 | VOCABULARY flexitime - ruchome godziny pracy
to opt for sth - zdecydować się na coś, wybrać coś
to be faced with sth - być w obliczu czegoś, mieć do czynienia z
midnight - północ
weekly shopping - cotygodniowe zakupy
to check - sprawdzać
bank account - konto bankowe
e-trading - transakcje internetowe
at dawn - o świcie
work - praca
rest - wypoczynek
to merge - łączyć się, zlewać, scalać
to blend - mieszać się, miksować, wtapiać
to notice - zauważać
nowadays - obecnie
all-night - całonocny
discoing (=clubbing)- zabawa w dyskotekach, nocnych klubach
to stay up - nie kłaść się spać
tired - zmęczony
confused - zdezorientowany
stressed out - zestresowany
flexible - giętki, elastyczny
go to bed - iść do łóżka, iść spać
switch off the lights! - zgaś światło! |
LESSON 26
Flexi-livingYou could have opted for flexitime at work years ago, but now you're faced with flexi-living. What's that?
It's going to the supermarket at midnight to do your weekly shopping. It's checking your bank account on the internet at three o'clock in the morning and doing a bit of e-trading at dawn.
It's when your time of work merges with the time of rest, the day blends with the night … and you haven't even noticed it.
Yes, nowadays everything is 'all-night'. All-night shopping, all-night discoing, all-night television.
Staying up all night is bad for you. In the morning you feel tired, confused and stressed out. So, stop being so flexible.
Go to bed and switch off the lights!
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