Our jobs
- Hello. My name is Jane. What is yours?
- Peter, nice to meet you.
- Are you a student?
- No, I'm not. I am a journalist. And you?
- I study history.
- How interesting! I like history very much.
- My name is John Brown. I am a businessman.
- Nice to meet you. My name is Robins.
- What do you do?
- I am an engineer. I am from England. What about you?
- I am from America.
- Are Paul and Julia American?
- No, they are not. They are Russians.
- What are their jobs?
- Paul works for an insurance company, and Julia is a
nurse.
- Who is the manager?
- He is the man over there. His name is Mr. Johnson.
- Do these people work here?
- Yes, they do. The girls work at the reception. The boys
are porters. They carry the bags to the rooms.
Pat is a doctor. She works in a big hospital.
Gerald is a scientist. He works in a laboratory.
Jennifer is an engineer. She designs houses.
Albert and Fred are waiters. They work in a very good
restaurant.
George is a pilot. He flies big planes.
Barbara and Susanne are stewardesses.
Monika is a student. She studies Art.
Stewart is a policeman. He wears a uniform and keeps
order.
Maria is a cook. She cooks food.
- Do you know Mary?
- Yes, I do. She works with Paul.
- Does she drive?
- I do not know. I think she does.
- Do you like Hemingway?
- Yes, I do. He is an excellent writer.
A foglalkozsunk
- Hello. Az n nevem Jane. s a tid?
- Pter, rlk a tallkozsnak.
- Tanul vagy?
- Nem. jsgr vagyok. s te?
- n trtnelmet tanulok.
- Milyen rdekes! n nagyon szeretem a trtnelmet.
- A nevem John Brown. zletember vagyok.
- rlk a tallkozsnak. A nevem Robins.
- Mivel foglalkozik?
- Mrnk vagyok. Anglibl jttem. s n?
- n Amerikbl.
- Paul s Julia amerikai?
- Nem. k oroszok.
- Mi a foglalkozsuk?
- Paul egy biztosttrsasgnl dolgozik, s Julia
poln.
- Ki az igazgat?
- Az a frfi, ott. A neve Mr. Johnson.
- Ezek az emberek itt dolgoznak?
- Igen. A lnyok a recepcin dolgoznak. A fik hor-
drok. k viszik a brndket a szobkba.
Pat orvos. Egy nagy krhzban dolgozik.
Gerald termszettuds. egy laboratriumban dolgozik.
Jennifer mrnk. Hzakat tervez.
Albert s Fred pincrek. Egy nagyon j tteremben
dolgoznak.
George pilta. Nagy replgpeket vezet.
Barbara s Suzanne lgi utasksrk.
Mnika tanul. Mvszetet tanul.
Stewart rendr. Egyenruht visel s rt ll.
Maria szakcs. teleket fz.
- Ismered Mary-t?
- Igen. Paullal dolgozik.
- vezet?
- Nem tudom. Azt hiszem igen.
- Szereted Hemingway-t?
- Igen. Kitn r.
 Cars of the future
When I was a child, a horrible image of the nineties was fed
into my innocent mind. The film industry helped distribute
scenes of what the future would look like. The earth
invaded by powers from outer space after it had lost the
battle in a terrifying nuclear war. Left short of resources
and hope, much of the earth's face having to change. No
room for primitive means of transportation, spaceships
travelling faster than light and carrying us throughout the
galaxy. Within the remnant of cities, moving pavements
and awkward vessels did the job. No gas stations scattered
along the highways. No traffic jams or road accidents. Not
that it became a better place to live in, but more like a
deserted planet!
Radioactive particles polluted both the air and the ground
and left us with only memories of cycling and jogging.
No fancy cars nor the fight jostle parking lanes. No horns
and definitely not a glimpse of a road sign. Driving license
regarded an old-fashioned and driving lessons optional,
with robots doing the tough mission of space travelling.
I grew up unwilling to put up with such horrors.
Soon, the eighties went by and the threat of an ugly fate
was getting closer and closer.
Yet, we haven't given up most of our conventional modes
of transport. High-class cars still capture our attention and
the contents of our pockets.
Underground tubes have taken a new course now and are
done underwater. Intercontinental journeys covered at
space-age speed are an everyday reality. High-ranking
officials have scoured the skies for fast, reliable and safe
trips.
And most importantly, we haven't stopped improving
already existing facilities. We are getting prepared for the
future, for revolutionary changes in this field. It doesn't
have to be as unpleasant as fictional films suggest. On the
other hand, we'd better expect the worst and hope for the
best. It's naive to think that nothing could go wrong with all
statistics showing quite the opposite.
Depleted fuel sources, environmental hazards, fatal diseases
caused by waste, thick exhaust fumes and many more.
It's about time we took action! Unless you find living in a
flying saucer something worth looking forward to.
A jv jrmvei
Amikor gyerek voltam, a 90-es vekrl szrny kpek
voltak tudatlan elmmbe tpllva. A filmipar segtett
bemutatni a jv vilgnak ltvnyt. A Fldet fldnkvli
er znltte el, miutn elvesztette csatjt egy borzaszt
nukleris hborban. Az elhagyott forrsokon s
remnyeken kvl a Fld arcnak is vltoznia kellett. Nincs
igny a szllts primitv formira, rhajk utaznak a
fnynl gyorsabban, s visznek minket a galaxison
keresztl. A vrosok helyi maradvnyain bell mozg
jrdk s nehzkes hajk vgeztk dolgukat. Nincsenek
benzinkutak az orszgutak mentn. Nincsenek kzlekedsi
dugk vagy kzti balesetek. Nemhogy alkalmass vlt
volna az letre, de inkbb egy lakatlan bolygv vlik.
Radioaktv rszecskk szennyeztk a levegt s a fldet s
neknk a biciklizsnek s a kocogsnak csak az emlkt
hagytk meg. Nincsen luxusaut s a parkolhelyrt val
kzdelem sem. Nincsenek dudk sem tjelzsek. A
kzlekedsi szablyok divatak lettek s a vezeti leckk
tetszlegesek, robotok vgzik az rutazs fradtsgos
kldetst. Felnttem, gyhogy nem vagyok hajland
belenyugodni ilyen szrny dolgokba. Hamarosan tlpjk
a nyolcvanas veket s a csnya vgzet fenyeget veszlye
egyre kzelebb s kzelebb kerl. Mg nem adtuk fel
legtbb, hagyomnyos kzlekedsi szoksunkat. Az els
osztly kocsik mg mindig megragadjk figyelmnket s
zsebeink tartalmt. A fld alatti metr j irnyt vett s vz
alatt is elkszlt. A nemzetkzi utazsok az rhajzs
kornak sebessgvel, mindennapos realitsok. Magas
beoszts hivatalnokok meghdtottk az eget a gyorsabb
s megbzhatbb, biztonsgos utazsok miatt. A
legfontosabb, hogy nem hagytuk abba a ltez lehetsgek
fejlesztst. Felkszltnk a jv forradalmi vltozsaira
ezen a tren. Nem muszj olyan kellemetlennek lennie,
mint amivel a fantziafilmek mtanak minket. Msrszt
jobb felkszlni a legrosszabbra s remnykedni a
legjobbrt. Naiv dolog azt gondolni, hogy semmi nem lehet
rossz, amikor a statisztikk ppen az ellenkezjt mutatjk.
Kimerlt zemanyagforrsok, krnyezetszennyezsek s
hallos betegsgek, amelyeket a szemt, a sr rtalmas
fst s sok ms okozott. Itt az id, hogy cselekedjnk!
Klnben egy repl csszealjban tallod magad s vrsz
valami rtkesebbre.
 Present, shopping
- Mark, it's your mother's birthday next week and we have
to go shopping.
- What are we going to buy her? I think a dinner party
would be enough.
- I don't think she'd like that. I saw a beautiful bracelet at
the new jeweller's that's just opened downtown. It's really
beautiful.
- How much does it cost?
- I don't know. I thought you might call in and ask.
- Let's discuss the dinner party first.
- OK. I'll drop by the butcher's and the greengrocer's to get
the meat and vegetables I need on my way home
tomorrow.
- And I'll go to the confectioner's to order the cake. I'll also
pop into the florist's. By the way, what kind of flowers
should I buy?
- Well, I thought a bunch of red roses would be nice.
- So, we're having her for dinner, buying her a cake, and
giving her some flowers. Don't you think that makes a
wonderful birthday gift?
- I don't know, Mark. She's your mother.
In the area where I live, there are a lot of shops. Right
across the street there is a newsagent's. It's not a big one,
but you can find local and foreign newspapers and
magazines there. Next to it, there is a butcher's shop, to the
right of it there is a big supermarket. Opposite it there is a
dairy, a florist and a shoe shop. Not far from there, you can
find a post office and a big park. Go through the park and
you'll reach a market place. They sell fresh fruits and
vegetables there, so we really don't miss a greengrocer's.
On the other side of the park there is a watchmaker, and a
modern launderette. The only thing we don't have round
here is a hairdresser's.
Ajndk, vsrls
- Mark, a jv hten van anyukd szletsnapja s vs-
rolnunk kell.
- Mit fogunk neki venni? Azt hiszem egy vacsoraparti elg
lenne.
- Nem hiszem, hogy tetszene neki. Lttam egy szp kar-
ktt az j kszersznl, ami a belvrosban nylt. Nagyon
szp.
- Mennyibe kerl?
- Nem tudom. Gondoltam beugorhatnl s megkrdezhet-
nd.
- Elszr vitassuk meg a partit.
- Ok. Holnap hazafel beugrok a henteshez s a zlds-
geshez, hogy megvegyem a hst s zldsget, ami kell.
- n meg elmegyek a cukrszhoz, megrendelni a tortt. Be-
nzek a virgoshoz is. Aprop, milyen virgot vegyek?
- gy gondoltam, egy csokor vrs rzsa szp lenne.
- Teht vendgl ltjuk vacsorra, vesznk neki tortt s
nhny szl virgot. Nem gondolod, hogy ez egy
csodlatos szletsnapi ajndk?
- Nem tudom, Mark. A te desanyd.
Azon a helyen, ahol lek sok bolt van. Az utca msik feln
van az jsgos. Nem nagy, de lehet kapni helyi s klfldi
jsgokat s magazinokat.
Mellette van a hentes, s a jobb oldaln egy nagy
szupermarket. Szemkzt van egy tejcsarnok, egy virgos s
egy cipbolt. Nem messze onnan tallhat egy posta s egy
nagy park. Menj t a parkon s elred a piacteret.
Friss gymlcst s zldsget rustanak ott, ezrt neknk
nem hinyzik a zldsgbolt.
A park msik feln van az rs s egy modern mosoda. Az
egyetlen dolog, ami nincs a krnyken, az a fodrsz szalon.
 Looking for a job llskeress
Sunshine Tours, Napfny Turist,
45-47 B.Zs. Road, B.Zs. t 45-47.
P.O.Box 701 Pf. 701

J.B.Thomas J.B Thomas

Head of employment management Munkagyi osztly vezetje
12 Main Road F t 12.
P.O.Box 555 Pf. 555
Budapest Budapest 21st Aug, 1995. Budapest Budapest 1995. aug. 21.

Dear Mr. Thomas, Kedves Mr. Thomas!

I have read your advertisement for tourist guides that
appeared in this month's edition of Tourism magazine. I
understand there is a vacancy in Sunshine Tours for French
and/or Spanish- speaking guides. I wonder if you could
provide me with further details of the position. I am
particularly interested in tourist guiding and I would like to
know if I have the necessary qualifications. I look forward
to receiving a reply at your earliest convenience.
Olvastam az idegenvezetknek szl hirdetst, amely a
Turizmus magazin e havi kiadsban jelent meg. gy rtem
van megreseds a Napfny Turist-nl francia s/vagy
spanyolul beszl idegenvezetknek. Kvncsi lennk, el
tudna-e ltni tovbbi rszletekkel a munkahelyre
vonatkozan. Kifejezetten az idegenvezets rdekel s meg
szeretnm tudni, meg vannak-e a szksges adottsgaim.
Nagyon vrom, hogy postafordultval vlaszt megkapjam.

Yours faithfully, Tisztelettel,

Dora Szeles Dora Szeles

J.B.Thomas J.B. Thomas

Head of employment management Munkagyi Osztly vezetje
12 Main Road F t 12.
P.O.Box 555 Pf. 555
Budapest Budapest

Miss Dora Szeles Miss Dora Szeles

Sunshine Tours, Napfny Turist,
45-47 B.Zs. Road, B.Zs. t 45-47.
P.O.Box 701 Pf. 701
Budapest Budapest

Dear Miss Szeles, Kedves Miss Szeles!

Thank you very much for your letter of August 21st. We
have indeed got some vacancies on the staff of our travel
agency, Sunshine tours. We are interested in young single
guides who happen to have a full command of written and
spoken Spanish and French. To apply, you need to have
completed a course in tourist management. You also have
to submit language certificates or authentic copies of them.
If you worked previously as a tourist guide, then please
specify your former employer's name, full address and a
letter of recommendation if possible. An application form is
not mailed on request. However, you are welcome to fill in
one in person. I find myself obliged to tell you that a
personal interview is an integral step undertaken by the
agency's management before a decision is made whether to
accept any applicant. If you have inquiries, do not hesitate
to contact me. I would be delighted to clarify any points on
which you are unclear.
Nagyon ksznm az augusztus 21.-ei levelt. Az utazsi
irodnknl, a Napfnynl, valjban van reseds.
Fiatal, egyedlll idegenvezet rdekel minket, aki kivl
rsbeli- s szbeli spanyol s francia tudssal rendelkezik.
A jelentkezshez el kell vgezni egy management- s
idegenvezeti tanfolyamot. Szintn be kell mutatnia a
nyelvvizsga bizonytvnyait, vagy hiteles msolatot rluk.
Ha mr elzleg is dolgozott, mint idegenvezet, krjk
rszletezze elz munkaadja nevt, teljes cmt s
ajnllevelt, ha lehetsges. Krsre a jelentkezsi lap nem
postzhat ki. Azonban szemlyesen kitlthet egyet.
Ktelessgem kzlni nnel, hogy az gynksg
vezetjnek krsre egy szemlyes meghallgats
nlklzhetetlen lps lenne a dnts eltt, mieltt brkit is
alkalmaznnk. Amennyiben rdekldik, ne ttovzzon,
lpjen kapcsolatba velem. Nagy rmmre szolglna, ha
eloszlathatnm ktsgeit.

Sincerely yours, Szvlyes dvzlettel,

J.B.Thomas. J.B.Thomas.
 Department Store, shopping ruhz, vsrls
At The Department Store Az ruhzban

Mary and Sofia are shopping. They are in front of the Mary s Sofia vsrolnak. A ni ruhaosztly eltt llnak.
ladies' wear.

