English

13:55 2010-09-06
Mean Machines
there's just one catch - jeden hacek
brain teaser - provokes ur brain
to be loosely based - volne zalozen na
to b coined - to bcome part of vocab; vymyšlen, vytvořen
slavishly - otrocky
sobering conlusions - realistic concl~s
formidable - nahanejici hruzu, terrifying
comitment - zavazek
vicinity - closes neibourhood
immediate ~ - bezprostredni
far-fetched - prehnany
vigourously - do sth properly
revolve - točit se okolo
scope - obor pusobnosti
contravene - porusit, poprit

15:29 2010-09-08
review:
nazev, autor, (rezie, hlavni role, setting, kostymy), strucny dej, vykony hercu, hudba (optional), nakonec osobni nazor

report:
heading, "the aim of this report is..", subheadings, bullets, na konec "to sum up, to conclude"; report=striktne formálni, pokud mozno objektivni - pouzivat trpny rod;

uvaha:
recnicke otzky, zvazeni prblemu z obou stran, high academic english (no phrase verbs, ..) (classical essay)

savour = relish - vychutnat
relanting - schovívavý, 

2010-09-29
The CZ covers/occupies an area of 79k sq km
tributory - přítok
rebound - odpíchnout se ode dna

Czech rep.:
Supreme Court
highest court of appeal - nejvyšší odvolací soud
constitutional court - ústavní soud

people are descended from Slavic tribes - lidi jsou potomky slovanských kmenů [5th cent.]
dominant ethnic group - dominantní etnická skupina

communists came to power [1948]  - komunisti začali vládnout...
highly centralized economic system - vysoce centralizovaná ekonomika
standard of living - životní úroveň
long-term economic decline in CSSR - dlouhodobý úpadek ~

convert the economy to a system based on free trade [1990] - převést ekonomiku na systém volného trhu
voucher privatization plan - kuponová privatizace

heavily dependent - silně závislá
lignit - hnědé uhlí
coal - černé uhlí
sizable - rozsáhlé/rozměrné
uranium deposits - zásoby uranu
mercury, antimon, tin - Cu, Sb, Sn
Ore Mountains - Krušné hory
lead - Pb
timber - dřevo (řezivo) [Bohemian Forest is imp. src of a timber]
Some 40% of land in CZ is cultivated - cca 40% země v ČR je obhospodařováno
crops - sklizeň
barley - ječmen
wheat - pšenice
corn - kukuřice
rye - žito
sugar beets - cukr. řepa
flax - len
hops - chmel
livestock - hospodářská zvířata
fowl - kuře/slepice/kohout (drůbež)
cattle - dobytek

manufacturing, steelworks, glass industry, breweries, glass beads (skleněné korálky), jewellery

UN (united nations), CE (council of europe), NATO
landlocked - vnitrozemský
comprise - zahnovat
rlling hills and plains - ?
tributary - přítok
dam - nádrž/přehrada

faculty of arts - filozoficka fakulta

perjury - to lie under oath
counterfeit - padělání document
scam - podvod

2010-10-13
Giant Mts - Krkonoše
Eagle Mts - ?
thence - odtamtud, tudiz
clay - jíl
anthracite - černé uhlí+
abundant - hojné
quarry - lom, těžit
to die out by the sword - vymřít po meči
dean - děkan
stake - hranice
endeavour - snaha
national revival - narodni obrozeni
Silesia - slezko

2010-10-13
suspense - lot of tension
intriguing - multiple stories ovelaping each other
audacity - bravery
sloppy - plitky, nahovno
scatter - rozházet
splendid - just awsome
enthus - rozplývat
subtlety - křehkost
libel - fake to document
disguise - maskovat se
plotter - zapletač (vymyslec plotu)
humdrum - boring, monotonní
invariably - neproměnně
expiation - pokání, atonment
dispatch - kill
stab - bodnout
contriving - prepared in advance
blunt - tupý
spring board - odrazový můstek
friction - tření, napětí
vengeful - pomstichtivý
bountiful - plentiful, hojný
scrutiny - observe in detail
cringe - hunch down, přihrbit se

2010-10-17
8. lesson
momentous / momentary - very important / lasting for a short time span
principal / principle - most important, main / moral rule, strong belief
antisocial / unsocial - dangerous to society / outside normal working hours 
raffle - loterie

if you should need - highly academic form

work off - zbavit se něčeho prací, odpracovat
relent - povolit (slacken; v úsilí)
famine - hladomor
haul - vlečení, úlovek (n, v)
spur - momentary decision
query - otázka, irc pm ^^

2010-10-18
Prague
Václavské náměstí
-formely Horse market
-demonstrations

National museum
-founded 1818 by K.A. Šternberk
-repeatedly demaged during WW2 and contruction of prague subway

