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FARMER SECURES RETURN OF £1.5M ROMAN BRONZES
IT BEGAN 12 years ago when a knowledgeable gang of thieves set about Farmer John Browning's land in Suffolk armed with metal detectors. Now Mr Browning's long lone battle to trace a dozen Roman bronzes, a treasure hunt which took him to Switzerland, Australia and New York, has secured the return of the £1.5 million first century artifacts to Britain. Arid the benefit to him? Not a penny, he says. However, the BritishMuseum must wait for the death of their current owner, American tycoon, Leon Levy, aged 67, before they can be handed over.Mr Browning, whose farm at Icklingham, Suffolk, stands on the protected site of a Roman villa and temple, has spent an estimated £100,000 in pursuit of the pagan templebronzépieces. They include masks and statuettes. One features Vulcan, the god of fire. "It got my back up - someone stealing what doesn't belong to them," said Mr Browning, aged 48. "So I thought I'd take them on." He used to spend hours at the 56-acre protected site, hiding in hedgerows and waiting for metal detector-wielding raiders - attracted by the description of the area on Ordnance Survey maps - to arrive in the early hours and search for valuable material. But the successful thieves slipped through his grasp. "I got no help then, and I got none in my fight to get the pieces back. The government might be responsible for national heritage, but it simply didn't want to know. The politicians thought we couldn't get the pieces back, and now I've proved them wrong." Britain does not recognise an international treaty which ensures the return of cultural property to its country of origin.Mr Browning discovered the artifacts four years ago at the Ariadne museum in New York. They were subsequently sold to Mr Levy, a multi-millionaire financierand one of the top private art collectors in the United States. There was never any suggestion the museum or Mr Levy had acted dishonestly. After four years of negotiations, a settlement has been reached. Mr Browning's legal costs will be covered, but no more. And Mr Levy's estate is freed from tax liability because the pieces will go to the BritishMuseum, a charitable institution.
bronze= bronz, detctor= érzékelő, artifact= műalkotás, temple= szentély, estimated= becsült, pusuit= űz, keres, pagan= pogány, statuette= kisszobor, kisplasztika, hedgerow= élősövény, wielding= forgató, raider= támadó, fosztogató, description= leírás, slip through= kicsúszik, grasp= marok, heritage= örökség, subsequently= következésképpen, financier= tőkés társ, free= megszabadul
Olvassa el a szöveget és válaszoljon magyarul a feltett kérdésekre!
ONLY AS OLD AS YOU’RE MADE TO FEEL
GEORGES BUFFON, the 18th century French naturalist, declared that, to the philosopher, old age must be considered a prejudice. This is ageism. It decrees that people become inferior on account of having lived a specific number of years. Ironically, ageism is rife inhospitals, with age limits in some kidney and coronary care units. Ageism also finds brutal expression in terminology. The term "geriatric"actually describes a medical speciality but it has become synonymus with wards of dotty, batty patients and second-rate doctors.Addressing the Ciba-Geigy Medical Journalist Association Symposium at the weekend, John Grimley Evans, professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Oxford, recalled a chance encounter with a cardiologist. Assuming Grimley Evans to be a fellow cardiologist, he declared: "My definition of a geriatrician is a doctor who is not good enough to be let loose on patients who really matter." Small wonder then that people who perceive themselves to be elderly devalue themselves and assume the role of a cultural stereotype. They may assume little can be done if they fall ill, even if they have a treatable disease. What else can we expect if the doctor does not bother to investigate or treat them, believing them beyond hope? An elderly patient with high blood pressure may be neglected because of the belief that the condition is an inevitable part of ageing. It is true that, in Western countries, blood pressure tends to increase markedly with age but it is not true of people in primitive communities - unless they adopt a Western lifestyle. Reducing high blood pressure can halve the risk of having a stroke.There is no biological reason for assuming, as we do today, that old age begins at 65-70 - the actual ageing process begins at about 13. The belief that it starts at 65 is related to "retirement", the filthiest word in the English language according to Ernest Hemingway. It would be appropriate if employers struck a mortal blow against ageism, as indeed they might in future. After sexism and racism ageism could be the next "ism" to be tackled by anti-discrimination legislation. In its election manifesto, Labour pledged to examine the feasibility of such a law. . Employers would be banned from specifying old age for a particular post in a newspaper advertisement, in the same way that it would now be illegal for advertisers to say they wanted a man or a white person.
