteriorating - pogarszający się
Ireland's deteriorating economy has also hit public finances hard.

to defer - wstrzymywać się, odraczać
The country is also suffering from deflation - a period of falling prices - which could pose a big risk for the economy because it encourages people to defer purchases in the hope of getting them cheaper later on.

US plans to rein in Wall Street

2009-03-26T18:35:00.003+01:00

to rein - trzymać w ryzach
US plans to rein in Wall Street

to contribute - brać udział, uczestniczyć
The measures are designed to prevent the kind of systemic risk-taking among banks that has contributed to the current financial crisis.

entity - podmiot, jednostka
Establishing a single entity responsible for stability among major institutions

to jeopardise - narażać na niebezpieczeństwo, narażać na szwank
"We cannot wait for consensus with the rest of the world [if that jeopardises US recovery]," he said.

to reinforce - wspierać
Questioned as to whether there was an alternative to using taxpayer money to bail out financial institutions, Mr Geithner reinforced the government's argument that it had no choice.

acute - ostry, przenikliwy, przyszywający
Letting certain financial institutions fail can cause acute, catastrophic damage

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7966023.stm

China calls for new global currency

2009-03-25T12:26:00.003+01:00

step up - wzmagać, zwiększać
China is calling for a new global currency controlled by the International Monetary Fund, stepping up pressure ahead of a London summit of global leaders for changes to a financial system dominated by the U.S. dollar and Western governments

assertiveness - asertywność, pewność siebie
The comments, in an essay by the Chinese central bank governor released late Monday, reflect Beijing's growing assertiveness in economic affairs.

reliance - zaufanie
Some economists have suggested creating a new reserve currency to reduce reliance on the dollar but acknowledge it would face major obstacles.

stockpile - zapas, skład
It would require acceptance from nations that have long used the dollar and hold huge stockpiles of the U.S. currency.

contradictory - sprzeczny
Managing such a currency would require balancing the contradictory needs of countries with high and low growth or with trade surpluses or deficits

liquidity - płynność
A super-sovereign reserve currency managed by a global institution could be used to both create and control global liquidity

Źródło: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8KoPe1MqwkZWOTIikcwb8Tg2W3AD974D8384

Surprise hike in consumer prices

2009-03-24T16:49:00.002+01:00

repayment - spłata, oddanie długu
But a sharp fall in mortgage repayments caused the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which includes housing costs, to fall to zero for the first time in 49 years.

beyond - poza
widespread - rozpowszechniony, powszechny
We have seen many prices return to the previous selling price in November, or even gone beyond that. And that is quite widespread.

harvest - zbiory, żniwa
courgette - cukinia
cucumber - ogórek
A poor harvest in Spain had led to much higher courgette and cucumber prices

stem - wynikać
The fall in RPI, as recorded in the latest Office for National Statistics data, stems largely from the fall in mortgage repayments after a series of interest rate cuts.

vast - duży, ogromny
to accustom - przyzwyczaić się
hardship - problem, trudność
For the vast majority of workers, accustomed as most of us are to an annual boost to our pay packets, a pay freeze or pay cut will feel like a hardship, especially while the CPI measure of inflation continues to rise.

contradictory - sprzeczny
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable said the latest figures painted a "a very contradictory picture" and that it was very difficult to manage policy in such an environment.

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7959564.stm

China suggests switch from dollar

2009-03-24T16:29:00.003+01:00

to rely on - polegać na czymś
Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan did not explicitly mention the dollar, but said the crisis showed the dangers of relying on one currency.

volatility - zmienność
Its leaders have often complained about the dollar's volatility.

weakened - osłabić się
On Tuesday, the dollar weakened against most major currencies following the announcement of a US plan to buy up toxic debt.

to intend - zamierzać, planować
This confirms that China intends to play fully its role of global economic and political power at the next G20 summit

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7960620.stm

US details toxic asset programme

2009-03-23T12:18:00.002+01:00

toxic assets - toksyczne papiery wartościowe
to buy up - wykupić, wykupować
The US is set to announce details of a $500bn (£343bn) plan to encourage investors to buy up toxic assets.

measures - kroki, posunięcia
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the measures were needed to help the financial system recover.

hit its highest in almost four months - osiągnął najwyższy poziom w ciągu prawie 4 miesięcy
The price of crude oil also hit its highest in almost four months at close to $53 a barrel on optimism the plan would help the US climb out of recession.

scant - niewielki, ledwo wystarczający, niedostateczny
The plan was originally announced in February, shortly after Mr Geithner took up his post as Treasury Secretary but details were scant on how it would work.

reluctant - niechętny, oporny
administration officials dismissed fears that private investors would be reluctant to participate in the rescue plan

Artykuł Birthplace matters in Swedish job market

2009-03-21T16:07:00.002+01:00

graduate - absolwent
counterpart - odpowiednik
Foreign-born graduates of Swedish universities have less chance of finding a job that equates to their qualifications than their Sweden-born counterparts.

get accused of - zostać oskarżonym o
I think Swedes are shocked when they get accused of discriminating against foreigners, because they see themselves as a very diverse and accepting nation

obstacles - przeszkody
Despite the obstacles, many do find employment in Sweden after graduation and actually find themselves over qualified for the jobs they are doing.

significant - znaczący, znaczny, istotny
No significant differences were noted between women and men.

respective - poszczególny
None of the countries studied showed equal levels of employment between those born in the respective country and those born outside.

recruitment - rekrutacja, proces zatrudnienia
at the bottom of the pile - na dnie stosu
Another method could be to monitor the recruitment process and ensure that resumés bearing foreign sounding names are not placed at the bottom of the pile.

