brighten up the day
meaning:if someting brightens up your day, something happens that makes you feel positive and happy all day long
magyarul: jó napja lesz valakinek valamitől
example:The news brightened up my day.– A hírtől tegnap egész nap jó napom volt.

calm before the storm
meaning: a calm time immediately before a period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
magyarul: vihar előtti csend
example:The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm.– Lehet, hogy most még békés a találkozó, de ez csak a vihar előtti csend.

chase rainbows
meaning:if someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve
magyarul: ábrándokat, álmokat kerget
example:I don’t think my parents ever believed I’d make it as an actor. I think they thought I was just chasing rainbows. – Nem hiszem, hogy a szüleim valaha is hittek abban, hogy színész leszek. Azt hiszem azt gondolták, hogy csak álmokat kergetek.

cloud nine
meaning:if you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy
magyarul: nagyon boldognak lenni, hetedik mennyországban van
example:Danny was on cloud nine after winning the marathon.– Danny a hetedik mennyországban volt, miután megnyerte a maratont.

every cloud has a silver lining
meaning:people sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining to comfort somebody who’s having problems
magyarul: minden rosszban van valami jó is
example:I’m sorry your business is going badly, but don’t despair. Every cloud has a silver lining. – Sajnálom, hogy rosszul megy az üzlet, de ne ess kétségbe. Minden rosszban van valami jó is.

rainy day
meaning:if you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you save it for some possible problem or trouble in the future
magyarul: ínséges napok, nehéz napok (amire spórolunk, főleg pénzt)
example:I am saving for a rainy day. – Ínséges napokra spórolok.

storm in a teacup/tempest in a teapot
meaning:if someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup
magyarul: vihar a biliben:-)
example:I just can’t understand all that fuss about it. It’s just a storm in a teacup. – Nem is értem ezt a nagy felhajtást. Ez csak vihar a biliben.

. . .

Though the sun may hide
We still can see
The light that shines for you and me
We’ll be together all that we can be.
And when the rain begins to fall

. . .

And when the rain begins to fall  

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sand – homok
to seep – átszivárog
through your fingers – az ujjaid között
to find the way – megtalálni a (helyes) utat
to last forever – örökké tart
when the rain begins to fall – amikor elkezd esni az eső
you’ll ride my rainbow in the sky – meglovagolod a szívárványomat az égen
rainbow – szívárvány
I will catch you if you fall – el foglak kapni
you’ll never have to ask me why – soha nem kell majd megkérdezned tőlem, hogy miért
sunshine – napsugár
we can have it all – ez mind a miénk lehet
everything will be allright – minden rendben lesz
time goes by so fast – olyan gyorsan telik/repül az idő
you’ve got to have a dream – kell, hogy legyen egy álmod
to hold on to sth – ragaszkodni valamihez
reality of you – a te valós lényeddel
though the sun may hide – lehet, hogy a nap el fog bújni
to hide – elbújik, eldug
we still can see the light – mi még mindig látjuk a fényt
to shine – ragyog
we’ll be together – együtt leszünk

Talking about weather is a good way of starting a conversation. People talk about the weather on the phone and in person. Friends and family talk about the weather before they discuss what’s new. Co-workers talk about the weather before starting a hard day of work. Even strangers discuss the weather.If you want to talk about the weather, you can use a lot of words and expressions. When we talk about the weather we usually tell how many degrees it is outside, for example, “It is eighty-five degrees (Fahrenheit)./It is twenty-nine degrees (Celsius).” If we want to find out how the weather is going to be we can listen to the weather report on the radio or on TV. Weather forecas usually give information about the current day and about the next five days. Listening to the weather forecast helps people decide what to wear when they go outside.

conversation – beszélgetés
on the phone – telefonon
in person – személyesen
to discuss – megvitat, beszélget
what’s new – mi újság
co-worker – munkatárs
stranger – idegen
expression – kifejezés
degree – (hő)fok
weather report – időjárás-jelentés
on the radio – rádióban
on TV – tévében
weather forecast – időjárás-jelentés
current – aktuális, jelenlegi
to decide –  elhatároz

THE BEATLES: HERE COMES THE SUN 

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10 Myths about Lightning

While Sir Anthony Hopkins may be nonchalant about a lightning strike — in reality it’s no fun at all. Here are 10 myths about lightning that you should know.

Number 10 — Lighting strikes have no preference when it comes to humans. Well that’s not true, specifically pertaining to gender. Data released by the Centers for Disease Control found that lightning is 6 times more likely to kill American men than women. Why that is remains a mystery.

