3. Bírálat, mentegetőzés C1C2 (36) – altémák

Bírálat, mentegetőzés* (17) 1. Bírálat, felelősségre vonás (19)

plead verb /pliːd/ *(pleaded or pled, pleaded or pled) 3 hivatkozik vmire (mentegetőzik vmivel)

You'll just have to plead ignorance.

conscience noun /ˈkɒn.ʃəns/ lelkiismeret [C or U]

a guilty conscience

My conscience is clear because I've done nothing wrong.

denial noun /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ [C or U] tagadás, el nem ismerés

a denial of his guilt

forgiveness noun /fəˈgɪv.nəs/ [U] megbocsátás

They begged her for forgiveness.

humility noun /hjuːˈmɪl.ə.ti/ [U] alázat, alázatosság

Try to show a little humility.

remorse noun /rɪˈmɔːs/ [U] lelkiismeret-furdalás

He has shown no remorse for his actions.

shame noun /ʃeɪm/ szégyen, szégyenérzet; szégyenteljes dolog [U]

He said he felt no shame for what he had done.

The children hung their heads in shame.

You can't go dressed like that - have you no shame ?

In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.

story noun /ˈstɔː.ri/ [C] 3 történet (magyarázat/kifogás vmire)

Did he tell you the same story about why he was late?

apologetic adjective /əˌpɒl.əˈdʒe.tɪk/ bocsánatkérő

an apologetic smile

She was very apologetic about missing the meeting.

humiliated adjective /hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪd/ megalázott

She felt completely humiliated.

humiliating adjective /hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪŋ/ megalázó (vereség, hiba, stb.)

a humiliating defeat

shameful adjective /ˈʃeɪm.fəl/ szégyenteljes, gyalázatos

shameful scenes

Phrasal verbs:

own up /əʊn/ bevall, beismer vmit

No one has owned up to breaking that window.

Phrases and idioms:

be a disgrace to sb/sth szégyent hoz vkire/vmire

You are a disgrace to your profession.

be only human ő is csak ember

Of course Tom makes mistakes - he's only human.

face the music tartja a hátát, szembenéz a következményekkel

At the end of the day I had to go home and face the music.

prove yourself igazolja önmagát

I wish he'd stop trying to prove himself all the time.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Felelősség tisztázása – Bocsánatkérés, megbocsájtás

8. lecke (A1) – 20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 75. lecke (B2) – 95. lecke (C1) – 115. lecke (C2)