60.8. gy. B2 (példák)

encounter verb /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ [T] szembekerül vmivel (pl. problémával)

We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning.

ease noun /iːz/ [U] gondtalanság, könnyedség

She won the 400m race with ease.

I was amazed at the ease with which she learnt the language.

straightforward adjective /ˌstreɪtˈfɔː.wəd/ egyszerű, világos (könnyen elvégezhető/érthető); egyenes, szókimondó

Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's very straightforward.

foolishly adverb /ˈfuː.lɪʃ.li/ ostoba módon

Foolishly, I didn't write the phone number down.

readily adverb /ˈred.ə.li/ 1 könnyen, gond nélkül

Information is readily available on the Internet.

sadly adverb /ˈsæd.li/ 2 sajnálatosan, szánalmasan (nem megfelelő/kielégítő módon)

Sadly, the treatment doesn't work for all patients.

If you think she'll let you do that, you're sadly mistaken.

simply adverb /ˈsɪm.pli/ 3 egyszerűen, (könnyen) érthetően

He explained it as simply as he could, but the class still didn't understand.

smoothly adverb /ˈsmuːð.li/ 1 simán (probléma/nehézségek nélkül)

Everything was going smoothly before Darren arrived.

All the machinery was running smoothly.

wrongly adverb /ˈrɒŋ.li/ tévesen, helytelenül

It has been said - wrongly - that Americans hate government.

Phrases and idioms:

be a piece of cake gyerekjáték (könnyű dolog) (informal)

The exam itself was a piece of cake.