declare= bejelent, consider= elhatároz, tekint, prejudice= előítélet, ageism= önzés, decree= elrendel, inferior= alsó, rife= gyakori, kidney= vese, coronary= szívkoszorú, expression= befolyás, terminology= szaknyelv, geriatric= öregkori, synonymous= rokonértelmű, ward= vívódás, dot= öregségi folt, rate= osztályú, pledge= zálog, elkötelez, feasibility= megvalósíthatóság
1. Mely kórházi osztályokon van korhatár?
2. Alegtöbb ember számára mit jelent a„geriatric" kifejezés?
3. Mit gondolnak a geriátriai orvosokról egyes más területen dolgozó orvosok?
4. Mit gondolnak magukról azok, akik öregnek érzik magukat?
5. Avérnyomás tekintetében mi a különbség a primitív és a nyugati társadalmak között?
6. Mi az egyik előnyös hatása a magas vérnyomás csökkentésének?
7. Mikor kezdenek az emberek öregedni?
8. Mia különbség abban, ahogy a jog viszonyul a korral szembeni előítéletekhez ("ageism") illetve a faji vagy nemi előítéletekhez?
Fordítsa le a mondatokat!
Jössz ebédelni velünk? Nem, köszönöm, már ebédeltem. Megjavították már a szerelők a kocsimat? Még nem ittam meg a kávémat. Felkelt már a nap? Még nem találtam meg a zsebszámológépemet. Már háromszor láttam a Casablancát. A főnököm most utazott el Görögországba. Hallottad már a legfrissebb híreket? Éppen most költöztünk új lakásba. Éppen most rendeltem meg két jegyet a ma esti előadásra. Mi történt a hajaddal? Éppen most festettem be. Hol voltál egész délelőtt? A bankban. Mennyi pénzt gyűjtöttél össze idáig? Az a fiú hét fagylaltot evett meg. Most jutott eszembe, hogy még nem fizettem ki a lakbért. Láttad már valaha a pisai ferde tornyot? Jártál már valaha Kínában? Még soha nem jártam az országnak ezen a részén. Ez a leggyorsabb autó, amit valaha vezettem. Ez a legveszélyesebb kanyar. Amit valaha láttam. Ő a legintelligensebb ember, akivel valaha beszéltem. Mióta érdeklik önt a nyelvek? Gyermekkorom óta. Mióta ismered a barátod kollégáját? Mióta munkanélküli ön? Több hónapja. Mióta tudsz ilyen finom gulyáslevest főzni. Mióta tudsz hegedülni? Mióta kell ezt a gyógyszert szedned? Mióta kell ingáznod a munkahelyedre? Szeptember óta több munkám van. Hol voltál? Nem láttalak hétfő óta. Régóta nem kocogtam. Nem írt nekem, mióta külföldre költözött. Amióta hazaérkezett, megevett három szendvicset. Kétszer olvastam ezt a könyvet, amióta megkaptam. Nem tud gyorsan menni, mert megsebesült a lába. Csalódott, mert a barátja nem hívta fel. A rendőrségre megyek, mert valaki ellopta a kocsimat. Kifogyott a tollam. Nem tudom kifizetni a számlát, mert otthon hagytam a pénztárcámat. Már háromszor vizsgáztam vezetésből, de még nem sikerült átmennem. Megszületetett már a kisbabája? Ez az első alkalom, hogy lazacot eszem. Ez az első alkalom, hogy megbuktam egy vizsgán. Már harmadszor alszom el a héten. A múlt félévben kölcsönvette a könyvemet, de még nem adta vissza. A kutyának éppen most születtek kölykei. Ez a második alakalom, hogy abbahagytam a dohányzást. Két hete nem borotválkozott. A születésnapom óta nem ittunk pezsgőt. Ezen a héten már háromszor voltam fogorvosnál. Ebben a hónapban már ötször voltunk korcsolyázni. Nem síeltem, amióta eltörtem a lábamat. Egész életemben érdekelt a komolyzene. Mostanában nem tudok aludni a zajos vízvezetékcsövek miatt.
301. She leapt from the edge of the pool into the water.
A) tellB) jumpedC) slidD) strolled
302. Did you listen to the weather … this morning?
A) prediction....B) forecastC) warningD) reporting
303. I … to go home.
A) askedB) imaginedC) suggestedD) told
304. We must learn to use the natural resources of our country.
A) inventionsB) materialsC) principlesD) structures
305. "Cope with something" means … .
