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It begins on our tenth anniversary. começar a aprender
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Rozpoczyna się w naszą dziesiątą rocznicę.
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Actually, there are two things going on here: começar a aprender
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Właściwie dzieją się tutaj dwie rzeczy:
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1. Who would have thought it would all kick off on such an auspicious day? começar a aprender
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1. Kto by pomyślał, że to wszystko rozpocznie się w tak pomyślny dzień?
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And 2. Who would have thought we’d make ten years in the first place? começar a aprender
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I 2. Kto by pomyślał, że w ogóle zrobimy dziesięć lat?
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I don’t mean ten years since our wedding. começar a aprender
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Nie mam na myśli dziesięciu lat od naszego ślubu.
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I mean ten years since we first met. começar a aprender
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Mam na myśli dziesięć lat od naszego pierwszego spotkania.
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It was at my mate Alison’s birthday party. começar a aprender
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To było na przyjęciu urodzinowym mojej koleżanki Alison.
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That was the day our lives changed forever. começar a aprender
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To był dzień, w którym nasze życie zmieniło się na zawsze.
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Dan was manning the barbecue and I asked him for a burger and ... bam. começar a aprender
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Dan obsługiwał grilla, a ja poprosiłam go o burgera i... bam.
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Well, not bam as in instant love. começar a aprender
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Cóż, nie bam jak w miłości natychmiastowej.
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He was wearing a blue T-shirt which brought out his eyes. começar a aprender
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Miał na sobie niebieską koszulkę, która podkreślała jego oczy.
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Miał fartuch szefa kuchni
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and he was flipping burgers really efficiently. começar a aprender
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i naprawdę sprawnie przewracał hamburgery.
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Like he knew what he was doing. começar a aprender
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Like he was king of the burgers. começar a aprender
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Jakby był królem hamburgerów.
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‘ability to flip burgers’ would have been começar a aprender
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„umiejętność odwracania hamburgerów” byłaby?
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on the list of attributes I was looking for in a man. começar a aprender
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na liście atrybutów, których szukałem u mężczyzny.
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Watching him work that barbecue, começar a aprender
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Patrząc, jak pracuje przy grillu,
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cheerfully smiling all the while começar a aprender
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radośnie uśmiechnięty przez cały czas
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So I went to ask Alison who he was começar a aprender
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Poszedłem więc zapytać Alison, kim on jest
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(‘old uni friend, works in property, really nice guy’) começar a aprender
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(„stary przyjaciel z uniwersytetu, pracuje w nieruchomości, naprawdę miły facet”)
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stary przyjaciel z uniwersytetu,
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prace w nieruchomościach,
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and made flirty conversation with him. começar a aprender
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i nawiązał z nim zalotną rozmowę.
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And when that didn’t yield any results, começar a aprender
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A kiedy to nie przyniosło żadnych rezultatów,
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I got Alison to invite us both to supper. começar a aprender
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Namówiłam Alison, żeby zaprosiła nas oboje na kolację.
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And when that didn’t work, começar a aprender
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A kiedy to nie zadziałało,
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I bumped into him in the City ‘by accident’, começar a aprender
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Wpadłem na niego w Mieście „przypadkiem”,
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twice, including once in a very low-cut top (almost hooker-like, começar a aprender
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dwa razy, w tym raz w bardzo głęboko wyciętym topie (prawie dziwka,
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but I was getting a bit desperate). começar a aprender
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ale robiłem się trochę zdesperowany).
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And then finally, finally começar a aprender
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A potem wreszcie, wreszcie
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finally he noticed me and asked me out começar a aprender
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w końcu zauważył mnie i zaprosił na randkę
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and it was love at, you know, about fifth sight. começar a aprender
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i to była miłość w piątym widzeniu.
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he was getting over another relationship, começar a aprender
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przechodził kolejny związek,
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and wasn’t really ‘out there’. começar a aprender
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i tak naprawdę nie było „tam”.
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Also: we have slightly edited this story when we tell other people. começar a aprender
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Ponadto: nieco zredagowaliśmy tę historię, kiedy opowiadamy innym ludziom.
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Like, the low-cut hooker top. começar a aprender
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Na przykład nisko wycięty top typu hooker.
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No one needs to know about that. começar a aprender
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Nikt nie musi o tym wiedzieć.
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Anyway. Rewind to the point: começar a aprender
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Tak czy inaczej. Przewiń do rzeczy:
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our eyes met over the barbecue and that was the beginning. começar a aprender
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nasze oczy spotkały się nad grillem i to był początek.
