Good seed makes a good crop.
meaning: Starting with good materials will help you get good results.
magyarul: “A jó vetőmag jó termést hoz.” Tehát jó minőségű alapanyagokból jó végeredmény születik.
example: I am sure Robert’s business will flourish. He’s capable and honest, and good seed makes a good crop. – Biztos vagyok benne, hogy Robert vállalkozása virágozni fog. Robert hozzáértő, és a jó alapok meg fogják hozni a kiváló eredményt.

a cattle market (also a meat market) 
meaning:a place where people go to see sexually attractive women or to find sexual partners 
magyarul: “húspiac”, olyan hely, ahol sok szép és szexuálisan vonzó lány felvonultatnak
example: It seems that beauty contests nowadays are just cattle markets. – Úgy tűnik, hogy a szépségversenyek manapság csak húspiacként működnek.

to buy the farm (slang)
meaning:to die/ to get killed
magyarul: elpatkol, feldobja a talpát (meghal)
example: I’ll pass through this illness, I’m too young to buy the farm. – Túl leszek ezen a betegségen, nem fogok elpatkolni.

to sell the farm/to bet the farm  
meaning:to liquidate all one’s assets in order to raise money to invest in something
magyarul: mindenét eladja, hogy befektethesse valamibe
example: It’s a risky proposition. I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. – Ez rizikós vállalkozás. Nem tenném rá a vagyonomat.

a funny farm(slang)
meaning:a hospital for people who are mentally ill
magyarul: “sárga ház”, diliház
example:If things get much worse they’ll be carrying me off to the funny farm. – Ha rosszabbra fordulnak a dolgok, esküszöm a diliházban fogok kikötni.

factory farming (mainly British)
meaning: a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly 
magyarul: nagyüzemi farmgazdálkodás (gyorsan és olcsón állítanak elő árucikket úgy, hogy az állatokat kicsi és zárt helyen tartják és olyan élelemmel etetik, amitől gyorsan nőnek)
example: They’ve launched a campaign against the abuses of factory farming. – Kampányt indítottak a nagyüzemi állattartás durva bánásmódjai ellen.

to farm out somebody (to somebody) also farm somebody out (to somebody)
meaning: to give someone to someone else who will take care of them 
magyarul: valakit (pl. gyerek) átad valakinek, hogy viselje gondját
example: She farmed out her children to her brother for two weeks. – Két hétig kiadta a gyerekeit a bátyjának, hogy viselje ő gondjukat.

to farm out something (to somebody) also farm something out (to somebody)
meaning: to give work or responsibilities to other people 
magyarul: kiad egy munkát
example: If you can’t finish the reports by next week, you should farm them out. – Ha nem tudod befejezni a munkát jövő hétig, akkor ki kell adnod valakinek.

to plough a lonely furrow  (mainly British literary)
meaning: to do something alone and without help from other people 
magyarul: egyedül, segítség nélkül csinálni valamit (szó szerint “egyedül szántani a barázdát”)
example: He’d always been happier working in isolation, ploughing a lone furrow. – Mindig is boldogabb volt, ha elszigetelten dolgozhatott, ha egyedül szánthatta a barázdát.

to reap a/the harvest of something
meaning: to receive the good results of past actions
magyarul:  learatja valaminek a termését
example: Learning English is not a waste of time. You’ll reap the harvest of your efforts soon! – Az angoltanulás nem időpocsékolás. Hamarosan learathatod az eredményét a fáradozásaidnak.

to call hogs (slang)
meaning: to snore
magyarul: horkolni
example: I couldn’t sleep at all last night, with Uncle Joe calling hogs in the next room. – Nem tudtam tegnap éjjel aludni úgy horkolt Joe bácsi a szomszéd szobában. 

to be raised in a barn
meaning: brought up to behave like a barnyard animal/ having crude behaviour
magyarul: durva, bunkó viselkedése van (mint aki az istállóban/pajtában nőtt fel)
example: Don’t wipe your nose on your sleeve. Were you raised in a barn? – Nem töröld az orrodat az ingujjadba! Úgy viselkedsz, mint aki egy pajtában nevelkedett!

Roland Geiger has been inundated with offers after he hung a sign outside his farm in Freiburg indicating he was looking for a better half. A German farmer admits he "can’t get any work done" after his advert for a wife has seen his phone ring off the hook.

At first his sign, which read: "Farmer without any animals is looking for a wife," didn’t receive much attention.

But since he was featured in a local newspaper report the amount of applications have gone through the roof. So much so in fact that he has confirmed he is now only intending to consider the younger women who apply. Geiger owns 20 hectares of land, several tractors and his own farmhouse. But he has been unable to look after it in recent times, such has been the response to his ad.

"I have been kept so busy with these applications that I can’t get any work done,"he said.

source: Mirror

to be inundated with– elárasztva lenni valamivel
offer – ajánlat
advertising – hirdetés
to hang a sign – kiakasztani egy táblát
to indicate – jelezni, jelölni
better half – házastárs, feleség
to get work done – elvégezni a munkát
advert – hirdetés
off the hook – itt: irányíthatatlanul, nagyon nagy mértékben (demand or activity that it is beyond normal conditions)
to receive attention – figyelmet kapni
to be featured – szerepeltetve lenni
application – jelentkezés
to confirm – megerősíteni, jóváhagyni
to intend – szándékozni
to be unable to – képtelennek lenni valamre
to look after – gondoskodni
response – választ
to be kept busy – elfoglalva lenni

1. Decide if the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

1) There were more kinds of farms in the 20th century than there are today.  
2) It is a great advantage if you already have fruit trees on the farm you buy  because they don’t need much care after they are planted.                               
3) Being a farmer today involves more work than just taking care of the land and livestock.
4) More and more young people study agriculture at universities or colleges and settle down in the countryside.
5) One of the national symbols of Hungary is the Mangalitza.                    

2. Choose the right answer.

1) Local national parks are important because
a) the Hungarian livestock is kept there to breed in a natural environment.
b) they play an important role in the survival of some breeds of domestic animals.
c) there they preserve the genes of important domestic animals.

2) A farmer’s job is
a) easier today than it was in the past thanks to the advanced technology.
b) complicated because it involves more than just plowing and sowing.
c) perfect for people who would like a carefree life surrounded by animals and nature.

3) Veterinarians are
a) are only called in if it is absolutely necessary.
b) a daily part of life on a big farm.
c) needed to give vaccines to the animals.

4) In the early 20th century
a) farmers raised all kinds of crops and animals.
b) women did the same kind of farm work as men.
c) there were fewer kinds of livestock.

5) If you want to become a farmer today
a) you must have a degree in some field of agriculture.
b) you should know much more than farming.
c) you have to have some veterinary skills.

3. Fill in the gap using some of the following words (you will not need to use all the words). 

a) diverse, b) supervise, c) originates, d) distinctive, e) beneficial, f) sufficient, g) ensures, h) fortunate, i) treat, j) move off

1) I felt very ………. because I not only passed the exam but also got the highest mark.
2) I don’t know why you ………. your parents like that. I am sure they don’t deserve it.
3) There was such a ………. range of products I really had a hard time choosing what I wanted.
4) I think it’s ………. to spend some time alone abroad learning languages.
5) He always ………. that I have everything I need.

Answers:
I/ 1) T,  2) F , 3) T, 4) F, 5) F
II/ 1) b, 2) b, 3) a, 4) a, 5) b
III/1) h, 2) i, 3) a, 4) e, 5) g

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