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55 [viiskümmend viis] Töö

What do you do for a living?	Mis on teie elukutse?
My husband is a doctor.	Mu mees on arst.
I work as a nurse part-time.	Ma töötan poole kohaga meditsiiniõena.
We will soon receive our pension.	Varsti saame me pensionit.
But taxes are high.	Kuid maksud on kõrged.
And health insurance is expensive.	Ja tervisekindlustus on ka kõrge.
What would you like to become some day?	Kelleks sa saada tahad?
I would like to become an engineer.	Ma tahan inseneriks saada.
I want to go to college.	Ma tahan ülikoolis õppida.
I am an intern.	Ma olen praktikant.
I do not earn much.	Ma ei teeni palju.
I am doing an internship abroad.	Ma teen praktikat välismaal.
That is my boss.	See on minu ülemus.
I have nice colleagues.	Mul on meeldivad kolleegid.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	Lõuna ajal käime me alati sööklas.
I am looking for a job.	Ma otsin töökohta.
I have already been unemployed for a year.	Ma olen juba aasta olnud töötu.
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	Selles riigis on liiga palju töötuid.

Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!