A) be able to handle somethingB) have trouble with somethingC) think about somethingD) decide on something
306. Let's stop … and come to the point.
A) calling a spade a spadeB) beating about the bushC) doing an about-turnD) eating our words
307. They have put the bird in cage to … it from flying away.
A) preventB) resistC) avoidD) hinder
308. Before any new drug is marketed, it is essential that extensive tests are … .
A) carriedonB) carried forwardC) carried throughD) carried out
309. We … at about seven o'clock this morning and we eventually arrived at half past four.
A) set inB) set toC) set upD) set out
310. If we don't pay last month's bill within three days, our supply will be cut … .
A) outB) offC) downD) away
311. "moisture on skin" means … .
A) dampB) evaporateC) sweatD) water
312. You'll never succeed because it takes you too long to … .
A) liftafingerB) learn from experienceC) make a bargainD) make up your mind
313. Birthdays seem to … much quicker nowadays than when I was a child.
A) come upB) come overC) comeoutD) come round
314. There's something wrong with the table. Yes, I can … .
A) feel it that it's movingB) touch its movesC) touch it movingD) feel it moving
315. You'll have to … if you want to keep your job.
A) pull the wool over your eyesB) putonairsC) pull yourself togetherD) put the screws on
316. I wanted to … for being late.
A) apologizeB) excuseC) pardonD) sorry
317. I thought she was being serious, but she was only having … .
A) me upB) me onC) me overD) me round
318. Remember to ask … .
A) questions from himB) questions himC) him questionD) him questions
319. We didn't … that you had left.
A) markB) noteC) noticeD) regard
320. "The wedding's off." means …
A) The marriage has been cancelled.B) The marriage ceremony hasstarted.
C) The bride and bridegroom are off ontheir honeymoon.D) They are going to get a divorce.
321. The notice over a low door says: " … your head."
A) LowerB) NodC) Put downD) Mind
322. “Wefeel … after all this typing."
A) terribly tiredB) myself terribly tiredC) terriblybadD) myself terribly badly
323. "leaving out" means … .
A) exitB) going awayC) forgetD) omission
324. I'm too old to marry. I've … .
A) mended my waysB) missed the boatC) missed the pointD) minced mywords
325. They … him very happy.
A) calledB) consideredC) describedD) held
326. There were so many people leaving the hotel at the same time as us that it took nearly an hour to … .
A) checkupB) checkoutC) check inD) chckthrough
327. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso, It's only a copy so it's … .
A) princelessB) invaluable...... C) unworthyD) worthless
328. Let's go by bus, shall we?
A) I prefer walking on foot.B) No, we don't.C) We shall let.D) Yes, let's.
329. He used bad language when he spoke to his wife-means that:
A) He used swear-words.B) He used gramaticaliy incorrectstructures.
C) His pronunciation was poor.D) He didn't say what he meant to.
330. During the argument Peter lost his temper and began to … .
A) set the sceneB) send him on a wild-goose chaseC) servehistimeD) show his true colours
331. That's a ridiculous idea!
A) dangerousB) interestingC) crazyD) new
332. The policeman said, "Switch off the : … and get out of the car."
A) motorB) machineC) engineD) clutch
333. That would be far better.
A) It would be a great improvement.B) It's not right here.
C) It would work better at long distance.D) The further away it is, the better.
334. Dinner will beready … but we have time for a drink before then.
A) currentlyB) presentlyC) latelyD) suddenly
335. No wonder she's fat. She … .
A) eats like a horseB) makes mincemeat of itC) eats her fillD) saves her bacon
336. Mycoffee … rather too sweet.
A) turned to beB) seemedC) feltD) looked
337. There's nothing we can do to change their decision. We'll just have to … the best of the situation.
A) haveB) makeC) giveD) take
338. I waited for my girlfriend but she didn't … so I went home.
A) put offB) takeplaceC) turn upD) appear up '
339. When a fire … at the National Gallery in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A) broke outB) broke offC) broke downD) broke through
340. I like Pinter's dramas … I have read three of them.
A) To nowB) Till nowC) Up to nowD) For now
341. If you … it I'll turn up the volume.
A) aren't hearingB) can't hearC) are heardD) can be heard
342. They … to see York Cathedral.
A) thoughtB) suggestedC) advisedD) preferred
343. When you talked about my former wife like that you … .
A) touched woodB) wiped out old scoresC) touched a sore spotD) wrote it all over my face
344. She is so … that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.
A) sensibleB) sensitiveC) sensualD) touched
345. I have always hated … balloons - ever since one burst in my face when I was only four years old.
A) blowing awayB) blowingoffC) blowing upD) blowingacross
346. … speaking, I don't like television.