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One of those kismet moments that influence your life forever. começar a aprender
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Jeden z tych kismet momentów, które na zawsze wpływają na Twoje życie.
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It has great food and we love the vibe. começar a aprender
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Ma świetne jedzenie i uwielbiamy klimat.
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Dan and I like a lot of the same things, começar a aprender
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Dan i ja lubimy wiele takich samych rzeczy,
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actually – films, stand-up comedy, walks começar a aprender
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właściwie – filmy, stand-up, spacery
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although we have healthy differences too. começar a aprender
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chociaż mamy też zdrowe różnice.
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You’ll never see me getting on a bike for exercise, começar a aprender
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Nigdy nie zobaczysz mnie wsiadającego na rower do ćwiczeń,
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And you’ll never see Dan doing Christmas shopping. começar a aprender
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I nigdy nie zobaczysz Dana robiącego świąteczne zakupy.
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He has no interest in presents, começar a aprender
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Nie interesują go prezenty,
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and his birthday becomes an actual tussle. começar a aprender
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a jego urodziny stają się prawdziwą awanturą.
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Me: ‘You must want something. começar a aprender
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Ja: „Musisz czegoś chcieć.
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I think we’re out of pesto. começar a aprender
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Me: ‘A jar of pesto? For your birthday? começar a aprender
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Ja: „Słoik pesto? Na Twoje urodziny?
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A woman in a black dress shows us to our table and presents us with two large grey folders. começar a aprender
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Kobieta w czarnej sukience prowadzi nas do naszego stolika i przedstawia nam dwie duże szare teczki.
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‘It’s a new menu,’ she tells us. começar a aprender
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„To nowe menu”, mówi nam.
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‘Your waitress will be with you shortly.’ começar a aprender
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– Twoja kelnerka niedługo będzie z tobą.
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I look up at Dan and I can see the unmistakable spark in his eye. começar a aprender
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Spoglądam na Dana i widzę w jego oku charakterystyczną iskrę.
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– Wielkogłowy – odpowiadam.
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I always have paper and pens in my bag, começar a aprender
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papier i długopisy mam zawsze w torbie,
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because we’re always playing this game. começar a aprender
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ponieważ zawsze gramy w tę grę.
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I hand him a rollerball and a page torn out of my notebook, começar a aprender
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Podaję mu długopis i kartkę wyrwaną z mojego notatnika,
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and take the same for myself. começar a aprender
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i weź to samo dla siebie.
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– Dobrze – mówię. – Gra włączona.
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The pair of us fall silent, começar a aprender
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devouring the menu with our eyes. começar a aprender
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There’s both bream and turbot, começar a aprender
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which makes things tricky começar a aprender
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I know what Dan’s going to order. começar a aprender
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He’ll try to double-bluff me, começar a aprender
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Będzie próbował mnie podwójnie blefować,
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but I’ll still catch him out. começar a aprender
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I know just how his mind weaves and winds. começar a aprender
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Wiem, jak jego umysł tka i wije.
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‘Done.’ Dan scribbles a few words on the page and folds it over. começar a aprender
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'Zrobione.' Dan zapisuje kilka słów na kartce i składa ją.
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‘Done!’ I write my answer and fold my own paper over, começar a aprender
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'Zrobione!' Piszę odpowiedź i składam własną kartkę,
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just as our waitress arrives at the table. começar a aprender
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tak jak nasza kelnerka podchodzi do stołu.
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‘Would you like to order drinks?’ começar a aprender
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– Chciałbyś zamówić drinki?
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‘Would you like to order drinks?’ começar a aprender
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– Chciałbyś zamówić drinki?
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then the scallops and the chicken.’ começar a aprender
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potem przegrzebki i kurczaka.
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‘A gin and tonic for me,’ says Dan, começar a aprender
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„Din z tonikiem dla mnie”, mówi Dan,
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when she’s finished writing. começar a aprender
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and we wait till she’s out of earshot. começar a aprender
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i czekamy, aż zniknie z zasięgu słuchu.
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‘Got you!’ I push my piece of paper towards Dan. começar a aprender
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'Mam cię!' Popycham kartkę w stronę Dana.
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‘Although I didn’t say G & T. começar a aprender
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„Chociaż nie powiedziałem G & T.
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I thought you’d have champagne.’ começar a aprender
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Pomyślałem, że napijesz się szampana.
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Dan podaje mi swoją gazetę,
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and I see Negroni, scallops, chicken in his neat hand. começar a aprender
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i widzę Negroniego, przegrzebki, kurczaka w jego zgrabnej dłoni.