- Mary? What do you think of this blouse? - Mary? Mi a vlemnyed errl a blzrl?
- The blue one? I don't know. You have already got lots of - A kkrl? Nem tudom. Sok kk holmid van.
blue things.
- Do you really think so? - Tnyleg azt hiszed?
- How about that long black dress? - Mit szlsz ahhoz a hossz fekete ruhhoz?
- Black isn't my favourite colour. - A fekete nem a kedvenc sznem.
- Well, I meant for me. I think it's rather expensive. Let's go - Nos, magamnak gondoltam. Szerintem ez meglehetsen
and see if they have some new ladies' shoes. drga. Menjnk, nzzk meg van-e valamilyen j ni
cipjk.
- All right. Please remind me to go to the chemist's before - Rendben. Krlek emlkeztess, hogy menjnk be a
we leave. gygyszertrba.
- What do you want to buy there? - Mit akarsz ott venni?
- Some herbal tea and a tube of toothpaste. Look at these - Gygytet s egy tubus fogkrmet. Nzd ezt a sportcipt!
sport shoes! They are really nice. I think I'll try them on. Nagyon szp. Azt hiszem felprblom.
- That's size 39, isn't that too big? - Ez 39-es, nem nagy ez?
- Yes, it is. I can't see another pair on the shelf. - De igen. Oh, nem ltok tbbet a polcon.
- I'll go and ask the shop assistant. - Megyek s megkrdezem az eladtl.
... ...
- Sorry, that's the last pair. - Sajnlom, de ez az utols pr.
- Oh, dear. - Oh, Istenem.
- Is there a telephone here? I wonder what the children are - Van itt egy telefon? Kvncsi vagyok mit csinlnak a gye-
doing. I'd better check. rekek. Jobb, ha ellenrzm.
- Relax, they're probably watching TV. - Nyugodj meg, biztosan TV-t nznek.
- I'll be right back. - Mindjrt visszajvk.

Later... Ksbb...
- They are OK. We can continue now. - Jl vannak. Most folytathatjuk.
- We've hardly bought anything. - Alig vettnk valamit.
- I know. Would you like to have a coffee? - Tudom. Szeretnl egy kis kvt inni?
- I'd love one. Let's go to the coffee shop round the corner. - Nagyon szeretnk. Menjnk a sarki kvzba.

At The Supermarket A szupermarketben

- Let's see what the list says. Washing powder. - Nzzk, mi van a listn. Mospor.
- That's over there. But there are plenty of them, which one - Az ott van. De ott sokfle van, melyiket vegyem?
should I get?
- This one is good for both white and coloured clothes. - Ez j a fehr s sznes ruhkhoz is. Ez j lesz.
That'll be fine.
- What's next? - Mi a kvetkez?
- Soap. It should be here. That's it. Three bars of soap will - Szappan. Itt kellene lennie. Ez az. Hrom szappan elg
be enough for now. A packet of sugar. lesz. Egy csomag cukor.
- A kilo or a half kilo packet? - Egy kils vagy flkils?
- A kilo. A litre of skimmed milk, a hundred grams of - Egy kils. Egy liter flztt tej, 100 gramm sajt s tejfl.
cheese and some sour cream. That's all. Is there anything Ez minden. Akarsz mg valamit?
you want?
- Can I have an ice-cream? - Vehetek egy jgkrmet?
- Sure. - Persze.
- I'd like a strawberry-flavoured one. Shall I get you one? - Egy eper zt szeretnk. Neked is hozzak egyet?
- No, thanks. I almost forgot. We ran out of shampoo... I'd - Nem, ksznm. Majdnem elfelejtettem. Elfogyott a sam-
better get some. I think we have all what we need. ponunk... Jobb, ha veszek. Azt hiszem ez minden, ami
kell.
 Car, accident
- What's happened to you, George?
- I helped Tom fix his car.
- Look at the mess! I'll never be able to wash these oil
stains out. What was wrong with his car?
- He had a flat tire. And the battery went dead as well.
Nothing serious.
- I wish I could say the same about your clothes. Where are
you off to?
- We haven't finished yet. He hasn't got a spare wheel, so
I'm going to get mine. Then we're washing the car.
- Great! But I don't understand. Why does Tom get into all
this trouble when he rarely uses his car?
- He does use the car. But he doesn't drive downtown. It's
very difficult to find a place to park, and there are always
traffic jams. It takes more time to get to the city centre by
car than it takes by bus or tram.
- OK, George. I'm sorry I asked.
- It's all right, dear. I'll be back for dinner.
I saw a terrible accident on my way home from a long trip
last month. It was one of those slippery days in autumn. I
was just leaving the highway when I saw a big crowd at the
side of the road. At first I didn't want to stop.
Then I heard somebody shouting "fire".
So I pulled over away from the traffic and got out of my
car. It was the worst accident I'd ever seen. A trailer was
lying on its side, with the windshield in pieces and the
driver bleeding. I couldn't tell if he was alive.
Not far from it, there was a car in flames.
It was impossible to get near it.
I was standing there not knowing what to do when I heard
the siren of the ambulance and the fire-engine. The police
came later. They were trying to find out how the accident
had happened. Some said the car was overtaking a coach
when the trailer came from the opposite direction and tried
to avoid the car, but it was already too late.
The trailer had hit the car. The driver of the trailer must
have lost control afterwards. I waited to see if there were
any survivors, but the police had already cleared the area,
so I left. I'll never forget it.
Aut, baleset
- Mi trtnt veled, George?
- Segtettem Tomnak kocsit javtani.
- Nzd ezt a koszt! Soha sem fogom tudni kimosni ezeket
az olajfoltokat. Mi volt a baj a kocsijval?
- Gumi defektje volt. Oh, s lemerlt az akkumultor. Sem-
mi komoly.
- Brcsak ugyanezt mondhatnm a ruhidrl is. Hov msz?
- Mg nem vgeztnk. Nincsen ptkereke, ezrt tviszem
neki az enymet. Utna lemossuk a kocsit.
- Nagyszer! Nem rtem. Mirt kerlt Tom ennyi bajba,
amikor ritkn hasznlja a kocsijt?
- hasznlja a kocsijt. De nem vezet a belvrosban.
Nagyon nehz parkolhelyet tallni s gyakori az utckon
a kzlekedsi dug. Tovbb tart a vroskzpontba
bemenni kocsival, mint busszal, vagy villamossal.
- Ok, George. Bocs, hogy krdeztem.
- Rendben van, drgm. Vacsorra visszajvk.
Lttam egy szrny balesetet egy hossz utazsbl
hazajvet mlt hnapban. Ez egyike volt azoknak a csszs
szi napoknak. ppen elhagytam a futat, amikor
meglttam egy nagy tmeget az t szln. Elszr nem
akartam megllni. Aztn hallottam, hogy valaki azt kiablja
"tz van". Flrehzdtam s kiszlltam a kocsimbl. Ez
volt a legszrnybb baleset, amit valaha lttam. Egy
ptkocsis teheraut fekdt az oldaln, a szlvd
darabokban volt s a vezet vrzett. Nem tudtam volna
megmondani, hogy lt-e mg. Nem messze tle egy
autroncs lngokban llt. Lehetetlen volt a kzelbe menni.
Ott lltam, nem tudva mit csinljak, amikor meghallottam
az ambulancia s a tzoltaut szirnit. A rendrsg
ksbb jtt. Prbltak rjnni, hogy trtnt.
Nhnyan azt mondtk, hogy a kocsi pp egy buszt elztt,
amikor a ptkocsis teheraut jtt az ellenkez irnybl s
megprblta ugyan kikerlni a kocsit, de mr tl ks volt.
A teheraut nekitkztt a kocsinak. Azutn a teheraut
vezetje elvesztette a kocsi feletti uralmt. Vrtam, htha
ltok tllket, de a rendrsg megtiszttotta a terepet, ezrt
elmentem. Soha nem fogom elfelejteni.
 My Family Az n csaldom
My name is Sofia Brown. Az n nevem Szfia Brown.
I am fifteen years old. 15 ves vagyok.
I live with my mother Julia, my father Robert, and my older Anymmal, Jlival, apmmal, Rberttel s btymmal,
brother Peter. Pterrel lek.
Peter is twenty-one years old. Pter 21 ves.
He is a car mechanic. autszerel.
My father is a car mechanic too. Az apm is autszerel.
My mother is a housewife. Az anym hztartsbeli.
We all live in a lovely big house. Mi egy szp, nagy hzban lakunk.
My grandfather and grandmother live with us too. A nagyapm s nagyanym szintn velnk lakik.
They are my father's parents. k az apmnak a szlei.
Grandmother likes us very much. Nagyanym nagyon szeret minket.
Every Sunday my Uncle Ray and aunt Meg come to visit us. Minden vasrnap nagybtym, Ray s nagynnm, Meg
megltogatnak minket.
Aunt Meg is my father's sister, and uncle Ray is her husband. Meg nni az apm testvre s Ray bcsi az frje.
They have two daughters and a son. Nekik kt lnyuk s egy fik van.
Their names are Amanda, Maya and Steve. Az nevk Amanda, Maya s Steve.
I love my cousins. Szeretem az unokatestvreimet.
We play in the garden and my grandfather sits and watches A kertben jtszunk s nagyapm l s nz minket.
us.
He says it's his favourite hobby. Azt mondja, hogy ez a kedvenc hobbija.
When lunch is ready, we all eat together. Amikor az ebd elkszl, egytt esznk.
I always help my mother wash the dishes. Mindig segtek anymnak mosogatni.
My grandmother usually bakes some apple pies. Nagyanym ltalban alms pitt st.
The adults drink coffee but we have some juice. A felnttek kvt isznak, de mi gymlcslevet iszunk.
We go on playing until it's time for them to leave. Mi jtszunk tovbb, amg el nem mennek.
I like it very much when all the family is there. Nagyon tetszik, amikor az egsz csald ott van.
It's real fun. Ez igazn j.

- Peter! Let's play a game. - Pter! Jtsszunk egytt!

- OK, Sofia. - OK, Szfia.
- Think about somebody from the family. I ask some - Gondolj valakire a csaldbl. Felteszek nhny krdst, s
questions, and you answer with yes or no. igennel vagy nemmel vlaszolj.
- All right. - Rendben.
- Is it a child? - Ez egy gyerek?
- No. - Nem.
- Is it a woman? - Egy n?
- No. - Nem.
- Then it's a man. - Akkor egy frfi.
- Yes. - Igen.
- Is he old? - Ids?
- No. - Nem.
- Then it can't be grandfather. Is he married? - Akkor nem lehet a nagyapa. Ns?
- No. - Nem.
- Then it's you! - Hiszen ez te vagy!
- Yes, you guessed it. - Igen, eltalltad.

- Excuse me madam, do you have any relatives? - Elnzst hlgyem, vannak rokonai?
- Yes, a son. - Igen, egy fiam.
- Does he smoke? - dohnyzik?
- No, he doesn't. - Nem, nem dohnyzik.
- Does he come home late at night? - Ksn jr haza jszaka a fia?
- Never. He always goes to bed right after dinner. - Soha. Vacsora utn egyenesen az gyba megy.
- Marvellous. How old is he? - Nagyszer. Mennyi ids?
- Ten months today. - Ma tz hnapos.

Mother (to small son who is going to a party) Anya (a kisfihoz, aki egy partira kszl)
- Now, dear, what are you going to do when you finish - Nos, kedvesem, mit fogsz csinlni ha befejezted az tke-
eating? zst?
- Come home, mother. - Hazajvk, anya.
 My day Az n napom
I wake up at six o'clock everyday. Minden nap hat rakor bredek fel.
I usually have white coffee and biscuits for breakfast. Rendszerint tejeskvt iszom keksszel reggelire.
Sometimes I take my dog out after that. Ezutn nha kutyt stltatok.
It likes its walk very much. Nagyon szeret stlni.
At quarter to seven I leave home. Hromnegyed htkor indulok el otthonrl.
I always take the bus to school. Mindig busszal megyek az iskolba.
It takes twelve minutes to get there. Tizenkt perc alatt rek oda.
Sometimes I meet my friends on the bus. Nha tallkozom a bartaimmal a buszon.
The first lesson starts at half past seven. Az els ra fl nyolckor kezddik.
We study different subjects. Klnbz tantrgyakat tanulunk.
I like Geography, Mathematics and Languages. Szeretem a fldrajzot, a matematikt s az idegen
I always get high marks in Languages. nyelveket.
Mindig j jegyeket kapok a nyelvekbl.
During the break I meet my friends and we have lunch Sznetben tallkozom a bartaimmal s egytt
together. ebdelnk.
I don't have time to make a sandwich in the morning, so Reggel nincs idm szendvics ksztsre, ezrt veszek
I buy something from the school canteen. valamit az iskola bfjben.
We finish at quarter past two every day. Negyed hromkor vgznk minden nap.
On Friday we finish early, then we go to play football. Pntekenknt korn vgznk, ezutn futballozni
megynk.
We often play until it gets dark. Gyakran jtszunk sttedsig.
I never go home before six in the evening on Fridays. Soha sem megyek hat rnl elbb haza pntek
estnknt.
When I go home, I have a shower. Amikor haza rek, letusolok.
At eight o'clock we have dinner. Nyolc rakor vacsorzunk.
I try to watch TV, but I am usually very tired. Prblok TV-t nzni, de rendszerint nagyon fradt
vagyok.
I go to bed at half past eight. Fl kilenckor lefekszem.

We study different subjects Klnbz tantrgyakat tanulunk.

Jane and Pat are very good friends.
They are students, but they do different things.
Jane studies science at the University.
Pat studies business at College.
Jane studies chemistry, biology and physics.
Pat studies mathematics and marketing.
They sometimes meet and talk.
Jane s Pat nagyon j bartok.
k tanulk, de klnbz dolgokat csinlnak.
Jane termszettudomnyt tanul az egyetemen.
Pat kereskedelmi fiskolra jr.
Jane kmit, biolgit s fizikt tanul.
Pat matematikt s piacszervezst tanul.
Nha tallkoznak s beszlgetnek.

- Are you all right, Jane? - Jl vagy, Jane?