Artykuł EU aims to double emergency cash

2009-03-20T12:21:00.002+01:00

urgent - pilny, natychmiastowy
The EU has said it may double to 50bn euros (£47bn; $68bn) the amount of emergency funding to help member states that need urgent budget support.

tentatively - wstępnie, niezobowiązująco
EU leaders also tentatively agreed to help boost the International Monetary Fund's resources to $500bn (£344bn).

to outdo - prześcigać
Trying to outdo one another with promises will certainly not bring any calm to the situation

repetition - powtórzenie
part of a plan to avoid any repetition of the winter gas crisis that hit much of Central and Eastern Europe in January

to oppose - sprzeciwiać się
Germany had opposed giving the project public money.

to be among - być wśród, pomiędzy
Mr Barroso said Hungary would be among the main beneficiaries.

Artykuł Raviv Method to Offer First U.S. Practitioner Training Course

2009-03-19T14:57:00.002+01:00

attention deficits - zaburzenia uwagi
Novel approach improves reading and attention deficits in children and adults.

deficiency - niedobór, brak
he course is open to special needs professionals and educators, parents of children with attention or learning difficulties, or those interested in therapeutic treatment for cognitive deficiencies.

developed by - opracowana przez (kogoś)
Developed by Nili Raviv nearly 14 years ago, the Raviv Method is effective for individuals with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, as well as neurological problems like AD(H)D and conditions resulting from brain damage.

permamently improving - stale ulepszać
to contravene - naruszać
core - jądro, podstawa
The Method is based on permanently improving the coordination and synchronization of the brain's neural systems and changing the way the brain functions, contravening traditional methods which teach people to cope with their disabilities rather than dealing with the problem at its core.

to comprise - składać się, zawierać
The practitioner training course comprises three core modules that provide a basic understanding of the brain's functions

self esteem - poczucie własnej wartości
anxiety - obawa, niepokój
the method has been found to improve behavior and organizational skills and self esteem and to lower anxiety

Artykuł Dollar slides after US Fed plan

2009-03-19T14:39:00.002+01:00

major currencies - główne waluty (np EUR, GBP, CHF)
The dollar has fallen against all major currencies after the US Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $1.2tn (£843bn) of debt to boost its economy.

Great Depression - Wielka Kryzys z lat 1929 - 1933
The Fed said on Wednesday that it would buy long-term government debt and expand purchases of mortgage-related debt to help stimulate an economy in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

apparent - pozorny, widoczny
"Why have this new spending spree at all?" she said. "The answer may be that the Fed - and the administration more generally - is concerned that the apparent improvement in credit conditions the past few months is a false dawn.

step up - zwiększać, wzmagać, podwyższać (stopniowo)
Japan said on Wednesday it would step up its purchases of government debt.

Artykuł Iceland interest rates cut to 17%

2009-03-19T14:34:00.002+01:00

financial aid package - pakiet pomocy finansowej
The rate cut is the first since Iceland agreed a $10bn financial aid package with the International Monetary Fund.

the weight of debt - ciężar zadłużenia
leading - prowadząc
Iceland's financial system collapsed in October under the weight of debt, leading to a currency crisis, rising unemployment and public protests.

meltdown - załamanie, upadek
The country's currency, the krona, has stabilised since the October meltdown.

Artykuł English skills help Swedes go global

2009-03-19T11:59:00.002+01:00

english skills - zajomość języka angielskiego
English skills help Swedes go global

proficiency - biegłość, fachowość, wprawa
good English proficiency is crucial in helping the country adapt to a globalized world

to be appointed - zostać mianowanym, zostać desygnowanym
A couple of years ago the American Stuart Graham was appointed CEO of the Swedish construction company Skanska and moved from New York to Stockholm.

decent - przyzwoity
thanks to education and American influence in popular culture Swedes generally have a decent level of English.

forestry - leśnictwo
But he learned some German to be able to travel and buy new forestry equipment.

sufficient skill - wystarczający poziom, wystarczające umiejętności
Thirty-eight per cent of EU citizens state that they have sufficient skills in English to have a conversation

three out of four citizens - trzech na czterech obywateli
Even in the countries with the lowest support, Portugal and Greece, three out of four citizens consider language skills to be useful.

widespread - szeroko rozpowszechniony
in vain - na próżno, na darmo
Some Swedish authorities fight the widespread use of English in companies and universities. I think it is a fight in vain.

Artykuł Surprise jump in unemployment

2009-03-19T11:54:00.002+01:00

according to - według, zgodnie z
workforce - pracownicy (ludzie zdolni do pracy)
to be out of job - być bez pracy
According to new figures published Thursday by Statistics Sweden (SCB), 387,000 people, or 8.0 percent of Sweden’s workforce, were out of a job in February.

labour market - rynek pracy
The labour market seems to be declining faster than we expected and we had thought we had gone pretty far when made our forecasts.

top out - osiągnąć maksimum
The number of people employed in February topped out at 4,460,000, which is 76,000 fewer people than the same period last year.

Artykuł Outlook for Swiss economy worsens

2009-03-18T15:34:00.007+01:00

outlook - perspektywy
to worsen - pogarszać się
Outlook for Swiss economy worsens

gross domestic product - produkt krajowy brutto
The Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) had previously forecast an 0.8% drop in gross domestic product (GDP).

in the adverse case - w przeciwnym wypadku
lengthen - wydłużyć się
In the adverse case of a further downward spiral between financial and real economies, and a further economic downturn in the US and the EU in 2010, the recession in Switzerland would also deepen and lengthen.

to wrap - owijać, pakować
The firm (Lindt), well-known for its chocolate Easter Bunnies wrapped in gold foil, said sales were likely to increase by between 2% and 5% - short of its target of between 6% and 8%.

tax evasion - uchylanie się od podatków
Earlier this week, Switzerland said that in line with OECD rules, it would now respond to overseas requests for information in cases of suspected tax evasion, and not just tax fraud.

tax havens - raje podatkowe
Before the announcement, Switzerland had risked being added to the OECD's global blacklist of uncooperative tax havens.

