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VOCABULARY
in yer face - (slang) bezpośredni, swobodny, na luzie
fast and furious - zmienny i szybki, o szaleńczym tempie
sports news - wiadomości sportowe
slang phrase - wyrażenie slangowe
assertive - asertywny, stanowczy
aggressive - agresywny
pushy - rozpierający się łokciami, bezczelny
in media talk - w języku mediów
confident - pewny siebie (w dodatnim znaczeniu)
powerful - silny, mocny
uninhibited - bez zahamowań i kompleksów, wyluzowany
clue - wskazówka
to get rid of sth - pozbyć się czegoś
reserve - rezerwa
shyness - nieśmiałość
LESSON 1
In yer face


Radio 5 vox pop:
I think it's quite good. It's quite, sort of, in yer face, but it's not too, sort of, fast and furious. You know, the sports news is there and that's something I really like.

Tony Thorne:
In yer face began as a slang phrase in the US and it was always used to criticise people's behaviour. It would mean that someone was being too assertive, or aggressive, or pushy. And now in Britain, in media talk and in conversation, it's usually used approvingly and it means, sort of, very confident and powerful and uninhibited. And that 'uninhibited', I think, is the clue, it's all about the British getting rid of their traditional reserve and their traditional shyness and being uninhibited.

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OBJAŚNIENIA

w wyrażeniu in yer face - your zostało ściągnięte do yer


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