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
niedziela, 29 marca 2009
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