Artykuł Each UK job 'chased by 10 people'

2009-03-17T15:22:00.002+01:00

vacancy - wolny etat, wakat
There is an average of 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in UK jobcentre

to match - pokrywać się, pasować
decline - spadek
Rising unemployment has been matched by an equally shocking decline in job vacancies

workforce - pracownicy
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) estimated last week that UK unemployment would reach 3.2 million - or just over 10% of the workforce - by the second half of next year.

consecutive - kolejny
This met the widely accepted definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.

Artykuł Nokia to cut 1,700 jobs worldwide

2009-03-17T13:48:00.002+01:00

to shed - pozbyć się, rzucić, gubić, porzucać
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has announced plans to shed 1,700 jobs worldwide

altogether - generalnie, całkowicie
Altogether, these plans will affect approximately 1,700 employees globally.

head office - centrala, siedziba główna
She said about 700 jobs will go in Finland, with the US and the UK, where its head office is based in Farnborough, Hampshire, the next hardest hit.

Artykuł Swiss recession worst in 30 years, IMF predicts

2009-03-17T12:02:00.003+01:00

International Monetary Fund - Międzynarodowy Fundusz Walutowy
to predict - przewidywać, prognozwać
Now the International Monetary Fund is predicting the worst performance for the Swiss economy in three decades

considerably - znacznie, znacząco
That is considerably higher than the minus one percent contraction anticipated for 2009 by the Swiss National Bank in December

gloomy - ponury, smutny
the IMF expectations come just days before the Swiss National Bank updates its interest rate policy and economic forecast on Thursday, against a background of increasingly gloomy economic news for the nation

resilient - prężny
Domestic consumer spending, which has until recently been resilient, will also rise if jobless claims continue to grow, the federal government said in a statement following the IMF forecast.

to signal - dać znak
willingness - chęć, gotowość
The relatively strong franc is hurting the country’s exporters and the central bank has signalled its willingness to take steps to weaken the currency.

volatility - lotność
Credit Suisse is not making any predictions for 2010 given the volatility of economic factors around the world.

rebound - odbić się
housing market “bubble,” - bańka spekulacyjna na rynku nieruchomości
He cited the lack of a housing market “bubble,” the absence of a credit crunch and the presence of a strong social safety net to absorb the shock of higher employment as reasons to believe in Switzerland's potential for a rapid rebound.

Artykuł Wise currency position yields profit for Sweden's Debt Office

2009-03-17T11:43:00.004+01:00

to be convinced - być przekonanym
to sustain - utrzymywać
We were convinced that it would not be possible to sustain such a weak dollar.

in the wake of something - w następstwie czegoś, w ślad za czymś
The strong demand for the dollar in the wake of the crisis also aided a significant strengthening of the dollar, which was more rapid than we had expected

gain - zysk
burden - ciężar, brzemię
The gains reduced the costs of the government's interest burden, which amounted to 33 billion kronor in 2008, according to the Debt Office.

yield - dostarczyć
In addition, the Debt Office reported that its active management of foreign currency holdings yielded gains of 500 million kronor in 2008.

Artykuł G20 make pledge to restore growth

2009-03-15T12:12:00.003+01:00

pull out - wyciągnąć
sustained effort - trwały, ciągły wysiłek
Finance ministers from the G20 group of rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a "sustained effort" to pull the world economy out of recession.

comprehensive - wszechstronny, całościowy
We have taken decisive and comprehensive action to boost demand and jobs

indicate - wskazywać
Yet Mr Steinbrueck again indicated that Germany was concerned about the expense of further stimulus packages.

burden - ciężar, brzemię, obciążenie
Public debt is a heavy burden for our children and grandchildren and there will have to be an exit strategy

Artykuł Science Literacy - American Adults 'Flunk' Basic Science, Says Survey

2009-03-13T16:42:00.002+01:00

survey - ankieta, badanie
A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive says that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test.

research - badanie naukowe (to research - badać, studiować, analizować)
The good news; U.S. adults do believe that scientific research and education are important.

to propel - dać bodziec, popchnąć
People are starting to realize that innovation and industry - not making cheap mortgages a government mandated right - are what propels successful economies.

revolve - krążyć, okrążyć
Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.

to conduct - przeprowadzić (badanie)
This survey was conducted by telephone within the United States by Harris Interactive

Artykuł Will euro save Eastern Europe?

2009-03-13T16:04:00.002+01:00

slajd - spadek
Crisis-hit economies in Central and Eastern Europe have seen their national currencies slide against the euro

argue - przekonywać
Many argue, though, that the other new EU countries are not strong and flexible enough to join the eurozone.

reluctant - niechętny, oporny
backer - zwolennik, poplecznik
But conservative President Lech Kaczynski is a reluctant backer.

to determine - wyznaczyć
monetary policy - polityka pieniężna / monetarna
Having a national currency would enable Poland to determine its own monetary policy, President Kaczynski pointed out.

to withstand - wytrzymać próbę, stawić opór
The economies that want to adopt the euro must first become strong and flexible enough to withstand a new financial or economic crisis without being able to implement specific monetary measures, as these powers would be exercised exclusively by the European Central Bank (ECB)

to comply with - stosować się do czegoś, dostosować się
Stability and Growth Pact - Pakt Stabilności i Wzrostu (UE)
impose - narzucić, nakazywać
to curb - ograniczać
Countries in the eurozone are expected to comply with the Stability and Growth Pact, seen as a tool to impose budget discipline, including curbing inflation and keeping budget deficits below 3%.

simultaneously - jednocześnie
"The inflation criteria and the exchange rate stability criteria are just not possible for these countries in this situation to meet simultaneously," she says. "Unless they get lucky."

saviour - zbawca, zbawiciel
The euro has successfully established itself as a global currency. It now looks like it could be asked to take on larger role of a saviour of troubled economies

Kilka porad dotyczących nauki języka angielskiego z world-english.org - jak nauczyć się języka angielskiego

2009-03-12T18:13:00.006+01:00

Speak without Fear czyli nie bój się mówić
Największą przeszkodą na drodze do nauki języka obcego jest własny strach. Często ludzie przejmują się tym, iż mówią niepoprawnie, że wygląda to głupio i nie mówią wcale. Nie rób tego. Najszybszą drogą do nauczenia się czegokolwiek jest robienie tego tak długo aż będziesz to potrafił robić dobrze. Tak jak wszystko inne, nauka angielskiego wymaga praktyki. Nie pozwól aby niewielki strach powstrzymał cię przed osiągnięciem tego czego pragniesz.