- I'm tired, Pat. I am having an exam today. - Fradt vagyok, Pat. Ma vizsgzom.
- What subject? - Melyik trgybl?
- Chemistry. - Kmia.
- Take it easy, Jane. You study hard. You know a lot - Lazts, Jane. Te sokat tanulsz. Mr sokat tudsz.
already.
- But it's a difficult subject. I don't remember anything. - De ez egy nehz trgy. Nem emlkszem semmire.
- Of course you do. - Dehogy nem.
- And I have a biology test on Thursday. - s tesztet rok biolgibl cstrtkn.
- Poor you! - , te szegny!
 Petrol station, shop
Running a non-stop gas station and its shop is by no means
an easy business. With hundreds of visitors a day dropping
by with a specific order and then racing along the road
without looking back, I sometimes find it dull.
A few weeks ago, I was inside the shop standing in for one
of my assistants. I had already sent her home when it
started getting dark. I must have said to myself it was just
another peaceful night. At least that's how it started. By the
time it was midnight, I had been doing fine but I was
lonely. The sound of a car's engine slowing down through
the entrance had me worried for a moment. I hated being all
on my own in this big place. A few minutes had passed
before I realized that the car was gone. I wondered who it
could be. Neither filling the car with gas nor asking for any
other service made me suspicious. Soon I had forgotten
everything. Silence roamed all over the place again. Time
was hardly passing by and the only amusement I had was
the TV set. As I was getting up to find something to eat, the
shop's door was flung open. A tall, broad-shouldered man
burst in, in a most unequivocal manner. With a menace
tread he walked towards me took out a clasp and pointed to
the cash desk. He hadn't much to say, neither had I. The
only thing I had left was to hand over all the money to him.
Still, there was no guarantee he'd leave me in peace! My
brain was working at twice its normal pace, while my hands
were grabbing the money. Showing resistance was one
thing that hadn't crossed my mind. With the kind of build
he had I knew my chances were nil.
If I had known he was paying me a visit, I would have
never stayed alone! Then he started getting impatient.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open for the second time
that night. This time two men in uniform came into the
shop. They were more astonished than this fellow was! For
few seconds we were staring at each other, then the three of
them burst out laughing! It took me a while to collect
myself. I finally got the message! The latter two were real
all right. They have been regular customers and I
recognised them after I had gathered my shattered senses.
The one who was playing the burglar's role, however, was
only... an old schoolmate. "At least it wasn't just another
dull night for you", one said as he was leaving. I haven't
dared to complain ever since.
Benzinkt, shop
Egy jjel-nappali tankol llomst vezetni nem jelent
knny feladatot. Naponta emberek szzai trnek be
klnbz rendelssel, azutn tovbb szguldanak az ton
anlkl, hogy visszanznnek, ezt nha kiss egyhangnak
tallom.
Nhny hete, bent voltam az zletben az egyik asszisztens
helyett. Hazakldtem, amikor kezdett sttedni.
Azt kellett, hogy mondjam magamban, ez is egy nyugodt
jszaka. Legalbb is annak indult. Azutn jfl krl,
minden rendben volt, csak egyedl reztem magam. Egy
lasst kocsi motorjnak a hangja a bejratnl megrmtett
egy pillanatra. Utltam egyedl lenni ezen a nagy helyen.
Nhny perc mlva szrevettem, hogy a kocsi elment.
Azon gondolkodtam, ki lehetett ez.
Az, hogy nem tankolt s egyb szolgltatst sem vett
ignybe, gyanakvv tett. De hamarosan elfelejtettem az
egszet. Ismt csend telepedett a helyre. Az id nehezen
mlt, az egyetlen szrakozsom a televzizs volt. Amikor
fellltam, hogy egyek valamit, az zlet ajtaja fel volt
fesztve. Egy magas, szles vll frfi jtt be a
legvratlanabb mdon, amit eddig tapasztaltam. Rvid,
hatrozott lptekkel jtt felm, elvett egy zsebkst s a
pnztrasztalra mutatott. Nem volt sok mondanivalja,
ahogy nekem sem. Az egyetlen dolog, ami maradt, hogy
tadjam neki a pnzt. De mg gy sem volt garancia r,
hogy bkn hagy engem. Az agyam ktszer olyan gyorsan
dolgozott, mint norml esetben, mikzben szedtem a pnzt
a kezemmel. Hogy ellenlljak, eszembe sem jutott. Tudtam,
egy ilyen masszv felpts emberrel szemben semmi
eslyem sincs. Ha tudtam volna, hogy ilyen ltogatm lesz,
nem maradtam volna egyedl. Azutn egyre trelmetlenebb
lett. Hirtelen kinylt az ajt, mr msodszor ezen az
jszakn. Ezttal kt egyenruhs ember jtt be az zletbe.
k mg inkbb meglepdtek, mint a betr. Nhny
msodpercig bmultunk egymsra, azutn hrmjukbl
kitrt a nevets. Idbe telt, mg sszeszedtem magam.
Vgl felfogtam, mindent. Az utbbi kettvel minden
rendben volt. k rendszeres vsrlk voltak, fel is ismertem
ket, miutn sszpontostottam sztszrt figyelmemet. De
az, aki a rabl szerept jtszotta, viszont csak... egy rgi
iskolatrsam volt. "Legalbb ez az jszaka nem volt olyan
egyhang"- mondta az egyik, amikor elment. Azta nem
panaszkodtam.
 Shops Boltok
Shops in our neighbourhood Boltok a szomszdsgban

We live in a pleasant area. Egy kellemes helyen lakunk.

There is a park in the middle. Kzpen van egy park.
There are a lot of shops near us. Sok bolt van a kzelnkben.
Right across the street there is a big grocery store. Pont az utca tloldaln van egy nagy lelmiszerruhz.
You can buy different kinds of fruits and vegetables there. Klnfle gymlcsket s zldsgeket lehet ott kapni.
Next to it there is a supermarket. Mellette van egy ABC.
The baker's is opposite the grocer's. A pksg az lelmiszerbolttal szemben van.
A shop that sells dairy products has just opened where I Ahol lakom, ppen most nylt egy tejbolt.
live.
It's between the baker's and the butcher's. Ez a pksg s a hsbolt kztt van.
If you walk along the street towards the park, you will Ha vgigstlsz az utcn a park fel, a virgrushoz rkezel.
reach the florist's.
If you take a walk across the park and go to the other side Ha tstlsz a parkon s tmsz a msik oldalra, ott is
there are shops there too. vannak boltok.
If you turn right, you will find a big bookshop, and next to Ha jobbra fordulsz, tallsz egy nagy knyvesboltot s
it there is a record shop. mellette van egy lemezbolt.
A chemist is opposite these two. Velk szemben egy gygyszertr van.
Then if you turn left, you will be in front of the post office. Aztn ha balra fordulsz, a postahivatal eltt leszel.
Behind it is a big department store. Mgtte egy nagy ruhz van.
It is three stories high and sells almost everything. Hrom emeletes s majdnem mindent rustanak.
If you stand with your back to the department store, you Ha httal llsz az ruhznak, egy kszerzletet, egy
will see a jeweller's shop, a shoe shop and a watchmaker's. cipboltot s egy rst ltsz.
Now cross the street and pass by the school. Menj t az utcn s menj tovbb az iskolnl.
That's where I studied. Ott tanultam.
And not far from there is where I live. s onnan nem messze lakom.
It's a very nice place to live in. Nagyon kellemes itt lakni.

- I'm going shopping. - Megyek vsrolni.

- What are you going to buy? - Mit veszel?
- The usual things. Bread, cheese, meat, milk and... - A szoksos dolgokat. Kenyeret, sajtot, hst, tejet s ...
- Will you be able to carry all that? - El tudod mindazt cipelni?
- I think I'll manage. - Azt hiszem, igen.
- I'll go with you if you want me to. - Elmegyek veled, ha akarod.
- All right. I'll get the groceries and I'll take a look round - Rendben. Megveszem az lelmiszereket s krlnzek az
the supermarket. You go and get the meat, the milk and ABC-ben. Te pedig menj s hozd el a hst, a tejet s a
the cheese. sajtot.
- How much shall I get? - Mennyit hozzak?
- We need some beef - one kilogram will be enough. One - Marhahs kellene, egy kilogramm elg lesz. Egy liter tej
litre of milk and some cheese. s egy kis sajt.
- How many grams? - Hny gramm?
- 200. - 200.
- Didn't you say you needed some bread? - Nem azt mondtad, hogy kenyr is kellene?
- Yes, you're right. If you find some fresh rolls, please buy - Igen igazad van. Ha tallsz friss zsemlt, vegyl fl
half a dozen. tucattal.
- OK. If you go to the greengrocer's, will you buy some - OK. Ha msz a zldsgeshez, hoznl szibarackot.
peaches?
- If they sell peaches I'll buy some. - Ha rulnak, akkor hozok.

- Where can I buy some nice flowers? - Hol vehetek szp virgot?
- At the florist's. - A virgboltban.
- And where can I get some toothpaste? - s hol kaphatok fogkrmet?
- At the chemist's, or at the supermarket. - A gygyszertrban vagy az ABC-ben.
- My watch has stopped. Where can I take it? - A karrm megllt. Hov vigyem?
- Take it to the watchmaker. - Vidd el az rshoz.
(At the department store) (Az ruhzban)

- I like this blouse, but I'm not sure it fits me. - Tetszik ez a blz, de nem vagyok biztos benne, hogy j
lesz rm.
- What size are you? - Milyen a mrete?
- Size thirty-eight. - 38-as.
- There is only one left. - Csak egy darab maradt.
- Do you have any skirts? I need a long dark one. - Van nknl szoknya? Nekem egy hossz stt kellene.
- Yes, we have. - Igen, van.
- Can I try both on? - Felprblhatom mindkettt?
- Of course. - Termszetesen.

(At the shoe shop) (A cipboltban)

- Excuse me! Could you show me that pair of brown leather - Elnzst! Megmutatn azt a barna br cipt?
shoes?
- What size do you wear? - Hnyasat hord?
- Forty-one or -two. - 41 vagy 42.
- I'll bring both sizes for you to try on. - Mindkt mretet hozom, hogy felprblja.
- Thank you. - Ksznm.
- This one is tight; the other one is big. - Ez szk; a msik pedig nagy.
- We have a large collection of leather shoes. Perhaps you'd - Nagy a vlasztkunk brcipkbl. Taln szeretne felpr-
like to try something else. blni valami mst?
- Yes, please. - Igen.

(At the record shop) (A lemezboltban)