Number 9– Lightning only hits in streaks. It actually occurs in several differing forms including ball, beaded, ribbon and sheet.

Number 8 — As soon as the thunder stops, you’re safe. Even if the sky quickly clears, you should maintain cover for 30 minutes after hearing the last thunderclap.

Number 7 — Here’s another fallacy – if struck by lightning, the chances of survival are slim. Roughly 90 percent of victims survive, but it’s worthwhile to point out, many are left disabled.

Number 6 — Metal buildings attract lighting. In reality, the best protection from lighting is to seek shelter in a steel framed building. Where it will strike is more related to an isolated location, along with the height or shape of a structure.

Number 5 — If stranded outside during a storm, seek shelter under a tree. DON’T EVER DO THIS! Resting under a tree is the second leading cause of lightning related deaths.

Number 4 — The rubber tires of your car or soles of your shoes protect you from lightning. Myth busted. Rubber offers no safety net. Take cars for example, the metal roof and sides offer protection from lightning, not the tires, despite the popular belief.

Number 3 — You can track lightning’s distance by counting 1 second per mile after thunder. You actually have to go by the sound rule, counting between the flash and thunder. Five seconds accounts for one mile.

Number 2 — Do not touch a lightning victim who has been electrified. The unfounded belief is that you will therefore be electrocuted, but humans do not store electricity. That means touching and helping someone struck by lighting is certainly safe.

Number 1 – We’ve all heard it and come to believe it as true — lighting doesn’t strike the same place twice. The Empire State building serves as a counter example – on average, it gets struck 100 times over the course of one year.

source: Geobeats

to be nonchalant about – nemtörődöm, közönyös
pertaining to  – valamivel kapcsolatos
likely – valószínű
thunderclap – dörgés
fallacy – tévedés, hamis állítás
slim – sovány, kevés, kis
roughly – durván
shelter – menedék
steel framed – acélvázas
isolated – elszigetelt
to be stranded – ott ragad valahol
sole – talp
to account for – számítani
unfounded – megalapozatlan
to be electrocuted – megrázza az áram
counter example – ellenpélda

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Humidity is rising [Mmm..rising]
Barometer’s getting low [How low girl?]
According to our sources [What sources now?]
The street’s the place to go [We better hurry up]

Cause’ tonight for the first time [First time]
Just about half past ten [Half past ten]
For the first time in history
It’s gonna start rainin men [Start rainin men]

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s rainin men
And men
I’m gonna go out
I’m gonna let myself get
Absolutley soaking wet

It’s rainin men
Hallejulah
It’s rainin men
Every specimen
Tall blonde dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean

God bless Mother Nature
She’s a single woman too
She took over heaven
And she did what she had to do
She fought every Angel
And rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman
Could find the perfect guy

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
And men
It’s raining men
Hallelujah
It’s raining men

And men
I feel stormy where the roof is in
Down to playin
I’m not to playin
Heaven on earth
Don’t you loose your head
Rip off the roof and stay in bed

God bless Mother Nature
She’s a single woman too
She took over heaven
And she did what she had to do
She fought every Angel
She rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman
Could find the perfect guy
Ooh it’s raining men
Yeah

Humidity is rising [Humidity is rising]
Barometer’s getting low [It’s getting low low low low low low low low]
According to our sources [According to our sources]
The street’s the place to go
Cause tonight for the first time [First time]
Just about half past ten [Half past ten]
For the first time in history
It’s gonna start raining men [Start rainin men]

weathergirl – időjósnő
lonely – magányos
according to our sources – forrásaink szerint
lean – sovány
rough – durva, goromba, nyers
tough – erős, kemény, edzett, kitartó
mean – zsugori, gonosz, durva
God Bless … – Isten áldja a …-t
Mother Nature – Anyatermészet
heaven – menny
to rearrange – átrendez
roof – tető
to rip off – leszakít, letép
to lose one’s head – elveszíti a fejét
 

Deep freeze: Ice vortex with -50C temperatures sends US running indoors

A whirling mass of freezing air has brought heavy snow and wind chill temperatures of minus 50C to large parts of America. The eastern half of the country has been hit by dense air known as a ‘polar vortex’ which has brought weather last seen two decades ago.

