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Berlin Attracts the Start-Ups. Business / Technology

Beginners:

  • receive with open arms- witać z otwartymi ramionami

We will continue to receive them with open arms – Będziemy ich nadal witać z otwartymi ramionami.

Intermediate:

  • to have an edge over …- mieć przewagę nad …

Berlin already has an edge over London – Berlin już teraz ma przewagę nad Londynem.

Advanced:

  • in terms of- pod względem …/ w postaci …

Berlin’s startup scene has already  overtaken London’s in terms of capital investment – Ekosystem startups w Berlinie wyprzedził już Londyn pod względem kapitału inwestycji

Full version:

  • over the course of the past months – w ostatnich miesiącach / podczas … / w trakcie …
  • persuade to … – namówić do …
  • overseas – zagraniczny

Berlin’s senate has written to hundreds of business headquartered in London over the course of the past months  to persuade them to switch their overseas operations, as well as making plans for a bureau in the UK capital designed to attract business from the local startup community, expected to open in September.

“We want to make sure that British startups and international talent feel welcome here,” says Cornelia Yzer, Berlin’s senator for the economy, technology and development. “Brits already love Berlin – we see that from the number of people who travel here every weekend. We will continue to receive them with open arms.”

  • apply curbs on migration – nałożyć ograniczenia  na migrację/ przemieszczanie się
  • a third of … – jedna trzecia …

With Berlin’s startup scene already having overtaken London’s in terms of capital investment in 2014, policymakers in the German capital argue that their city offers a pool of talented international developers who may avoid Britain once curbs on migration are applied, commercial rents that are about a third of those in London, and – not unimportant for a young, creative industry – a better party scene.

  • retain – utrzymywać
  • founder – założyciel

With Germany having a strong network of large manufacturers, as well as research centres such as the Fraunhofer and Max Planck institutes, Berlin already has an edge over London when it comes to startups that specialise in business-to-business services. And while London remains Europe’s capital of “fintech” – or financial services technology – many companies will be nervously watching to see whether the UK can retain (utrzymać)  its “passporting” privileges, which allow a bank to operate in all European countries so long as it has a licence from an EU member state.

“Berlin is a brilliant ecosystem for startups, but I am not sure it’s the result of policy. We tend to tell new arrivals: don’t wait for help from the government, just do your own thing,” says Travis Todd, founder of Sillicon Allee.

Many expect more young single British founders to start their company in Berlin, for the low cost of living and easy access to the rest of Europe.

Obejrzyjcie TUTAJ krótki film na temat ekosystemu startupów w Berlinie

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie publikacji abode2.com startupthemap.com i theguardian.com

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Does Your Job Make You Ill? Technology / Business / Law

  • anxiety – niepokój/ stres
  • thought-provoking – dający do myślenia

NAGRANIE WYMOWY:

We all suffer occasionally from job-related anxiety and stress. But when do we fall ill due to various aspects connected with working? european-business has  published a thought-provoking list of symptoms:

Home is where the work is

When office becomes your home and you are away from it for short periods of time only, then it becomes a problem. Your body never gets the chance to relax.

You hate your job but you stay anyway

  • current position – obecne stanowisko pracy
  • over/ for an extended period of time – przez dłuższy czas

In your heart, you know that your job is not right for you. It doesn’t make you feel good, it’s not fun. You stay though,  because the thought of having no job or not being able to find one, seems even worse than your current position. The likelihood is high that doing such a job over an extended period of time will make you ill.

You feel overwhelmed over a long period of time

  • overwhelmed with … – przytłuczony/ zbyt obciążony … (czymś) 
  • sufficient resources – wystarczające środki/ zasoby

Projects that never end, many meetings, lots of pressure from managers. Anyone who has to deal with this kind of situation for an extended period of time knows that the body’s energy reserves suffer. Anyone who is overwhelmed with their work over a long duration can become physically or psychologically ill, because the body no longer has sufficient resources to keep itself healthy.

