Pomocí výrazů suppose a what if navrhujeme. Oba odpovídají zhruba českému: co kdyby. V angličtině není potřeba podmiňovací způsob. MAN: My mother wants to come and visit us. WOMAN: Suppose we invite her for the weekend? MAN: But we’ve been planning to spend the weekend away. WOMAN: What if we invite your mother this coming weekend and go away the week after? Suppose we invite her for the weekend? Tak co kdybychom ji pozvali na víkend? to suppose považovat, předpokládat suppose we invite her? co ...
Aug 19, 2019•4 min
Pomocí would like zdvořile vyjadřujete přání. Would rather znamená, že byste radši něco jiného. MAN: Let’s go to the cinema tonight. I’d like to see that film everyone keeps talking about. WOMAN: Maybe another time? I’d rather spend the evening somewhere nice and romantic. That Italian restaurant perhaps? would like - rád bych would rather - radši bych everyone keeps talking - všichni pořád mluví spend the evening - strávit večer maybe another time? - možná někdy jindy I’d - zkrácená hovorová fo...
Aug 18, 2019•4 min
MAN: I didn’t expect to pass my driving test the first time round. Still I was really disappointed when I failed. WOMAN: Let’s hope you are luckier next time. Imagine, you taking me around in our new car. I’m really looking forward to that! I expect - očekávám, nečekám, že..., asi, počítám, že... I’m looking forward to - těším se na to pass - udělat (zkoušku) first time round - napoprvé disappointed - zklamaný fail - propadnout u zkoušky Po I expect/ I didn’t expect následuje infinitiv bez spojk...
Aug 17, 2019•4 min
WOMAN: I really enjoyed the party last night. The food, the music – everything was superb. MAN: Oh yeah, I enjoyed myself very much, too. I enjoyed (something) - líbilo se mi to I enjoyed myself - líbilo se mi tam, bavil/a jsem se dobře Po enjoy musí v angličtině následovat předmět, jako třeba the party – I enjoyed the party - líbila se mi party, a nebo Jenny enjoyed herself.
Aug 16, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: I’ve been out of work for three months now. I’m getting really anxious about money. MAN: I know exactly what you mean – I’m anxious to find a job myself. anxious about - něčeho se obávat, být z něčeho nervózní, dělat si starosti kvůli..., strachovat se o... anxious to - o něco usilovat, po něčem toužit to be out of work - být nezaměstnaný I’m anxious to find.. - zoufale potřebuji najít.., zoufale se snažím sehnat ... Anxious je přídavné jméno a následuje infinitiv. Po výrazu to be anxious...
Aug 15, 2019•4 min
WOMAN: What are you so angry about? MAN: I’m angry with you for not telling me the truth in the first place. angry about - mít na něco vztek, něco leze člověk na nervy angry with - mít vztek na někoho, být z někoho rozčilený what are you so angry about? - tě tak rozčílilo? I’m angry with you - naštval/a jsi mě.. Existuje ještě univerzální předložka: to be angry at somebody/ at something.
Aug 14, 2019•3 min
WOMAN : My brother got a job so he could be independent of our parents. MAN: Oh, I can understand that. I’ve decided against going to college because I don’t want to be dependent on my parents for another three years. independent of - nezávislý dependent on - závislý na něčem to decide against going - rozhodl se nejít Po slově independent následuje genitiv (doslova – "nezávislý rodičů").
Aug 13, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: What is it about Jane that caught your fancy so much? MAN: I don’t know, I just took a fancy to her the first time I saw her. catch someone’s fancy - zalíbit se někomu, upoutat něčí pozornost take a fancy to - naopak: někdo se zalíbil vám (obvykle tak trochu z nepochopitelného důvodu), pošetile jste se do někoho zakoukali, někdo vás přitahuje the first time I saw her - přitahovala mě od prvního okamžiku, co jsem ji spatřil
Aug 12, 2019•3 min
MAN: Can I ask you for a light please? WOMAN: Sure, one second... Here you are. By the way, can I ask you the way to the nearest bank? MAN: Yeah, just turn left here and it will be on your right-hand side. ask the time, ask the way(bez předložky) - ptát se na cestu to ask for a light - (ptát se), žádat požádat o oheň He’s asking Ł3,000. (for that car) They’re asking Ł500 a month rent. Když za určitý předmět a nebo službu žádáte určitou částku, tak nepotřebujete předložku.