Parts of the north-east and Canada have seen up to 60cm (2ft) of fresh snow fall and 3,700 flights have been cancelled. Schools in Chicago and other Midwest cities are closed and people have been warned to stay indoors. The city of Indianapolis has banned driving for anyone other than those seeking shelter. Lake Michigan is frozen solid and ice breakers were deployed to clear the way for shipping.

‘I have seen frostbite occur through clothing,’ warned Douglas Brunette, an A&E (Accident and Emergency) doctor in Minneapolis. ‘It’s not enough just to be covered. You need clothes made for the elements. You need to repel the wind.’ Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard added: ‘The cold is the real killer here. In 10 minutes you could be dead without the proper clothes.’

Forecasters said some 187million people in all could feel the effects of the polar vortex by the time it spreads across the country.

source: www.metro.co.uk

whirling – kavargó, gomolygó
wind chill – hőérzet (a szél által csökkentett hőmérséklet-érzékelés)
dense – sűrű
polar vortex – sarki örvény
decade – évtized
to cancel – törölni
to ban – betiltani
to seek shelter – menedéket keresni
solid – kemény, tömör, szilárd
ice breaker – jégtörő hajó
to deploy – bevetni, alkalmazni
frostbite – fagyás (testrészen)
through – keresztül
to repel – taszít, elhárít, itt szélálló
mayor – polgármester
forecaster – előrejelző
to spread – elterjedni

Match the words with the definitions.

answers: 1-c 2-e 3-d 4-a 5-b

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Choose the right reaction to complete the dialogues!

1)
A: This new restaurant is fantastic, the food was great. So who’s paying?
B: ……….

2)
A: I couldn’t get to the office on time because my car broke down. Then I fell and got all muddy and my boss yelled at me when I finally did get in.
B: ……….

3)
A: If they hadn’t fired her, she wouldn’t have started her own business and she wouldn’t be so happy now.
B: ……….

4)
A: I don’t think you should tell him the bad news at his birthday party tonight.
B: Yes. I wouldn’t want to ………. .

5)
A: Their daughter was born a week ago.
B: I know. They’ve been on ………. ever since.

6)
A: Ask him to help you with organizing the event.
B: He’s never any use when it comes to practical things. He always ………. .

7)
A: I don’t like the atmosphere at my workplace since those files went missing.
B: I can imagine. Until they find out who was responsible everybody must be ………. .

8)
A: Did you manage to arrange everything for our holiday?
B:  The only ………. is the accommodation because I haven’t been able to find any hotels in the area yet.

9)
A: Let’s meet this Saturday and I’ll take you to a concert.
B: Oh, I’m so sorry, but I won’t be here during the weekend. Can I take a ………. on that?

10)
A: I don’t think you should go to that dangerous neighbourhood at this time of night.
B: You know what? You are ………. . I’m not going anywhere.

Answers: 1) c, 2) d, 3) f, 4) b, 5) h, 6) g, 7) i, 8) j, 9) e, 10) a

right as rain – perfectly fine / teljesen igaz
to rain on somebody’s parade – spoil something for someone / elrontani valamit valakinek
Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it. – not expect to pay or be paid / nem szándékozni fizetni valamiért vagy arra, hogy fizessen valaki
It never rains but it pours. – if there’s one problem, there’ll be more / a baj mindig csőstül jön
rain check (on something) – a promise to attend/to do something later than on the proposed date / később élni egy meghívással, "beváltani" egy ígéretet
Every cloud has a silver lining. – there’s some good in every bad thing / minden rosszban van valami jó
have one’s head in the clouds – to daydream, can’t tell reality from fantasy / felhőkben járni, álmodozni
to be on cloud nine – very happy / nagyon boldognak lenni
under a cloud (of suspicion) – suspected of something / a gyanú árnyékában 
a cloud on the horizon – an expected problem or difficulty in the near future / gond a láthatáron

Alone I can hear
Hear our song
Playing for me again
Won’t blame it on myself
Just blame it on the weatherman
Standing on the shore
Calling out your name
I was here before
I could see your face
Only clouds will see
Tears are in my eyes
Empty like my heart
Why did you say goodbye
The rain goes on (on and on again) [repeat X2]
Maybe it’s too late
Maybe it’s too late to try again
Maybe I can’t pray
Maybe I can’t wait
Maybe I can’t blame the weatherman
The rain goes on (on and on again) [repeat X2]
Oh blame it on the weatherman
to blame somebody for something – hibáztatni valakit valamiért
weatherman – időjós
on my own – egyedül
shore – part
to call out something – kiabálni, kiáltani valamit