BBC English 2000
Lekcja 017 PAPARAZZI
The paparazzi sell photos of the rich and famous to the popular press. The tabloids are prepared to pay a fortune for these photos - hundreds of thousands of pounds! And paparazzi can make a fortune on those pictures.
We've been talking about the paparazzi and the privacy laws. The paparazzi sell photos of the rich and famous to the popular press. The tabloids are prepared to pay a fortune for these photos. They thrive on scandal. But for the celebrities these photos are an invasion of privacy, and some countries are ready to introduce privacy laws to protect them.
paparazzi fotoreporterzy goniący za sensacją
the rich and famous ludzie bogaci i sławni
photos, pictures zdjęcia
popular press prasa popularna
tabloids brukowce
to make a fortune zbić fortunę, zrobić majątek
to pay a fortune zapłacić fortunę, majątek
candid szczery, tu: niedyskretny, nazbyt wiele ujawniający
to thrive kwitnąć, rozwijać się, prosperować
invasion of privacy naruszenie prywatności
to introduce privacy laws wprowadzić ustawodawstwo chroniące prawa do prywatności
Lekcja 018 COWBOY WORKMEN
Today we've been talking about cowboys. Not cowboys and Red Indians - but cowboy workmen. Cowboy builders, cowboy plumbers, cowboy electricians and decorators - who do bad work and charge a lot of money for it. In fact - they rip you off. Lots of people have been robbed by cowboy workmen, which means that they've been overcharged and cheated. And sometimes these cowboys 'accidentally' knock down a listed or protected building - so they can rebuild it later.
cowboy workmen fuszerzy, partacze
to do a bad job, to do bad work knocić coś, partaczyć
to rip off zdzierać
builder budowlany
plumber hydraulik
electrician elektryk
decorator malarz, tapeciarz
to charge liczyć, pobierać opłatę
to charge a lot of money zdzierać, pobierać wysoką opłatę
to rob obrabować, tu: naciągnąć, złupić z kogoś skórę
to overcharge żądać wygórowanej zapłaty
to cheat oszukiwać
accidentally przypadkowo
to knock down zburzyć
listed building budynek chroniony
Lekcja 019 THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
Buy, buy, buy. Consume, consume, consume. Buy one, get one free. Buy two for the price of one. Buy three for the price of two. We are living in the age of the consumer society.
The consumer society has encroached on all our sacred institutions. Christmas has become a shopping craze, a consumer's paradise. It's become an opportunity to merchandise new products.
Products or souvenirs are specially made to promote films, clubs and exhibitions. Books, videos, and T-shirts are all elements of modern merchandising.
A watch-dog - no, it's not a dog, really. It's a person or an organization, whose job is to protect consumers' rights. Watchdog organizations protect the consumer against poor quality products.
consumer society społeczeństwo konsumpcyjne
to encroach wedrzeć się, wtargnąć
sacred uświęcone
shopping craze szał kupowania
consumer's paradise raj konsumenta
to merchandise reklamować, lansować, promować
souvenirs upominki
to promote promować
watchdog jednostka nadzorcza, tu: broniąca praw konsumentów
consumers' rights prawa konsumentów
poor quality product towar złej jakości
Lekcja 020 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Now we can choose the way we pay. How about cash? Yes, some of us still pay in cash. Nothing in your pocket? Just pay by cheque or go to the nearest cash point. Or better still, spend now, pay later. Use a credit card! A charge card or a store card! The credit card company foots the bill, and you pay later - often with interest. So if you don't want to pay interest - use a debit card. (The money is debited automatically from your account).
to choose the way we pay wybrać sposób płacenia
cash gotówka
to pay (in) cash płacić gotówką
to pay by cheque płacić czekiem
cash point bankomat
to withdraw money wyjąć pieniądze (z konta)
to spend wydawać
to pay płacić
credit card karta kredytowa
charge card, store card karta płatnicza, karta stałego klienta
to foot the bill zapłacić rachunek
interest oprocentowanie
debit card karta debetowa
to debit odciągać sumę, obciążyć kwotą, debetować
account konto, rachunek
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