You are under-challenged for longer periods of time

  • constant search for … – nieustanne poszukiwanie … (czegoś) 
  • exhausting- wyczerpujący
  • unfulfilling – niesatysfakcjonujący
  • in the long term – w dłuższej perspektywie/ na dłuższą metę

Even the opposite can make you ill. Boredom at work can be grueling. The constant search for something to do and the long wait for the end of the day doesn’t really challenge the brain. It is also exhausting, unfulfilling and can lead to the illnesses in the long term.

You have a long commute

  • commuting – dojeżdżanie do pracy/ commute- dojeżdżać do pracy
  • burden – obciążenie
  • nuisance – utrapienie

Long distance commuting can become a serious burden for body and soul especially when workplace offers only  limited satisfaction. Even a half-hour journey can become a nuisance when motivation at work is missing.

Your job is physically demanding

  • overlook – przeoczyć
  • underestimate – nie doceniać/ overestimate- przecenić
  • overburden – przytłaczać

Jobs which are particularly physically demanding can make you ill. However, your attitude towards work also plays an important role. If you have enough fun at work, you can overlook physical stress. In general, physical effort in the workplace should not be underestimated. If you feel overburdened, you should speak to your supervisor.

The atmosphere in the team is dense

  • affect emotionally- mieć wpływ na … (najczęściej negatywny/ w takich kontekstach przede wszystkim stosujemy’affect’) 

Whether it concerns your relationship with your boss or your colleagues, if the atmosphere is tense, it  can make you feel ill. Bullying, arguments between colleagues or gossiping affect you emotionally, and can wear you down.Try to identify the source of the problem and discuss it with your boss or your colleagues.

You receive no support

  • we-feeling- nowe, fajne słowo jako synonim dla community- społeczność/ przynależność

‘That’s not my problem!’ A lack of support from colleagues or the boss can also cause you to feel uncomfortable and in the long term, can even make you ill. Anyone who asks for support but never receives it feel isolated. The classic ‘we-feeling’ is missing, just like the fun at work.

You are constantly accessible

  • strike balance – osiągnąć równowagę
  • imbalance – zaburzenie równowagi

Simply switching off is not possible? The feeling of having to be available for work around the clock can make you ill. Anyone who is practically always on call doesn’t have the opportunity to strike the necessary balance between work and their private lives. The consequences, illness, imbalance and, in the worst cases, even depression

You are often ill

  • look for excuses – szukać wymówek
  • react to … – reagować na …
  • withdraw from … – wycofywać się z …
  • pull the plug – zatrzymać się/ wyluzować, etc.
  • put health first – stawiać zdrowie na pierwszym miejscu

The clearest signal is the fact that you are often ill or look for excuses not to have to go to work. The body is already reacting to your work situation and is trying to withdraw from it. It should pull the plug and put your health first.

https://www.european-business.com/listicles/10-signs-that-your-work-is-making-you-ill/

Cover photo by: Kinga Cichewicz

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Sweden: the First ‘no Cash’ Society. Business / Technology

  • issue banknotes- wypuścić/ wydać banknoty
  • candy bar- batonik

NAGRANIE WYMOWY: 

In 1661, Stockholms Banco, the precursor to the Swedish central bank, issued Europe’s first banknotes, on thick paper bearing the bank’s seal and eight signatures. But…

“I don’t use cash any more, for anything,” said Louise Henriksson, 26, a teaching assistant. “You just don’t need it. Shops don’t want it; lots of banks don’t even have it. Even for a candy bar or a paper, you use a card or phone.”

  • retailers- sprzedawcy: właściciele sklepów
  • entitled to …  – uprawniony do …
  • street vendors- sprzedawcy uliczni
  • make up barely 2%- stanowić jedynie 2%

Swedish buses have not taken cash for years, it is impossible to buy a ticket on the Stockholm metro with cash, retailers are legally entitled to refuse coins and notes, and street vendors – and even churches – increasingly prefer card or phone payments. According to central bank the Riksbank, cash transactions made up barely 2% of the value of all payments made in Sweden  last year.