A) ChieflyB) GenerallyC) MainlyD) Mostly
347. Don't trust Janet. She'll cheat you. I … with her.
A) lay myself openB) know what's whatC) am left in the lurchD) let her stew in her own juice
348. Should he come before 5, tell him to wait.
A) He ought to come B) Hemust comeC) If he happens to come D) He's expected to come
349. He was … as reliable.
A) foundB) declaredC) takenD) regarded
350. The living … in prison are terrible.
A) comparisonsB) conditionsC) relationsD) situations
301. B / 306. B / 311. C / 316. A / 321. D / 326. B / 331. C / 336. B / 341. B / 346. B302. B / 307. A / 312. D / 317. B / 322. A / 327. D / 332. C / 337. B / 342. D / 347. B
303. A / 308. D / 313. D / 318. D / 323. D / 328. D / 333. A / 338. C / 343. C / 348. C
304. B / 309. D / 314. D / 319. C / 324. B / 329. A / 334. B / 339. A / 344. B / 349. D
305. A / 310. B / 315. C / 320. A / 325. B / 330. D / 335. A / 340. C / 345. C / 350. B
3rd TEST
1.Now here are the highlighted words of the first ten units again.Circle those 8 which you find the most difficult to team andremember! Try to write a story as short as you can, using those 8words. (How many sentences did you need?)
absorb_display__involveregardanxiousembassylack ofrelative
argue__employ__leanrenownassociateenormouslimbsensible
attractentertainmentliterallyshabbyaudienceexhibitionlook forward tospread
authorexileobsessionstarvebe worthexistownstock exchange
boast__explodeparachutistsurgeoncheekyfascinatingperformswarm
coincidencefashionablepermanentthroughoutsentfatalplaguetrained
crowdedfeat___poisonoustreasurecrushforbiddenpramunbearable
datefuss__prosperousundergodeliberate(ly)gasppunishmentunique
descendidle____rateunloaddestroycrediblerearvanity
disaster_intervenerebellionviablediseaseinvestregainwealthy
2. Find as many highlighted words in this box as you can.
LGAS__PREARC
INTE__RVENER
TLRR__AUXXMO
EIEE__MSIIBW
RMAN__UNLOAD
ABSO__RBEUSE
LOUW_CFUSSD
LARN__IDLEYA
YSEN__SIBLET
ATTR__ACTHRE
3. The new words are missing here again. Fill them in.
The (writer)______of the bestseller (experienced)______an (unbelievable)______story when he met his (readers)______.
He was standing (doing nothing)______on the stage when a(poorly drcssed)______man (caught)______his attention. He was (constantly)______hiccuping. It was an almost (very unpleasant)______situation.
4. Make a typical word combination byadding another word from thelist below to the highlighted words.attention, room, money,to make, an operation, capital,features, humour, peasant,humour, peasant, accident