Use all your Resources czyli wykorzystaj wszystkie możliwości
Nawet jeżeli uczysz się angielskiego w szkole języków obcych, nie znaczy to, że nie możesz się go uczyć poza zajęciami. Użycie jak największej ilości różnych źródeł, metod i narzędzi pozwoli ci uczyć się szybciej. Istnieje wiele różnych na poprawienie angielskiego, więc nie ograniczaj się do tylko jednej czy dwóch. Internet jest fantastycznym do robienia wirtualnie wielu rzeczy, ale do uczenia się języków obcych jest wręcz idealny.

Surround Yourself with English czyli otocz się angielskim
Najlepszym sposobem na nauczenie się języka angielskiego jest otoczenie się nim. Rób notatki po angielsku, poukładaj angielskojęzyczne książki i czasopisma w Twoim pokoju, słuchaj anglojęzycznego radia, oglądaj anglojęzyczne wiadomości, filmy i telewizję. Mów po angielsku ze znajomymi, kiedy to możliwe. Im więcej materiałów po angielsku będziesz miał w pobliży, tym szbciej się nauczysz i bardzo prawdopodbne, że zaczniesz myśleć po angielsku.

Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible czyli słuchaj anglików, amerykanów, australijczyków, itd tak często jak to możliwe
Jest wielu dobrych nauczycieli angielskiego, którzy nauczyli się go jako drugi język. Jednak istnieje kilka powodów, dla których szkoły wolą zatrudniać rodzimych użytkowników języka. Jednym z powodów jest naturalna płynność mówienia, którą uczący się powinni naśladować. Im bliżej tego rytmu będzą uczący się, tym bardziej będą się czuli pewni siebie i komfortowo mówiąc po angielsku.

Watch English Films and Television czyli oglądaj angielskie filmy i telewizję
To nie jest tylko przyjemniejszy sposób nauki, ale także bardzo wydajny. Poprzez oglądanie angielskich filmów (szczególnie tych z angielskimi napisami) można poszerzyć swoje słownictwo i słuchać rytmu wymowy aktorów. Oglądając wiadomości można także poznać różne akcenty.

Listen to English Music czyli słuchaj angielskiej muzyki
Słuchanie muzyki może być bardzo wydajną formą nauki angielskiego. Jest często używane w celu polepszenia rozumienia. najlepszym sposobem jest użycie tekstu piosenki i czytanie go wraz z artystą, który śpiewa.

Study as often as possible czyli ucz się tak często jak to możliwe
Tylko przez uczenie się takich rzeczy jak gramatyka i słownictwa można naprawdę udoskonalić wiedzę na temat języków obcych.

Do Exercises and Take Tests czyli rób ćwiczenia i testy
Wielu ludzi sądzi, że ćwiczenia i testy nie są ciekawe. Jednak, przez rozwiązywanie ćwiczeń i przechodzenie testów można naprawdę polepszyć swój angielski. Jednym z dobrych powodów do robienia wielu ćwiczeń i testów, jest to, że dają ocenę, którą można potem porównać. Często, przez porównanie ocen, które dostałeś wczoraj z tymi, które dostałeś 6 miesięcy temu, możesz zdać sobie sprawę z tego jak wiele się nauczyłeś. Jeżeli nigdy nie sprawdzasz swoich umiejętności, nie dowiesz się jakie postępy robisz. Zacznij robić testy i sprawdź za pare dni jakie postępy zrobiłeś. Rób to, a na pewno zrobisz postępy w nauce angielskiego.

Record Yourself czyli nagraj siebie
Nikt nie lubi słyszeć swojego głosu, ale tak samo jak z testami, dobrze jest porównać nagrania od czasu do czasu. Możesz się zdziwić jakie postępy robisz.

Listen to English czyli słuchaj angielskiego
Mamy przez to na myśli - mów przez telefon, słuchaj radia, audiobook'ów po angielsku. Różni się to od oglądania telewizji, bo nie można zobaczyć osoby, która mówi. Wiele osób uczących się angielskiego mówi, że rozmawianie przez telefon jest jedną z najtrudniejszych rzeczy. Jedyną drogą do polepszenia tego, są ćwiczenia.

Finally
Have fun!

P.S. Każdy lubi coś innego, ale każdy może znaleźć coś dla siebie. Warto zacząć choćby od oglądania filmów ściągniętych z rapidshare ;)

Artykuł EU needs 'brutal' science advice

2009-03-12T16:58:00.002+01:00

to follow - podążać (za), iść w ślad, śledzić
step up - włożyć w coś więcej wysiłku, zwiększyć, podnosić (poziom)
Professor John Beddington said that Europe should follow the US president's lead and step up its scientific agenda.

line-up - program, plan
Compared with the new Washington line-up, European science advice looks very deficient

plethora - mnóstwo
world-renowned - światowej sławy, renomy
Working with him will be a plethora of world-renowned scientists, including two Nobel Prize winners.

scrutinise - szczegółowo badać, oceniać krytycznie
Their job is to be an independent - and sometimes irritating voice - for ministers, scrutinising policy and, if they feel it is unworkable, saying so.