  • astonishingly- zaskakująco/ niespodziewanie
  • ATM- bankomat
  • average- średni/ przeciętny

And astonishingly, about 900 of Sweden’s 1,600 bank branches no longer keep cash on hand or take cash deposits – and many, especially in rural areas, no longer have ATMs.

 “I think, in practice, Sweden will pretty much be a no cash society within about five years,” said Niklas Arvidsson, an associate professor specialising in payment systems innovation at Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). 

Cards are now the main form of payment: according to Visa, Swedes use them more than three times as often as the average European, making an average of 207 payments per card annually.

  • take off– tutaj: “chwycić”/ gwałtownie zyskać na popularności
  • develop jointly- opracować wspólnie/ rozwinąć wspólnie
  • hand over- przekazać/ wręczyć

More recently, mobile phone apps have also taken off in spectacular fashion. Swish, a hugely popular app developed jointly with the major banks,  uses phone numbers to allow anyone with a smartphone to transfer money from one bank account to another in real time.

“Swish has pretty much killed cash for most people,” said Arvidsson. “It has the same features as a cash payment – real-time, the same as handing over a banknote.”

  • parishioner- parafianin
  • drop contribution– tutaj: dać na tacę

Even Swedish churches have adapted, displaying their phone numbers at the end of each service and asking parishioners to use Swish to drop their contribution into the virtual Sunday collection. One Stockholm church said last year only 15% of its donations were in cash; the remainder were all by phone.

  • 0:30′ adapt to … – dopasować / dostosować się do …
  • 01:20′ entirely – w pełni
  • 01:29′ the need for cash based services – zapotrzebowanie na usługi gotówkowe
  • 01:50′ marginalize – marginalizować / spychać na margines

Watch HERE the short presentation of Sweden as a no cash society

Lekcja opracowana na podstawie artykułu: ‘Sweden Leads the Race to Become a Cashless Society’, opublikowanego na theguardian.com 

 

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India: Making Progress for the Future. Business

  • powerhouse – elektrownia, tutaj: “lokomotywa”, siła napędowa
  • rapid expansion – gwałtowna ekspansja / wzrost

India has emerged as a powerhouse in the world economy, with its large population, rapid expansion and investment in innovation.

The economy’s among the world’s fastest-growing

  • domestic and external demand – wewnętrzny i zewnętrzny popyt
  • outpace / overtake – prześcignąć / wyprzedzić
  • populous – zaludniony

India says growth is set to slow, due to a weakening of domestic and external demand but the World Bank forecasts the nation will still outpace other economies and that’s backed up by the International Monetary Fund  latest projections, which see India growing  7.2% in 2020.

In around 2027, India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country according to the United Nations. India also has the largest diaspora in the world, with around 18 million of its citizens living in other countries.

It’s making progress on competitiveness

  • progress on competitiveness – postęp w konkurencyjności
  • remarkable – znaczący / ważny
  • on the pathway to innovation – na drodze do innowacji
  • increased openness – większa/ zwiększona otwartość
  • equate to … – oznacza / równa się , etc. 
  • foster – wspierać
  • entrepreneurship – przedsiębiorczość / entrepreneur – przedsiębiorca
  • contribute to … – przyczyniać się do … / mieć udział w …

While India ranks 58th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Report on Competitiveness, it is making progress, climbing five places from 2017, the largest gain of any country in the G20.

“India is a remarkable example of a country that has been able to accelerate on the pathway to innovation, however business would still  benefit from increased trade openness. India has the third-largest start-up base in the world: that equates to more than 4,750 technology start-ups and about 1,500 in 2019 alone, and the government says it wants to foster more. Entrepreneurship will help contribute to strong growth in private wealth with the forecast  10-year wealth growth of 180% in India, faster than other nations including China”.

