33.5.3. gy. A1B2 (példák)

dream verb /driːm/ [I or T] *(dreamed or dreamt, dreamed or dreamt) 2 ábrándozik vmiről

He never dreamed that one day he would become President.

imagine verb /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ [T] 1 elképzel vmit (felidéz)

Imagine (that) you're eating an ice cream - try to feel how cold it is.

She imagined herself sitting in her favourite armchair back home.

Somehow I can't imagine him without a beard.

imagine verb /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ [T] 3 elképzel, képzelődik

"Did you hear a noise?" "No, you're imagining things."

I can't hear anything - you must be imagining it.

would modal verb /wʊd/ 4 lenne (elképzelt helyzet) also: 'd

It would be lovely to go to New York.

belief noun /bɪˈliːf/ 1 hit, hiedelem [U or no plural]

a common/popular/widely-held belief

He called at her house in the belief that she would lend him the money.

It is my firm/strong belief that the public have a right to know.

She took this medicine in the mistaken belief that it would cure her.

fantasy noun /ˈfæn.tə.si/ [C or U] fantázia (ábránd, elképzelt dolog)

Steve's favourite fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

sexual fantasies

She retreated into a fantasy world, where she could be anything she wanted.

imagination noun /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1 képzelet, fantázia [C usually no plural]

There's nothing out here - it's just your imagination.

For some reason the story captured/caught the imagination of the public.

There's a sex scene in the film which apparently leaves nothing to the imagination.

Phrases and idioms:

not believe your eyes/ears nem hisz a szemének/fülének

I couldn't believe my ears when Dan said they were getting married.

take sb/sth seriously komolyan vesz vkit/vmit

The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.

You don't take anything seriously, do you? It's all one big joke to you.

She wants to be taken seriously as an actress.

These young actors take themselves so seriously!

the reality/realities of sth valósága vminek, valódi oldala vminek

the harsh realities of life