Lektura The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (część IV)

2009-03-11T19:19:00.002+01:00

intimate - bliski
and with whom I became extremely intimate

indelible - niezatarty, niezmywalny
I am surprised what an indelible impression many of the beetles which I caught at Cambridge have left on my mind.

to know every branch of science - znać każdą gałąź nauki
to reverence - czcić, szanować, okazywać szacuncek
I had heard of him from my brother as a man who knew every branch of science, and I was accordingly prepared to reverence him.

don - nauczyciel akademicki
I was called by some of the dons "the man who walks with Henslow;"

tinge - odcień, zabarwienie
vanity - próźność
He was free from every tinge of vanity or other petty feeling

to rouse - pobudzić, poderwać, zbudzić
indignation - oburzenie
he could be roused by any bad action to the warmest indignation

dense - gęsty
glimpse - rzucić okiem, ujrzeć (na moment)
the crowd was so dense that I got only a few momentary glimpses of the wretched creatures

trifling - nieistotny, drobny, mały
I cannot resist mentioning a trifling incident

to infer - wnioskować, dedukować
Looking back, I infer that there must have been something in me a little superior to the common run of youths

preposterous - niedorzeczny
I remember one of my sporting friends, Turner, who saw me at work with my beetles, saying that I should some day be a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the notion seemed to me preposterous.

to endeavour - usiłować, starać się
some of the party declared they would endeavour to go there

Artykuł Tax violent video games to beat knife crime, says Damilola Taylor's father

2009-03-11T18:29:00.003+01:00

to levy - nakładać, pobierać (podatek)
Gordon Brown should levy a tax on violent video games to help tackle knife crime

to sadden - zasmucić, smucić
negative impact - negatywny wpływ
Richard Taylor said he was “saddened” when he saw youngsters buying games that had a “negative impact” on their behaviour.

to urge - wzywać, nawoływać
he would be urging the Prime Minister to impose new taxes on the games

to bemoan - ubolewać, opłakiwać, lamentować
attitude - postawa
He bemoaned the attitude of some young people, who he said “feel that the law has no control over them."

Artykuł Irish economy 'to contract by 6%'

2009-03-11T13:40:00.002+01:00

to contract - kurczyć się
Irish economy 'to contract by 6%'

to average - osiągać średnio, wynosić przeciętnie
Unemployment will average about 11%

to admit - przyznawać
Mr Hurley also admitted "risks to this outlook remain to the downside" and said central banks were looking at "non-standard" policies.

look beyond - patrzeć poza (coś), poszukiwać
interest rates - stopy procentowe
Mr Hurley also revealed that the European Central Bank (ECB), which looks after monetary policy in the eurozone, is looking beyond interest rate cuts to help stimulate the economy

fell into recession - wpaść w recesję
The country officially fell into recession in September 2008, and unemployment has risen sharply in the following months.

unemployment benefit - zasiłek dla bezrobotnych
The numbers of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Irish Republic rose to 326,000 in January

Artykuł Viewpoints: Lisbon Treaty impact

2009-03-10T14:12:00.003+01:00

streamline - poprawić wydajność, zwiększyć efektywność
All but a few of the EU's 27 member states have ratified the Lisbon Treaty, which is aimed at streamlining EU institutions.

think-tank - zespół doradców, grupa naukowców
Here, as part of a series of viewpoints on EU issues, two European think-tank experts argue for and against the treaty.

European Court of Justice - Trybunał Sprawiedliwości Wspólnot Europejskich (potocznie: Europejski Trybunał Sprawiedliwości)
They will also be able to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.

decision-making process - proces podejmowania decyzji
It only brings in new procedures, to improve the decision-making process.

reappear - pojawiać się ponownie
Open Europe's side-by-side comparison of the two texts found that 96% of the original reappears in the Lisbon Treaty.

reveal - odsłaniać, ujawniać
And he revealed the reason for this: "Above all, it is to avoid having referendums".

soberly - trzeźwo, realnie
One judge said: "One has to ask soberly: What competences are left with the Bundestag [German lower house of parliament] in the end?"

Artykuł World economy to 'shrink' in 2009

2009-03-09T11:42:00.002+01:00

forecast - prognoza
gloomy - ponury, posępny, smutny
The bank's forecast is gloomier than other estimates, which still foresee some growth.

bystander - świadek, widz
When this crisis began, people in developing countries, especially those in Africa, were the innocent bystanders in this crisis

volatile - zmienny, niestabilny, niestały, niepewny
the World Bank voiced its concerns that aid flows will become more volatile as the economy slows

Artykuł Theories Of Dyslexia

2009-03-08T18:44:00.003+01:00

deprive - pozbawić
they are amongst those unfortunate people who have been deprived with the normal ability to read, write or learn

posit - zakładać, postulować, przypuszczać
exceedingly - przesadnie, nadmiernie
This theory posits that reading is an unnatural act, and carried out by humans for an exceedingly brief period in our evolutionary history.

impairment - upośledzenie, pogorszenie, osłabienie
dyslexics have a specific impairment in the representation, storage and/or retrieval of speech sounds

Artykuł Tom Cruise Again Asserts Scientology Cured His Dyslexia

2009-03-08T18:17:00.003+01:00

dyslexia - dysleksja
pronouncement - oświadczenie
That pronouncement is that Scientology cured his dyslexia

facet - płaszczyzna, aspekt, strona
adherent - zwolennik, wyznawca
One of the most important facets of Scientology, Cruise underlines, is its ability to give its adherents special resources to solve personal problems.

anxiety - lęk, obawa
boredom - nuda, znudzenie
I would try to concentrate but I felt anxiety, frustration, boredom.

reflect - przejawiać, odbijać
manifestation - przejaw, objaw, wyraz, manifestacja
Some individuals reflect minimal problems and others have more serious manifestations.