There’s still work to do on poverty

  • reduce poverty – ograniczyć nędzę / biedę / ubóstwo
  • central issue – najważniejsza kwestia / problem
  • decline – obniżyć (synonim dla decrease)
  • substantial scope for improvement – znaczący / podstawowy obszar do rozwoju

India has reduced poverty. Even so, poverty is still a central issue for the country, with the latest estimates showing that 176 million Indians  live in extreme poverty. While poverty has declined over the past five years, 6 out of 10 Indians still live on less than $3.20 per day. It says “there is substantial scope for improvement for India in this aspect.”

  • note the progress – odnotować / zauważyć postęp
  • lift out of poverty – wydobyć/ wyprowadzić z biedy
  • modernize labor law – modernizować / unowocześnić prawo pracy

The International Monetary Fund has noted the progress made in India and the number of people lifted out of poverty, while stressing the importance of modernizing labor laws and regulations and other measures to help increase formal employment, particularly the employment of women.

  • residential amenities – udogodnienia dla mieszkańców
  • comprise – zawierać
  • close proximity city to … – bezpośrednie sąsiedztwo
  • built from scratch – wybudowany od podstaw
  • under construction –  w budowie
  • complete – zakończyć / ukończyć (np. projekt / realizację)

Watch HERE the presentation on the India’s future smart cities

Moduł językowy inspirowany artykułem ‘India’s economy: 7 Things to Know’, opublikowanym na weforum.org

 

 

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Innovation Necessity in the Post-Virus Era. Business / Technology

The Covid-19 pandemic has nearly instantly and very dramatically impacted the priorities of some makers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, researchers and doers — the innovators — to solving problems related to the pandemic and preparing for any in the future.

  • start-up founders  -założyciele start-upów
  • entrepreneurs – przedsiebiorcy
  • solve problems related to the pandemic – rozwiązywać problemy związane z pandemią

IT for medicine

  • stop the spread of the virus – zatrzymać rozprzestrzenianie się wirusa
  • spread modeling  – modelowanie rozprzestrzeniania się
  • symptom-tracking – śledzenie / obserwowanie symptomów
  • develop advanced technology – opracować zaawansowaną technologię

There are many start-ups developing tools to help stop the spread of the coronavirus: spread modeling, symptom-tracking solutions,  people-tracking with nearby infection notification. Some technologies were dedesigned for different purposes like Inokyo, which  originally developed this advanced technology for grocery shopping, and has rapidly adapted it to this new use case

Quarantine assistance

  • adapt – przystosować się / dostosować się
  • digital teleworking tools – narzędzia zdalnej pracy 
  • home-schooling solutions – rozwiązania nauczania / prowadzenia lekcji na odległość
  • therapy and stress copying mechanisms – mechanizmy radzenia sobie ze stresem i terapii
  • symptom tracking innovation – innowacje śledzenia / wykrywania symptomów
  • see a rapid growth – obserwować/ dostrzegać błyskawiczny wzrost
  • parents adjust to the widespread school closures – rodzice dostosowują się do powszechnego zamknięcia szkół

Then there are start-ups working to address problems of the quarantined population trying to adapt. This space includes things like digital teleworking tools, home-schooling solutions, safe food delivery solutions, therapy and stress coping mechanisms, as well as symptom tracking innovation. All these enterprises see a rapid growth in the time of the coronavirus epidemic.

The demand for Y-Combinator backed start-up called Outschool  has exploded as parents adjust to the widespread school closures across the US

  • hold back – ograniczać / powstrzymywać
  • general lack of awareness – ogólny/ powszechny brak świadomości
  • see the benefits and efficiency in treating patients – dostrzegać korzyści i wydajność / skuteczność w leczeniu pacjentów

Then there are innovations accelerated by the pandemic that will live beyond its end. So far telemedicine has been held back by regulations and a general lack of awareness. But it has already begun to take more prominence and this behavior will likely persist past Covid-19 as healthcare providers see the benefits and efficiency in treating patients.”

