VOCABULARY fear - strach, obawa grime - brud (wrośnięty, nawarstwiony) wash - tu: (rzeczownik) kąpiel, mycie się immune system - system immunologiczny, odpornościowy resistance - tu: odporność germs - zarazki, bakterie beware! - strzeż się! ill - chory to scrub - szorować to deny a chance - pozbawić szansy to face the enemy - stawić czoła wrogowi to polish - polerować to disinfect - dezynfekować sterile - sterylny lifestyle - styl życia to bleach - tu: wybielać (bielinką) to protect (from) - uchronić się (przed) to lose - tracić to panic - panikować at the sight - na widok bug - (potocznie) zarazek, bakteria to trigger off - wywołać (np. reakcję) allergic response - alergiczna reakcja to put away - odstawić, odłożyć bleach - bielinka

LESSON 5
The fear of grime

Feel a bit dirty? Haven't had a wash for a couple of days? Don't worry - grime's good for you. It keeps your immune system busy and helps you build up resistance to germs.

On the other hand - beware! Obsession with hygiene can make you seriously ill. By scrubbing yourself clean, you deny your immune system a chance to face the enemy!

Polish, polish, polish … Scrub and disinfect. Our sterile lifestyle is making us ill. By scrubbing your body and bleaching your kitchen you may be protecting yourself from bacteria, but you are also losing the natural resistance to germs. Your immune system starts panicking at the sight of the smallest bug and triggers off an allergic response.

So, stop scrubbing and polishing. Put the bleach away. Go out and play - and, better still - head outside for a dirty weekend!

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	Lesson 5

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OBJAŚNIENIA

by scrubbing yourself clean... - szorując się do czysta...

head outside for a dirty weekend - wyjedź na 'brudny' - w sensie - romantyczny weekend.

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