Artykuł Incentives boost German car sales

2009-03-06T14:19:00.002+01:00

incentive - zachęta, bodziec
Incentives boost German car sales

get rid - pozbyć się
The main reason is a 2,500-euro ($3,143; £2,236) government incentive for car owners to get rid of their old vehicle and buy a new replacement

domestic sales - sprzedaż krajowa
We expect that, in the first quarter as a whole, domestic sales will be above the previous year's level.

Artykuł Bank to pump £75bn into economy

2009-03-06T13:38:00.003+01:00

revive - ożywić, odnowić, wznowić
The Bank of England is to create £75bn of new money in an attempt to revive lending

a fresh all-time low - rekordowo niskie (stopy procentowe), najniższy poziom
the Bank cut interest rates from 1% to 0.5% - a fresh all-time low

gilts - obligacje państwowe
Instead, it will buy assets - such as government securities (gilts)

admission - wstęp
I don't think anyone should be pleased we have reached this point. It is an admission of failure.

diminished - zmniejszony, zredukowany
Today's decision is a kick in the teeth for savers who will see their already diminished interest payments fall even further

Artykuł East Europe banks back economies

2009-03-04T15:37:00.003+01:00

joint statement - wspólna deklaracja, oświadczenie
The central banks of the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have issued a joint statement defending their economies.

misleading - mylący, wprwadzający w błąd
They said that recent warnings about their economies were "misleading".

scrutiny - uwaga, nadzór, bliższe przyglądanie się
Eastern European countries have come under scrutiny in recent weeks

urge - wzywać, nawoływać
The central banks urged investors to look at the prospects of individual countries and not assume that Eastern Europe was a "homogenous region".

to lump - składować
Better-off countries like Czech Republic and Poland feel that they are unfairly lumped together with places such as Hungary or Latvia, which have been particularly hard hit.

Artykuł Poland renews pledge to join euro early

2009-03-03T11:57:00.003+01:00

indicate - wskazywać
Warsaw’s declaration came after Sunday’s EU summit, where some leaders indicated they would think over Hungarian proposals for reducing the two-year period candidates spent in the exchange rate mechanism-2 preparing for euro entry.

despite - mimo, pomimo
Despite the concern about central Europe’s stability, some central European officials argue that weaker eurozone countries including Ireland and Greece are in much worse shape than Poland or the Czech Republic.

at the summit - podczas szczytu, summit talks - rozmowy na szczycie
At the summit, some EU leaders indicated they were open to shortening the period spent in ERM-2.

Artykuł PC sales to suffer biggest drop

2009-03-03T10:48:00.003+01:00

the steepest decline - najgwałtowniejszy spadek
The steepest decline to date was in 2001, when sales fell by 3.2%.

demand - popyt, wymaganie, wymagać, żądać
The fall will be the result of slowing demand due to the economic downturn and longer PC lifetimes, Gartner said.

mature markets - dojrzałe rynki (emerging markets - rynki wschodzące)
Both emerging and mature markets for PCs will be badly hit, the company said.

forecast - progrnoza, przewidywać, prognozować
Gartner forecasts that 101.4 million desktop computers will be sold this year, a fall of almost a third on 2008 sales.

estimate - szacować, oceniać
Sales of laptops, however, will rise by 9% to 155.6 million, it estimated.

Lektura artykułu EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis

2009-03-02T21:27:00.002+01:00

unilateral - jednostronny
There was consensus on the need to avoid any unilateral protectionist measures

head off - zażegnać
rift - pęknięcie, szpara
He spoke after the summit aimed at heading off a new east-west rift.

scupper - zniweczyć, zniszczyć
President Nicolas Sarkozy's move raised fears that national protectionism could scupper hopes of recovery within the EU.

batter - miotać, targać, uderzać
Many of the newer EU members in Central and Eastern Europe have seen their financial institutions and economies battered by the downturn.

plung - nurkować, zanurzać się, topić, gwałtowny spadek
closure - zamykanie, zamknięcie
unrest - niepokój, zamieszki
They are faced with plunging currencies, factory closures and in some cases social unrest.

accusation - zarzut
President Sarkozy denied accusations of protectionism

Lektura The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (część III)

2009-03-02T18:34:00.003+01:00

acquaint - zapoznawać, zaznajamiać
I became acquainted with the curator of the museum

amusement - zabawa, rozrywka, radość
My summer vacations during these two years were wholly given up to amusements

knapsack - chlebak, mała torba
I took a long walking tour with two friends with knapsacks on our backs through North wales

agreeable - miły, zgodny, skłonny
and in the evening there was much very agreeable conversation, not so personal as it generally is in large family parties, together with music

swerve - skręcić, sprowadzić (na złą drogę)
I do not believe that any power on earth could
have made him swerve an inch from what he considered the right course.

clergyman - duchowny
he proposed that I should become a clergyman

divinity - teologia, boskość, bóstwo
I read with care 'Pearson on the Creed,' and a few other books on divinity

inoculate - szczepić, zaszczepić
He inoculated me with a taste for pictures and good engravings

sublimity - wzniosłość, majestatyczność, wspaniałość
Sebastian del Piombo exciting in me a sense of sublimity

I am so utterly destitute of an ear - kompletnie nie mam słuchu (muzycznego)

Lektura arykułu 'Early Da Vinci portrait' found

2009-02-28T19:20:00.003+01:00

resemble - przypominać, być podobnym
The image resembled older known portraits of Leonardo

reveal - odsłaniać, ujawniać, odkryć
The findings will be revealed on Italy's RAI television channel.

forensic science - nauki sądowe
he compared the image with known later self-portraits of Da Vinci and consulted facial surgeons and police forensic experts - all of whom agreed there were strong similarities

Artykuł Eastern Europe banks get bail-out

2009-02-27T16:35:00.005+01:00

pledge - zobowiązać się, przyrzec
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank have pledged the investment.

retrenchment - obwarowanie
acknowledging the diversity of challenges stemming from the global financial retrenchment

mutual - wzajemny, wspólny, dwustronny
For many years the growing integration of Europe has been a source of prosperity and mutual benefit

falter - chwiać się, łamać się, załamywać się
subsidiary - filia (zależny, dodatkowy, drugorzędny)
Earlier this week, ratings agency Moody's said that faltering economic conditions in Eastern and Central Europe would hit the local subsidiaries of Western banks.