Old town
-staroměstské náměstí w/ Jan Hus memorial

Astronomical clock - Orloj

Lesser Town
-Petřín, 60m

Golden lane
-oldest narrow street
-formerly for castle workers

seize - zmocnit se
secretary of state - minister of foreign affeirs
palatable - proveditalne (=feasible)
to hold = stop
concede - uznat, přiznat

2010-10-20
unesco heritage site - special status
very touristic
2nd bigest castle
vltava river crosses the town
 -river way for timber (wood)
1st mentioned in 13th centure
till 19th cent owned by nobel families of south bohemia
gothic, renesance places to be found
Latrán - lane with pizza :D
church of st. vitus 15th century, art center dedicated to egon schiele
egenberg bruwery (spelling?)

edu, sport:
st.annes art school -high school 
newly opened politics university

sports - rafting, multifunction gym

leasure activities - golf, outdoor cinema;
tourism is main input to city budget 

Holašovice
unesco
 -unique baroque style
 -village deserted after 2WW
 -put to the list 1998
small historic village
yearly festival for few days, ppl sell men-made stuff (crafts man)

Třeboň
historical town, 1611
habsburk & schwarzenberg = owners

Klet

lipno
to harness the power of vltava
czech sea
hydroelectric power plant

sumava
range of mts
sth bohemia
national park
borders on austria&germany

2010-11-07
Notes for CR  (test)
Jewish town in Prague
-Josefov, smallest town cadastral area in Prague; completely surrounded by Old Town.
-Jews settled in Prague in 10th century, 1st pogrom 1096; Jews concentrated within a walled ghetto. Přemysl Otakar II granted the comunity in 1262 a degree of self admin. The most prosperous times for ghetto were during 16th century and during end of 19th cent. ghetto was partly demolished. Cemetery, 6 synangoges and Old Jewish townhall were left, which were also preserved during 2WW for further use as "museum of extinct race". 

Prague astronomical clock - Horloge - Orloj
Medieval astronomical clock
Mounted on southern wall of Old Town City Hall, popular tourist atraction
the oldest parts are dated back to 1410, (astronomical dial, mechanical clock)
it had 600th anniversary on Oct 9 2010

Ceske Budejovice
founded by Hirzo 1265, Hirzo was a knight of a Bohemian king Otakar II. City was ment to counterbalance the powerfull House of Rosenberg. 
-traditional bulwark of catholics
since 17th until 19th cent. german speaking. 
Budejovice is well know for its bear Budweiser Bear, which is, along with Pilsen Urquell, one of best known lagers. 
there is the largest brewery founded 1895 is Budejovicky Budvar, and the oldest one, second largest is Pivovar Samson founded 1795.

Budejovice is situated in a basin at the confluence of Vltava and Malse river.

In the Old Town there is preserved architecture from Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th cent. large town square, Cerna vez, belle-epoque train staition are remarkable. The oldest and most valuable building is the church on Piaristic Square. The horse-drawn railroad line connecting České Budějovice to Linz was the second oldest public line in continental Europe; constructed from 1824 to 1832.

Hluboka n/Vlt
Town in Sth Bohemian region, near CB. Famous for its Windsor style chateau. 

Chateau of hluboka
build in 13th century by Premysl Otakar II, rebuild at the end of 16th cent.,
It received its present appearance under Count Jan Adam of Schwarzenberg. According to the English Windsor example, architects F. Beer and F. Deworetzky built a Romantic Neo-Gothic chateau, surrounded by a 1.9 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi) English park here in the years 1841 to 1871. 
The chateau was confiscated by Gestapo during 2WW and after 2WW opened to public.

Cesky Krumlov
small city in the Sth Bohemia, best known for being enlisted in UNESCO heritage, preserved architecture. 
Construction of the town and castle began in the late 13th century at a ford in the Vltava River, which was important in trade routes in Bohemia. in 1302 owned by Rosenberg family, in 1602 bought by emperor Rudolf II. Emperor Ferdinand II gave Krumlov to the House of Eggenberg. From 1719 until 1945 the castle belonged to the House of Schwarzenberg.
Between 1938 and 1945 it was annexed by Nazi Germany as part of the so-called Sudetenland. The town's German-speaking population was expelled after liberation by the American Army during World War II and it was restored to Czechoslovakia

Castle
-relatively to size of town very large (2nd in CZ)
-church of St.Vitus (15th cent)
-baroque theatre (compl. 1766) w/ original machinery, scenery & props (rekvizity)
-last private owner Adolph Schwarzenberg, confiscated by Gestapo and then by CS gov in 1945

Krumlov has a museum dedicated to the painter Egon Schiele, who lived in the town. Český Krumlov is home to Pivovar Eggenberg brewery.