- Do you have the new 'Snakes' album? - Megvan nknek a "Snakes" j lemeze?
- Pardon me? - Tessk?
- Any new 'Snakes' songs? - Vannak j "Snakes" dalok?
- I'm afraid I've never heard of them! - Attl tartok, hogy sosem hallottam rluk.
 Budapest
- What are you doing, Steve? You look quite busy.
- You can say that again, Kathy. I'm trying to make a list of
good places to visit in Hungary. Some of my relatives are
coming from South America, and I'd like to organise their
stay for them.
- How long are they going to be here?
- A couple of weeks or so.
- That's hardly enough to show them everything. But it's
certainly worth a try. Where are you starting from?
- Well, I thought it would be better to show them around
Budapest before we leave for other cities.
- That's a good idea. Why don't you make a list of the
places you want to take them to?
- All right. There's the Statue of Liberty and the Statue of
St. Gellrt, the Royal Castle, the Matthias Church and the
Fishermen's Bastion, and of course the Parliament
Building and Heroes' square.
- So you'd be taking them to both banks of the Danube.
- That's not all. My aunt loves museums but we won't have
much time, so I'll take her to the Museum of Fine Arts and
the Hungarian National Museum. Have I forgotten
anything?
- I think a night drive through the city, or even a cruise
along the Danube, would be nice.
- Yes, of course. How else would they get to see the famous
bridges? The Chain bridge and its lions, the Freedom and
the Elizabeth bridge.
- I'm sure they'll never forget their visit to Budapest.
Steve's relatives were fascinated by the beauty of Hungary.
They extended their visit another week.
During their stay they enjoyed not just the monuments and
the views, but they also appreciated the hospitality of the
Hungarian people. Every place they visited told them a
different story, and each story gave them part of the nation's
history. When they visited the castles and the fortresses,
they relived the battles that had once taken place there and
could even hear the shouts and the cheers.
Every statue they saw was a symbol of what that particular
national hero stood for.
The temples, the caves, the thermal baths and the wine
cellars told them much about how they had survived the
centuries. It matters little whether you move east, west,
south or north in this picturesque country.
Fascination is guaranteed!
Budapest
- Mit csinlsz, Steve? Nagyon elfoglaltnak tnsz.
- Mond mg egyszer, Kathy. Prblok egy listt kszteni
Magyarorszg szp rszeirl. Nhny rokonom jn Dl-
Amerikbl s szeretnk egy programot kszteni nekik.
- Meddig lesznek itt?
- Krlbell nhny htig.
- Ez aligha elegend ahhoz, hogy mindent megmutass ne-
kik. De, biztosan megr egy prblkozst. Honnan
kezded?
- gy gondoltam, jobb lenne krbemutatni Budapestet, mi-
eltt ms vrosokba mennnk.
- Ez egy j tlet. Mirt nem csinlsz egy listt a helyekrl,
ahov el akarod vinni ket?
- Rendben. Ott van a Szabadsg szobor, a Szt. Gellrt szo-
bor, a Kirlyi vr, a Mtys templom s a Halszbstya s
termszetesen a Parlament plete s a Hsk tere.
- Szval a Duna mind kt oldalra elviszed ket.
- Ez mg nem minden. A nnikm imdja a mzeumokat,
de nem lesz sok idnk, teht elviszem t a Szpmvszeti
s a Nemzeti Mzeumba. Kihagytam valamit?
- Szerintem egy jszakai utazs a vroson keresztl, vagy a
Dunn szp lenne.
- De ht ez termszetes. Klnben, hogyan nzhetnk meg
a hres hidakat? A Lnchd az oroszlnjaival, a Szabadsg
s az Erzsbet hd.
- Biztos vagyok benne, hogy soha nem felejtik el budapesti
ltogatsukat.
Steve rokonai el voltak ragadtatva Magyarorszg
szpsgtl. Ltogatsukat meghosszabbtottk mg egy
httel. Ittltk alatt nem csak a szobrokban s a tjban
gynyrkdtek, de a magyar emberek vendgszeretett is
lvezhettk. Minden helyhez, amit megltogattak,
klnbz trtnet fzdtt s mindegyikk rsze volt a
nemzet trtnelmnek. Amikor a kastlyokat s az
erdtmnyeket ltogattk, reztk, hogy egykor csatk
helysznei voltak s szinte hallottk a srsokat s az
ljenzseket. Minden szobor, amit lttak, szimbluma volt
annak, amirt az a rendkvli nemzeti hs helytllt. A
templomoknak, a barlangoknak, a gygyfrdknek s a
borospincknek sok mondanivaljuk volt arrl, hogy
miknt ltk t a szzadokat. Szinte minden ugyanolyan,
akr keletre, nyugatra, dlre vagy szakra msz ezen a
festi vidken. A bvlet garantlt!
 Family
My name is Sali. I am eighteen years old. I used to go to
school, but I don't any more. I finished last June. I haven't
decided what to do yet. My mother wants me to go to
college, but I want to work. The problem is I really can't do
much. My father is a car mechanic. My mother is a shop
assistant. My brother Albert is three years younger than me.
He goes to school and is very clever. My parents work hard
and we don't spend much time together. My grandparents
don't live with us, and I haven't got any cousins. I have a
small family and wonder sometimes how it is in big
families. It must be different.
[ring] [ring] [ring]
- 2550405... Hello.
- Hello there. Can I talk to Ralf, please?
- Just a moment, I'll see if he is in. ... Ralf left a few
minutes ago.
- When will he be back?
- I don't know. He went with his uncle somewhere. Do you
want to leave him a message?
- Yes. Could you please tell him Robert called to say he
won't be able to play football on Thursday? It's my
grandmother's birthday and I have to be with my family.
- OK. I'll tell him.
- Thank you. Bye.
Last weekend the whole family met at my aunt Sara's. We
usually meet at my grandparent's house in the country, but
uncle George, Aunt Sara's husband, broke his leg and
couldn't move. So we all went to visit him. My sister Pat,
my brother David and his wife Joan, my parents, uncle Tom
and his daughter Mary. My grandparents joined us later.
Aunt Sara hasn't got any children. Mary is my only cousin.
We had a delicious lunch and ate a lot of fruit. In the
evening we had some tea and ate the delicious apple pie my
grandmother baked. Uncle George wasn't feeling very well
but he was happy to see us around him. Mary, Pat and Joan
went for a walk after lunch while mother and Aunt Sara
were washing the dishes. Grandfather fell asleep when we
started playing cards. It was another nice weekend with the
family.
Csald
A nevem Sali. Tizennyolc ves vagyok. Iskolba jrtam,
jelenleg nem tanulok. Tavaly jniusban vgeztem. Mg
nem dntttem el, hogy mit csinljak. Anym azt akarja,
hogy tanuljak tovbb, de n dolgozni akarok. A problma
az, hogy nem nagyon rtek semmihez. Apm autszerel.
Anym bolti elad. Testvrem, Albert hrom vvel
fiatalabb, mint n. iskolba jr s nagyon okos. Szleim
nagyon kemnyen dolgoznak s nem tl sok idt tltnk
egytt. Nagyszleim nem lnek velnk s nincsenek
unokatestvreim. Kis csaldom van s nha kvncsi
vagyok milyen is egy nagy csald. Egszen ms.
[ring] [ring] [ring]
- 2550405... Hall.
- Hall. Beszlhetnk Ralffal?
- Egy pillanat megnzem bent van-e? ... Ralf pr perce el-
ment.
- Mikor jn vissza?
- Nem tudom. Elment a bcsikjval valahov. Akar neki
zenetet hagyni?
- Igen. Megmondan neki krem, hogy Rbert hvta s azt
mondta, hogy nem tud vele focizni cstrtkn.
Nagymammnak szletsnapja van s a csaldommal kell
lennem.
- Rendben. Megmondom neki.
- Ksznm. Viszonthallsra.
Mlt htvgn az egsz csald nnikmnl, Saranl
tallkozott. ltalban nagyszleim hzban tallkozunk
vidken, de George bcsikm, Sara nnm frje eltrte a
lbt s nem tud kimozdulni. Teht mi mentnk el
megltogatni. Lnytestvrem Pat, fitestvrem David s
felesge Joan, szleim, Tom bcsikm s lnya Mary.
Nagyszleim ksbb csatlakoztak hozznk. Sara nnmnek
nincsenek gyerekei. Mary az egyetlen unokatestvrem. Egy
jt ebdeltnk s sok gymlcst ettnk. Este tet ittunk s
finom alms pitt ettnk, amit nagymamm sttt. George
bcsi nem rezte magt tl jl, de boldog volt, hogy
krltte voltunk. Mary, Pat s Joan ebd utn stlni
mentek, mialatt anya s Sara nni mosogattak. Nagyapa
elaludt, ahogy krtyzni kezdtnk. Ez is egy szp htvge
volt a csalddal.
 Family celebration
I look at my calendar and hardly find a single week in
which I don't celebrate a special occasion. Starting with the
first day of the year and all through its three hundred and
sixty-five days. It's either a name-day, a birthday, a
wedding anniversary or the arrival of a new comer who's
going to be added to the long list. Sometimes I am surprised
I still remember the names. I did forget once and I've been
paying for it ever since! So, I learnt my lesson, and I always
check my calendar two weeks in advance. Then, there are
the big days: Christmas, Easter and my aged mother-in-
law's birthday. These require a lot of preparation, especially
the last one. When going shopping, I make sure not to buy
similar presents. However, prices have to be closely related.
Otherwise, I'd be accused of showing favouritism.
Well, that's just not true. I shower my dear mother-in-law
with precious things! Despite all the trouble involved, I still
enjoy these family gatherings. It reminds me of how lucky I
am to have them, and how colourless these days would be
without them. It's difficult to explain the joy in having all
this trouble with so many different moods and personalities.
Imagine Christmas Eve without a bunch of relatives ruining
your furniture and appetite, giving you expressions like
"you shouldn't have gone to such trouble" while they'd
rather be saying "How could you?". Imagine a nice quiet
evening with the music of "I am dreaming of a white X-
mas" gently playing and with nobody criticizing your wife's
dress and turkey. Do you have both images in the back of
your mind? Which one would you rather have?
I thought you'd say so. It's not really what they say or what
they do, it's simply what they are.
Deep in your heart you know that each and every one of
them will be right there for you if you're ever in need. They
might turn down your presents, but they won't turn you
down! And when you are in trouble, it's a family member
you rush to. So, go ahead! Check your calendar.
Csaldi nnepek
Megnzem a naptramat s nehezen tallok egy olyan hetet,
amelyen ne nylna alkalmam egy klnleges nneplsre. Az
v els napjtl kezdve mind a hromszzhatvant napon
keresztl. Vagy egy nvnap, egy szletsnap, hzassgi
vfordul, vagy egy j ember rkezse, aki hozzaddik a
hossz listhoz. Nha meglepdm azon, hogy mg
emlkszem a nevekre. Egyszer elfelejtettem s azta is
fizetek rte. gy megtanultam a leckt s mindig kt htre
elre ellenrzm a naptramat. Aztn, ott vannak a nagy
napok: Karcsony, Hsvt s az n ids anysom
szletsnapja. Ezek nagyon sok elkszletet ignyelnek,
klnsen az utols. Mikor vsrolni megyek, vigyzok
arra, hogy ne vegyek egyforma ajndkokat. Azonban az
rnak egyformnak kell lennie. Megvdolnnak azzal, hogy
kivtelt teszek. Ht, ez ppen nem igaz. Kedves anysomat
rtkes dolgokkal rasztom el. Minden gond ellenre, mg
lvezem a csaldi sszejveteleket. Arra emlkeztetnek,
hogy milyen szerencss vagyok, hogy k vannak nekem s
szntelenek lennnek ezek a napok nlklk. Nehz
elmagyarzni, hogy mi az rm ebben a sok fradozsban,
ami ezzel a sok egyni hangulattal s szemlyisggel jr
egytt. Kpzelj el egy karcsonyi estt a sok rokon nlkl,
akik tnkreteszik a btorodat s az tvgyadat az olyan
kijelentsekkel, mint: "igazn nem kellett volna" holott azt
mondhatnk: "Hogy tehettl ilyet?". Kpzelj el egy
kellemes, csndes estt, a halkan szl "lmok a fehr
karcsonyrl" c. zenemvet hallgatva s senki nem
kritizlja a felesged ruhjt s a pulykt. Elkpzelted
mindkt jelenetet az agyadban? Melyiket vlasztand?
Gondolom, hogy ezt mondand. Nem az a lnyeg, hogy mit
mondanak vagy mit csinlnak, hanem egyszeren az: hogy
vannak. A szved mlyn tudod, hogy kzlk brmelyik
veled lenne, ha szksged lenne r. Lehet, hogy elutastjk
az ajndkot, de nem utastanak el tged!
s ha te bajban vagy, egy csaldtag segtsgedre siet. Teht
rajta! Ellenrizd a naptradat!
 Home visit Csaldltogats
- Good afternoon! - J napot!
- Good afternoon! - J napot!
- I am doing a survey on European families. Would you - Egy felmrst ksztek az eurpai csaldokrl. Vlaszolna
mind answering a few questions? nhny krdsre?
- Not at all. - Szvesen.
- All right. How old are you? - Rendben. Hny ves?
- I am twenty-seven years old. - Huszonht ves vagyok.
- Are you married? - Hzas?
- Yes, I am. - Igen, az vagyok.
- Do you have any children? - Vannak gyerekei?
- No, I don't. - Nem, nincsenek.
- What about your parents and your grandparents? - s a szlei s nagyszlei?
- My parents live in another city and my grandparents live - Szleim egy msik vrosban, nagyszleim egy faluban
in a village a long way from here. lnek, messze innen.
- What do you and your husband do? - Mit csinl n s a frje?
- I am a nurse and my husband is a clerk. - n nvr vagyok, frjem titkr.
- Thank you very much. Goodbye! - Nagyon ksznm. Viszontltsra.
- Goodbye! - Viszontltsra!

A Survey is a study someone carries out to gain information
about a certain matter. The European Families Survey
wants to know as much as possible about different families
in different countries in Europe. So far, Bob Howard, one
of the people working on it, has gathered some interesting
information. He questioned men and women of different
ages. Most of the women he asked were married. Some
men were divorced and only a few were single. Half of the
people he asked had only one child. Some said the lived
with their parents, but a lot of young people are starting
their lives on their own. A lot of married couples have to
work and leave their child with the grandmother. Bob was
lucky. A lot of people were happy to answer his questions.
Some old women refused politely. Bob wants to do his
survey somewhere else and compare the results.
A felmrs egy tanulmny, amelyet azrt kszt valaki,
hogy informcit kapjon egy bizonyos tmval
kapcsolatban. Az Eurpai Csaldok Felmrs minl tbbet
akar megtudni Eurpa klnbz orszgainak csaldjairl.
Bob Howard, egyike azoknak, akik ezen dolgoznak,
sszegyjttt nhny rdekes informcit. Megkrdezett
klnbz kor frfiakat s nket. A legtbb megkrdezett
n frjezett volt. Nhny frfi elvlt s csak kevs volt az
egyedlll. A megkrdezettek felnek csak egy gyereke
volt. Nhnyan kzlk szleikkel lnek, de sok fiatal
kezdi az letet nllan. Sok hzasprnak dolgoznia kell s
a gyerekket a nagymamra hagyjk. Bob szerencss volt.
Sokan boldogan vlaszoltak a krdseire. Nhny ids
hlgy udvariasan elutastotta t. Bob mg folytatni akarja a
felmrst valahol mshol s sszehasonltani az
eredmnyeket.
 Health, doctor Egszsg, orvos
At the Dentist's A fogorvosnl

- Good morning, doctor. - J reggelt, doktor.

- Good morning, Jim. How are you?
- I feel much better, thank you.
- Sit down, please. Let me see the tooth I filled last week...
Well, it looks all right to me. Does it hurt?
- Only if something cold touches it.
- Perhaps I can help. I'll prescribe a mouthwash. Use it
twice a day.
- Should I stop eating ice-cream?
- It'd be better to stop eating anything that causes pain for
some time. If it is still hurting by next week, come and see
me again.
- Oh, dear! Does that mean I'll have injections and drills
again?
- No, Jim. I just want to make sure you have healthy teeth.
- Thank you, doctor.
- J reggelt, Jim. Hogy van?
- Sokkal jobban rzem magam, ksznm.
- ljn le krem. Hadd nzzem a fogat, amit a mlt hten
betmtem... gy nzem, rendben van. Fj?
- Csak akkor, ha valami hideg ri.
- Taln tudok segteni. Felrok magnak szjvizet. Hasz-
nlja naponta ktszer.
- Fel kellene hagynom a jgkrm evssel?
- Jobb lenne, ha egy kis ideig nem enne semmi olyat, ami
fjdalmat okoz. Ha mg a jv hten is fj, jjjn vissza.
- Oh, Istenem! Ez azt jelenti, hogy jra injekcit kapok s
kifrjk?
- Nem, Jim. Csak biztos szeretnk lenni abban, hogy a fogai
egszsgesek.
- Ksznm, doktor.

- Nurse! Help, please! - Nvr! Segtsen, krem!

- What has happened?
- My little daughter has fallen down the stairs.
- Let's take her to the emergency ward quickly. She isn't
bleeding but we'll take some x-rays. I'm afraid you'll have
to wait outside.
- Mi trtnt?
- A kislnyom leesett a lpcsrl.
- Vigyk gyorsan az ambulancira. Nem vrzik, de meg-
rntgenezzk. Attl tartok, kint kell vrakoznia.

Later... Ksbb...
- The nurse told me you're the little girl's father, I'm Dr. - A nvr mondta nekem, hogy maga a kislny apja, n Dr.
Wild. Wild vagyok.
- How is she? - Hogy van?
- She has broken her left arm. We have put it in a cast, and - Eltrte a bal karjt. Snbe tesszk s felktve kell tartania.
she'll have to keep it in a sling.
- For how long? - Mennyi idre?
- Five to six weeks. - t-hat htre.
- Can I see her? - Lthatom?
- The nurse will show you to her room. I have given her - A nvr megmutatja a krtermt. Adtam neki gygyszert,
some medication, so she might be sleeping. lehet, hogy aludni fog.
- She's going to be all right, isn't she? - Ugye rendbe jn?
- She had a nasty fall. I think it would be better for her to - Csnya egy esse volt. Az hiszem, jobb, ha egy pr napig
remain in hospital for few days. But, she will get over it. krhzban marad. t fogja vszelni.
- Thank you, doctor. - Ksznm, doktor.
 Health Egszsg
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." "Naponta egy alma, tvol tartja az orvost. "

- Hi John. - Szia John.

- Hello Mona. Where is David? - Szia Mona. Hol van David?
- He went to see the doctor. - Elment az orvoshoz.
- What's wrong with him? - Mi baja van?
- He caught a cold. - Megfzott.
- How did that happen? - Hogyan trtnt?
- I think he went to the swimming pool, and left with wet - Azt hiszem uszodba ment, s vizes hajjal jtt ki. A mlt
hair. It was quite windy last weekend. htvge nagyon szeles volt.
- How bad is it? - Mennyire slyos?
- He is weak. Thank God he doesn't have a fever, but he - Gyenglkedik. Hla Istennek nincs lza, de khg s tsz-
coughs and sneezes. szg.
- If you see him, will you tell him something for me? - Ha ltod t, elmondanl neki valamit?
- Sure. - Persze.
- Get well soon. - Jobbulst kvnok.
- I will. Bye. - Megmondom neki. Szia.

- What's wrong, Miss? - Mi a baj Hlgyem?

- I have a terrible backache. - Rettenetesen fj a htam.
- How bad is it? - Mennyire fj?
- Well, I can't lift anything no matter how light it is. - Ht, nem tudok semmit felemelni, mg a knny dolgokat
sem.
- Does it hurt when you're lying down as well? - Ha fekszik akkor is fj?
- Yes, it does. - Igen.
- I suggest you take some rest. I'll prescribe some pain- - Az javasolnm, hogy pihenjen. Felrok nhny fjdalom-
killers. Come back in a week's time. If it's not better by csillaptt. Jjjn vissza egy ht mlva. Ha nem mlik el,
then we'll try something else. akkor megprblunk valami mst.

- What's wrong? - Mi a baj?

- I have a toothache. - Fj a fogam.
- That's terrible. Why don't you go to the dentist? - Ez rettenetes. Mirt nem msz el a fogorvoshoz?
- I don't like dentists. - Nem szeretem a fogorvosokat.
- I don't like them, either. But I don't like it when my teeth - n sem szeretem ket. s nem szeretem, hogyha valami
hurt. fj.

- What's wrong with little Jimmy? - Mi baj van kis Jimmy-vel?

- Nothing. He has just had his regular check-up.
- What do you mean?
- Once every six weeks, I take him to our family doctor.
You know, just to make sure everything is all right.
- Once every six weeks? Isn't that too often?
- Not at all. Young children like Jimmy can't complain. It's
very difficult for them to accept illness like adults.
- I know adults should see the doctor at least twice a year.
- Quite right. But for children it's different.
- Semmi. Most fejeztk be a rutinvizsglatot.
- Ez mit jelent?
- Hathetente egyszer elviszem t a csaldi orvosunkhoz
kivizsglsra. Tudod, azrt, hogy biztos legyek benne,
hogy minden rendben van.
- Hathetente egyszer? Ez nem tl gyakori?
- Egyltaln nem. Az olyan kicsik, mint Jimmy nem tudnak
panaszkodni. k nehezen viselik a betegsget, nem gy
mint a felnttek.
- Tudom, hogy a felntteknek vente ktszer kell orvoshoz
mennik.
- Ez igaz. Gyerekeknl ez mskpp van.