Lektura The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (część II)

2009-02-25T21:52:00.004+01:00

angling - wędkarstwo
I had a strong taste for angling, and would sit for any number of hours on the bank of a river

crib - ściąga
I was not idle, and with the exception of versification, generally worked conscientiously at my classics, not using cribs.

vivid delight - żywy zachwyt
I may add that in 1822 a vivid delight in scenery was first awakened in my mind

veracity - prawdziwość
I often read, and disputed with other boys about the veracity of some of the statements

zeal - zapał
I do not believe that any one could have shown more zeal for the most holy cause than I did for shooting birds.

servant - służący, pomoc, pracownik
I was allowed to aid him as a servant in most of his experiments

to rebuke - upomnieć, zbesztać, skarcić
I was also once publicly rebuked by the head-master

commence -zaczynać, rozpoczynać
I was sent there to commence them (studies)

congenial - przyjemny, sympatyczny
the meetings had a good effect on me in stimulating my zeal and giving me new congenial acquaintances

stammer - jąkać się, zająkiwać
prodigious - zdumiewający, niesamowity
blush - czerwienić się, zarumienić się
One evening a poor young man got up, and after stammering for a prodigious length of time, blushing crimson, he at last slowly got out the words, "Mr. President, I have forgotten what I was going to say."

awe - respekt, bojaźń
reverence - szacunek, cześć
I looked at him and at the whole scene with some awe and reverence

Lektura artykułu "Trichet Warns That Euro-Zone Financial System Is Under Strain"

2009-02-23T15:02:00.006+01:00

strain - obciążenie, napięcie, stres
Trichet Warns That Euro-Zone Financial System Is Under Strain

reiterate - powtarzać wiele razy
He reiterated that the ECB and national central banks in the euro zone stand ready to play a larger role

severe - poważny, ciężki, dotkliwy
The financial system of the euro area, like those of other industrialized economies around the globe, is under severe strain

to hamper - utrudniać, tamować, krępować
The financial system is hampering economic recovery

interest rates - stopy procentowe
The deepening recession in the euro zone puts additional pressure on the ECB to lower interest rates

overhaul - naprawa, reorganizacja (to overhaul - restrukturyzować, reorganizować)
the spillover of problems into the real economy calls for an overhaul of the economic and financial system as a whole

to rebuff - odtrącać, odrzucać
ECB regulatory ambitions were rebuffed last week by French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde

flow - przepływ, obieg
In recent weeks we have seen the first signs of falling credit flows

Lektura The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (część I)

2009-02-21T19:40:00.003+01:00

to bear - nosić, wnosić
The autobiography bears the heading, 'Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character'

slip - pomyłka (to slip - poślizngąć się)
It has been found necessary to make a few corrections of obvious verbal slips

to amuse - śmieszyć, bawić, rozśmieszać
I have thought that the attempt would amuse me

recollection - wspomnienie
my earliest recollection goes back only to when I was a few months over four years old

falsehood - kłamstwo, fałsz
I may here also confess that as a little boy I was much given to inventing deliberate falsehoods

to astonish - zadziwiać, zdumiewać
I dropped the cakes and ran for dear life, and was astonished by being greeted with shouts of laughter by my false friend Garnett

innate - wrodzony
I doubt indeed whether humanity is a natural or innate quality.

bravado - brawura
I never took more than a single egg out of a bird's nest, except on one single occasion, when I took all, not for their value, but from a sort of bravado.

Lektura The Four Layers of the SEO Model (część II)

2009-02-19T19:55:00.003+01:00

hefty - duży, ogromny, potężny
Obtain a hefty list of potential keywords using a Keyword Analyzer.

competitor - konurent, (konkurencja), współzawodnik
List the competitors in the top 5 of your most valuable keyword searches

backlinks - linki zwrotne (prowadzące do Twojego serwisu)
Run a backlink check to count inbound links and to find out what keywords they are targeting.

regardless of - bez względu na, niezależnie
Regardless of what you think you are worth per hour, it is definitely worth the investment.

invlove - zawierać, dotyczyć, wiązać się z
Optimization involves using the right keywords

dug up - usunąć, wykopać
These are the keywords we dug up in the Analyze Layer.

raise your eyebrow - zdziwić (podnosić brwi ze zdziwienia)
but the six one (creating external links) might raise your eyebrow

can get you penalized - coś może cię ukarać
Broken links on a website can get you penalized.

hesitate - wahać się
She never hesitates to include “I don’t understand” in areas that require clarification.

leverage - wykorzystywać
But the true value of web analytics can only be leveraged through a professional provider or sophisticated software.

Lektura The Four Layers of the SEO Model (część I)

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search engine - wyszukiwarka internetowa (np. google)
it’s about creating a search-engine friendly website at virtually no cost.

savvy - doświadczony, kumaty, wytrawny lub zmysł, obycie
You do not need to be tech-savvy to get through this eBook.

perplexing - wprawiający w zakłopotanie
If you have never used the Internet before, you may find this guide to be perplexing.

the key to success - klucz do sukcesu
The key to success in SEO is planning, executing, measuring, and not giving up.

abide - przestrzegać, dotrzymywać
if you abide them, they will guarantee you success.

