Moja lekcja

polubisz je jeszcze bardziej

you will like them still better

o swoich ptakach

about my birds

to get his car ready

she usually gave the wheel over to her husband on such occasions.

He rolled his eyes/ you can learn how to roll socks

she was an excellent cook

Uwazala swojego meza za wspaniałego człowieka

She thought her husband a wonderful man

powalic cos; kogos/ zburzyc ścianę, budynek

An old man was knocked down by a speeding car

wypadla z pokoju

she rushed out of the room

she rushed out if the room, slamming the door.

I must withdraw my resignation. / czas niereg. withdrew, withdrawn.

They said his heart was fine

No i rzeczywiście potem Jan Paweł II mówił po włosku.

And then indeed John Paul II spoke Italian.

On a strap round his neck

he had book about birds under his arm

ladies busily started to lay everything for lunch.

To bardzo dobry pomysł, przychylam się do niego.

That's a very good idea, I'm in favour of it.

He's enjoying his pipe

from time to time he points to some small bird.

the sun being so bright I suggest having a bath.

i would urge you to act upon it/ I urge you to accept.

jechali wesoło nad morze

they drove merrily to the seashore

this species has uncertain taxonomic status

on the seashore I saw a special kind of seagull.

masz na myśli, żeby zrezygnować z pracy i...

you mean, give up my work and...

Well, unlike him, I don't like to brag about my accomplishments

... boasts the old lady/ I dont like to boast, but.../ she's far too modest so I'll boast for her/ i can therefore boast that the new season has been success. // The winter half of the house boasted huge ovens and small, high windows.

jak zmrużę oczy, wygladasz wtedy jak...

when I squint, you look just like your sonogram picture.

shall I pour you out another cup of tea?

They can't have called an authorized strike!

housekeeping money

a notice in a paper - wzmianka w gazecie

every little sniffle, it's the end of the world.

I thought he looked at it wistfully/ Byron staring wistfully into space

ill-omened name

pisk opon, pisk czlowieka; dziecka

np. z kominka

the castle is clad completely with clinker brick/ to see Marfa so richly clad

it filled her with foreboding

Finally we called a meeting of all the husbands concerned.

l. mn bases.np. basis for settlement - płaszczyzna porozumienia.

negotiations broke down; she broke down and started crying.

an arbitration board was chosen (wybrano rade polubowna)/ he pays 4£ a week for full board (za pelne utrzymanie, wyzywienie).

choosing the right decor - wybor odpowiedniego wystroju

I didn't come here to eavesdrop.

and the space around the door, which they laboriously kept clear.

and the space around the door, which they laboriously kept clear.

house had wide windows and an open hearth.

that wing of the house had a deserted look now.

entombed by the sea, entombed in snow, in the cathedral, beneath the sands.

the house was sealed up in frost/ so it must be removed and sealed up - musi byc usuniete i zaszyte

perpetual smoke trickled from its chimneys.

he felt a trickle of blood/ a perpetual smoke trickled from its chimneys

frost resistant/ it is necessary to wait for warm weather and the last frost. / I dont want to leave in this cold - nie chce wychodzic w taki mroz

And before long, I was seeing both these men / I'm sure something will come up before long.

swaying on minute hooves

hoof

lmn i poj taka sama The machines worked tirelessly to do man's bidding. - Maszyny pracowały niezmordowanie by wypełniać ludzkie rozkazy

laboring women, laboring stock

I think I'll pass on the pretend food contest. Myślę, że odpuszczę sobie udawany konkurs. It was only by choice that he passed his nights.

snow drifts

the damp drifts loomed head-high

her room was small - in deference to the frost.

fantastic carving

fantastic carving adorned the wooden stools.

downy shawl

okrycie z białej wełny

robe of white wool

she bound the end of her hair with a learher cord.

she could tame animals

summon rain

Russia still teemed with unknown powers.

have you forgotten that grey crone she became?

the king was besotted by her