bestseller______an
to invest
unique
fatal
…rebellion
… punishment
to attract
to undergo
crowded
lack of
… a fuss
5. Translate these sentences!
1. Az lenyűgöző kiállítás, amelyet egyedtilállóként emlegetnek a városban.vonzotta, a közönséget.
2. Asebész nem volt gazdag, így befektette a pénzét a jövedelmezó tözsdén, és szó szerint miliomos lett.
3. Divatos ruhák helyett a kopott farmerck viselése terjedt el mindenütt a városban.
4. Agyakorlott ejtöernyős azzal dicsekedett, hogy be tud mutatni egyelképesztőugrást, amely halálos is lehet.
5. Az emberek nyüzsögtek ez utcán a követség előtt és belemerültek a szórakozásba.
TEST 1 Debate rages over boxing ban
Michael Watson, the middleweight boxer who has undergone two emergency operations since his defeat on Saturday night, is continuing his fight for survival on a life support system in London's St Bartholomew's Hospital. It will be at least 48 hours before doctors know if he can make a complete recovery. The boxer, whose fight against Chris Eubank was stopped, is being kept under a deep anaesthetic so that doctors can stabilise his condition. He has had two large clots removed from the right side of his brain, above the ear, and still has severe bruising.The neuro-surgeon leading the team treating Watson, Mr Peter Hamlyn, said the boxer's condition was still critical. He had developed a kidney complication because the part of the brain which secretes chemicals used by the kidneys was not operating fully, butthis problem had been successfully treated with drugs.The boxer's mother remained at his bedside throughout yesterday and his former girlfriend, mother of his daughters Jamilla, aged 4, and Layla, aged 3, also visited the hospital and spent several hours with him.Calls for the banning of boxing have continued throughout the day from both sides of the political spectrum, but Peter Yarranton, the chairman of the Sports Council, defendend the sport, "Boxing is a super sport and gives youngsters in particular tremendous confidence in the art of self-defence. Professional boxers know the risks they are taking and I don't believe it beholds anyone to step in and stop them."However, Sam Galbraith, a brain surgeon and Labour's spokesman for health in Scotland, aid that professional boxing should be banned. Barry McGuigan, the former world featherweight champion who was himself involved in a fight in 1982 when African boxer Young Ali died, said that the rules should be changed to ensure longer periods between fights. Robert Atkins, the sports minister, said yesterday that he would be calling for a report into the fight. "I have spoken to John Morris, the general secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control and have called for a full account of what happened before and after Michael Watson was hurt and the facilities that were available," he said. James Tye, director general of the British Safety Council, and a leading anti-boxing campaigner, said, "How many more Michael Watsons will be left brain damaged before the government realises that this sadistic 'sport' must be brought to an end?"
anaesthetic= érzéstelenítő, clot= kapocs, bruise= öltés, tremendous= hatalmas, confidence= bizalom, behold= észrevesz, featherweight= pehelysúlyú, sadistic= szadista
1. Miről folyik a vita?
2. Mi váltotta ki a vitát?
3. Ki volt Michael Watson ellenfele a ringben?
4. Milyen sérüléseket szenvedett Watson?
5. Mivel indokolta a Sport Tanács elnöke a sportág létjogosultságát?
6. Ki Berry McGuigan és őmit javasolt?
7Hogy vélekedett a Brit Biztonsági Tanács vezetője?
FORDÍTÁS MAGYARRÓL ANGOLRA
A szénanádhát a virágzó füvek, fák és virágok pollenjei váltják ki az arra érzékenyeknél. Jellemzője az orrfolyás, a viszkető, könnyezó szem, a tüsszögés és az érzékeny torok. Ilyen tünetek esetén forduljon orvoshoz, ám a megelőzésben a természetgyógyászatimódszerek is segíthetnck.A szénanátha bármely életkorban jelentkezhet, de különösengyakori a fiatal felnőttkorban. Mint minden allergiás megbetegedés a szénanatha stresszhelyzetekben súlyosabbá válhat.Hajnalban több virágpor van a levegőben, ilyenkor a panaszok is súlyosbodnak, míg eső után csökken a pollenkoncentráció és a tünetek is kevésbé hevesek, ilyenkor sétálhatnak a szénanáthában szenvedők is a szabadban.Megelőzés és öngyógyítás:Vezessen naplót arról, hogy mikor jelentkeztek a tünetek. Ne sétáljon gyepen és ne szagoljon virágokat.Szemét borogassa nedves törülközövel.Pollenszezonban rendszeresen porszívózzon és a bútorokat törölje át vizes ronggyal.
FORDÍTÁS ANGOLRÓL MAGYARRABanks, building societies and insurance companies often treat women as simpletons, ignoring their increasing influence on household financial decisions, a survey by the market researcher Mintel shows.Six in ten women surveyed said that financial companies talked down to them and scented to think then unable to manage their own affairs. Paul Hersey, Minter's senor financial analyst, said, "Those most likely to feel they are being patronised are women who are housewives and those in the 35-54 age group. Young women in the 15-19 age group are least likely to believe they are being patronised. However, this may be simply because they have had less experience of financial institutions.""Despite the fact that women say theywant services designed especially for them, many financial servicc providers are wary' of targeting women. It is a very fine balance between providing tailored services and appearing to discriminate or patronise."The survey found that almost three in four women felt that financial companies failed to explain details of the accounts, saving plaits and credit deals, and more than 60 per cent said that financial firms should change their approachby offering packages specialty tailored to women. The report says that while women make up 40 per cent of the workforce, seven in ten are “economically active". Mintel asked women who were married or living with their partners about their influence on financial decisions and devised an "influence index", which showed that women have a bigsay in the choice of store credit cards, bank credit cards and in which bank the main current account was held. They had less influence in matters such as pension or insurance. However, woinen making choices in those areas represented a sizeable market, Mintel said.