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what is going on? -co się dzieje?
more importantly -co ważniejsze
to give sb a message -przekazać komuś wiadomość
railway station -dworzec kolejowy
to find your way around -umieć znalezć drogę, mieć dobrą orientację
confusing -niejasny, mylący, powodujący zamęt
to get used to sth -przyzwyczaić się do czegoś
treat -coś miłego, co sprawia przyjemność, frajda
bundle -plik
to catch a cold -zaziębić się
to be ill -być chorym
conditions -warunki
lively -żywy, energiczny
trainer -trener
to do well -dobrze się spisać/wypaść, powieść się
LESSONS 88, 89 & 90
SYLVIA All right, an end of the day special. Everything must go. Pomegranates 10p each.
Papaya 25. Pineapples, 50 pence.
GINA Hi Sylvia. Everything s very cheap today.
SYLVIA Yeah, well, I m off on holiday tomorrow, actually.
GINA On holiday? You too? That s a bit unexpected, isn t it?
SYLVIA Yes, it is. But you see, I ve also had a bit of luck on the horses. When I went to the
races with Victoria, I thought... I thought I might as well have a little bet...
GINA And you won? Well, things are going to be very quiet in Bryant Street next week, aren t
they? With Gary and Victoria off on holiday as well.
SYLVIA Yeah, I suppose. Hmm. Do you think Gary will ever find out what happened?
GINA Oh, I shouldn t think so. Not unless she tells him.
SYLVIA Well, she s not stupid. She won t do that.
GINA No.
TANNOY This is the final call for flight CTX 290 to Miami. Will all passengers travelling to
Miami on Flight CTX 290 please go immediately to gate 37.
GARY Come on darling. Come on, get your passport out.
VICTORIA Don t rush me.
CONTROL Can I see your passport please?
GARY There you go, mate. British, all right?
CONTROL Thank you. Madam?
VICTORIA Oh, here we are.
CONTROL Thank you. Oh, you ve dropped something.
GARY I ll get it, darling. What s this then? A nice little pink card with a pomegranate on it.
Dear Victoria, I m so pleased your horse won and thank you very much for my money back. I
didn t want to keep your Gary s ring, I really didn t. He seems like such a nice young man. Have
a lovely holiday, Edith .
VICTORIA Can I have it back, please?
GARY So, what s all this about, then? Horses, money, my ring. Sounds fascinating, it does. I tell
you what. It s a long flight - you can tell me the whole story on the plane.
VICTORIA I can hardly wait.
* * *
ANNE I have to wake up at six-fifteen and then not only have I got to get myself up but I have to
get the children up as well. I have my bath, I get my breakfast and their breakfast, too. I get them
dressed. We have to go out onto the street, we wait for the child-minder who picks us up at eight
o clock, put them in the car; and then I leap onto the underground and off I go to work.
day special -specjalna oferta dnia
unexpected -niespodziewany
unless -chyba że, jeżeli nie, o ile nie
stupid -głupi
final call -tu: ostatnie wezwanie pasażerów do zajęcia miejsc w samolocie
flight -tu: lot numer... (np.: CTX 290)
passenger -pasażer
to travel -podróżować
immediately -zaraz, natychmiast
gate -tu: wyjście na płytę lotniska
to rush -spieszyć się, ponaglać kogoś
to drop -upuścić
fascinating -fascynujący
on the plane -w samolocie
to wake up (woke, woken) -obudzić się
to get the children up -obudzić dzieci
to have a bath -kąpać się
I get my breakfast -robię sobie śniadanie
I get them dressed -ubieram je
child-minder -opiekunka do dzieci (opiekuje się dziećmi u siebie w domu)
to pick up -tu: podjeżdżać po kogoś samochodem
to leap onto the undergound -wskoczyć do metra, do pociągu
off I go to work -(konstrukcja emfatyczna) udaję się/idę do pracy
LESSONS 91, 92 & 93
GARY Florida. See what I mean, Vicki? Magic, innit?
VICTORIA Oh, yeah. If you want to spend your entire holiday being driven from bar to bar by
your girlfriend, then I'm sure it is "magic".
