Travelling - problematic words and phrases

Utazás témából néhány szókincsbeli érdekesség, amiket sokan gyakran kevernek, mikor angolul használni szeretnék őket.
Nyelvtanulási tipp: írj saját példamondatokat, és a végén ne felejtsd el a feladatot is megoldani!

DIRECT – DIRECTLY You can’t fly to Damascus direct . You have to transfer at Bucharest. NOT You can’t fly to Damascus directly. You have to transfer at Bucharest. direct (melléknév/határozószó) : közvetlen/közvetlenül directly (határozószó) : közvetlenül (pl. The chemist’s is directly opposite the grocer’s.) Mint láthatjuk mind a direct és a directly is jelenthet ‘közvetlenül’-t, azonban ‘átszállás nélkül, közvetlenül’ értelemben csak a direct helyes.

EMIGRATE – IMMIGRATE – MIGRATE Following the war, a lot of people emigrated from Europe. NOT Following the war, a lot of people immigrated from Europe. emigrate : kivándorol immigrate : bevándorol (pl. He immigrated with his parents to the USA in 1975.) migrate : elköltözik, vándorol (pl. népcsoport); (pl. Some birds migrate in the winter.)

EXCURSION – OUTING – TRIP My mother and I went on an outing/a trip to Coventry by bike yesterday. NOT My mother and I went on an excursion to Coventry by bike yesterday. outing : kirándulás, de nem feltétlenül csoportos (pl. An unforgettable family outing is a drive up Trail Ridge Road.) trip : út, kisebb utazás (pl. Taking your own car on a business trip can save you time and money.) excursion : csoportos kirándulás (pl. The price includes lunch, a boat ride and an excursion to Niagara-on-the-Lake.)

JOURNEY - TRAVEL - TRAVELS The joumey to school takes Jamie an hour by bus. (NOT - The travel to school takes Jamie an hour by bus.) journey (megszámlálható főnév): rendszeresen megtett út, utazás; hosszabb utazás travel/travelling (megszámlálhatatlan főnév): utazás, mint tevékenység (pl. Train travel is much more comfortable than travelling by coach.) Long journeys in small cars can be very tiring. (NOT - Long travels in small cars can be very tiring.) travels (többes számú főnév): hosszú külföldi utazás kedvtelésből, érdeklődésből (pl. I have seen and experienced a lot on my travels in Africa.)

NATURE He likes being close to nature . NOT He likes being close to the nature. nature : természet A nature főnév előtt nincs the, ha általánosságban emlegetjük. Fontos még, hogy ha úgy utalunk a természetre mint a városi élet ellentétére, inkább használjuk a the country/the countryside kifejezéseket (pl. She loves living in the country(side) very much.).

PEDESTRIAN – STREETWALKER Pedestrian access will be welcome by everyone, especially school children. NOT Streetwalker access will be welcome by everyone, especially school children. pedestrian : gyalogos streetwalker : a prostituált kicsit régies formája

TOUR – TRIP – VOYAGE He went on a trip to Switzerland. NOT He went on a voyage to Switzerland. trip : út, kisebb utazás (pl. business trip) voyage : hosszú tengeri utazás (pl. We celebrated the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage to the New World a few years ago.) tour : körutazás, körút President Menem is on a tour of Latin American countries. NOT President Menem is on a trip of Latin American countries.

TRAFFIC – TRANSPORT There is not much traffic on Saturdays, you can hardly see any cars. NOT There is not much transport on Saturdays, you can hardly see any cars. traffic (megszámlálhatatlan főnév) : forgalom; (igaz a traffic lights ‘közlekedési lámpát’ jelent) transport (megszámlálhatatlan főnév) : közlekedés (pl. Ms Cahill suffered from claustrophobia and was unable to use public transport.); szállítás (pl. The transport of goods by road is very expensive.)

UNDERGROUND – SUBWAY – TUBE We went there by underground/subway . NOT We went there with underground/subway. underground (BrE)/subway (AmE) : földalatti, metró Tube : a londoni földalatti/metró köznapi elnevezése (pl. We went to Charing Cross by Tube.) subway (BrE) : aluljáró (pl. There is a subway under this busy road.)

URBAN – URBANE His manners are charming and urbane . NOT His manners are charming and urban. urbane : kifinomult, elegáns urban : városi (pl. He’s had enough of urban life.)

EXERCISES

1 His manners are charming and… .

a) urbane

a) urban

2 We went there … underground/subway .

b) by

c) with

3 He went on a … to Switzerland.

a) voyage

b) trip

4 … access will be welcome by everyone, especially school children.

a) Pedestrian

b) Streetwalker

5 He likes being close to … nature .

a) the

b) --

6 The … to school takes Jamie an hour by bus.

a) joumey

b) travel

7 My mother and I went on … to Coventry by bike yesterday.

a) a trip

b) an excursion

8 Following the war, a lot of people ... from Europe.

a) emigrated

b) immigrated

9 You can’t fly to Damascus … . You have to transfer at Bucharest.

a) directly

b) direct

10 There is not much … on Saturdays, you can hardly see any cars.

a) traffic

b) transport

by: Szigefalvi Andi