Providing help to the hard-hit industries

  • change consumer behavior drastically – drastycznie zmienić zachowania konsumenckie
  • work around the clock – pracować bez przerwy
  • aim to – planować / zamierzać

The coronavirus  has changed consumer behavior drastically. And entrepreneurs in a hard-hit industries are being stressed. Many start-ups have been able to adapt since they are small and flexible. For example, Gusto, has been working around the clock to help small businesses get loans via the Paycheck  And there are some which aim to use technology more effectively to grow.

WATCH HERE the film on how the virus spurs innovation

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: These are the new hotspots of innovation in the time of coronavirus’, opublikowanego na cnbc.com

 

 

 

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Green Houses on the Water . Technology/ Business

Vocabulary

  • timber floating houses – drewniane domy na wodzie
  • affordable – przystępny cenowo 
  • deal with – radzić sobie z …

We need to address the issue of the overpopulation in the cities. The new type of of timber floating houses  is intended to be practical, affordable and equipped to deal with  floods, by rising with the water levels.

  • collectively  – łącznie/ ogólnie/ wspólnie 
  • deliver – dostarczyć/ zapewnić 
  • disruption – zaburzenie/ zakłócenie 
  • address the issues – zmierzyć się z problemem
  • density – gęstość 

Collectively , water  has the potential to deliver  as many as 7,500 floating homes with minimal disruption to existing communities and environment in London alone.  Architecture can only respond to overpopulation by addressing the issues of density , economy and speed of construction.

  • different matter entirely – zupełnie odrębna kwestia
  • develop – budować 
  • residents – mieszkańcy

Floating architecture is nothing new. Traditional floating villages are common in deltas and along the Mekong river in south-east Asia. But integrating age-old designs into a modern city is a different matter entirely. In Holland’s Amsterdam the water district which is being developed  now will provide homes for 45,000 residents  on 10 islands.

  • shared courtyard – wspólny dziedziniec
  • bike racks – stojaki na rowery
  • powered – zasilany
  • solar energy – energy słoneczna

In Copenhagen, floating student housing is made from  shipping containers. Each container has 12 studio apartments with shared courtyard  complete with a BBQ area, bike racks  and a kayak landing, and is powered in part by solar energy. 

  • award-winning – nagrodzony

The award-winning lagoon structure designed by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi of Dutch studio NLÉ Works was built to provide a school and community centre in the city.

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The new type of of timber floating houses  is intended to be practical, affordable and equipped to deal with  floods, by rising with the water levels.

Collectively , water  has the potential to deliver  as many as 7,500 floating homes with minimal disruption to existing communities and environment in London alone.  Architecture can only respond to overpopulation by addressing the issues of density , economy and speed of construction. Floating architecture is nothing new. Traditional floating villages are common in deltas and along the Mekong river in south-east Asia. But integrating age-old designs into a modern city is a different matter entirely. In Holland’s Amsterdam the water district which is being developed  now will provide homes for 45,000 residents  on 10 islands. In Copenhagen, floating student housing is made from  shipping containers. Each container has 12 studio apartments with shared courtyard  complete with a BBQ area, bike racks  and a kayak landing, and is powered in part by solar energy.

The award-winning lagoon structure designed by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi of Dutch studio NLÉ Works was built to provide a school and community centre in the city.

Vocabulary + Recording

  • 0:22′ way of life – sposób życia/ sposób na życie
  • 0:55′ follow the path – wybrać określoną drogę/ ścieżkę, np. zawodową
  • 1:12′ facility- tutaj: warsztat/ fabryka
  • 1:30′ attach – przymocować
  • 1:38′ venture – przedsięwzięcie
  • 2:11′ brand new – zupełnie nowy
  • 3:41′ ongoing picture – nieustannie zmieniający się widok/ obraz
  • 4:11′ gratification – nagroda

WATCH HERE the amazing film about houses on the rivers

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Floating Houses, a Solution to Flooding, Crowded Cities and Unaffordable Housing”, opublikowanego na theguardian.com

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What is Europe’s Business Capital After Brexit…? Business

Beginners:

  • threat- zagrożenie

In short, Brexit is a threat for London.

