Barbara:

John! Clever people say time is an improtant thing in our lives.

John:

Of course. To do the things we have to do we need time.

Barbara:

When there is too little time we cannot do things as well as we want to do them.

John:

Yes, but there are people who always know what to do with the time.

Barbara:

You are so right. They go for a walk or read a book or make all kinds of things that are useful or beautiful.

John:

Sometimes they sell these things, which is their way of showing that time is really money.

Mary:

What John was saying was true. But don’t other people feel bad when there is nothing for them to do, or at least they think there is nothing?

Peter:

Yes, I think so. Usually these people are wasting their time or choose to listen to the radio or to watch television.

Mary:

And these people are very happy when friends come to visit them so they can talk about the news or whatever is worth talking about.

Barbara:

Wouldn’t it be difficult to say which of these is the better way of spending time?

Tom:

Well, it’s hard to say. We are always ready to say taht we are doing things the right way and other people are not.

Barbara:

But how can we be sure?

Tom:

It is a good thing that we are all different.

Olvasva a reggeli lapot, arra az ígéretre gondoltam, amit korábban tettem.

Reading the morning paper, I thought of the promise I had made.

Felhúzva a cipzárat a kabátomon, gyorsan elhagytam a házat.

Zipping up my coat, I left the house in a hurry.

A repülőgép délután háromkor indul.

The aeroplane leaves at 3 p.m.

Kétszer tárcsázta a számukat. (lány)

She has dialled their number twice.

Bután énekelte a dalt. (lány)

She sang the song in a silly manner.

Láttunk egy embert, akinek nem volt haj a fején.

We saw a man having no hair on his head.

A hajó két hete szenvedett hajótörést.

The ship was wrecked a frotnight ago.

Ez az az ablak, amelyen keresztül a betörő eltünt.

This is the window through which the burglar disappeared.

Néha megengedték neki, hogy korán elmenjen. (lány)

She was occasionally permitted to leave early.

Kétszer volt késés.

There was a delay twice.

A jövőben nem vesztegetjük el az időt.

In future no time will be wasted.

Hány szökőév van egy évszázadban?

How many leap-years are there in a century?

Ma menjünk moziba!

Let’s go to the cinema today.

A jelenlétük szükségtelen.

Their presence is not necessary.

Néhány ember azt gondolja, hogy rengeteg idő van a Föld szennyezését abbahagyni.

Some people think there is plenty of time to stop polluting the Earn.

Melyik tárgyakat szertted a legjobban az iskolában.

What subjects did you like the best at school?

A múltban sok dolog olcsóbb volt.

In the past many things were cheaper.

Pontban nyolc órakor ott kell lenned.

You’ll have to be there at eight o’clock sharp.

Éppen időben kapta meg a levelet. (lány)

She got the letter just in time.

Időközben rögzítjük az időpontot.

In the meantime we’ll fix a date.

Sikerült a munkát befejeznünk éjfél előtt.

We succeeded in finishing the work before midnight.

Az autók szennyezik a környezetet.

Cars pollute the environment.

A jövőben több lehetőség lesz.

There will be more opportunities in the future.

Néhány embernek furcsa szokásai vannak.

Some people have strange habits.

Sok sötét szemüveget viselő embert láttam.

I saw many people wearing dark glasses.

Meglátogatta a nővérét a születésnapja alkalmából. (fiú)

He visited his sister on the occasion of her birthday.

Jobb állást ígértek nekem.

A better job was promised to me.