(A very upset lady phones her doctor) (Egy ijedt hlgy orvost hvja)

- Come quickly, please. My ten-year-old son has swallowed - Jjjn gyorsan, krem. Az n tz ves fiam lenyelt egy
a pen. tollat.
The doctor was not worried, and said: Az orvos nem vette komolyan:
- I'll come as soon as I can. There are a lot of patients in the - Amikor csak tudok, jvk. Jelenleg sok a beteg a ren-
office now, it will take three or four hours. delben, kb. 3-4 rba telik.
- Three or four hours? What shall I do then? - 3-4 ra? De ht akkor mit csinljak?
- I'm afraid you will have to use a pencil. - Hasznljon ceruzt.
- I don't feel well.
- What do you mean?
- I'm weak and lazy. I don't have much appetite. I can't do
my daily work.
- Have you seen a doctor?
- What for? I am not ill.
- But you're not healthy, either.
- The doctor will ask me if I feel pain anywhere. If I say I
haven't, he will think I'm wasting his time.
- Nonsense. Pain is not the only serious complaint.
- And what do you do to keep healthy and in good
condition?
- I don't eat fatty food or sweets. I try to eat a lot of fresh
fruit and vegetables. I have my meals at regular times. I
don't drink alcohol, and I try not to drink too much tea and
coffee. I exercise and I don't smoke.
- No wonder you always look and feel all right.
- Nem rzem jl magam.
- Az mit jelent?
- Gyenglkedem, lusta vagyok. Nincs tvgyam. Nem tu-
dom a mindennapi munkmat elvgezni.
- Voltl mr orvosnl?
- Minek? Nem vagyok beteg.
- De egszsges sem vagy.
- Az orvos azt fogja krdezni, hogy fj-e valahol. Ha azt
mondom, hogy nem fj semmi, akkor azt hiszi csak az
idejt rabolom.
- Hlyesg. A fjdalom nem az egyetlen komoly panasz.
- s mit csinlsz, hogy mindig j az egszsged s j kon-
dciban vagy?
- Nem eszem zsrosat s dessget; prblok sok friss gy-
mlcst s zldsget enni. Rendszeresen tkezem. Nem
iszom alkoholt s nem iszom tl sok tet s kvt.
Tornzom s nem dohnyzom.
- Nem csoda, hogy mindig jl nzel ki s jl rzed magad.

- I have a headache. Do you have some aspirin? - Fj a fejem. Van aszpirined?

- You complained of a headache yesterday and several - Tegnap is fjt a fejed s eltte is tbbszr. Nem gondolod,
times before. Don't you think you should see a doctor? hogy orvoshoz kne menned?
- It'll be all right. - Majd csak jobb lesz.
- Have you checked your eyes lately? - Vizsgltattad mostanban a szemed?
- My eyes? - A szemem?
- Yes. If you have a problem with your eyes, you could - Igen. Hogyha problma van a szemeddel, akkor lehet
have a headache. fejfjsod.
- There's nothing wrong with my eyes. - Semmi baj nincs a szememmel.
- Well, I still think you should pay a visit to your doctor. - Mg mindig az a vlemnyem, hogy orvoshoz kne men-
ned.
 Healthy foods
You do your best, you starve, count the calories in each bite
and still it's not enough. No matter what you do, the figures
on your scales make your eyes boggle. Your feelings of
guilt aggravate the problem and you rush off to swallow
something. Here you go again! The next thing you know
you're off on your way to your tailor for a new suit after the
old one has let you down! What a shame! To pull yourself
out of your depression you decide you should see a
dietician or a nutritionist.
You suffer all right, but you think it's not time for a
physician yet. So, what happens? Either one gives you a
long list of what not to eat or come near of ready, and a
one-page menu with alien contents of which they expect
you to adopt as your new diet.
Where on earth are you supposed to find these? And
assuming you do, have you considered the cost?
Who said healthy food has to be out of reach? Does that
make it a luxury? And a million questions no one can
answer for you. Yet, these extra layers of fat remind you to
take action first and ask questions later.
A caring friend suggests exercise, another one recommends
steam baths. You try both, but keep neither one.
Why? You can't stand the look those slim companions give
you. On your way home you give yourself a compensatory
extra-large ice-cream. Satisfied? Try saying that to the
weeping scales next morning! Now, it's time for your
regular medical check. That's it! A state of emergency is
announced and your medical advisor is threatening to
assign your diet to a referee! How would you like that?
You're given a new list, which this time looks even leaner
than former ones. Now you're being tortured with
completely tasteless odourless stuff. I hate to say it, but you
had been warned! Every time you accepted a double-cream
cake, a bell rang in your head in a desperate attempt to
make you stop. Each time you helped yourself to juicy
steaks or fried chicken, your stomach cried for mercy.
From now on, you'll have to thrive on wholemeal bread and
apples. From time to time you'll be offered a piece of lean
meat or a chicken breast. Fish is given the nod of approval
but no accompanying chips or mayonnaise. Sugar-free
drinks are allowed, but spirits are absolutely out of
question! You might refuse to go along with it, sneak off
while not being watched and enjoy a pancake or a bar of
chocolate. You may even surrender to an irresistible hot
dog. Go ahead! Order another one. After all, we are what
we eat!
Egszsges telek
Mindent elkvetsz, hezel, szmolod minden falat
kalrijt s ez mg mindig nem elg. Mindegy, hogy mit
csinlsz, a szemed fennakad a mrleg mutatjn. A
bntudat rzse slyosbtja a problmt s rohansz, hogy
lenyelj valamit. Mr megint itt tartasz! A kvetkez dolog,
hogy utad a szabdhoz visz egy rend j ruhrt, miutn a
rgi mr cserbenhagyott. Micsoda szgyen! Hogy kihzd
magad a depresszibl, gy dntesz, hogy elmsz egy
dita-specialisthoz, vagy egy tpllkozsi tancsadhoz.
Kellen szenvedsz, de gy rzed mg nincs itt az ideje,
hogy orvoshoz menj. s mi trtnik? Mindenki ad neked
egy hossz listt, hogy mit ne egyl, vagy mg a kzelbe
se menj s egy oldalnyi ment, szmodra idegen sszettel
telekrl, s elvrjk, hogy fogadd el ezeket az j
ditdknt. Hol tudnd ezeket a fldn megtallni? Tegyk
fel, hogy megtallod, de figyelembe vetted a kltsgeket?
Ki mondta, hogy az egszsges teleknek elrhetetleneknek
kell lennik? Ez mr luxusnak szmt? s mg milli
krds, amit senki nem tud megvlaszolni. Ez a tlzott
zsrlerakds arra emlkeztet, hogy elbb cselekedj s
utna krdezskdj. Egy gondoskod bart tornt javasol,
egy msik szaunt ajnl. Mindkettt kiprblod, de egyiket
sem folytatod. Mirt? Ki nem llhatod sovny trsaid
tekintett. Hazafel menet krptolod magad egy extra adag
fagyival. Elgedett vagy? Magyarzd meg msnap reggel a
kilendlt mrleg mutatjnak! Most van itt az ideje a
rendszeres orvosi ellenrzsnek. Ez, az. Bellt a
vszhelyzet, kezelorvosod fenyeget, megbz valakit, hogy
figyelje a ditdat. Hogy tetszene ez neked?
Adnak neked egy j listt, ami mg sovnyabbnak tnik,
mint a korbbiak. Most ztelen s szagtalan dolgokkal
gytrnek. Utlom ezt mondani, de erre elre
figyelmeztettek. Mindig, amikor megettl egy dupla krmes
tortt, egy cseng szlalt meg a fejedben s ktsgbe
esetten prblt meglltani. Mindig, amikor vettl a szaftos
hsokbl, vagy a slt csirkbl a gyomrod kegyelemrt
knyrgtt. Mostantl korpskenyrrel s almval kell
berned. Idrl-idre egy szelet sovny hst, vagy
csirkemellet kapsz. A hal fogyasztsa is megengedett, de
nem sltburgonya, vagy majonz ksretben. A
cukormentes italok engedlyezve vannak, de az alkohol
teljesen kizrva! Megtagadhatod, hogy ezt vgigcsinlod s
amikor nem ltnak elsurransz, hogy egyl egy palacsintt,
vagy egy szelet csokoldt. Az ellenllhatatlan hot dognak
is megadod magad. Rajta! Rendelj egy msikat. Minden
esetre olyan az ember, amilyen az tkezse!
 Agreement
I agree. - I disagree with you.
- It's very expensive to travel by plane.
- You are right, but it's comfortable and fast.
- I agree.
- I have two tickets to a rock concert. Would you like to
come?
- When is it?
- On Friday.
- I'd love to, but I'm leaving early on Saturday morning.
- We won't stay until the end, would you come then?
- I'm afraid I'll have too many things to do, sorry.
- That's all right.
- Could you lend me your dictionary, please?
- Sorry, I can't. Linda borrowed it yesterday.
- There have been three accidents in this street since
Wednesday.
- Isn't that terrible? They should be more careful.
- A lot of people drive cars. I think that is the problem.
- I disagree with you. Too many people drive carelessly.
Sometimes pedestrians don't pay attention either. That's
how accidents happen.
- In the past, there were fewer cars and fewer accidents.
- That's true, but this isn't the reason.
- I think if fewer cars were on the road, less accident would
happen.
- And how could we do that?
- For example, we should use public transportation to the
city centre.
- That is a good idea. I think people should do something
about it.
- Where dose Ann live?
- She lives in a village.
- Does she like it there?
- I think she does. It must be quiet there. I would like to
move to a quiet place, too.
- Move to a village? I don't think that's a good idea.
- Why not?
- There isn't much to do there. No cinemas, no theatres, and
no discos.
- So what? You can find these things in the city.
- Well then, why not live in the city?
- There is too much pollution and noise. There are too many
people.
- There is life here. There isn't any life in a village.
- I disagree with you.
- Would you like to go out for dinner?
- Yes, I'd love to. When shall we go?
- How about tonight?
- I don't think I can. I'm visiting my grandmother this
afternoon.
- But we would go in the evening. You'll have enough time.
- I don't think so. Every time I visit her she speaks for
hours. She always bakes a cake and prepares lots of
delicious dishes. I don't think I'll be hungry after all of
that.
- I see. Then, let's go tomorrow.
- That will be fine.
Egyetrts
Egyetrtek. - Nem rtek egyet veled.
- Nagyon drga replvel utazni.
- Igazad van, de knyelmes s gyors.
- Egyetrtek.
- Kt rock-koncert jegyem van. Szeretnl eljnni?
- Mikor lesz?
- Pnteken.
- Szeretnk, de szombat reggel korn elutazom.
- Nem maradunk ott vgig, akkor eljssz?
- Attl tartok, hogy sok a tennivalm, sajnos.
- Rendben.
- Klcsn adnd a sztradat?
- Sajnos, nem tudom. Linda klcsnkrte tegnap.
- Mr hrom baleset trtnt ezen az utcn szerda ta.
- Ht, ez nem rettenetes? vatosabbnak kne lennik.
- Sok ember vezet autt. Azt hiszem ez a problma.
- Nem rtek egyet veled. Sok ember figyelmetlenl vezet.
Nha a gyalogosok sem figyelnek. gy trtnnek a
balesetek.
- Rgen, kevesebb aut volt s kevesebb baleset.
- Ez igaz, de ennek nem ez az oka.
- Azt hiszem, ha kevesebb aut lenne az ton, kevesebb
baleset trtnne.
- s ezt hogyan tehetnnk meg?
- Pldul tmegkzlekedsi eszkzzel kellene utazni a bel-
vrosban.
- Ez egy j tlet. gy gondolom, hogy az embereknek va-
lamit tennik kellene ezrt.
- Hol lakik Anna?
- Falun lakik.
- Tetszik ott neki?
- Szerintem, tetszik neki. Ott biztos nyugalmas. n is egy
nyugodt helyre szeretnk kltzni.
- Falura kltzni? Nem hiszem, hogy ez j tlet.
- Mirt ne?
- Ott nem sok mindent lehet csinlni. Se mozi, se sznhz,
se diszk.
- Na s? Ezeket megtallhatod a vrosban.
- Akkor mirt ne lakjunk a vrosban?
- Tl nagy a szennyezettsg s a zaj. Tl sok az ember.
- Itt let van. Falun semmi let sincs.
- Nem rtek egyet veled.
- Szeretnl elmenni vacsorzni?
- Igen, szeretnk. Mikor menjnk?
- Mit szlnl a mai esthez?
- Nem hiszem, hogy el tudnk menni. Ma dlutn meg-
ltogatom a nagymammat.
- De mi este megynk. Lesz r elg idd.
- Nem hiszem. Minden alkalommal, amikor megltogatom,
rkig beszl. Mindig kszt stemnyt s rengeteg
finomsgot. Nem hiszem, hogy ezek utn hes leszek.
- rtem. Akkor menjnk holnap.
- J lesz.
- This shirt is awful! I don't like it.
- I agree with you. I don't like the colour much.
- Let's ask to see another one.
- I would like a different pattern.
- Yes, that's a good idea.
- Ez az ing szrny! Nekem nem tetszik.
- Egyetrtek. Nekem nem nagyon tetszik a szne.
- Krjnk msikat.
- Szeretnk megnzni egy ms mintjt.
- Igen ez egy j tlet.

- Would you like some coffee? - Krsz kvt?

- No, thank you. I had a cup this morning. I never drink - Nem, ksznm. Ma reggel ittam egy csszvel. Soha
more than one a day. nem iszom egynl tbbet naponta.
- You're sensible. Too much coffee isn't good for your - Helyes. Tl sok kv nem tesz jt az egszsgednek.
health.

- I'll buy these flowers for my mother. - Megveszem ezeket a virgokat anyukmnak.
- These ones? - Ezeket?
- Yes. Don't you like them? - Igen. Nem tetszenek neked?
- I'm not sure. Are they fresh? - Nem egszen. Frissek?
- I don't know. - Nem tudom.
- I don't think they are. - Nem hiszem, hogy frissek.
- You're right. Those ones over there look better. - Igazad van. Azok ott jobban nznek ki.
- Yes, they do. - Igen.
- I'll take them. - Elviszem ket.

- Could you change this one hundred-dollar note for me? I - Fel tudod nekem vltani ezt a szzdollrost? Telefonlni
want to use the telephone. szeretnk.
- I'm not sure I have enough coins. How many do you - Nem biztos, hogy van elg aprm. Mennyi kell neked?
need?
- Some tens. - Nhny tzes.
- I have two tens. Here, you can have them. - Kt tzesem van. Tessk, hasznlhatod.
- Thanks. - Ksznm.

- I love horror films. - Szeretem a horror filmeket.

