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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

English in Pics - 12 Cold Weather Must Haves

 
Hello everybody!

How's your life been treating you lately?

I hope you are all OK and have started this week on a good note.

Me? I'm feeling kinda bad about not updating this blog for a week. Therefore, I would like to extend my apologies to all the readers. Yes, all two of you ;).

Today I'm going to discuss different ways in which you can protect yourselves from the cold in the winter time. I know what you are going to say: there is still loads of time before the winter starts, but trust me – it's going to get freezing before you can say Quidditch and didn't your mum always tell you to wrap up well way before December anyway?


1. TRAPPER HAT



This is my favourite type of winter hats. Wear it to show others that it might be cold outside but you are the one who is the coolest.

2. EARMUFFS




If you are not a woolly hat kind of person, at least consider wearing earmuffs or a headband.


3. HEADBAND/ EAR WARMER



4. INFINITY SCARF





This is not a regular scarf. Why? Because it never ends. Wrap it around your neck as many times a you can and you are bound to look more stylish than if you wore a regular boring scarf with two ends.


5. GLOVES (MITTENS, FINGERLESS, GLITTENS)

MITTENS


If you like trapper hats, you will love mittens. These will keep your fingers warm and snugly.

FINGERLESS GLOVES


If you insist on tapping away on your phone while outside, you might want to invest in a pair of fingerless gloves.

GLITTENS



However, you will have the best of both worlds if you wear glittens. You can text when you want, and if your fingers get cold, just put on the retractable part.


6. LAYERING



When it comes to clothes, layering is putting on almost everything you own in order to keep yourself warm. You start with a simple spaghetti strap top and finish off with a big sweater.

7. CHUNKY OVERSIZED JUMPER



Those can be very fashionable too. Just make sure your look is more BOHO than HOBO-inspired ;).


8. LEG WARMERS


Although I associate leg warmers with fitness exercises and fashion victims who wear them in the summer, I think they may come in handy in the winter time. Plus they look cute and girly.

9. SKI SOCKS



Even if you don't really know how to ski, you can still wear them.

10. LINED/ THERMO-PADDED BOOTS



Make sure that your winter boots are not only stylish and fashion-forward, but they can also keep your toes warm.


11. HOME-MADE COCOA WITH MARSHMALLOWS

If you have seen the Holiday (please, don't judge) starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, you might remember the drink that the Cameron Diaz character is offered when she visits her lover and meets his daughters for the first time – home-made cocoa with marshmallows. It was that or hot chocolate. I can't remember now. But there were definitely marshmallows there and the right portion seems to be five marshmallows per serving!





12. OVERPRICED AND OVERRATED COFFEE



Just kidding ;).

Because you can drink coffee all year round!

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay warm! ;)))

GLOSSARY:

How's your life been treating you lately? – Jak się miewasz/ miewacie?
to update – aktualizować
to extend my apologies – przeprosić (extend – offer)
loads (of time) – mnóstwo czasu
freezing – b. zimno, lodowato
Wrap up well! – ciepło się ubierz
way before – na długo przed
anyway – i tak
woolly/ wooly – wełniana
at least – przynajmniej
to consider – tut. rozważać
to wrap something around something – owinąć
snugly – przytulnie
be bound to do – na pewno coś zrobić (bound – certain, extremely likely)
to insist on doing something – upierać się przy czymś
to tap away on (your phone) – uderzać, wystukiwać, klepać
to text – wysyłać smsy
retractable – wysuwana
layering – ubieranie się na cebulę, warstwami
a spaghetti strap top – bluzka na cienkich ramiączkach
chunky – gruby, grubo tkany
oversized – (wydaje się) za duży
boho (bohemian) – boho (a style in fashion)
to associate something with something – utożsamiać
to come in handy – przydawać się
lined/ thermo-padded (boots) – ocieplane
cocoa – kakao
marshmallows – pianki
starring – w którym występuje/ją
a character – postać
per serving – na jedną porcję
overpriced – za drogi, przedrożony
overrated – przereklamowany





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