sobota, 4. května 2024, 07.05
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MEDIA
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safety rules

- bezpečnostní předpisy

1. Visiting staff must use an observation area, if available; if not, they must conform to local safety rules, including the use of protective clothing. BNC

2. Most could be prevented by following simple safety rules or taking simple precautions. BNC

3. MEB has very stringent safety rules for its staff and customers will be concerned that it doesn't happen again. BNC

scathing criticism

- sžíravá/břitká kritika

1. Britain's largest compact disc maker is insisting it WON'T be cutting prices, despite scathing criticism in a report by MPs. BNC

2. Instead, the only thing it is hoped the VAT receipts will help insulate is the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, from further scathing criticism of his massive borrowings. BNC

3. Nevertheless, 31 Democrats voted against and some, notably Daniel P. Moynihan (New York) and Bill Bradley (New Jersey), voiced scathing criticism. BNC

schedule for

- zařadit na

1. This year the FA Cup final is scheduled for May 9 - only three days after the planned replay date. Wasps

2. A general election on a multiparty basis has been scheduled for October 1992. Wasps

3. The casting was completed by May and rehearsals were scheduled for July. Wasps

sell like hot cakes

- jít na dračku

1. Newsagents, from whom the majority of you buy your magazines, tell me that issues of GH have been selling like hot cakes over the Christmas period. BNC

2. T-shirts and posters are selling like hot cakes, and books, stickers, videos and even a monthly magazine are on the way. BNC

3. Cards depicting Santa in horribly compromising positions are selling like hot cakes. BNC

send a reporter

- vysílat repotéra

1. When you send a reporter to a festival, why don't you send one who knows a little about it? BNC

2. Note to editors: You are cordially invited to send a reporter and photographer/camera crew to the Dean Centre, Belford Road, Edinburgh at 11.30 am on Tuesday, July 20. B|NC

3. CBS will rely on its Dallas bureau, and ABC was planning to send a reporter to the scene. WebC

sensitive issues

- citlivá témata

1. Secondly, a press which probed deeply and reported news that the Government wanted left unreported; for example, defence matters or other highly sensitive issues, would equally not be tolerated. BNC

2. It was a system that was widely criticised for making heavy demands on officials, raising sensitive issues and increasing the level of conflict. BNC

3. It was a system that was widely criticised for making heavy demands on officials, raising sensitive issues and increasing the level of conflict. BNC

sequence of shots

- sled záběrů

1. It becomes possible to envisage a sequence of shots in which real pieces of connected action are linked together by shots which are included to fill in the continuity gaps. WebC

2. Hence, a sequence of shots might be: mother and toddler together on sands, toddler crawls out of picture leaving mother watching to see where it goes cut. BNC

3. Maintain consistent lighting for sequences of shots. BNC

set to music

- zhudebnit

1. This libretto is based on the revised version published in 1961 but there were many phrases which had been altered when set to music, and the final text has been preferred here. BNC

2. Not all poems are sufficiently lyrical, and they may be overburdened with wordy information: This kind poetry is far too prolix to be successfully set to music. BNC

3. Beethoven, among others, could not comprehend how Mozart could have stooped so low as to set to music such an apparently frivolous text, dealing with the fickleness of women; and the prudish moral climate of the later 19th century made sure that Così was conveniently ignored as a little aberration. BNC

sign on

- smluvně zavázat, angažovat

1. The Canadian actor who began his career as a radio DJ was signed on a three-year contract by Taunton. BNC

2. The striker joins recent recruits Paul Lemon and Michael Smith and all three have been signed on short-term contracts. BNC

3. All I know is that we've signed him on a playing contract for four years and we're delighted to have him back. BNC

signature tune

- znělka (pořadu n. stanice)

1. On Saturday evenings, he'd fold open the newspaper at the fixture list and sing the refrain to the signature tune of Sports Report. BNC

2. Even the distinctive signature tune has been re-recorded to provide a more modern feel. BNC

3. She sensed rather than heard the collective sigh of relief that went up as her acceptance rang round the studio just a moment before the signature tune flowed through the headphones, signalling the end of the programme. BNC

skim the dailies

- zběžně prohlédnout, přelétnout denní tisk

1. As for Iraq, I only skim the dailies to chart the progress of milquetoast Hans Blix, the inflated battles between the administration's hawks and doves-as if 100 percent unity on how to protect the nation is desired-and the inane anti-American comments of Kofi Annan.

2. Journalism is addictive. I skim the dailies on the Internet after I check my email at about 6 am. WebC

3. If an outsider with a knowledge of Gujarati were to stray into Surat and skim the local dailies, he'd probably be left wondering if the city had more than one municipal commissioner. BNC

skim the headlines

- prolétnout (zběžně prohlédnout) titulky

1. When you are reading the daily newspaper, there is just so much to read that you skim the headlines of each article and only read the ones that have an interesting headline. BNC

2. I quickly skim the headlines of the front page. WebC

3. Have your child skim the headlines to find each of the letters in his or her first name. WebC

slip of the pen

- přepsání, chybička při psaní

1. Two possible causes for the error here; one, a simple omission, a slip of the pen, perhaps, because the writer paused in the middle of the word. BNC

2. There is sometimes more than one reason for an error, though: always find out if an error is a real mistake that needs your attention, or simply a slip of the pen that the writer would correct on re-reading. BNC

3. But it seems likely that this is a slip of the pen and that he means the Muftilik inasmuch as he says that Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage in 822/1419 before he became Mufti, an appointment he has not otherwise mentioned. BNC

slip of the tongue

- přeřeknutí

1. To seasoned Bush watchers, a slip of the tongue is nothing new but the US president's mistake in Japan sent a shiver through jittery markets. WebC

2. Questioned by government lawyer Jonathan Sumption, Gilligan admitted a slip of the tongue. WebC

3. It was the kind of slip of the tongue that does happen often during live broadcasts. WebC

solicit information

- snažit se získat informace

1. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must approve all NCI requests to collect or solicit information/>, in any format, from the public. WebC

2. Field programs should develop and implement Aactive@ intake systems  which will enable program staff to solicit information/> from clients on a broad range of probléme. WebC

3. School Representatives will solicit information/> that may go directly to the school newsletters, the Essex Reporter, or the Burlington Free Press in the form of press releases. WebC