 | VOCABULARY grandson - wnuk
duke - książę
eccentric - ekscentryczny
scientist - naukowiec
to be born - urodzić się
unwillingly - niechętnie
to undertake - podjąć, przedsięwziąć
a grand tour of Europe - wielka podróż po Europie
engaged - tu: zaangażowany w coś, zajęty czymś
scientific investigations - badania naukowe
he was a notoriously reclusive man - był powszechnie znanym/osławionym samotnikiem
shy - nieśmiały
to order dinner - zamawiać obiad/kolację
to leave - zostawiać
note - notatka
servant - służący
he was particularly alarmed by women - przerażały go zwłaszcza kobiety
female staff - służące
instantly dismissed - (o osobie) natychmiastowo zwolniona z pracy
to catch sight of sb or sth - ujrzeć, zobaczyć kogoś/coś |
Lesson 7
Henry CavendishThe grandson of both the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke of Kent, the aristocratic and eccentric scientist, Henry Cavendish was born in 1731.
After studying at Cambridge and unwillingly undertaking a grand tour of Europe as a young man, he spent the rest of his life engaged in experiments and scientific investigations.
He was a notoriously reclusive and shy man.
Cavendish ordered his dinner by leaving notes on a table for servants to find and, because he was particularly alarmed by women, his female staff were told they would be instantly dismissed if he were ever to catch sight of them.
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