A következő gyakorlat magáért beszél: 12 mondatot fogunk összekapcsolni egy „mega-mondattá”.
I swim.
I like swimming.
I rarely swim.
I usually swim at the open-air bath.
I can't swim butterfly.
I like swimming in sweet water.
I have never swum in the sea.
I swam last long ago.
I haven't swum for a year.
I don't like swimming in cold water.
I don't like swimming at our open-air bath because the water is dirty and there are a lot of people.
I like swimming but I rarely do.
= ALTHOUGH I can't swim butterfly AND I have never swum in the sea, I like swimming in the sweet water of the open-air baths, BUT I rarely do it, BECAUSE I don't like doing it at our open-air bath WHERE the water is cold AND dirty AND there are a lot of people, SO I did it last a year ago.
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FORDÍTÁSSAL:
I swim.
= Úszok. / Szoktam úszni.
I like swimming.
= Szeretek úszni.
I rarely swim.
= Ritkán úszok.
I usually swim at the open-air bath.
= Általában / Rendszerint a (városi) strandon szoktam úszni.
I can't swim butterfly.
= Nem tudok pillangózni.
I like swimming in sweet water.
= Szeretek édesvízben úszni.
I have never swum in the sea.
= Még soha nem úsztam tengerben.
I swam last long ago.
= Régen úsztam utoljára.
I haven't swum for a year.
= Már egy éve nem úsztam.
I don't like swimming in cold water.
= Nem szeretek hideg vízben úszni.
I don't like swimming at our open-air bath because the water is dirty and there are a lot of people.
=Nem szeretek a strandunkon úszni, mert a víz koszos és sokan vannak.
I like swimming but I rarely do.
= Szeretek úszni, de ritkán szoktam.
ALTHOUGH I can't swim butterfly AND I have never swum in the sea, I like swimming in the sweet water of the open-air baths, BUT I rarely do it, BECAUSE I don't like doing it at our open-air bath WHERE the water is cold AND dirty AND there are a lot of people, SO I did it last a year ago.
= Habár nem tudok pillangózni és még sosem úsztam a tengerben, szeretek a strandok édesvízében úszni, de ritkán szoktam, mert nem szeretek a városi strandokon, ahol a víz hideg és koszos és sokan vannak, ezért utoljára egy évvel ezelőtt voltam.