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Czytelnia – The English Language

Tekst został nagrany przez Karę Shallenberg - kayray.org.
Kara, thank you very much!

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
Let's face it - English is a stupid language. There is no egg in the eggplant, No ham in the hamburger, And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England, French fries were not invented in France.	let's face it – spójrzmy prawdzie w oczy eggplant – bakłażan pine – sosna pineapple – ananas English muffin – drożdżówka (jedzona na ciepło) French fries – frytki
We sometimes take English for granted, But if we examine its paradoxes we find that Quicksand takes you down slowly, Boxing rings are square, And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.	take for granted – uznać za coś oczywistego quicksand – ruchome piaski boxing ring – ring bokserski ring – pierścień square – kwadratowy guinea pig – świnka morska
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing? If the plural of tooth is teeth, Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth? If the teacher taught, Why didn't the preacher praught?	how come – jak to możliwe phone booth – budka telefoniczna preacher – kaznodzieja
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? Why do people recite at a play Yet play at a recital? Park on driveways And drive on parkways?	what the heck – co u licha recite – recytować recital – recital; recytacja driveway – podjazd, dojazd (do domu) parkway – aleja
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy Of a language where a house can burn up As it burns down. And in which you fill in a form By filling it out.	marvel – zachwycać się unique – wyjątkowy lunacy – głupota, szaleństwo, obłęd burn up – spalić się burn down – spalić się fill in a form – wypełniać formularz fill a form out – wypełniać formularz
English was invented by people, not computers And it reflects the creativity of the human race (Which of course isn't a race at all).	reflect – odzwierciedlać creativity – kreatywność human race – rasa ludzka race – wyścig
That is why When the stars are out they are visible, But when the lights are out they are invisible. And why it is that when I wind up my watch, It starts, But when I wind up this observation, It ends.	visible – widoczny invisible – niewidoczny wind up – nakręcać; zakończyć

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