Aug 11, 2019•4 min
MAN: John is so sensitive to what others are saying or even thinking about him. He always thinks people are looking for his weaknesses. WOMAN: We should tell him to be more sensible and pay less attention to these things. Whatever others might be thinking, it’s not the end of the world. to be sensitive - být vnímavý, citlivý, přecitlivělý to be sensible - být rozumný, mít zdravý selský rozum weaknesses - slabiny pay attention - vnímat, všímat si
Aug 10, 2019•4 min
MAN: I’ve had a bad accident and to be honest it’s not worth repairing the car. WOMAN: Well, if you think the car isn’t worth repairing, then you should shop around for a new one. There are plenty of good deals on at the moment. worth doing something - mít/ nemít cenu to have a bad accident - nabourat se, mít nehodu It’s not worth repairing the car - tady je podmětem zájmeno it. the car isn’t worth repairing - tady je podmětem podstatné jméno auto plenty - spousta
Aug 09, 2019•3 min
MAN: I’m getting really tired – it’s time we went home. WOMAN: You mean it’s time for you to go home. I still have this report to finish. it’s time je čas (jít spát, jít domů) report zpráva Po it’s time následuje v angličtině buďto infinitiv: it’s time to go, a nebo jednoduše - minulý čas – bez spojky aby - it’s time we went home
Aug 08, 2019•4 min
MAN: What’s wrong with me today? I keep making the same typing mistake. WOMAN: Just keep on trying – you’ll be typing without mistakes eventually. keep doing something - pořád dělám (pořád píšu) Když chcete ještě více zdůraznit, jak neustále (opakovaně) tu kterou činnost provádíte, pak ještě můžete přidat částici on typing mistake - překlep eventually - nakonec
Aug 07, 2019•3 min
MAN: Will it suit you to come around at 11 o’clock? WOMAN: 11 should be fine, but it’ll be best to come earlier. MAN: How about 9:30? WOMAN: 9:30 is perfect. will it suit you? - hodí se ti to? it will be best - lepší by bylo, víc by se mi hodilo should be fine - to by neměl být problém to come around - frázové sloveso: přijít
Aug 06, 2019•3 min
MAN: It struck me that Andy was behaving a little strangely at the party last night. WOMAN: I think you’re right. It occurred to me that he might be having some problems but he doesn’t want to talk about them. it occurred to me zdálo se mi it struck me všiml jsem si, zaregistroval jsem (a udělalo to na mě silný dojem), praštilo mě do očí to strike praštit, uhodit strangely divně, podivně Struck je minulý čas/příčestí trpné od slovesa uhodit, praštit. Když vás něco – nějaká myšlenka strikes, tak ...
Aug 05, 2019•3 min
MAN: I don’t know what to do. I really feel I’m not appreciated at work. My boss seems to take me for granted. WOMAN: Well, don’t take it lying down – stand up for yourself! Make sure your colleagues are aware of your concerns. take it lying down - nechat si to líbit stand up for - nenechat si to líbit, ozvat se to take for granted - nevážit si, brát jako samozřejmost concerns - obavy
Aug 04, 2019•3 min
MAN: What a lovely suit you've got. Was it specially made for you? WOMAN: Yes, I rarely wear ready made clothes, especially on formal occasions. specially, especially - zvláště, speciálně specially – hovorovější especially - se užívá ve formálnějším projevu made for you - šitý na míru, šitý speciálně pro vás ready made clothes - konfekční oblečení on formal occasions - na slavnostní příležitosti
Aug 03, 2019•3 min
MAN: Even though John seems to be a nice guy, I don't really trust him. WOMAN: Why not? MAN: He's always so reclusive, you can't tell what he's up to. WOMAN: Oh well, even so, you can't deny he's a good colleague to work with. even though i když, ačkoliv even so nicméně, přesto Even ve spojení se spojkou though funguje jako příslovce, které má za úkol pouze spojku zdůraznit, even so je příslovečná fráze. nice guy - příjemný, sympatický to trust - důvěřovat reclusive - samotář to be up to - kromě...
Aug 02, 2019•3 min
MAN: Our plan clearly isn't working. I think we need to hear another point of view. Can you think of someone who could give us disinterested advice? WOMAN: How about Paul? MAN: No, it can't be Paul, his boss is a major stakeholder. What about Ian? WOMAN: Ian is competent enough. The problem is, he seems to be completely uninterested in this whole thing. disinterested - nemá na věci žádný osobní zájem – nestranný, nezainteresovaný, objektivní uninterested - nezajímá ho to, je mu to lhostejné, jev...