Intermediate:

  • caution- uwaga/ ostrzeżenie; ostrzegać

A few major banks cautioned that they might move staff out of Great Britain.

Advanced:

  • competitive advantage- przewaga konkurencyjna

Europe’s financial centre is located in London. That’s British competitive advantage.

Full version:

  • genuine competitive advantage – autentyczna przewaga konkurencyjna
  • incredibly difficult – niezwykle trudne

Europe’s capital markets are not in Paris, Frankfurt or Dublin – they are in London. This is a genuine  competitive advantage that has been built over centuries and is incredibly difficult to move away. But Brexit is a threat for London.  UBS identified five European cities the potential new centre of Europe’s finance.

Frankfurt

  • obvious choice – oczywisty wybór
  • take over London’s role – przejąć rolę Londynu
  • commute – dojazd do pracy/ także czasownik: dojeżdżać do pracy, szkoły
  • the third-largest – trzeci pod względem wielkości

On mainland Europe, Germany’s financial district would be an obvious choice  to replace London – and has the added global reach that Dublin lacks, UBS said. Already home to the European Central Bank, the Bundesbank and several global financial services firms such as Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, the EU’s biggest economy is well selected to take over London’s role. The city is already preparing for an influx of 10,000 or so bankers over the next five years – and those from London can look forward to cheaper living costs and shorter commutes. Frankfurt also has the third-largest airport in the EU, with excellent transport connections across the world.

WATCH HERE the great short film about business Frankfurt

  • 0:43′ aim to persuade anyone who has doubts – zamierzać przekonać wszystkich, którzy mają wątpliwości
  • 0:49′ hub of activity – centrum aktywności/ działalności
  • 0:58′ provide information on … – zapewniać/ dostarczać informacje na temat …
  • 1:37′ stand a chance – mieć szansę
  • 1:57′ unhindered access to … – niezakłócony dostęp do …
  • 2:05′ have reservations – mieć  wątpliwości/ obawy

Dublin

  • well-established financial centre- dobrze zorganizowane centrum biznesu
  • compete with … – konkurować z …
  • flexible – elastyczny

The Irish capital is the city of choice, according to UBS’s analysis, which called Dublin a “well-established financial centre”  although it has yet to compete with London on either a European or a global scale. Dublin’s attractiveness is based on close connections  with the UK and the US – linguistically as well as economically – and its flexible labour and tax laws.

Paris

  • praise business advantages – wychwalać biznesowe zalety
  • unparalleled – niezrównany

Valerie Pecresse, head of the Paris regional government, wrote to 4,000 British executives the day after the referendum praising business advantages and unparalleled quality of life and business opportunities offered by her city.

Moduł językowy zainspirowany artykułem: ‘Could one of These Cities Replace London as Europe’s Financial Centre?’, opiublikowanego na relegraph.co.uk

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American Workers’ Mobility. Business

Beginners:

  • move- poruszać się/ tutaj: przeprowadzać/ zmieniać miejsce zamieszkania

The Americans have no problem to move if they can find a better job in another part of the United States – Amerykanie nie mają problemów z decyzją o zmianie miejsca zamieszkania, jeśli mogą znaleźć lepszą pracę w innym regionie Stanów Zjednoczonych.

Intermediate:

  • related to …- związany z …

He has a lot of problems related to work – Ma mnóstwo problemów związanych z pracą.

Advanced:

  • flexibility- elastyczność

The flexibility of the American citizens benefits both them and the national economy – Elastyczność obywateli USA działa na korzyść zarówno ich, jak i gospodarki USA.

Full article:

  • comparable exceptions – porównywalne wyjątki
  • considerably – znacząco
  • related to work – związany z pracą / zatrudnieniem

24% U.S. adults moved in the country in the past five years. With the comparable exceptions  of Finland (23 percent) and Norway (22 percent), Americans  move considerably more than Europeans. The average person in the United States moves residences more than 11 times in his or her lifetime. That number in  16 European countries is … 4. Even if some Americans may move for love or family, the reason they choose to move around is related to work.