Lektura "The Wise Parent Money Strategies" (część IV)

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excessively - przesadnie, nadmiernie
Do you hear any news or stories about someone who borrowed money excessively and had to declare bankruptcy as he was unable to settle all his debts?

appliance - urządzenie
People borrow money to buy a house, a car and even to buy furniture or appliances.

to strive - walczyć o coś, starać się
When you make a money plan, you have a target to strive for and you have a final destination to arrive at.

admit - przyznać (się)
If you are in debt, then admit it and do something to address that problem.

scum - przekręt, sztuczka, oszustwo
investigate and analyse which ones are the
genuine ideas and which ones are total scams

stingy - skąpy
Being frugal does not mean being stingy

to deteriorate - psuć się, rozkładać się
you also do not have to stock-up and
cause the goods to deteriorate before being consumed

Lektura "The Wise Parent Money Strategies" (część III)

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convey - wyrażać, przekazać, oddawać (znaczenie, pojęcie)
I did not have to read the rest of the article as the title itself was enough to convey the rest of the message.

barely - ledwie, tylko, jedynie
For me it was a tough time, barely having enough money to pay for food.

tuition fee - czesne
Luckily my tuition fees were covered by...

misuse - niewłaściwie wykorzystywać
Don’t misused your credit card

interest charges - koszt kredytu, prowizja
In addition to the amount you pay for purchasing that something, you also have to pay additional cost on interest charges.

temptation - pokusa
By nature, human’s find it hard to avoid impulse buying when faced with temptation.

shopping mall - centrum handlowe
Avoid the shopping malls or department stores.

jot down - zanotować, zapisać
Tracking your spending is very easy to do just by keeping a small notebook to jot down the amount every time money flows out from your pocket, wallet or purse.

sway - przekonać, przekabacić
You will also think twice before being swayed easily by any marketing gimmicks.

beforehand - z góry
Have you ever notice that when you plan something beforehand it would turn out to be better compared to something that you did with no prior planning or preparation?

rigid budget - sztywny, ścisły, surowy budżet
Your budget can be flexible and not rigid.

compounding interest - procent składany (sposób oprocentowania wkładu pieniężnego, polegający na tym, że np. roczny dochód w postaci odsetek jest doliczany do wkładu i procentuje wraz z nim w roku następnym)
The good thing about it is it will continue to grow from the interest earned and through the result of compounding interest.

penniless - bez grosza przy duszy
If you don’t wish to be penniless later in life, start saving early, start now.

take something for granted - przyjmować coś za rzecz oczywistą
reckless - lekkomyślny, nierozważny
Do not take everything for granted and this will prevent you from behaving or handling your money recklessly.

complacent - zadowolony z siebie
don't be complacent and comfortable with what you are earning now

Lektura "The Wise Parent Money Strategies" (część II)

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living from paycheck to paycheck - życie od wypłaty do wypłaty (od pierwszego do pierwszego)

overseas holidays - wycieczka zagraniczna, wakacje za granicą
Forget about luxury things or overseas holidays.

accumulate money - zgromadzić pieniądze
What I was earning was so little it would take me forever to accumulate money to get the things I wanted.

tracking expenses - śledzenie wydatków

affordable - przystępna (cena)
If I wanted to reward myself, I do it in a realistic and affordable way.

dreaded - straszny, straszliwy
Retirement period will be a dreaded time for these people,

bundle - fortuna, duża ilość pieniędzy
In the long run, it will save you a bundle.

pot-luck dinner - wspólna (składkowa) kolacja
If you want a friend’s gathering, suggest a pot-luck dinner instead.

makeover - odnowa, przeróbka, remont
For example, a baby’s room makeover may not be necessary.

stroller - wózek dziecięcy
Initially you may postpone to buy the stroller, high chair, toys, etc. until you actually need them.

outgrow clothes - wyrastać z rzeczy
A practical advice is to just buy the minimum number of clothing as babies or young kids really outgrow their clothes very fast.

subsequent - następny, kolejny, późniejszy
Keep the clothing properly and you may find that
you can use them years later for subsequent babies.

pile up - gromadzić się
then that is where debt begins to pile up.

abode - miejsce zamieszkania, siedziba, miejsce pobytu
If you don’t have that money then you may have to postpone your plans first or get a cheaper abode.

Lektura "The Wise Parent Money Strategies" (część I)

2009-02-15T15:49:00.001+01:00

frugal, frugality, frugally - oszczędny, oszczędność, oszczędnie
For peace of mind, we would rather save money and lead a frugal life now instead of finding ourselves
without money for living expenses later on.

relief - pomoc, zadośćuczynienie, rekompensata
It would be a great relief not to worry about not having enough money for the entire family.

keep track - śledzić, być na bieżąco, dokumentować, prowadzić zapiski, protokołować
just keep track of all your expenses for at least 2 months

grocery - sklep spożywczy
Note down even minor expenses like your coffee or newspaper
purchases every morning to grocery bills during the weekends.

spending habits - preferencje wydawania pieniędzy (?)
Your record will eventually show you what is your spending habits or patterns and where your money is going.
your money is going.

overspending - żyć ponad stan, wydawać więcej niż się zarabia
If you are not living within your means, meaning you are spending more money than what you are earning then you are
overspending.

dining out - jeść na zewnątrz (na mieście)
For some people, it may be too much dining out, movies every week, the shopping spree, expensive phone charges.

expenditure - wydatki
If they want to cut down on spending, they may want to reduce expenditure from this column first

mortgage - kredyt hipoteczny, hipoteka
fix expenses like phone bills, electricity bills, mortgage payments, etc.

worthwhile - wart czasu, opłacalny, wart zachodu
it is a worthwhile exercise to ensure you are on the right track

happy-go-lucky - lekkomyślny, niefrasobliwy
Tom is a happy-go-lucky type of person and is always optimistic about his future.

bargain - korzystny, intratny, okazyjny, okazja, tranzakcja
. He also bought a car a few months after working but he bought a second-hand car at a great bargain price.

careal - płatki zbożowe, zboże
He eats a simple breakfast such as cereal or toast with omelet and coffee.

weakness - słabość
This is one of the weaknesses of the human nature.