Brush Up Your English (Slovníček)
While Czech citizens would currently reject the constitution in a referendum, according to recent polls, the country’s leaders are sticking to their opposing views on the document. Czech president Vaclav Klaus, a well-known opponent of deepening EU integration and the new treaty in particular, has recently suggested the bloc should be transformed into a new "Organisation of European States", which would lead to a union of states, not citizens as is proposed by the adopted constitution.
battle – bitva while – zatímco currently – v současné době
to reject – zamítnout according to – podle recent – nedávný
to stick to – držet se čeho view on – názor na well-known – dobře známý deepening – prohlubující (se) treaty – smlouva, dohoda in particular – zvláště, především to suggest – navrhnout to lead to – vést k union – svaz, konfederace
citizen – občan to propose – navrhovat adopted – přijatý
On the other hand, prime minister Jiri Paroubek argues Mr Klaus’ ideas and his push for purely free market-oriented body would mean a step back for Europe.
The row between the two had previously lead to a warning from the social democrat cabinet leader that the president’s official trips abroad would be cut down because of the ideas he was presenting as the head of the Czech Republic.
But the two leaders later agreed on how to present their views abroad - differentiating between their personal views and the country's official positions.
on the other hand – na druhou stranu to argue sth. – hádat se, argumentovat proti, přít se push for – úsilí purely – čistě market-oriented – zaměřený na obchod to mean – znamenat step back – krok zpět row – neshoda, hádka previously – dříve to lead to – vést k warning – varování trips abroad – zahraniční cesty to cut down – snížit, omezit (frázové sloveso) later – později view – názor to differentiate – rozlišovat, odlišovat personal – osobní.