VOCABULARY Dad's story - opowieść, opowiadanie Taty to transpire - okazać się backache - ból pleców labour - poród backache labour - tu: bolesny poród, w którym kręgosłup dziecka naciska na kręgosłup matki spine - kręgosłup to press - naciskać painful - bolesny to rub - pocierać, masować endlessly - bez końca, tu: bez przerwy, nieustannie relief - ulga to tackle - uporać się, stawić czoła, opanować to remember - pamiętać to cry out - głośno krzyczeć to make a noise - hałasować at some point - w pewnym momencie builder - robotnik, budowlany to join in - przyłączyć się, włączyć eventually - w końcu to be born - urodzić się extraordinary - cudowny, nadzwyczajny incredible - niewiarygodny experience - doświadczenie, przeżycie grey - szary cinnamon coloured - cynamonowy, w kolorze cynamonu covered - pokryty cream cheese - ser śmietankowy steaming - parujący to sob one's heart out - rzewnie płakać, łkać joy - radość to experience - doświadczyć

Lesson 10
Having a baby - Dad's story

David: It transpired that she was having, what's called a backache labour, where the baby's spine was pressing on her spine, which was why it was particularly painful... And she was just saying to me: "Rub my back, rub my back...".

And so I was doing this endlessly for about 20 hours or more, in fact it was about 23 hours...

That was the first time Briley actually got any relief, 'cause they gave her some gas and air to tackle the pain.

And I remember, she was crying out, making an awful lot of noise and at one point some builders, who were working outside joined in, which was considerate of them.

And eventually, my daughter was born and it was the most extraordinary and incredible experience of my life. She was just this little grey and cinnamon coloured thing, covered in cream cheese, steaming.

And just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. And I just sobbed and sobbed my heart out for about 10 minutes... in, I suppose, the greatest joy I've ever experienced in my life.

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OBJAŚNIENIA

they gave her some gas and air - dali jej butlę z gazem i tlenem

it was considerate of them - wykazali takt, uprzejmość

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