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55 [päťdesiatpäť] Práca

What do you do for a living?	Aké máte povolanie?
My husband is a doctor.	Môj muž je povolaním lekár.
I work as a nurse part-time.	Pracujem ako zdravotná sestra na polovičný úväzok.
We will soon receive our pension.	Čoskoro dostaneme dôchodok.
But taxes are high.	Ale dane sú vysoké.
And health insurance is expensive.	A zdravotné poistenie je vysoké.
What would you like to become some day?	Čím by si raz chcel byť?
I would like to become an engineer.	Chcel by som byť inžinierom.
I want to go to college.	Chcem študovať na univerzite.
I am an intern.	Som praktikant.
I do not earn much.	Nezarábam veľa.
I am doing an internship abroad.	Praxujem v zahraničí.
That is my boss.	Toto je môj šéf.
I have nice colleagues.	Mám milých kolegov.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	Napoludnie ideme vždy do jedálne.
I am looking for a job.	Hľadám prácu.
I have already been unemployed for a year.	Už rok som nezamestnaný.
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	V tejto krajine je veľmi veľa nezamestnaných.

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!