  • gold rush- gorączka złota
  • seeking of opportunity – poszukiwanie szans / okazji / możliwości
  • dedicate to …- przeznaczyć na …
  • rise steadily – stale wzrastać / rosnąć

From the times of  gold rush and going west, the seeking of  opportunity, particularly for an immigrant nation, is part of a national history  as well as a broader American fixation with work. Workers in the U.S. now  dedicate to work almost 25% more hours than Europeans  a  year. This number has steadily risen since the 1970s, when the hours by workers in Western Europe and the United States were the same.

  • vast – wielki / obszerny
  • common language – wspólny język
  • efficient labor market – wydajny rynek pracy
  • steady job growth – stały wzrost zatrudnienia
  • labor protection – ochrona praw pracowniczych
  • flexibility that adds growth – elastyczność, która wspomaga wzrost

There are, of course, some logical factors too. The United States is much vaster than most European countries, plus it has a common language. It is considered to be a sign of an efficient labor market that U.S. workers can be encourage to move to regions where there is steady job growth. And while American workers often have less  labor protection  than Europeans, as a report by the World Bank noted , American

“labor laws give employers the power to fire, hire, or relocate workers according to their needs, a flexibility that aids growth”.

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The Growing Prices of Wine. Business

Beginners:

  • rise by …- wzrosnąć o …

The prices of wine will grow by a few percent – Ceny wina wzrosną o kilka procent.

Intermediate:

  • take into account- brać pod uwagę

The costs carried by the producers have to be taken into account in the price calculation process – Koszty ponoszone przez producentów muszą być brane pod uwagę w procesie kalkulacji cen.

Advanced:

  • worst affected – najbardziej dotknięte

The traditional regions of wine production in France seem to be worst affected by the severe weather conditions – Tradycyjne regiony produkcji win wydają się najbardziej dotknięte przez katastrofalne warunki pogodowe

Full text:

  • rise by … – wzrosnąć o …
  • impact – wpływ / uderzenie
  • disastrous frost – katastrofalny mróz
  • slump to the lowest level – spaść do najniższego poziomu
  • affordable wines – przystępne cenowo… 

The price of standard wines such as prosecco and pinot grigio could rise by  up to 30% this year as the impact   of 2021’s disastrous frost is felt in all major wine producing countries. Global wine production slumped to its lowest level  in more than 50 years. Hard-hit regions include those producing Rioja and prosecco, which make large quantities of the affordable wines.

  • fall in output equates to … – spadek produkcji jest równy … / wynosi …
  • vineyards – winnice
  • worst affected – najbardziej dotknięte / zniszczone
  • harvest – zbiory / plony
  • unscathed – bez uszczerbku / bez straty

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine estimates global wine production dropped 8% to 247m hectolitres in 2021– the worst global harvest since 1961. A hectolitre is the equivalent to 133 standard wine bottles, so the fall in output equates to  about 2.9bn fewer bottles. Last month the Bordeaux wine council said production in what is France’s largest wine growing region was down 40% with vineyards in Saint-Émilion worst affected .  But while some chateaux lost up to 90% of their harvest, others escaped unscathed, the council added.

  • entry level wine – wina podstawowe / o najniższej cenie
  • material price change – znacząca zmiana ceny
  • reflect the cost of production – odzwierciedlać koszty produkcji

In a £5 bottle only 50p is for the wine so you are looking at a small increase of say 12.5p … on a £100 bottle of wine you’ve got a material price change.

One of the executives says:

“There is price pressure in two places: right at the top end, in premium segment, and in entry level wine. In a good year producers will try and profit and in a bad year they will try and eat some of the losses – it’s in their interests to do so. At some point prices will have to reflect the cost of production but supermarkets will work hard to keep wine affordable  because like eggs, milk and a loaf of white bread, people know the price of a bottle of pinot grigio.”