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‘I thought you’d guess langoustines.’ começar a aprender
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— Myślałem, że zgadniesz langustynki.
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He grins and refreshes my water. começar a aprender
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Uśmiecha się i odświeża moją wodę.
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‘I know you nearly put turbot.’ começar a aprender
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— Wiem, że prawie włożyłeś turbota.
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I can’t help showing off, começar a aprender
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nic nie poradzę na popisywanie się,
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proving how well I know him. começar a aprender
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udowadniając, jak dobrze go znam.
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‘It was between that and the bream, começar a aprender
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„To było między tym a leszczem,
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but you wanted the saffron fennel that came with the bream.’ começar a aprender
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ale chciałeś kopru szafranowego, który był dołączony do leszcza.
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Dan’s grin widens. Got him. começar a aprender
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Uśmiech Dana się poszerza. Mam go.
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I add, shaking my napkin out, ‘I spoke to começar a aprender
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Dodaję, wytrząsając serwetkę: „Rozmawiałem z”
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‘Great.’ Dan sips his water, and I mentally tick that topic off the list. começar a aprender
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'Świetny.' Dan popija wodę, a ja w myślach odhaczam ten temat z listy.
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A lot of our conversations are like this. começar a aprender
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Wiele z naszych rozmów jest takich.
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Overlapping sentences and half-thoughts and shorthand. começar a aprender
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Nakładające się zdania, półmyśli i stenogram.
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I didn’t need to spell out ‘I spoke to Karen, começar a aprender
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Nie musiałem przeliterować „Rozmawiałem z Karen,
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It’s not that we’re psychic exactly, começar a aprender
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To nie jest tak, że jesteśmy psychicznie nastawieni,
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but we do tend to sense exactly what each other is going to say next. começar a aprender
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ale mamy tendencję do dokładnego wyczuwania tego, co powiemy dalej.
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‘Oh, and we need to talk about my mum’s começar a aprender
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„Och, i musimy porozmawiać o mojej mamie
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he says, sipping his drink. começar a aprender
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he says, sipping his drink. começar a aprender
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‘I know. I thought we could go straight on from—’ começar a aprender
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'Wiem. Myślałem, że możemy iść prosto z...
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Again: we don’t need to spell out começar a aprender
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Znowu: nie musimy przeliterować
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that we need to talk about his mum’s birthday gathering começar a aprender
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że musimy porozmawiać o urodzinach jego mamy
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and how we could go straight on from the girls’ ballet lesson. começar a aprender
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i jak możemy przejść prosto z lekcji baletu dla dziewcząt.
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I pass him the bread basket knowing that he’ll take the sourdough, começar a aprender
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Podaję mu koszyk chleba wiedząc, że weźmie zakwas,
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not because he likes it particularly, começar a aprender
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nie dlatego, że lubi to szczególnie,
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but because he knows I love focaccia. começar a aprender
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ale ponieważ wie, że kocham focaccię.
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That’s the kind of man Dan is. começar a aprender
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Takim człowiekiem jest Dan.
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The kind who lets you have your favourite bread. começar a aprender
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Taki, który pozwala mieć ulubiony chleb.
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Our drinks arrive and we clink glasses. começar a aprender
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Przychodzą nasze drinki i stukamy kieliszkami.
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We’re both pretty relaxed this lunchtime, começar a aprender
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W porze lunchu oboje jesteśmy całkiem zrelaksowani,
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because we’ve got the afternoon off. começar a aprender
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bo mamy wolne popołudnie.
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We’re renewing our health insurance, começar a aprender
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Odnawiamy nasze ubezpieczenie zdrowotne,
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and so we both need a medical, começar a aprender
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więc oboje potrzebujemy pomocy medycznej,
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which is slated for later on today. começar a aprender
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który jest planowany na później.
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‘So, ten years.’ I raise my eyebrows. começar a aprender
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– A więc dziesięć lat. Unoszę brwi.
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Ten years.’ ‘Unbelievable.’ começar a aprender
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Dziesięć lat.' 'Nie do wiary.'
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Ten years. It’s such an achievement. começar a aprender
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Dziesięć lat. To takie osiągnięcie.
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It feels like a mountain that we’ve scrambled to the top of. começar a aprender
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Czuje się jak góra, na którą wdrapaliśmy się na szczyt.
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I mean, it’s a whole decade começar a aprender
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To znaczy, to cała dekada
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começar a aprender
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começar a aprender
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começar a aprender
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about twenty sets of Ikea shelves começar a aprender
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około dwudziestu kompletów półek Ikea
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it’s practically a lifetime. começar a aprender
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to praktycznie całe życie.
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