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55 [penkiasdešimt penki] Darbai

What do you do for a living?	Ką (jūs) dirbate / kokia jūsų profesija?
My husband is a doctor.	Mano vyras gydytojas.
I work as a nurse part-time.	(Aš) dirbu pusę dienos medicinos seserimi.
We will soon receive our pension.	Netrukus (mes) gausime pensiją.
But taxes are high.	Bet mokesčiai dideli.
And health insurance is expensive.	Sveikatos draudimas taip pat didelis.
What would you like to become some day?	Kokią profesiją (tu) nori rinktis?
I would like to become an engineer.	(Aš) norėčiau būti inžinierius.
I want to go to college.	(Aš) noriu studijuoti universitete.
I am an intern.	Aš (esu) praktikantas.
I do not earn much.	(Aš) uždirbu nedaug.
I am doing an internship abroad.	(Aš) atlieku praktiką užsienyje.
That is my boss.	Tai mano viršininkas / šefas.
I have nice colleagues.	Aš turiu malonius bendradarbius.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	Per pietus (mes) visuomet einame į valgyklą.
I am looking for a job.	(Aš) ieškau darbo.
I have already been unemployed for a year.	(Aš) jau metai esu bedarbis.
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	Šioje šalyje (yra) per daug bedarbių.

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!