The Visitors
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Vocabulary
I want to make sure - garantálni akarok valamit, azt akarom, hogy biztosan megtörténjék valami
To book tickets for - jegyet váltani valamire
I need to plan in advance - előre meg kell terveznem a dolgokat
I want to relax - el akarom engedni magam, nem akarok idegeskedni vagy izgulni
I want them to get to know my friends - azt akarom, hogy ismerjék meg a barátaimat
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Abigail: Today we meet student Liza. Liza is from the Philippines but she is living in London at the moment, studying for a business degree - an MBA. And Liza has some very special visitors coming in a few months time because her family are coming to stay - all the way from the Philippines. She's very excited about the visit and over the past few months, wherever she is - eating in a restaurant or walking past a theatre - she remembers the places she likes and plans to show her family when they come.
She's planning to take them to eat out in her favourite restaurants, they'll also be going to the West End - the theatre district of London, to see some musical plays. And she says they must go to the Wimbledon tennis championship. So Liza is already booking tickets for the visit, even though it's still some months away. I asked her why she was planning so far in advance. It's partly to do with Liza's character because she's a very organised person who likes to have everything under control. She uses a slang word to describe herself - 'anal' which means she thinks she is perhaps a little too organised. On the other hand, there is a very good reason to book tickets in advance.
Liza: I take note of the places I want to show them, I wanna make sure I take them to the restaurants I really want them to see. they also want to see some West End musicals which I also need to book for them. Plus of course Wimbledon, which is a must for them to go see that so I have to book all of that while they're here in London.
I need to plan everything in advance because: 1) I think taking an MBA makes you very anal and 2) it's the summer season so I think a lot of things are gonna be booked up very quickly and I really have to try to get those things set in stone before they arrive and so I can relax and not worry about those things later on.
Magyarázatok:
Az I want nyelvtani szerkezet igen praktikus, ha műveltetést akarunk kifejezni, mivel teljesen kikerüli a kötőmódot.
Úgy jön létre, hogy az I want után odatesszük a személyes névmás tárgyesetét - ez fejezi ki, hogy kitől várjuk a cselekvést -, utána pedig főnévi igenévvel fejezzük ki, hogy mit is akarunk.
Így például: I want you to go - azt akarom, hogy menj el
I want him to stay - azt akarom, hogy maradjon
I don't want them to come - nem akarom, hogy jöjjenek
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