- I prefer romantic ones. - n a romantikusokat kedvelem jobban.
- Those are boring and they are all the same. - Azok unalmasak s mind egyformk.
- That's not true. - Ez nem igaz.
 Man and health
- Good evening everybody. This is your daily program
Health Watch, I'm your host Virginia Brown. Upon your
requests we have Dr. James Lord with us. Thank you very
much doctor for being here. It's most kind of you to accept
our invitation for the second time on this show.
- It's my pleasure. Glad to know that more people care
about their health.
- Last time we started discussing what you called the
warning symptoms like headaches, numbness in the limbs
and others. Tonight you're here to talk about blood sugar
problems.
- Yes. A lot of people suffer from excessively high sugar
levels. If we imagine these sugar molecules as serving as
building blocks or providers of energy, then one would
expect them to be within the cells themselves and not
wandering round the periphery. By avoiding the cells they
can't be broken down and subsequently remain unused.
- What pushes sugar inside the cells?
- A very important hormone named 'Insulin' is released
under normal conditions from the Pancreas. What this
hormone does is to force sugar into cells by binding a
specific receptor onto the cell surface thus enabling the
cells to recognise the sugars and let them in. There are of
course some cases when this gland is destroyed by a virus,
a disease or even by surgery. In this case the Insulin has to
be supplemented artificially. On the other hand, and this is
true of the vast majority of cases, the already secreted
hormone can't meet the body's demand. In other words,
the amount of sugar consumed is far too much for the
hormone to cope with.
- So, it's more like a fixed amount of sugar that could be
eliminated. If sugar input exceeds the hormone's rate of
clearance, the difference remains in the blood.
- In rough terms, yes. It's very interesting there is a unique
sequence. First, the high level of sugar circulating
increases blood osmosis, which leads to excessive water
intake and therefore passing it out. For unexplained
reasons these are accompanied by increased eating. So, in
summary we call them the three poly signs: polydipsia,
polyuria and polyphagia.
- That's getting harder and harder for me doctor. New
warning signs.
- Indeed.
- Why is it essential to keep blood sugar levels within
normal limits?
- As I said mostly because we need sugar to pursue
numerous activities on the cellular level. The next thing
would be for cells to seek other energy sources or suffer
and perhaps die. And that's when a neglected reversible
condition results in a function being hampered or even
lost. In conclusion, I'd like to emphasise the importance of
regular blood examinations. The ability to control blood
sugar levels is now considered to be a medical
achievement. The key to this is early diagnosis and
obeying the physician's instructions.
- Dr. Lord, I do hope we'll have you back on the show.
Until then thank you for this valuable talk.
Ember s egszsg
- J estt, mindenkinek! Ez az nk napi egszsggyi
programja, Virginia Brown vagyok, az nk
vendgltja. Krsk alapjn Dr. James Lord is velnk
van. Nagyon ksznm doktor, hogy itt van. Klnsen
kedves ntl, hogy mr msodszor fogadta el
meghvsunkat ebbe a msorba.
- Nekem rm. rlk, hogy ilyen sokan trdnek az
egszsgkkel.
- Mlt alkalommal az n ltal riasztnak nevezett tneteket
kezdtk megvitatni, mint a fejfjs, a zsibbads a
vgtagokban s egyebek. Ma este a vrcukor problmirl
fog beszlni.
- Igen. Sok ember szenved a magas vrcukor szinttl. Ha
elkpzeljk ezeket a cukor molekulkat, mint az energia
hordozit, akkor elvrjuk tlk, hogy bent legyenek a
sejtben s ne vndoroljanak a perifrikra. Ha kilpnek a
sejtekbl nem tudnak lebontdni, ezrt felhasznlatlanok
maradnak.
- Mi knyszerti a cukrot a sejtekbe?
- Egy nagyon fontos hormon, inzulin a neve, norml krl-
mnyek kztt a hasnylmirigy vlasztja ki. Ez a hormon
a sejtekbe knyszerti a cukrot, mikzben sszekti a sejt
felletn lv specilis receptorokkal, gy lehetv teszi,
hogy a sejtek felismerjk a cukrot s beengedjk. Persze
vannak esetek mikor a mirigy egy vrus, betegsg vagy
sebszet ltal srl. Ilyen esetekben az inzulint
mestersgesen kell ptolni. Ms rszrl az esetek
tbbsgben ez trtnik, a kivlasztdott hormon nem
tallkozik a test kvetelsvel. Ms szval a felvett cukor
mennyisge tl sok a hormonnak, hogy feldolgozza.
- Teht, ez tbb mint egy lland mennyisg cukor, amely
eltvolthat. Ha a cukorfelvtel tllpi a hormonlis
megtisztts hatrt, a maradk a vrben marad.
- Tbbnyire, igen. rdekes mdon igen klnleges folyamat
jtszdik le. Elssorban a magas vrcukor fokozza a
vrozmzist, ennek hatsra tbb vizet fogyasztanak,
amely gyakori vizelst okoz. Nem tudni mi okbl, az
elz tnetekhez mg hozzjrul, hogy sok telt
fogyasztanak. Teht, sszefoglalva, gy nevezzk a hrom
poly jelet: polydipsia, polyuria s polyphagia.
- Ez egyre nehezebb nekem doktor r. j riaszt jelek.
- Igen valban.
- Mirt szksges a vrcukor szintet a normlis hatron
bell tartani?
- Ahogy mondtam, tbbnyire azrt, mert szmunkra fontos,
hogy a cukor lefolytasson szmos tevkenysget a sejtek
szintjn. Msrszt a sejteknek j energiaforrst kellene
keresnik, vagy vesztesget szenvednnek, esetleg el is
halnnak. Ezrt, ha elhanyagolnak egy megfordthat
llapotot, ebbl az kvetkezhet, hogy egy funkci lelassul,
vagy esetleg el is veszthet. Vgl szeretnm
hangslyozni a vrvizsglatok rendszeressgnek
fontossgt. Ma a vrcukorszint ellenrzse egy orvosi
siker. Ennek kulcsa a korai diagnzis s hallgassunk az
orvosra.
- Dr. Lord, remlem viszontltjuk a msorban. Addig is
ksznm ezt az rtkes beszlgetst.
 Meal, cooking
- Who was it, Kathy?
- That was mother. She says she won't be able to come
home early. She wants us to prepare dinner.
- Great!
- I thought you wouldn't like to.
- I have an idea. I'll order some pizzas by telephone. They
will be here in no time.
- Don't, David! Mother wouldn't like that. Besides, father
doesn't eat pizza.
- Then, we'll order some hamburgers for him.
- Stop it, David, will you? If you don't want to help at least
keep out of my way! Let's see what we have. Eggs,
potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and I think we have some
meatballs somewhere in the freezer.
- I still can't imagine what kind of dinner you'll make out of
that.
- A very delicious one.
tkezs, fzs
- Ki volt az, Kathy?
- Anya volt az. Azt mondta, hogy nem tud korn hazajnni.
Azt akarja, hogy ksztsk el a vacsort.
- Nagyszer!
- Azt hittem nem fog tetszeni.
- Van egy tletem. Rendelek pizzt telefonon. Pillanatokon
bell itt lesz.
- Nem David! Anynak nem fog tetszeni. Egybknt, apa
nem eszik pizzt.
- Ht akkor rendelnk neki pr hamburgert.
- Hagyd abba David, megtennd? Ha nem akarsz segteni,
legalbb llj el az utambl! Lssuk mink van. Tojs,
burgonya, paradicsom, uborka s azt hiszem valahol a
fagyasztban van fasrozott is.
- Mg mindig nem tudom, milyen vacsort tudnl kihozni
ezekbl.
- Egy nagyon finomat.

- Do you mind if I watch? - Nem bnod, ha nzlek?

- No, if you promise not to disturb me. Do you like mashed - Nem, ha meggred, hogy nem zavarsz. Szereted a
potatoes? krumpliprt?
- I prefer French fries. - Jobban szeretem a slt krumplit.
- All right, David. Here you are. Peel these potatoes! - Rendben, David. Itt van. Hmozd meg ezeket a krump-
likat!
- What? I said I'd watch. I didn't say I'd help. - Micsoda? Azt mondtam nzni foglak. Azt nem mondtam,
hogy segtek is.
- You want to eat, don't you? - Enni akarsz, nemde?
- Yes, but... I'm not good at it. - Igen, de ... Nem rtek hozz.
- You'd better help, David. Mother will be home any minute - Jobban teszed, ha segtesz David. Anya brmelyik perc-
now, and we haven't cooked dinner yet. ben itthon lehet s mi mg nem fztnk vacsort.
- What are you going to cook? - Mit fzl?
- How does meatballs in tomato sauce and mashed potatoes - Hogy hangzik a fasrozott paradicsomszszban krumpli-
sound? Oh, and cucumber salad. prvel? Oh, s persze uborkasalta.
- That sounds great. - Ez nagyszeren hangzik.
- First I'll boil the potatoes. Meanwhile I'll squash the - Elszr megfzm a krumplikat. Ezalatt kiprselem a pa-
tomatoes, add herbs, and fry them together in little oil radicsomot, hozzadom a fszereket s olajon besrtem.
until the mixture becomes thick.
- Are you sure that's how mother makes it? - Biztos vagy benne, hogy anya is gy csinlja?
- I think so. OK. While the tomatoes on the stove, I'd better - Azt hiszem. OK. Amg a tzhelyen f, felszeletelem az
slice the cucumbers. uborkkat.
- What about the dressing? - Milyen lesz a saltantet?
- We'll need vinegar, sugar and some oil. I'll check the - Lesz benne ecet, cukor s egy kis olaj. Megnzem a
potatoes. They aren't ready yet. krumplit. Mg nincsen kszen.
- Kathy, you forgot the meatballs. - Kathy, megfeledkeztl a fasrtrl.
- No, I didn't. I'll fry them later, so that they are still warm - Nem. Megstm ksbb, hogy melegek legyenek mire
when mum and dad arrive. szleink megjnnek.
- I didn't know you were such a good cook. - Nem tudtam, hogy ilyen j szakcs vagy.
- Wait till you taste it. - Vrj, amg megkstolod.
 Meal tkezs
Don't you like fast food? Nem szereted a gyorsteleket?

- Good afternoon. A table for two, sir? - J napot. Egy asztalt kt szemlyre, uram?
- Yes, and the menu, please. - Igen, s az tlapot, legyen szves.
- Right away. Anything to start with? - Mris hozom. Valamit kezdsnek?
- I'd like to have some tomato soup, please. - Paradicsomlevest krnk.
- And the lady? - s a hlgynek?
- Let's see. Do you have any mushroom soup? - Lssuk csak. Van gombalevesk?
- Yes, madam. - Igen, hlgyem.
- Then I'll have that. - Akkor azt krnk.
- Would you like to order the main course now, or shall I - A ftelt most rendelik meg, vagy visszajjjek ksbb?
come back later?
- Let's order now. I'm starving. I would like to have - Rendeljk meg most. Rettent hes vagyok. Csirkt kr-
chicken. nk.
- Grilled or fried? - Grill vagy slt csirkt?
- Grilled. - Grillt.
- Any vegetables? - s zldsgflket?
- Yes. Beans, carrots and potatoes. That's boiled potatoes. - Igen. Babot, srgarpt s burgonyt. Ftt burgonyt. s
What about you, dear? te, drgm?
- I'll have a steak. Well-done steak please and some rice. - n bifszteket. Jl tsttt bifszteket s rizst krek.
- Anything else? - Mg valamit?
- Yes, please. Some salad. - Igen. Egy kis saltt.
- We have cucumber salad, Mexican salad, and mixed - Uborkasaltnk, Mexiki saltnk s vegyes saltnk van.
salad.
- What is in the mixed salad? - A vegyes salta mibl ll?
- It contains tomato, lettuce, green pepper, radish and onion. - Van benne paradicsom, fejes salta, zldpaprika, retek s
- That sounds delicious. I'll have that. hagyma.
- Pompsan hangzik. Krek egyet.
- Make that two. - Kettt hozzon belle.
- What would you like to drink? - Mit szeretnnek inni?
- Red wine, please. - Vrsbort, legyen szves.
- Not for me. I'll have some mineral water. - n nem krek. Nekem svnyvizet hozzon.
- I shall serve you your soup. - Mindjrt hozom a levest.

- Waiter! The check, please. - Pincr! A szmlt, legyen szves.

- Was everything all right, sir? - Minden rendben volt, uram?
- It was excellent. Thank you. - Kitn volt. Ksznm.

- I saw Jane and David today. They would like to have
dinner out with us.
- That's a good idea. There's a new place that serves good
hamburgers.
- Hamburgers?
- What's wrong? Don't you like fast food?
- I have had enough of fast food. I want a nice meal in a
nice restaurant. Remember?
- OK...OK. What did you have in mind?
- Mmm... I'd really like to try some Chinese food.
- What? I won't eat that.
- Why not? It's healthy, tasty and..
- ... and very expensive!
- Oh, Paul! One dinner won't do any harm.
- That's what you think!
- All right. What did you have in mind? Other than sand-
wiches.
- Hey, why not take them to an Italian restaurant?
- Now Paul, just because you like Italian food doesn't mean
we all do. Besides, there aren't many dishes to choose
from. It's either spaghetti or that half-cooked bread
covered with tasteless ingredients they call Pizza.
- That's not true! Last time I ate there it was really tasty.
- Tallkoztam ma Jane-nel s David-del. Szeretnnek el-
menni valahov vacsorzni velnk.
- Ez j tlet. Van egy j hely, ahol nagyon j hamburgert
adnak.
- Hamburgert?
- Mi a baj? Nem szereted a gyorsteleket?
- Elegem van a gyorstelekbl. Egy kellemes tkezst sze-
retnk egy bartsgos tteremben. Emlkszel?
- OK...OK. Mire gondolsz?
- Mmm... Valjban szeretnm megkstolni a knai te-
leket.
- Mit? n nem eszem meg.
- Mirt nem? Egszsges, zletes s...
- ... s nagyon drga!
- Oh, Paul! Egy vacsora nem fog megrtani.
- Ezt gondolod te!
- Rendben. Te mire gondolsz? Msra, mint szendvicsekre?
- Mirt ne vihetnnk ket egy olasz tterembe?
- Paul, csak azrt, mert te szereted az olasz teleket, nem
jelenti azt, hogy mi is. Egybknt sincs olyan sok fogs,
ami kztt vlaszthatunk. Vagy spagetti vagy flig
megsttt kenyr ztelen hozzvalkkal, amit pizznak
hvnak.
- Ez nem igaz! Legutoljra, amikor ott ettem, nagyon zletes
volt.
- Is that right? And when was that?
- I... I don't remember.
- See what I mean. It was a very long time ago. It has
changed since then.
- Listen! Why don't you cook something, and we'll have it
here instead of going out?
- Oh no, Paul! I want to eat out so that I don't have to cook.
- Well then, why doesn't Jane cook something and we eat at
their place?
- You know what, I'll call Jane and tell her we can't make
up our minds. It would be better if they forget the whole
thing. I shall never forgive you for this Paul. NEVER!
- Igazn? s ez mikor volt?
- ... Nem emlkszem.
- rtsd meg, mire gondolok. Ez nagyon rgen volt. Ez
megvltozott azta.
- Figyelj! Mirt nem fzl valamit, s itthon vacsorzunk,
ahelyett, hogy elmennnk valahov.
- Oh nem, Paul! Olyat szeretnk enni mshol, amit nem
nekem kell fznm.
- Akkor mirt nem fz valamit Jane, s vacsorzunk nluk?
- Tudod mit, felhvom Jane-t s megmondom neki, hogy
nem tudunk semmit eldnteni. Az lenne a legjobb, ha k
elfelejtenk az egszet. Ezt soha sem fogom megbocstani
neked Paul! SOHA!

- Waiter! - Pincr!
- Yes, sir? - Igen, uram?
- There is a fly in my soup! - Egy lgy van a levesemben!
- It's quite all right, sir. It's dead. - Semmi baj, uram. Mr megdgltt.
- That's terrible! Where is the manager? - Ez szrny! Hol van a vezet?
- He went to the restaurant at the corner to have lunch. - tment a sarki tterembe ebdelni.

- Waiter! What kind of soup is this? - Pincr! Milyen leves ez?