GARY Aren't you enjoying yourself, darling?
VICTORIA Get off. I'm driving.
GARY Well, I'm an understanding sort of guy, Vicki. You tell me what you'd like to do.
VICTORIA I'd like to do something different from time to time. Something that doesn't involve
drinking in bars... like... ey, I know, look at that, that sign.
GARY What, that hamburger place?
VICTORIA No, no, no. Next to it.
GARY Fortune teller?
VICTORIA Yeah, a fortune teller. Let's go to a fortune teller. Esoteric Eva. Sounds good.
GARY Oh, what? It's a load of old rubbish, Vic.
VICTORIA It's my idea of fun. I come from a gambling family, Gary. You'll enjoy it.
GARY I won't.
GARY Careful, Vicki!
ESO EVA So. You have my full attention.
VICTORIA Well, Eva. Firstly, what can you tell us about Gary's career?
GARY I can tell you all about that myself. By the end of the year, I predict, I'll have made a
million dollars and I'll be running for President of the USA. Ha ha ha.
VICTORIA Oh, shut up.
ESO EVA Hold my hand, Gary.
GARY Get out of it.
VICTORIA Go on. Hold her hand... What do you see? ESO EVA In the middle of your career
path, Gary, I see a big black dog.
GARY Hmph.
ESO EVA And in the not too distant future... maybe even before the end of the month, this dog
will have done you some serious harm.
GARY What a load of rubbish.
VICTORIA Shut up, Gary.Tell us about something else, Eva. What about... what about my love
life?
ESO EVA Hmm... I see a dark hairy figure
GARY Ha ha ha! I know what that is. It'll be that dog again! I predict that by the end of next
week, Victoria will be having a passionate love affair with a big black dog.
VICTORIA Well, it would be an improvement on the present situation.
ESO EVA Listen, I am sorry, but I cannot work under these conditions.
VICTORIA Now, look what you've done, you idiot.
GARY It's a load of old rubbish, Vicki, I told you it was. Ere, Esoteric whatever your name is,
I've got a prediction for you. You won't be getting any money out of me for that load of rubbish
that you've just made up.
VICTORIA Oh, ignore him, Eva. I'll pay you myself.
* * *
NEVILLE: We ve been doing very well. We opened this
last year - selling ladies and gents shoes.
SUE: Great.
NEVILLE: And by the year 2000, I hope I ll have opened another two stores.
SUE: Really.
NEVILLE: Yes. Well, as I say, it s looking very good and we hope to have another two.
SUE: Great, here s to it.
NEVILLE Thank you.
innit -(kol) isn't it
to drive (drove, driven) -prowadzić samochód
entire -cały, całkowity
to enjoy oneself -dobrze się bawić, mile spędzać czas
get off -tu: odczep się
I'm an understanding sort of guy -wyrozumiały ze mnie facet
to involve -wymagać, pociągać za sobą, dotyczyć
sign -napis, szyld, znak
fortune teller -wróżka
it's a lot of old rubbish -to czysta bzdura, zwykłe głupoty
it's my idea of fun -mnie to bawi, według mnie to dobra rozrywka
to gamble -uprawiać hazard
attention -uwaga, skupienie
career -kariera
to predict -przepowiadać
to run for president -kandydować w wyborach prezydenckich
shut up -zamknij się
to hold (held, held) -trzymać
get out of it -wypchaj się, odczep się, jeszcze czego
go on -(słowa zachęty/ponaglenia) zrób to, kontynuuj, itd.
path -droga, ścieżka
distant -odległy
future -przyszłość
to do harm -krzywdzić, wyrządzać szkodę
love life -życie miłosne
hairy -owłosiony, włochaty
passionate -żarliwy, namiętny
to have a passionate love affair with sb
-mieć z kimś wielki romans
improvement -poprawa, postęp
whatever -cokolwiek, jakikolwiek
prediction -przepowiednia
to make up -tu: zmyślać, wymyślać
to ignore -ignorować
we've been doing very well -tu: interes świetnie idzie
ladies and gents shoes -obuwie damskie i męskie
store -duży sklep
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