Brush Up Your English (Slovníček)
Most Czechs oppose the continuation of the EU constitution’s ratification, a new poll has suggested. The Czech republic has put off its plans for the referendum on the new treaty after its rejection by French and Dutch voters earlier this summer. Around 40 percent of the respondents to the latest survey by an independent STEM agency claimed they were against the document’s revival, while only 25 percent said the opposite, Czech news agency CTK reports.
EU constitution – ústava EU to oppose – být proti
continuation – pokračování poll – výzkum veřejného mínění
to put off – odložit (frázové sloveso) treaty – smlouva rejection – zamítnutí Dutch – holandský voter – volič the latest – nejnovější, poslední survey – průzkum to claim – tvrdit revival – oživení, obnovení while – zatímco news agency – tisková kancelář
The poll also showed higher support among citizens with a lower level of education for completing stopping the ratification marathon, while Czechs with university degrees tend to call for the process to carry on. Although the constitution can only come into force if all EU member states ratify it – Czech supporters of continued ratification argue that citizens from all the countries should get a chance to express their voice.
higher – vyšší support – podpora among – mezi (více než dvěmi) citizen – občan lower – nižší completing – dokončení
university degree – vysokoškolské vzdělání to tend to – mít tendenci, směřovat k to carry on – pokračovat (frázové sloveso) although – ačkoli constitution – ústava come into force – vejít v platnost to ratify – ratifikovat supporter – stoupenec, přívrženec to argue – tvrdit, hádat se to get a chance – dostat šanci voice – hlas
Prague has joined several other capitals that have delayed or frozen their plans to hold a referendum on the new treaty, such as London, Dublin and Copenhagen. The move is in line with a decision by EU leaders in June calling for "a pause for reflection" and scrapping the original November 2006 ratification deadline.
to join – připojit se k several – několik capital – hlavní město to delay – zpozdit (se) to freeze – zmrazit, pozastavit to held a referendum – uspořádat referendum
such as – jako např. Copenhagen – Kodaň move – krok, pohyb to be in line with – být v souladu s decision – rozhodnutí
leader – vůdce reflection – zamyšlení to scrap – vyřadit, zahodit, seškrtat original – původní deadline – uzávěrka, poslední termín
The Czech prime minister said after the summit that the referendum in his country would be postponed until the end of 2006 or beginning of 2007 depending on the political situation. Twelve countries have so far ratified the treaty: Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, with Germany expecting the final signature by its president.
prime minister – premiér to postpone – odložit depending on – v závislosti na so far – doposud treaty – smlouva, dohoda Latvia – Lotyšsko Lithuania – Litva to expect – očekávat final – konečný signature – podpis.