Day 84: The Man Who Saved Homework
After lessons at their secondary school in Mielec, Oliwer (A) and his classmate Nikola (B), both on the debate team, prepare for tomorrow's Oxford-style debate on scrapping homework.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Polish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Polish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Wylosowali艣my opozycj臋, wi臋c jutro, o ironio, mam broni膰 prac domowych. Ja, kt贸ry od podstaw贸wki nie odrobi艂em sam ani jednej!
We've drawn the opposition side, so tomorrow, ironically, I've got to defend homework. Me, who hasn't done a single piece of it on my own since primary school!
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B
To wr臋cz atut: nikt ci nie zarzuci stronniczo艣ci. Poza tym mam wyniki ankiety przeprowadzonej we wszystkich drugich klasach.
That's actually a plus: nobody can accuse you of bias. Besides, I've got the results of a survey carried out in all the second-year classes.
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A
Niech zgadn臋: trzy czwarte chce zniesienia prac domowych. Znakomity argument, tylko 偶e dla propozycji.
Let me guess: three quarters want homework scrapped. A brilliant argument, except it's for the proposition.
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B
Owszem, ale dwie trzecie z nich przyznaje, 偶e bez zadanej pracy w og贸le nie zagl膮da do podr臋cznika.
Sure, but two thirds of them admit that when no homework's set, they don't even look at a textbook.
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A
Mocne, ale argumentacja oparta na samych u艂amkach nie przekona s臋dzi贸w. Potrzebuj臋 przyk艂adu z 偶ycia.
Strong stuff, but an argument built on fractions alone won't convince the judges. I need a real-life example.
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B
Sp贸jrz w lustro. Sam m贸wi艂e艣, 偶e do ksi膮偶ek siadasz dopiero w przeddzie艅 sprawdzianu.
Look in the mirror. You said yourself you don't sit down with your books until the day before a test.
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A
Czyli mam wyst膮pi膰 jako 偶ywy dow贸d, 偶e bez przymusu ucze艅 nie kiwnie palcem?
So I'm supposed to stand up there as living proof that if nobody makes them, students won't lift a finger?
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B
Dok艂adnie. Szczere wyznanie doda nam wi臋cej wiarygodno艣ci ni偶 najpi臋kniej narysowany wykres.
Exactly. An honest confession will give us more credibility than the most beautifully drawn chart.
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A
Dobra, ale jak wygramy, przejd臋 do historii jako cz艂owiek, kt贸ry uratowa艂 prace domowe.
Fine, but if we win, I'll go down in history as the man who saved homework.
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