Find that job: Lesson 87. Anyone can be rich (apparently)
The New Year is here and once again we wish our family and friends health, happiness and prosperity. A prosperous New Year! But is prosperity something that just happens or do you have to work at it? Can anyone be rich or just a chosen few?
Apparently anyone can be rich, providing they work hard at it. Of course, you might win the lottery or get an inheritance from a long-lost relative. But in most cases people become wealthy because they want to be - and they are prepared to work hard. Look at Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, James Dyson - they have only one thing in common - they work their socks off! The only thing that can hold you back is you.
So, do you have what it takes to be wealthy? Are you determined enough? Will you work hard enough? Are you prepared to make sacrifices, forego instant rewards and settle for long-term benefits? Do you have stamina? Guts? Focus and drive? If you don't, the chances are you won't succeed.
But remember - you do have the power to be wealthy. So don't sit around and moan, do something about it. Apply yourself. Think of an idea. Cultivate a skill. Have a plan.
Have a prosperous New Year!
aSłOWNICZEK
rich - bogaty
apparently - ponoć, chyba, o ile wiadomo
to wish - życzyć, składać życzenia
health - zdrowie
happiness - szczęście
prosperity - pomyślność, dobrobyt
prosperous - dobrze prosperujący
to work at sth - pracować nad czymś, zajmować się czymś
to win the lottery - wygrać na loterii
to get an inheritance - dostać spadek
long-lost relative - dawno niewidziany krewny
wealthy - zamożny
to work one's socks off - pracować ciężko, z zapałem, w pocie czoła
to hold back - powstrzymywać
do you have what it takes - czy masz w sobie wszystko, co potrzeba/niezbędne cechy charakteru
determined - zdecydowany
to make sacrifices - poświęcać się
to forgo - odmówić sobie, zrezygnować z czegoś
instant reward - natychmiastowa korzyść
to settle for - zadowolić się
long-term benefits - długoterminowe korzyści
stamina - wytrzymałość, wytrwałość, siła
guts - tu: odwaga
focus - koncentracja, skupienie uwagi
drive - zapał, energia, motywacja, inicjatywa
to succeed - powieść się, odnosić sukcesy
to sit around - siedzieć bezczynnie
to moan - narzekać, biadolić
to apply oneself - przyłożyć się do czegoś
to cultivate - kultywować, doskonalić, rozwijać
skill - zdolność, umiejętność, fach
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