Aug 01, 2019•4 min
MAN: I dare say it'll start raining soon. I think we should stop painting for now and get inside. WOMAN: How dare you even think that? We've agreed we'll finish painting today, rain or not! I dare say - (dovolím si říct), obávám se, nejspíš, pravděpodobně, asi how dare you? - co si to dovoluješ? jak se opovažuješ? to paint - malovat, natírat rain or not - ať prší, nebo ne
Jul 31, 2019•4 min
MAN: They say Peter has started his new job because it's very well-paid. But on the other hand it isn't all that interesting. WOMAN: On the contrary, it's not well-paid at all, but it's very interesting and opens up career opportunities. on the other hand - na druhou stranu on the contrary - naopak opportunities - příležitosti
Jul 30, 2019•3 min
MAN: What I really need now is an understanding girlfriend. WOMAN: Oh, that's understandable. You need one after all the trouble you had with Nicole. understandable pochopitelný understanding mít pochopení, chápající, ohleduplný, tolerantní
Jul 29, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: Who do you want to take care of the marketing campaign, me or John? MAN: Whoever has more time, I suppose. I don't really care who does the marketing, as long as it's taken care of. take care of - starat se o někoho, pečovat I don't care - nezajímá mě to
Jul 28, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: You won't believe it - it took us two hours to walk through the forest. MAN: That's nothing compared with the four hours it took us to walk across the field. across - přes, napříč, křížem, od jednoho konce ke druhému (jedná se o pohyb napříč – po povrchu) through - skrz (jedná se o pronikání prostorem - často odpovídá české předponě pro-, projít lesem) to take - časově: trvat compared with - ve srovnání s
Jul 27, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: What's the matter with Dave today? He seems to be driving more dangerously than usual. MAN: It's not Dave, it's his new car. No matter who drives it, it feels dangerous. what's the matter with - co je? Co se s .... děje (špatného)? Co má ... za problém? dangerously - nebezpečně no matter - je jedno, (ať děláš co děláš, vyjde to na stejno) it doesn't matter - na tom nezáleží, to je jedno
Jul 26, 2019•4 min
MAN: Kate was supposed to come here by 3 o'clock. It's 4 o'clock now, and still there's no sign of her. I wonder if she might have got lost on the way? Perhaps, I'd better go and look for her. WOMAN: You go and look for Kate and I'll look after Robbie in the meantime. was supposed to come - měla přijít by 3 o'clock - do tří hodin no sign of her - není po ní vidu ani slechu look after someone - starat se o někoho look for - pokusit se najít/ sehnat I'd better go and look for her - měl bych se asi...
Jul 25, 2019•3 min
MAN: We've run out of food. Shouldn't we go to the shop and buy something to eat? WOMAN: Run out of food? That's only part of the trouble. We've also run out of cash. run out of sth - dojít (došlo nám jídlo) part of sth - část (pokud po výrazu part of následuje samotné podstané jméno - bez adjektiva - pak před slovem part není člen)
Jul 24, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: What do you think about our current foreign policy? MAN: To be honest, I'm not really into politics, so I haven't got a view on that. current foreign policy - současná zahraniční politika politics - obecně: politika (užívá se vždy v plurálu) policy - soubor pravidel – jedna konkrétní politická linie he hasn't got a view on that - nemá na to názor to be honest - abych byl upřimný I'm not really into politics - já se o politiku nezajímám/ já na politiku nejsem
Jul 23, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: I dreamed about you last night. MAN: Really? And what was I doing? WOMAN: You were telling me how, when you were a young boy, you dreamed of becoming a taxi driver. dream about - zdát se (v noci) o někom dream of - snít o něčem, mít velké přání you dreamed of becoming a taxi driver -tvým velkým snem bylo stát se taxikářem
Jul 22, 2019•3 min
WOMAN: I need to be in the town centre by 4 o'clock. I think I'd better get in a taxi. MAN: No need to take a taxi. Look, here comes the bus. Just get on it, it'll take you there just as quickly and you'll save money. in the town centre- ve městě get in - nastoupit do (auta, do taxíku a nebo do menší lodi/ do člunu) get on - nastoupit do (větších veřejných prostředků – autobusu, vlaku, letadla a nebo velké lodi) I think I'd better get in a taxi - nejlepší asi bude, když si vezmu taxíka no need t...
Jul 21, 2019•4 min