Watch HERE the film on what determines the price of wine

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘ Wine prices to rise as bad weather brings the worst harvest’, opublikowanego na theguardian.com 

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Law and Technology Companies Cooperate. Business/ Law

Beginners:

  • risk- ryzyko

This creates massive risk – To powoduje/ wywołuje niesamowite ryzyko.

Intermediate:

  • facilitate- wspomagać/ ułatwiać

The new solution facilitates data transfer between the two products – Nowe rozwiązanie wspomaga/ umożliwia przesyłanie danych pomiędzy dwoma produktami.

Advanced:

  • recognize: tutaj i bardzo często w prawie/biznesie/technologii: uznać/ stwierdzić

Our software was designed from the beginning to integrate other technology because we recognized that no one technology is going to solve every legal issues – Nasze oprogramowanie zostało od początku zaprojektowane dla integracji innych technologii, ponieważ uznaliśmy, że żaden pojedynczy produkt nie rozwiąże wszystkich zagadnień prawnych. .

Neota Logic and HighQ

  • common sense – zdrowy rozsądek
  • optimizing the platform for future collaboration – optymalizacja dla potrzeb przyszłej współpracy
  • approach to problem solving – podejście/ stosunek do rozwiązywania problemów
  • compliance – zgodność

The partnered product, Smart Adviser, facilitates data transfer between the two products.According to  Neota Logic, the partnership between the companies was just common sense. Optimizing the platform for future collaboration can help operationalize even the most complex legal needs. “That kind of collaboration is built into our approach to problem solving and software,” Mills said. “Our software was designed from the beginning to integrate other technology because we recognized that no one technology is going to solve every legal or compliance problem. The most interesting legal  problems need a combination of tools.”

Innovative and Digital Defense

  • assist firm in evaluating risks – wspomagać firmy w ocenie zagrożeń bezpieczeństwa
  • face cybersecurity issues – zmagać się z kwestiami cyberbezpieczeństwa
  • sufficiently careful – wystarczająco/ odpowiednio staranny/ ostrożny
  • laden with … – pełny …/ najeżony …
  • implement technology – wprowadzić technologię

The partnership between the two companies will send experts from both companies to assist firms in evaluating security risks and training employees in best practices.  Law firms are facing cybersecurity issues from all fronts. Their end users do not make adequate time for security training, nor are they sufficiently careful with opening attachments that may be laden with ransomware. Professional services firms historically ‘set it and forget it’ when implementing technology. This creates massive risk.

Vaporstream and Lifars

  • frozen – tutaj unieruchomiona / wyłączona / zepsuta
  • critical – tutaj niezbędne / konieczne
  • keep messages encrypted – zachować zakodowanie wiadomości
  • enable cross-device interactions – umożliwić/ zapewnić komunikację między urządzeniami
  • unauthorized sharing or storing – nieautoryzowane udostępnianie lub przechowywanie

During cyberattacks, when standard lines of communication are frozen, cybersecurity technology groups are offering secure messaging options to help companies communicate with staff. During times of incident response, it’s critical for conversations to be continued between those repairing  the situation, and the system is able to do that by keeping messages encrypted and enabling cross-device interactions without the risk of unauthorized sharing or storing.

  • 00:17′ emerge – pojawiać się/ rozpoczynać – 
  • 00:26′ bring about change – spowodować / wywołać zmianę
  • 00:36′ have massive impact on … – mieć nieprawdopodobny wpływ na …
  • 00:55′ manage contracts online –  zarządzać kontraktami online
  • 01:29′ scalable online service – skalowalny serwis online
  • 01:56′ bring people together – łączyć ludzi
  • 02:08′ convenient, accessible, affordable – wygodny, przystępny, dostępny cenowo
  • 03:14′ unparalleled access to … – niezrównany / bezprecedensowy dostęp do …

WATCH HERE the presentation of major law / tech startups in the UK

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Five Recent Legal Tech Collaborations which Led to Innovation’, opublikowanego na legaltech.com

 

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