Děj slavné básně ‘Krkavec’ (či ‘Havran’), kterou napsal Edgar
Allan Poe, převyprávěný jednoduchou angličtinou jako příběh. Text je
doplněný zvukovou nahrávkou!
noun
-
a slow-growing organism that arises from a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, often found on rocks, trees, or soil
test-tube baby
- dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/
noun
-
a baby that develops from an egg that is fertilized outside of a mother's body and then put back in her womb to finish developing
au-pair
- pečovatel(ka) o děti, chůva
BrE
/ˌəʊ'peə/
AmE
/ˌoʊ'peər/
noun
-
a person, usually a woman, from a foreign country who lives with a family and takes care of the children and receives a small wage
dialect
- nářečí, dialekt
BrE
/'daɪəlekt/
AmE
/'daɪəlekt/
noun
-
a variety of a language used by a particular group of people, the variety may differ from the main language in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
burden
- zatížit (někoho), být přítěží, zatěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/'bɜ:dn/
AmE
/'bɜ:rdn/
verb
-
to hold someone back, to prevent somebody from doing something or going somewhere, to make it difficult for someone to do something or go somewhere
encumber
- zatížit (někoho), být přítěží, zatěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/ɪn'kʌmbə/
AmE
/ɪn'kʌmbər/
verb, formal
-
to hold someone back, to prevent somebody from doing something or going somewhere, to make it difficult for someone to do something or go somewhere
lion
- lev
BrE
/'laɪən/
AmE
/'laɪən/
noun
-
a large animal from Africa or Asia, it looks like a big cat and eats other animals, people say it is the King of animals
jury
- porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/
noun
-
a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not
bolt
- závora, zástrčka, západka
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/
noun
-
a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened
bill
- účet (k zaplacení)
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/
noun
-
a document that states how much you have paid or how much you have to pay (e.g. in a restaurant, or from a telephone company)
The most famous and stunning reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef. Here
is an overview of the Great Barrier Reef, just a tip of the iceberg of beauty
and diversity held in this icon of Australia.
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