47.1. gy. B1 (példák)

vote verb /vəʊt/ [I or T] szavaz; megszavaz

Who did you vote for?

The unions voted against strike action.

Staff have voted to accept the pay offer.

She was too young to vote in the national election.

The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it.

charity noun /ˈtʃær.ə.ti/ 1 jótékony célú intézmény [C or U]

UNICEF is an international charity.

She does a lot of work for charity.

She does a lot of charity work.

People tend to give to charity at Christmas time.

Money from the sale of these cards will go to local charities.

grant noun /grɑːnt/ [C] állami támogatás

a student/research grant

organization noun /ˌɔː.gən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ also UK: organisation 1 szervezet (társadalmi, gazdasági, stb.) [C]

the World Health Organization

The article was about the international aid organizations.

society noun /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ 1 társadalom [C or U]

a civilized society

These changes strike at the heart of British/American/modern society.

There's a danger that we will end up blaming innocent children for society's problems.

We must also consider the needs of the younger/older members of society.

public adjective /ˈpʌb.lɪk/ 1 köz-, nyilvános (épület, oktatás, szolgáltatás, stb.) (állam által nyújtott)

public funds/services/spending

a public library

western adjective /ˈwes.tən/ also: Western 2 nyugati (Észak-Amerika, Nyugat-Európa országai)

western opinion/culture

a Western-educated engineer

western medicine

white adjective /waɪt/ 4 fehér (ember)

He had a black mother and a white father.

He's described as a white man in his early thirties.

internationally adverb /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl.i/ nemzetközileg, nemzetközi viszonylatban

Her internationally acclaimed novel has won several literary prizes.

Phrases and idioms:

the public a nyilvánosság; az emberek; közönség

The public has a right to know about this.

The palace and its grounds are open to the public during the summer months.

When will the product be available to the general public?

Members of the public were asked about their shopping habits.