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A pórul járt krokodil

dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Thu, 22 May 2014 20:17:15 +0000

Performing crocodile ‘injured by portly accountant’ in Russian circus accident

In a fight between a crocodile and an overweight accountant, there seems to be little doubt about who would win. But when the unlikely situation came to pass in Russia, it was the dangerous reptile that fared worst.

The Moscow Times reported that the performing crocodile was left with injuries after the accountant fell on it in northern Russia. The accountant was travelling with the Soviet Circus from Murmansk to Severomorsk. The two-metre-long crocodile had allegedly been lying on a blanket when the bus they were travelling on hit a pothole in the road. After what the paper called "an unfortunate chain of events" the 120 kg woman was thrown on to the crocodile.

The reptile was left vomiting for several hours afterwards and both sustained shock and minor injuries. The crocodile, called Fedya, seemed to fare worse than the accountant although a medical examination found he was clear of any internal injuries. Fedya had to skip a performance scheduled for later in the evening. The accountant, who was not named, was issued a reprimand for not wearing a seatbelt.

source: www.independent.co.uk

overweight – túlsúlyos
accountant – könyvelő
to be little doubt about – kevés kétség fér hozzá
unlikely – valószínűtlen
reptile – hüllő
to fare worse – rosszabbul jár
injury – sérülés
allegedly – állítólag
pothole – kátyú
unfortunate chain of events – szerencsétlen események sorozata
to vomit – hányni
although – habár
medical examination – orvosi vizsgálat
internal – belső
scheduled – betervezett
reprimand – megrovás
seatbelt – biztonsági öv

True or false?

1. The crocodile was injured during a circus performance.

2. The accountant fell out of her seat and onto the crocodile.

3. The accountant was examined by a doctor.

4. The crocodile’s evening performance had to be cancelled.

5. The accountant had to pay a fine for not wearing a seatbelt.

answers: 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T 5-F

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Egy kis kavarodás az iskolában

dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:57:58 +0000

Elderly man brings wrong child home from school

A 79-year-old man who thought he was picking up his great-grandchild from school on Friday drove home with the wrong tot. As soon as the great-grandfather made a right turn instead of a left out of the Sterling, Connecticut school, 5-year-old Everett Stone yelled “I live on Pine Hill Road!” which incidentally is the same street that his great-grandson lives on.

“[The great-grandfather] said ‘I know you live on Pine Hill Road but your mom is sick so you have to come to my house,’” the boy’s father, Derek Stone, 38, told The Post. “The man pulls into his garage and my son refuses to get out of the car. So the man goes into the house and gets his wife, who took my son’s hat off, and said ‘Hey you have the wrong kid,’ then they called the school.” The kindergarten boys were wearing similarly styled hats, the same color coats and are about the same height and build.

Instead of calling Everett’s parents or the police, the Sterling Community school secretary asked the elderly gentleman to drive the boy back to the school. She then notified the principal who called the boy’s parents. “The secretary says ‘Bring him back,’ at that point the police should have been notified,” Derek said.

Derek’s wife Angela panicked when Everett didn’t get off the bus with their other two children. “The principal gets on the phone, and tells my wife ‘There’s been a mix-up, your son went home with another kid’s grandfather,’” he said. Angela runs a daycare center out of their home so she couldn’t leave to pick up their frightened child, so the school sent him home on a school bus. “They put him on an empty school bus, scared to death, and sent him home alone,” Derek fumed.

Derek and Angela blasted the school for not immediately calling the police. They demanded that the state police investigate. They concluded that it was an innocent mix-up, but the parents are still fuming over the lax security at the school. “It’s scary that it could even happen, thank God it was an innocent grandfather who meant no harm to my child, but it could have been anyone walking in and taking my child,” Derek said.

source: www.nypost.com

great-grandchild – dédunoka
tot – kisgyerek
to make a right turn – jobbra fordulni
to yell – kiabálni
incidentally – történetesen, véletlenül
to refuse to – nem haljandó valamit megtenni
build – testfelépítés
to notify – értesíteni
principal – igazgató
mix-up – keveresés
daycare center – családi napközi
to fume – füstölögni (mérgében)
to blast – rátámadni valakire
to demand – kérni, követelni
to investigate – nyomozni, kivizsgálni
innocent – ártatlan
lax – laza
to mean no harm – nem akar rosszat

True or false?

1. The great-grandfather thought he was taking home his own great-grandchild.

2. Everett Stone’s mother was ill.

3. Everett was taken back to school by the school secretary.

4. Normally, Everett goes home on the school bus.

5. Everett’s parents blame the school for not taking good care of their child.

answers: 1-T 2-F 3-F 4-T 5-T

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Édes jövőkép

dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:26:03 +0000

5000 people build giant sugar metropolis

Here is an art piece for those with taste, albeit those with a sweet tooth. Over 5,000 people from all over the world have spent the past 5 weeks building a ‘Sugar Metropolis’ at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The sugary city of the future was finally completed on Sunday (17 Nov) under guidance of sculptor Brendan Jamison, who worked with sculptor Mark Revels and a team of assistants. The giant collaborative artwork, the largest ever created in Northern Ireland, has been completed as part of the 132nd Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Annual Exhibition on the top floor of the Ulster Museum.

Jamison states "it has been a wonderful experience meeting people from all across the globe who came to the museum and played a key role in the construction of this sculpture installation. We trained visitors on how to build with the sugar cubes and asked them to construct anything from their imagination, with a focus on what they would like to see in a city of the future. It has been fascinating to watch so many different styles of architecture develop over the 5 weeks of construction. The result is a very democratic approach to art and successfully embraces multiculturalism.

"In the end, the project has demonstrated the power of collaboration in art, with thousands of creative minds working together in the realization of a sculpture beyond any one person’s singular vision. It belongs to everyone who came along to build it, across the entire spectrum of life, from young children to pensioners; the energy in the gallery has been amazing."

taste – ízlés
albeit – habár
to have a sweet tooth – szeretni az édességet
to complete – befejezni
under the guidance of – valaki vezetésével
sculptor – szobrász
collaborative – együttműködéses
the globe – a földgolyó, világ
key role – kulcsszerep
to train – képezni, oktatni
sugar cube – kockacukor
imagination – fantázia
future – jövő
fascinating – magával ragadó
architecture – építészet
approach – megközelítés
to embrace – megölelni, felölelni
to demonstrate – bemutatni
realization – megvalósítás
beyond – valamin túl
to belong to someone – valakihez tartozik
pensioner – nyugdíjas

Find the right endings.

1. This is the largest collaborative	a) participated in the project.
2. The buildings represent how	b) from young children to pensioners.
3. Over 5000 people	c) artwork created in Northern Ireland.
4. Everyone could take part,	d) by 2 sculptors.
5. The building was supervised	e) people imagine future cities.

answers:

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

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