Unit 7
A specialized doctor who has been trained to perform medical operations.
surgeon
The place where people who wish to become doctors go to study.
medical school
Translate: "Jeśli podgrzewasz wodę, to zaczyna się gotować".
"If you heat water, it starts to boil."
To explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition.
to think outside the box
The upside to the horrible accident that the speakers' son got into in the text about "finding the positive side to any situation," at least according to his mother.
More time to study!
To serve as an example of; to provide (e.g. a book) with pictures.
to illustrate
Each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, that excrete urine.
kidney
"If she were you, she wouldn't say sorry."
The second part of the famous saying "Every cloud..."
"...has a silver lining."
The name of the phenomenon in which colorful lights appear in the sky, seemingly out of nowhere.
Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis / Northern Lights
Someone's ability to do something; starts with "c."
capacity
A list of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
a bucket list
Translate: "Jeśli jutro pogoda będzie ładna, to pójdziemy z Cris na plażę się poopalać".
"If the weather is nice tomorrow, Cris and I will go to the beach to sunbathe."
To start (a new job, activity, field of study, etc.).
to turn one's hand to sth
One of the inventions of the Victorian era according to the "EVERYDAY INVENTIONS FROM VICTIORIAN TIMES!" list.
flushing toilet, cement, chocolate, the sewing machine, the metro, the radio, the X-ray
The power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness.
A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
manifesto
Translate: "Ten wypadek by się nie zdarzył, gdybyś wtedy nie postanowił wrócić do domu wcześniej".
"The accident wouldn't have happened if you hadn't decided to go home early."
To cause yourself to look silly, unskilled, or stupid.
to make a fool out of oneself
Anne Frank
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen; starts with "a."
apprehensive
To look at, examine, or deal with a set of things, especially quickly.
to run through (e.g. a list)
Translate: "Gdybym dwa dni temu nie kupiła tego drogiego telefonu, to miałabym teraz wystarczająco pieniędzy na nową zmywarkę..."
"If I hadn't bought that expensive phone two days ago, I would have enough money to buy a new dishwasher now..."
The idiom that means: "to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant; to have a positive outlook on life at all times."
to see life through rose-tinted glasses
The US state in which Atul Gawande's checklists for doctors helped reduce the number of infections that came to be due to the doctors' negligence by 66 percent. It borders on the Great Lakes.
Michigan