ANGOLKA

Quote: To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. (Grenville Kleiser)

Phrasal verb: take back

Definition: If something takes you back, it reminds you of a period of time in your past and makes you think about it.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1: This song takes me back to when I was a teenager.

E.g.2: She smelled the flower and it took her back to her childhood and the happy times she had spent helping her mother with the gardening.

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g. 1 and 2)

Test

Veterans of the independence war in Algeria allege that _______ heroes are being added to veterans’ lists in a pensions scam.

1. fake, 2. old, 3. fraud, 4. false.

Joke

What’s the difference between an English, a French and a German pensioner? The English one takes a Whisky and goes fishing. The French one takes a glass of wine and goes playing Boule. The German one takes his cardiac drug and goes to work.

Correct answer to the test question: 1. fake

(Králik Róbert)

SZÓTÁR

inestimable privilege – felbecsülhetetlen kiváltság

sacred obligation – szent kötelesség

devolves upon you – rajtad áll

to make right use of your opportunities – a saját lehetőségeid megfelelő kihasználása

independence war – függetlenségi háború

allege that – azt állítják, hogy...

scam – csalás

cardiac drug – szívgyógyszer