- It's bean soup, sir. - Bableves, uram.
- I don't care what it has been. I want to know what it is - Nem az rdekel, hogy mi volt. Azt akarom tudni, hogy
now! most mi.
 Eating habits
Eating is not just necessary to survive.
It's also an art. When you buy a piece of raw meat and
make a delicious meal out of it, you are being creative. A
lot of people spend most of their lives in the kitchen. Some
enjoy cooking for other people. So, what are the basic
things to know about food? This isn't to categorise you or to
make you feel guilty about your eating habits; it's more like
a friendly talk.
How many of us have a real breakfast before starting their
working day? If you are among those who never do, then
here comes our first piece of advice. Never work on an
empty stomach! Health experts suggest that the weakness
felt by some of us in the hours before lunch could be
reduced by having breakfast. Of course, tea or coffee alone
doesn't constitute a good breakfast. Now, let's move on to
lunch. In some countries this is the main meal of the day.
First, they have a soup followed by a main course, which is
usually meat and vegetables. Sometimes they finish with a
dessert. They might even have a rest after such a heavy
meal. In other countries, however, people work all through
the afternoon, and a big lunch is a luxury. But that's not a
problem. You can do whatever you like as long as you eat
something early in the afternoon. If you don't, you'll most
likely get hungry later and have a snack. And don't do that!
Snacks are the worst thing for your health.
They ruin your appetite, and upset your digestion. Next is
dinner. If you have a good lunch, all you need is a light
dinner. But don't go to bed immediately!
tkezsi szoksok
Az tkezs nem csak az letben maradshoz szksges.
Egyben mvszet is. Ha veszel egy darab nyershst s
csods lakomt csinlsz belle, akkor kreatv vagy. Legtbb
ember lete nagy rszt a konyhban tlti. Egyesek
szvesen fznek msoknak. Teht mik az alap dolgok, amit
az lelemrl tudni kell? Ez nem sorol be egy specilis
csoportba, vagy ksztet r, hogy bntudatod legyen az
tkezsi szoksaid miatt, ez inkbb egy barti beszlgets.
Hnyan reggeliznk mieltt a munkt megkezdennk? Ha
azok kztt vagy, akik soha sem teszik, akkor itt az els
tancsunk. Soha ne dolgozz res gyomorral!
Egszsggyi szakemberek szerint, az ebd eltti rkban a
sokunk ltal tapasztalt gyengesg cskken, ha reggeliznk.
Termszetesen, a tea vagy a kv magban nem ugyanaz.
Most jjjn az ebd.
Nhny orszgban ez a napi ftkezs.
Elszr levest esznek, amit a ffogs kvet, ami ltalban
hsbl, zldsgekbl ll. Nha desszerttel zrjk.
Mg egy ilyen nehz tel utn pihenhetnek is.
Ms orszgokban azonban az emberek egsz dlutn
dolgoznak s nincs idejk az evsre. De ez nem problma.
Csinlhatsz amit akarsz, amennyiben kora dlutn eszel
valamit. Ha nem, akkor ksbb hes lehetsz s jhet a
gyorsevs. Ezt ne tedd!
A gyorstkezs a legrosszabb, amit magaddal tehetsz.
Tnkre teszi a ditdat s elveszi az tvgyadat. Kvetkezik
a vacsora. Ha kiadsan ebdelsz, akkor elg egy knny
vacsora. Ne aludj el rgtn vacsora utn!
 Child, family
- Welcome to our weekly program "Ask the Experts". This
is your host Ed Wild. Today's guest is Dr. Amanda Palm,
the child and family psychologist. Welcome doctor and
thanks for coming today. First I'd like to ask you about the
role your profession plays in the life of the average family.
- I've been practising psychology for more than ten years. A
few years ago I decided to specialize in family therapy
and I came to realize that a child is by far the most
sensitive and important member of the family. I think
today's family needs an expert's opinion when it comes to
raising children. Then a lot of teenage and adolescent
behaviour would be understood and perhaps corrected in a
different manner.
- Explain, please.
- All through my career I've been seeing children of
different backgrounds. Some of them grow up to be
successful, others turn into criminals and delinquents. I've
been asking myself if it's a matter of luck. But it's not.
One's attitude, beliefs and future are much determined by
one's upbringing.
- So, you're saying well-brought up kids make well-
behaved grown ups.
- On the contrary, however hard we try we don't always
succeed.
- It's quite confusing, doctor.
- It is indeed. I've written it all down in my book "Are We
Good Parents?", it's out next month.
- I know you don't want to discuss it in detail, but at least
tell us what to expect.
- A lot of surprises. For example, in one chapter I'm talking
about how we spoil our children when we start being
permissive. In another I'm trying to persuade parents to
punish their children when necessary.
- How do you prevent that from being interpreted as abuse?
- I'm not asking any parent to inflict injury on his child. The
point I've been trying to make is our children's need to
understand the meaning of discipline. These young minds
know how to use us. They ask for something and if they
don't get it they go into hysterical fits. So, what happens
next? We hurry to give them what they want. But if you
show them that there are limits to what you allow, that
you won't tolerate their attitude and that they have to
behave properly otherwise they'll be punished, you'll find
it very rewarding. And believe it or not, you won't have to
do it all over and over again.
- So, that's what today's expert said. Watch out for her
book. Dr. Palm, thank you very much for your time.
- Thank you.
Gyermek, csald
- Kszntm a heti programunkban, a "Krdezze a Szakr-
tnket"-ben. Hzigazdjuk, Ed Wild vagyok. Mai
vendgnk Dr. Amanda Palm, gyerek- s csald
pszicholgus. dvzlm doktor, s ksznm, hogy eljtt
ma. Elszr is arrl szeretnm megkrdezni, hogy a
hivatsa milyen szerepet jtszik egy tlagos csald
letben.
- A pszicholgit mr tbb mint tz ve gyakorlom. Nhny
vvel ezeltt elhatroztam, hogy a csaldterpira
specializldom, s rjttem, hogy a gyerek
messzemenen a csald legrzkenyebb s legfontosabb
tagja. gy gondolom, egy mai csaldnak szksge van
egy szakrt vlemnyre, amikor elkezd gyermeket
nevelni. Sok tindzser s kamasz viselkedst lehetne
megrteni s taln klnbz mdon javtani is.
- Krem, magyarzza meg!
- A karrieremen keresztl lttam klnfle htter gyere-
keket. Nmelyikk sikeres lesz, msok bnzkk s
bntettesekk vlnak. Azt krdeztem magamtl, a
szerencse dolga-e ez? De nem. Valakinek a viselkedst,
bizalmt s jvjt sokkal inkbb a nevelse hatrozza
meg.
- Teht azt lltja, hogy a jl nevelt gyerek j viselkeds
lesz.
- Ellenkezleg, nem minden jindulat erfeszts vgzdik
jl.
- Ez igen zavarba ejt, doktor.
- Valban. Mindent lertam errl a "J szlk vagyunk-e?"
knyvemben, ami a kvetkez hnapban jelenik meg.
- Tudom, hogy nem akar velnk minden rszletet megvi-
tatni, de legalbb mondja el, mit vrhatunk.
- Sok meglepetst. Egyik fejezetben pl. arrl beszlek,
hogyan rontjuk el gyerekeinket, amikor kezdnk
engedkenny vlni. Egy msikban prblom meggyzni
a szlket, hogy bntessk meg gyerekeiket, ha
szksges.
- Hogyan akadlyozza meg, a magyarzattal val vissza-
lst?
- Egy szlt sem krek, hogy lland fjdalmat okozzon
gyereknek. A lnyeg, amit prblok megmagyarzni,
hogy gyermekeinknek meg kell rtenie a fegyelem
jelentst. Ezek a fiatal elmk tudjk, hogyan
hasznljanak ki minket. Krnek valamit, s ha nem kapjk
meg, hisztris dolgokat cselekszenek. Mi trtnik teht
azutn? Igyeksznk megadni nekik, amit akarnak. De, ha
megmutatja, hogy vannak hatrai annak, amit megenged,
hogy nem tri el ezt a magatartst s helyesen kell
viselkednie, klnben meg lesz bntetve, kielgtnek
fogja tallni. s akr hiszi, akr nem, nem kell jra s jra
vgig csinlnia.
- Ht ez volt, amit mai szakrtnk mondott. Keressk a
knyvt. Dr. Palm, ksznm a fradsgt, hogy szaktott
rnk idt.
- Ksznm.
 House
My grandparents live in a nice big house in a village a
couple of hundred kilometres away from here. It takes quite
some time to get there, but I always try to spend most of my
summer holiday over there. Both my grandparents retired a
few years ago and live all on their own in the country. They
love it when I am there. The house is right in the middle of
a big field. Grandfather grows almost all kinds of fruits and
vegetables in the area behind the house. A three-meter high
fence surrounds the house and the field. It has two gates;
the front gate leads to the house while the other one opens
on to the other side of the village. Not far from the house
there is a small lake where I swim whenever I'm there. I
enjoy it very much there. The fresh air, the quietness and of
course all the delicious dishes grandmother prepares.
Now, I'll tell you about the house from the inside. The
doorstep takes you to the front door. Once you're in the
house a living room is the first thing you see. It's not big
and has a sofa and an armchair. Next comes the kitchen.
This is big and equipped with what any modern kitchen
should have. A pantry stands right next to the kitchen.
That's where grandmother keeps her canned food. I
remember hiding there when I was a kid. That's all that
there is on the ground floor. Upstairs, there are two
bedrooms. One for my grandparents and the one that used
to be my mother's. I usually stay there. The bathroom is
next to it. There is a third room, which is empty.
Grandmother said they never used it. The room where I stay
has a big balcony with a beautiful view of the village. On
hot summer evenings, I leave the balcony door open while
sleeping. It's so quiet there. No car horns or alarms or noisy
neighbours waking you up in the middle of the night. I want
to live there all through the year.
Hz
Nagyszleim egy szp nagy hzban lnek egy faluban pr
szz kilomterre innen. Sok idbe telik odajutni, de
mindent megteszek rte, hogy a nyri sznid nagy rszt
ott tlthessem. Mindkt nagyszlm nyugdjba ment
nhny ve s magukra utalva lnek vidken. Szeretik, ha
ott vagyok. A hz egy nagy mez kzepn van. Nagyapa
majdnem minden gymlcst s zldsget termeszt a hz
mgtti terleten. Egy hrom mter magas kerts veszi
krl a hzat s a mezt. Kt kapuja van, a fkapu a hzhoz
vezet, mg a msik a falu msik felre nylik.
A hztl nem messze van egy kis t, ahol szni szoktam,
amikor csak ott vagyok. Nagyon szeretek ott lenni. A friss
leveg, a csend s termszetesen minden finomsg, amit
nagymama kszt.
Most bemutatom a hzat bellrl. Lpcsfok vezet a
bejrati ajthoz. Ha egyszer benn vagy a hzban, a nappalit
ltod meg elsnek. Nem nagy, van benne egy szfa s egy
karosszk. Kvetkezik a konyha.
Ez nagy s fel van szerelve mindennel, aminek egy modern
konyhban lennie kell. Az lskamra a konyhbl nylik. Itt
tartja nagymama a befztt lelmiszereket. Emlkszem
amikor kis koromban itt bujkltam. Ez minden, ami a
fldszinten tallhat. Az emeleten kt hlszoba van. Egyik
a nagyszleim, a msik anym volt.
ltalban ott tartzkodom. A frdszoba mellette van. Van
egy harmadik szoba is, amelyik res. Nagymama mondta,
hogy k soha nem hasznltk. A szobnak, ahol n lakom,
van egy nagy erklye szp kiltssal a falura. Forr nyri
estken nyitva hagyom az erklyajtt alvskor.
Nagyon csndes ott. Nincs autdudls vagy riaszt, vagy
hangos szomszdok, akik az jszaka kzepn felkeltennek.
Szeretnk ott lni egsz vben.
 Information Informcik
You are welcome. Szvesen mskor is.

- Can I help you, sir? - Segthetek, uram?

- I'd like a single room for three nights. - Egy egygyas szobt szeretnk hrom jszakra.
- I am afraid we haven't got any free single rooms, sir. How - Attl tartok uram, hogy nincs szabad egygyas szobnk.
about a double room? Ktgyas megfelel?
- How much does it cost? - Mennyibe kerl?
- It costs 65 USD a night. - 65 dollr egy jszakra.
- That's expensive. Haven't you got anything else? - Ez elg drga. Nincs semmi ms?
- It's not really that expensive. It has got a shower, a private - Ez nem drga. Tartozik hozz egy zuhanyoz, sajt toalett
toilet and breakfast is included. s magba foglalja a reggelit is.
- All right then. - Akkor rendben.
- Please fill in this form. Have you got any luggage, sir? - Krem, tltse ki ezt az rlapot. Van csomagja, uram?
- This suitcase only. - Csak ez a brnd.
- Porter! Take the gentleman's suitcase to room 465. - Hordr! Krem, vigye az r brndjt a 465-s szobba.
- I have filled in the form. - Kitltttem a paprt.
- Thank you, Mr. Green. Here is your key, sir. - Ksznm, Mr. Green. Itt van a kulcsa, uram.
- Thank you. - Ksznm.
- You are welcome. - Szvesen.

- Good evening. - J estt.

- Good evening, sir. Can I help you? - J estt, uram. Segthetek?
- I'm looking for Mr. Green. - Mr. Greent keresem.
- Mr. Green. What is his first name? - Mr. Green. Mi a keresztneve?
- Charlie. - Charlie.
- Yes. Mr. Green checked in a week ago, but he isn't here - Igen. Mr. Green egy httel ezeltt jelentkezett be, de most
now. He has checked out. mr nincs itt. Mr elutazott.

- My wife and I are leaving for the city. We are going to - A felesgem s n elutazunk a vrosba. Nhny bartunk-
have dinner with some friends. kal fogunk vacsorzni.
- Very well, sir. - Rendben, uram.
- Could you call a taxi for us, please? - Hvna neknk egy taxit, krem?
- Certainly. Can I have your key, sir? - Termszetesen. Megkaphatnm a kulcst, uram?
- Pardon me. I forgot. Here you are. - Elnzst. Elfelejtettem. Parancsoljon.
- Your taxi has arrived, sir. - Megrkezett a taxija, uram.

(LATER) (KSBB)
- It has been a lovely evening, hasn't it dear? - Nagyszer este volt, ugye drgm?
- Yes darling. - Igen, kedvesem.
- Our key, please. Room 720. - A kulcsunkat, krem. 720-as szoba.
- Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Robert? - Oh, Mr. s Mrs. Robert?
- Yes, that's us. - Igen, mi vagyunk.
- A telegram has just arrived, sir. - pp most jtt egy tvirat, uram.
- Could I see it? - Megnzhetnm?
- Who is it from, dear? - Kitl jtt, drgm?
- Our daughter. She has already finished her final exams. - A lnyunktl. Mr befejezte a zrvizsgjt.
- What good news! - Micsoda j hrek!
- That's not all. She has booked a ticket and is joining us in - s ez mg nem minden! Jegyet vltott s nhny ra
few hours. mlva csatlakozik hozznk.
- That's wonderful! - Ez csodlatos!
- With her boyfriend. - A bartjval.
- Oh no! - Oh ne!

- Good afternoon. - J napot.

