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The decision had been made and there was no turning back. începe să înveți
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Decyzja została podjęta i nie było odwrotu.
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he only thing I could do was to prepare for the cruise. începe să înveți
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Jedyne, co mogłem zrobić, to przygotować się do rejsu.
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he first thing, according to my mother, was buying a smartphone începe să înveți
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pierwszą rzeczą, według mojej mamy, był zakup smartfona
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She told me everybody used smartphones and going on a cruise without one would be embarrassing. începe să înveți
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Powiedziała mi, że wszyscy używają smartfonów, a rejs bez jednego będzie żenujący.
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We had never used a mobile phone before because we were happy with our old landline telephone which was bought by my grandfather fifty years ago. începe să înveți
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Nigdy wcześniej nie korzystaliśmy z telefonu komórkowego, ponieważ byliśmy zadowoleni z naszego starego telefonu stacjonarnego, który kupił mój dziadek pięćdziesiąt lat temu.
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My mother told me that using a mobile phone gave me an important advantage. începe să înveți
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Moja mama powiedziała mi, że korzystanie z telefonu komórkowego daje mi ważną zaletę.
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She explained to me the main benefit of having a mobile phone - we could stay in touch. începe să înveți
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Wyjaśniła mi główną zaletę posiadania telefonu komórkowego - mogliśmy pozostać w kontakcie.
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If I had a smartphone, I could contact my mother and ask her for advice while I was on the cruise. începe să înveți
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Gdybym miał smartfona, mógłbym skontaktować się z mamą i poprosić ją o radę podczas rejsu.
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To cut a long story short, she persuaded me to buy a mobile. începe să înveți
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Krótko mówiąc, przekonała mnie, żebym kupił komórkę.
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To cut a long story short To cut a long story short, we were framed. începe să înveți
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Krótko mówiąc, zostaliśmy wrobieni.
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I contacted British Telecom and chose a WileyFox smarthone called Swift because it was produced in Britain începe să înveți
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Skontaktowałem się z British Telecom i wybrałem smartfon WileyFox o nazwie Swift, ponieważ został wyprodukowany w Wielkiej Brytanii
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I chose the Starter Plan because it was the cheapest – only £19 a month. începe să înveți
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Wybrałem Plan Starter, ponieważ był najtańszy - tylko 19 £ miesięcznie.
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Then my mother phoned my youngest sister and asked her to visit us at the weekend. începe să înveți
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Potem moja mama zadzwoniła do mojej najmłodszej siostry i poprosiła ją, aby odwiedziła nas w weekend.
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My sister knew how to use smartphones and she taught me how to use mine. începe să înveți
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Moja siostra wiedziała, jak używać smartfonów i nauczyła mnie, jak używać moich.
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I didn't learn everything but I think I learnt enough. începe să înveți
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Nie nauczyłem się wszystkiego, ale myślę, że wystarczająco się nauczyłem.
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I learnt how to dial numbers, începe să înveți
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Nauczyłem się wybierać numery,
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I learnt how to save contacts to the memory card, începe să înveți
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Nauczyłem się zapisywać kontakty na karcie pamięci,
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I learnt how to compose text messages using and editing text message templates începe să înveți
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Dowiedziałem się, jak tworzyć wiadomości tekstowe przy użyciu i edycji szablonów wiadomości tekstowych
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I learnt how to take photos and how to browse the web on my smarthone. începe să înveți
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Nauczyłem się robić zdjęcia i przeglądać internet na moim smartfonie.
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I learnt that a smartphone was not as evil as I thought. începe să înveți
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Dowiedziałem się, że smartfon nie jest tak zły, jak myślałem.
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I quickly realised it was a window on the world. începe să înveți
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Szybko zdałem sobie sprawę, że to okno na świat.
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What I particularly liked was finding out on the web that there were other traditional farmers in the world and I wasn't the only one left. începe să înveți
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Szczególnie podobało mi się dowiedzenie się w sieci, że na świecie są inni tradycyjni rolnicy i nie tylko ja zostałem.
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The next thing was shopping for clothes which was something I hated doing. începe să înveți
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Następną rzeczą było kupowanie ubrań, których nienawidziłem robić.
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Fortunately, Mother went shopping with me începe să înveți
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Na szczęście mama poszła ze mną na zakupy
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she helped me choose the right clothes for every occasion începe să înveți
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pomogła mi dobrać odpowiednie ubrania na każdą okazję
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so we bought both a lot of casual clothes for everyday use and some formal clothes for special occasions. începe să înveți
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kupiliśmy więc zarówno wiele ubrań codziennych, jak i ubrań wizytowych na specjalne okazje.
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we bought colourful shorts and a couple of brightly coloured Hawaiian shirts. începe să înveți
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kupiliśmy kolorowe szorty i kilka kolorowych hawajskich koszul.
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My mother said I would look cool in them and attract everybody's attention. începe să înveți
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Moja mama powiedziała, że będę w nich fajnie wyglądać i przyciągać uwagę wszystkich.
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I also needed swimming trunks and a pair of flip-flops for the swimming pool. începe să înveți
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Potrzebowałem też kąpielówek i klapek na basen.
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My father found out in a travel magazine that holidaymakers who go on cruises spend a lot of time swimming in the pools and often take part in dance parties. începe să înveți
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Mój ojciec dowiedział się z magazynu podróżniczego, że wczasowicze, którzy wybierają się na rejsy wycieczkowe, spędzają dużo czasu pływając w basenach i często uczestnicząc w imprezach tanecznych.
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The thing is I could neither swim nor dance. începe să înveți
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Rzecz w tym, że nie umiałem ani pływać, ani tańczyć.
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My parents decided I had to learn to swim at least because I had no ear for music so I would never learn to dance. începe să înveți
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Moi rodzice zdecydowali, że muszę nauczyć się pływać, przynajmniej dlatego, że nie miałem słuchu do muzyki, więc nigdy nie nauczyłem się tańczyć.
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I took swimming lessons in a nearby town. începe să înveți
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Brałem lekcje pływania w pobliskim mieście.
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It was a bit embarrassing because I was learning with children. începe să înveți
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To było trochę krępujące, bo uczyłem się z dziećmi.
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My training lasted for three weeks and I learnt how to swim doggy paddle and breaststroke. începe să înveți
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Mój trening trwał trzy tygodnie i nauczyłem się pływać na psie wiosłem i stylem klasycznym.
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It wasn't much but better something than nothing. începe să înveți
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To nie było dużo, ale lepsze coś niż nic.
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One day Father saw in a travel magazine an advertisement for a cruise on board the Allure of the Seas. începe să înveți
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Pewnego dnia ojciec zobaczył w czasopiśmie podróżniczym ogłoszenie dotyczące rejsu statkiem Allure of the Seas.
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We liked the name: allure. începe să înveți
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Podobała nam się nazwa: urok.
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Mother was sure that many an American widow would be allured there. începe să înveți
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Matka była pewna, że wielu amerykańskich wdów będzie tam zwabionych.
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It was a seven day Eastern Caribbean Cruise departing from Miami, Florida. începe să înveți
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Był to siedmiodniowy rejs po wschodnich Karaibach wypływający z Miami na Florydzie.
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The price was just 755$ - it wasn't very expensive. începe să înveți
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Cena wynosiła zaledwie 755 $ - nie było to zbyt drogie.
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I booked my cruise using my smartphone. începe să înveți
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Rejs zarezerwowałem za pomocą smartfona.
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I was really proud of myself. începe să înveți
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Byłem z siebie naprawdę dumny.
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