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Short story: Paul McCartney's Scrambled Eggs

Paul McCartney's classic song "Yesterday", which was voted the most popular song of the 20th Century in a 2001 BBC poll, had music long before the lyrics were written. Until he came up with "Yesterday" McCartney used a curious temporary phrase while composing the song. The working words? "Scrambled eggs." Look at the last stanza of the song:

"Scrambled eggs"
"Good for breakfast, dinnertime or brunch
Don't buy six or twelve, buy a bunch
And we'll have lunch on scrambled eggs
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday."

VOCABULARY
scrambled eggs - jajecznica
a poll - badanie opinii publicznej
lyrics - tekst piosenki
to come up with - wymyślić
a stanza - zwrotka
brunch - (breakfast + lunch) późne śniadanie
a bunch - kilka

JOKE OF THE WEEK

"Haven't I seen your face before?" a judge demanded, looking down at the defendant. "You have, Your Honor," the man answered hopefully. "I gave your son violin lessons last winter." "Ah, yes," recalled the judge. "Twenty years!"

VOCABULARY
to demand - tu: zapytać
a defendant - oskarżony
hopefully - z nadzieją
to recall - przypomnieć sobie

USEFUL QUOTATION

"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. "

"Granie na instrumencie to łatwa sprawa: wystarczy tylko w odpowiednim momencie nacisnąć właściwy klawisz, a instrument zagra sam. "

J.S. Bach

DID YOU KNOW

Music is good for your digestion. There is a rule that the faster the beat, the faster you eat. Research shows that people take fewer forkfuls per minute when listening to slow rhythms. And slow music is better for your digestion than no music at all. It is good to include soothing music on your dinner menu because it encourages conversation.

VOCABULARY
digestion - trawienie
beat - rytm
research - badania
a forkful - kęs (mieszczący się na widelcu)
soothing - kojąca, łagodna
to encourage - zachęcać, sprzyjać

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