- Good afternoon, Miss. What can I do for you? - J napot, Hlgyem. Mit tehetek nrt?
- I have just arrived and I'd like a room. - pp most rkeztem s szeretnk egy szobt.
- Have you got a reservation? - Van foglalsa?
- No, I haven't. - Nem.
- Terribly sorry, Miss. We are booked out. We haven't got - Szrnyen sajnlom, hlgyem. Telthz van. Nincs tbb
any spare rooms. szabad szobnk.
- Oh! - Oh!
A millionaire has just arrived at an expensive hotel in a big
city. He has asked the manager for a very small and cheap
room.
The manager is asking:
- But, sir. Why a small cheap room? When your son stays
here he always has a big expensive one?
The millionaire answered:
- Yes, you see, his father is a millionaire, mine is not.
Egy milliomos pp most rkezett egy drga szllodba egy
nagyvrosban. A szllodavezettl egy nagyon kicsi s
olcs szobt krt.
A vezet ezt krdezte:
- De uram. Mirt kicsit s olcst? Mikor a fia nlunk lakik,
mindig egy drga s nagy szobt kr.
A milliomos ezt vlaszolta:
- Igen, tudja, az apja milliomos, az enym pedig nem.

- Can I help you? - Segthetek?

- I'm leaving early in the morning. I need a taxi to take me - Kora reggel elutazom. Szksgem lesz egy taxira, hogy
to the airport. elvigyen a repltrre.
- That's no problem. Anything else? - Ez nem problma. Mg valami?
- Yes. Can I pay the hotel bill tonight? I don't want to do - Igen. Kifizethetnm mg este a szmlmat? Nem akarom
that tomorrow. holnapra halasztani.
- Very well. You have stayed here for six nights, plus - Rendben. Hat jszakt tlttt itt, plusz a ma este. Ez
tonight. That's seven nights all together. You have had a sszesen ht jszaka. Volt egy tvolsgi hvsa s... mg
long distance phone call and... anything else? valami egyb?
- I think that's all. - Azt hiszem ez minden.
- That is 215 USD. Are you paying in cash or by credit - Ez 215 dollr lesz. Kszpnzzel vagy hitelkrtyval fizet?
card?
- Cash. - Kszpnzzel.
- Here is your receipt. - Itt a nyugtja.
- One more thing please. I don't want to miss the plane. Can - Mg egy dolgot, krem. Nem szeretnm leksni a replt.
you give me a call to wake me up at five? Tudna nekem reggel tre bresztst biztostani?
- Certainly. - Termszetesen.
- Thanks a lot. - Nagyon ksznm.
- Have you enjoyed your stay here? - Jl rezte magt nlunk?
- I certainly have. I am going to tell all my friends to stay - Igen. Az sszes bartomnak el fogom mondani, hogy itt
here when they visit. szlljanak meg, ha ideltogatnak.
- Have a safe trip tomorrow. Good night. - J utazst holnapra. J jszakt.
- Good night. - J jszakt.
 Book, cinema, TV
- Hi, Susan.
- Hello, Bob.
- "The Longest Night"? I didn't know you read thrillers.
- Not all thrillers are so good. This one is really interesting.
- I don't enjoy reading about crimes and murders. There are
enough of them in real life.
- Well then, what kind of books do you read?
- Nothing special. I have just finished reading the biography
of a successful journalist, and before that it was "Knowing
oneself". That was a great book. You should read it.
- Tell me about the last one.
- The writer had spent most of his life without any friends.
He starts a trip in search of friendship, during which he
discovers things about himself that he had never known
before. He realized that it was his character that had
turned people from him.
- So?
- So, you'd better read it yourself, Susan.
- Could you lend it to me?
- I'm sorry. I don't have it. I borrowed the book from the
public library. You could check if it's on the shelves at the
moment.
- But I haven't got a membership card.
- That's no problem. Meet me there at four this afternoon
and we'll get you enrolled.
- Thank you, Bob.
- You're welcome.
Knyv, mozi, TV
- Szia, Susan.
- Hello, Bob.
- "A leghosszabb jszaka"? Nem tudtam, hogy krimiket ol-
vasol.
- Nem minden krimi igazn j. Ez nagyon rdekes.
- Nem szeretek bngyekrl s gyilkossgokrl olvasni.
ppen elg van bellk az letben is.
- Ht akkor milyen knyveket olvasol?
- Semmi klnlegeset. ppen most fejeztem be egy sikeres
jsgr letrajznak az olvasst, eltte pedig az ''Ismerd
meg magad''-at olvastam. J knyv volt. El kellene
olvasnod.
- Mondj rla valamit.
- Az r lete nagy rszt bartok nlkl tlttte el. A ba-
rtsg keressre indul, ekzben olyan dolgokat fedez fel
magrl, amit ezeltt sohasem vett szre. Aztn rjtt,
hogy a szemlyisge volt az, ami tvoltartotta tle az
embereket.
- Szval?
- Szval, jobb, ha magad olvasod el, Suzan.
- Klcsn adnd nekem?
- Sajnlom. Nekem nincsen meg. A kzknyvtrbl kl-
csnztem ki. Megnzheted, htha mg mindig a
polcokon van.
- De nincsen tagsgi krtym.
- Ez nem problma. Tallkozzunk ott dlutn ngykor s
beratunk tged.
- Ksznm, Bob.
- Szvesen.

- Jane and I are going to the cinema tonight. Would you and - Jane s n moziba megynk ma este. Te s Tom is sze-
Tom like to come? retntek eljnni?
- Have you chosen the film yet? - Kivlasztotttok mr a filmet?
- No, we haven't. What do you think? - Mg nem. Mire gondolsz?
- There's a new action movie on now, everybody says it's - Most megy egy j akcifilm, mindenki azt mondja, hogy
good. j.
- Jane doesn't like action movies. She prefers musicals. - Jane nem szereti az akcifilmeket. Jobban szereti a musi-
caleket.
- Tom doesn't like them, I'm afraid. - Attl tartok, Tom nem szereti ket.
- Neither do I. They're simply ridiculous. - n sem. Egyszeren valtlanok.
- I know Tom wants to see a film about outer space. But he - gy tudom Tom meg akar nzni egy filmet az rrl. Le-
can see it alone. het, hogy egyedl nzi meg.
- Oh, dear! I didn't know that going to the movies was so - Oh, Istenem! Nem tudtam, hogy moziba menni ilyen ne-
hard. hz.
- Don't worry! You two go without us. Anyway, Tom's - Ne bosszankodj! Menjetek nlklnk. Egybknt is Tom
favourite TV program is on tonight. He wouldn't miss it kedvenc TV msora is ma este van. Nem szalasztan el a
for the world! vilgrt sem.
- Well, he could record it and watch later. - Ht, felvehetn s megnzn ksbb.
- Oh, no. Not Tom. - Oh, nem. Tom nem.
- If you change your minds, give us a call. - Ha meggondolntok magatokat, hvjatok fel.
- We will. Bye. - Rendben. Szia.
 Traffic
- You're late again, Tom.
- I'm sorry. I missed the bus and I had to wait twenty-two
minutes for the next one to come.
- That's terrible! Isn't there an underground station near
your house? It's faster and more frequent than the bus.
- There isn't one close to my house. I have to walk for at
least fifteen minutes to reach one. Besides, the bus drops
me right in front of this building.
- I see.
- How come you're never late for work, Sara?
- I live near here. I come on foot.
- Lovely!
- It's not always that good.
- Why not?
- What if it's raining or snowing? Last January I caught a
bad cold. It started pouring down as I was on my way
home. I stayed in bed for a week after that.
- You could always take a taxi if the weather is bad.
- You must be joking! As soon as I tell the driver where I'm
going, he starts laughing at me... Here comes Dora. What's
wrong, Dora? You look upset.
- I've just paid a fine. I got into the tram and then
remembered that I had no ticket. Right after the doors
were shut a ticket inspector approached me. It was as if he
could sense I had no ticket.
- Oh, dear! What a way to start the day!
If you live in a big city, you have various means of public
transportation. Some of us have to travel a lot every day.
It depends on where you live and how far your working
place is from there. Some even change lines in order to get
to their destinations. But finally the rules are the same
whichever line you're using. Always carry a valid ticket and
keep it with you all through the trip. Before getting on tram,
train, bus, or trolley wait for the last person to get off. Don't
panic!
The driver can see you from his cabin. There is no getting
on or off after the signal. Don't stand next to the door! It
disturbs other people. Don't carry large parcels and
suitcases! Others want to travel, too. If you see anything
wrong while travelling, report it at once to the driver. If
you're crossing the street, watch the traffic lights. Use
pedestrian crossings. Don't run! And remember! Accidents
happen when people are careless and don't obey traffic
regulations.
Kzlekeds
- Mr megint kstl, Tom.
- Sajnlom. Lekstem a buszt s 22 percet kellett vrnom a
kvetkezre.
- Szrny! Nincs a hzad kzelben valahol egy metr-
lloms? Ez gyorsabb s gyakoribb, mint a busz.
- Egy sincs a hzam kzelben. Legalbb 15 percet kell s-
tlnom, hogy elrjek egyet. Emellett a busz pontosan ez
eltt az plet eltt tesz le.
- rtem.
- Hogy-hogy te soha nem jssz ksve a munkba Sara?
- A kzelben lakom. Gyalog jvk.
- Remek!
- Nem mindig olyan j.
- Mirt nem?
- Mi van, ha esik, vagy havazik? Tavaly, janurban meg-
fztam. Elkezdett mleni az es, amikor hazafel mentem.
Egy htig gyban voltam.
- Mindig tudsz taxit fogni, ha az idjrs viharosra fordul.
- Viccelsz! Ahogy megmondom a sofrnek, hogy hov me-
gyek, elkezd nevetni rajtam... Itt jn Dora. Mi a baj?
Izgatottnak ltszol.
- ppen most fizettem ki egy brsgot. Felszlltam a villa-
mosra s akkor jutott eszembe, hogy nincs jegyem.
Azutn, hogy az ajtk bezrdtak, az ellenr jtt felm.
Mintha tudta volna, hogy nekem nincs jegyem.
- Oh, Istenem! Milyen szrnyen indul a napod!
Ha egy nagy vrosban lsz, vltozatos lehetsgeid vannak
a tmegkzlekedsre. Nhnyunknak minden nap sokat kell
utaznia. Attl fgg, hogy hol lsz s milyen messze van
onnan a munkahelyed. Egyesek tbbszr tszllnak ahhoz,
hogy elrjenek a cljukhoz. Vgl is a szablyok
ugyanazok akrmit hasznlsz. Mindig vigyl rvnyes
jegyet magaddal s tartsd magadnl az utazs alatt. Mieltt
felszllsz a villamosra, vonatra, buszra vagy trolira, vrd
meg, amg az utols szemly is leszll rla. Ne ess pnikba!
A vezet lt a flkjbl. A jelz megszlalsa utn nincs
fel vagy leszlls. Ne llj az ajt mell! Ez ms embereket
zavar. Ne vigyl nagy csomagokat s brndket! Msok is
akarnak utazni. Ha valami rendelleneset ltsz, rgtn jelezd
a vezetnek. Ha az utcn stlsz, figyeld a jelzlmpkat.
Hasznld a gyalogos tkelt.
Ne fuss! s ne felejtsd el! Balesetek akkor trtnnek,
amikor az emberek figyelmetlenek s megszegik a
kzlekedsi szablyokat.
 Traffic
- What are you doing, Paul?
- I'm trying to write an essay. It has to be submitted to my
supervisor by the end of this week.
- That's plenty of time.
- If you know what you're writing about.
- You mean you have no theme?
- He told me to incorporate in details of all aspects of
transportation. How about that as a theme?
- How much have you written so far?
- Not a word!
- I don't blame you. Didn't he give any guidelines?
- Nothing of the kind. I'm afraid I'll have to give up on this
one. I can still sit for my final exams regardless of the
result of this essay.
- That's true. But I'd rather you didn't count on that. I think
we could still save the day.
- What do you have in mind?
- Listen! Since he hasn't specified any methods, why don't
you try something new? Let's say you present him with an
investigation.
- You mean a sort of study?
- Yes. If you prepare a questionnaire for the participants
about how they travel across the city; how many of them
have cars, bicycles; how much they spend on it on
average... etc. Then collect these answers and plot them on
few charts and diagrams, you'll have an essay to hand in to
your tutor.
- It's a good idea, but who shall I ask?
- How about all fourth grade students? Some of them are
old enough to drive. But I think you should ask students of
the same age group in a different institute or in another
district as well, just for the sake of comparison.
- That'll take time.
- It won't if we combined our efforts. I have a friend in
another school, I'll ask her to help if you want. She could
distribute the forms among her colleagues for us and
collect them.
- It sounds wonderful. Do you think it'll work?
- We could try.
- What if we asked some teachers to take part, too? I think
that would make it even more exciting.
- All right. What about the questions themselves? Re-
member! They have to be concise, informative and easy to
analyse. I think we should sit and put them down first.
- I agree. It would be better to make it as simple as possible.
Each question is better followed by three or four choices
to select from; and there's no need to write, it's enough to
circle the corresponding letter or number.
- Right! That'll make it easy for us to evaluate later.
- Exactly! When can we start?
- We already have, haven't we?
Kzlekeds
- Mit csinlsz, Paul?
- Prblok rni egy esszt. A ht vgig be kell adnom a
tanromnak.
- Ez rengeteg id.
- Ha tudod, hogy mirl rj.
- gy rted, mg nincs tmd?
- Azt mondta, hogy rjak le mindent rszletesen a kzle-
kedsrl. Mit szlsz hozz?
- Mennyit rtl mr?
- Egy szt sem.
- Nem hibztatlak. Nem adott semmi segt vezrfonalat?
- Semmit. Azt hiszem, anlkl kell megcsinlnom. Az essz
eredmnytl fggetlenl mg elmehetek rettsgizni.
- Ez igaz. De szerintem erre ne szmts. Szerintem mg
megmenthetjk a napot.
- Mi jutott eszedbe?
- Figyelj! Mivel nem kttt ki semmifle mdszert, mirt
nem prblsz ki valami jat? Mondjuk bemutatsz neki egy
kutatst.
- gy rted valamilyen tanulmnyt?
- Igen. Csinlsz egy krdvet a rsztvevknek, hogy k
hogyan kzlekednek a vrosban; kinek van kocsija,
biciklije, mennyit klt r tlagosan... stb. Aztn begyjtd
a vlaszokat s diagrammokat, tblzatokat szerkesztesz
s ksz az essz, amit bemutatsz a tanrodnak.
- J tlet, de kiket krdezzek meg?
- Mit szlsz a negyedikesekhez? Nhnyuk mr elg ids,
hogy vezessen. De szerintem ms kerletek iskolinak
azonos kor tanulit is megkrdezhetnd, csak a
hasonlts kedvrt.
- Ez idbe telik.
- Akkor nem, ha egyestjk erinket. Van egy bartnm egy
msik iskolban, megkrem, hogy segtsen, ha akarod.
Sztosztan a krdveket a kollgi kztt s
sszegyjten ket.
- Csodlatosan hangzik. Gondolod, hogy mkdni fog?
- Megprblhatnnk.
- Mi lenne, ha nhny tanrt is megkrnnk, hogy vegyen
rszt benne? Ez mg izgalmasabb tenn.
- Rendben. De mi van a krdsekkel? Ne felejtsd el! T-
mrnek, informatvnak s rthetnek kell lennie.
Szerintem le kellene lnnk s lerni ket.
- Egyetrtek. Jobb lenne, ha olyan egyszeren csinlnnk,
amennyire csak lehetsges. Minden krds utn hrom
vagy ngy vlaszts kellene, gy nem kell rniuk elg csak
bekarikzni a megfelel bett vagy szmot.
- Rendben. Ez megknnyti az rtkelst is ksbb.
- Pontosan! Mikor kezdhetnk?
- Mr el is kezdtk, nem igaz?