random word of the day: IN ONE’S BLOOD
ENG: part of one’s nature, ingrained in or fundamental to
one's character
POL: we krwi
INGRAINED – zakorzeniony (firmly fixed or established;
difficult to change)
FUNDAMENTAL podstawowy, fundamentalny (most important,
basic)
(1) Bred into
surfing culture, the Australian native believes he was destined to be in the water. “It was in
my blood, in my DNA.”
BRED INTO – wychowany w (breed-bred-bred) (raised
around something)
TO BE DESTINED TO DO SOMETHING – mieć coś pisane, być
stworzonym do czegoś (likely to do, receive, or become something in the future)
(2) Business was in her
blood. She was a flag-bearer
of female bosses.
A FLAG-BEARER – promotor, orędownik, rzecznik (one who
openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic of it)
(3) Tourism is just in my
blood. My grandfather was a chef
at a training camp for people who wanted to climb Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest
mountain. I kind of follow in his footsteps!
A CHEF – kucharz (a cook)
KIND OF – jakby (in a way)
TO FOLLOW IN SOMEBODY’S FOOTSTEPS – iść w czyjeś ślady
(to do the same thing as someone else, especially someone in your family)
(4) Helping people has
always been in his blood and even though he was no longer fighting
fires, cutting people out of cars, performing
CPR or starting IVs, Marshall
continued helping people in need.
TO PERFORM CPR (CPR= cardiopulmonary resuscitation) –
przeprowadzać resuscytację krążeniowo-oddechową (to do an emergency procedure
that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation (rescue
breaths) to force blood and oxygen to keep flowing through the
body)
IV (Intravenous therapy) – wlew dożylny, kroplówka (putting
liquid into a vein, using a needle)
(5) Help me, it's like the walls are caving in
Sometimes I feel
like giving up
But I just can't
It isn't in my blood
TO CAVE IN – zapadać, zawalać się ((of a roof or
similar structure) subside or collapse= fall down)
TO FEEL LIKE – mieć ochotę (to want to do something)
(6) HARRY: But I've never even played Quidditch. What
if I make a fool of myself?
HERMIONE: You won't make a fool of yourself. It's in your blood.
RON: Whoa! Harry, you never told me your father was a
Seeker too.
HARRY: I didn't know.
TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF – wygłupić się, ośmieszyć
się (to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way)
