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Czy istnieje ktoś, kto mówi po angielsku lepiej niż native speakerzy, mimo że... nie jest native speakerem? Brzmi jak przesada? A jednak. Alexander Stubb właśnie to robi. W tym odcinku "English Biz" wracamy do polityka, którego sposób mówienia po angielsku został okrzyknięty… niemal perfekcyjnym. Aleksander Wielki współczesnego Business English. Analizujemy jego viralowy występ w podcaście The Rest is Politics i zadajemy kluczowe pytania: czy Stubb naprawdę brzmi jak native? Czy popełnia błędy? I najważniejsze: dlaczego brzmi lepiej niż większość osób, które uczą się angielskiego latami?
Słówka:
So I grew up very much in a bilingual family.
I tried my bearings in golf.
I tried to find my bearings in golf.
I've had three careers because the sports stuff didn't pan out.
The sports stuff didn’t pan out.
So the starting point is different.
The pressure is constant.
It doesn't hold up.
It’s not sustainable.
My off ramp was the European Investment Bank.
The jury is out.
It’s still unclear.
The outcome remains uncertain.
Has been spotless.
Pitch perfect.
This is going too far.
This crosses the line.
This is unacceptable.
We should have woken up.
Smelt the coffee.
We should have faced reality.
We should have recognized the warning signs.
The bottom line is that…
The key takeaway is…
Ultimately…
First there is a crisis, then there’s chaos, and finally there’s a suboptimal solution.
Suboptimal solution.
Less-than-ideal solution.
Compromise solution.
So it’s a complicated mix.
A complex interplay of factors.
A multifaceted issue.
How do we get there?
We get there by starting the conversation.
It starts with dialogue.
We get there through open discussion.
Go the full mile.
Go all the way.
Escalate fully.
Outsized influence.
Disproportionate influence.
Punch above its weight.

Link do podcastu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubZeguAk0fM