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55 [petinpetdeset] Na delu

What do you do for a living	S čim se poklicno ukvarjate?
My husband is a doctor.	Moj mož je po poklicu zdravnik.
I work as a nurse part-time.	Jaz delam kot medicinska sestra s polovičnim delovnim časom.
We will soon receive our pension.	Kmalu bova šla v pokoj.
But taxes are high.	Ampak davki so visoki.
And health insurance is expensive.	In zdravstveno zavarovanje je drago.
What would you like to become some day	Kaj bi rad(a) nekoč postal(a)?
I would like to become an engineer.	Rad(a) bi postal(a) inženir.
I want to go to college.	Hočem študirati na univerzi.
I am an intern.	Sem pripravnik.
I do not earn much.	Ne zaslužim veliko.
I am doing an internship abroad.	Opravljam pripravništvo v tujini.
That is my boss.	To je moj šef.
I have nice colleagues.	Imam prijetne kolege.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	Opoldne gremo vedno v menzo.
I am looking for a job.	Iščem službo.
I have already been unemployed for a year.	Eno leto sem že brezposeln(a).
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	V tej deželi je preveč brezposelnih.

Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!