Ceacht 7 , 8 . 9 & 10

inteleacht shoarga agus cúrsaí uathoibreachais

artificial intelligence and automatic matters/ automation

taighde ar shaol comhaimseartha na … sarar thugamar ár

project on contemporary life … before we headed for

dob oscailt súl ceart dó

a real eye-opener for him

i bhfad chun tosaigh orainn-ne

very far ahead of us

sáite go doimhin sa dá Chogadh Domhanda … gur scriosadh

deeply involved in both World Wars… destroyed

réimeas duairc

dark regime

an Bhreatimeacht go mór ina measc

Brexit among them

slad a dhéanamh … mua láimhseálfar i gceart é

make a mess … if it is not handled properly

an fhorbairt mhór a deineadh le

the great development done with

Tír bhrúite ab ea í

it was a divided country

Ba mheasa fós an scéal nuair a

The story got worse again when

In ainneoin na ndeacrachtaí

in spite of the difficulties

droch-chaighdeán maireachtála

low quality of life

d’fhéadfá a rá gurd í croí-lár cúrsaí tráchtála

you could said it is in the heart of commercial matters

an-bhrú ar shaol na ngnáth-dhaoine

a lot of pressure on the life of regular people

an saol deas réchúiseach in Éirinn

nice, easygoing life in Ireland

i gcur chun cinn na dteangacha

in promotion of languages

ag tús na fichiú haoise

at the beginning of the 20th century

B’iad an bheirt ba mhó cáil ná

The two most famous were

an té a tháinig i gcomharbacht air

the one who succeeded him

an obhair cheannródaíoch seo ar siúl

the pioneering work going on

i mbéal an phobail

known to the public

ní raibh ach mí sar mbeimis ag

there was only a month lest until we would be

bhuailimis … cun barr feabhais a chur

we used to meet … to improve

ach ní … faille san obair

but we didn’t neglect

tosic na hoibre breise

because of the extra work

an oiread san a dhéanamh ná dhéanann tú

to do as much as you do

an dea-bhainistíocht a shárú

can’t beat good management

Ábhar iontais dom ab ea

it is a subject of awe for me

an uair a cuireadh fíos orm

the moment I was made known

níorbh ionadh

it wasn’t a surprise

faoi mar a hiarradh orm a dhéanamh

as I was asked to do

théaslaigh sé linn an cuireadh a tugadh dúinn

he congratulated us on the invitation we were given

an-thógtha leis an scéáàl … an-chreidiúint ag dul dúinn

very impressed with the story ... we owe a lot of credit

dúirt sé go gcaithfeadh sé … ach go nglaofadh sé

he said that he had to … but that he would call

Bhoga liom amach … ó thalamh an domhain

ó cheann ceann an phasáiste ar feadh i bhfad

one end to the other of the passage way for a while

fíor-thógtha leis an méid a bhí bainte amach again

very happy with what we had achieved

Dá bharr sin thug sé le fios gur

as a result he said

teangmháil a dhéanamh

to message/ communicate

go bhfáilteofaí roimh ár muintir agus go gcuirfeadh scéala dá réir

that our people would be welcomed and that news would be sent accordingly

Shamlaíos gur

I imagined that

Ghabhas … as a chuid tacaíochta

Thanked … for his support

go bhfillfinn … agus go ndéanfaimis a thuilleadh

that we would return … and do more

ar cosa in aired

I was happy

Ba dheacair a chreidiúinit gurbh fhíor é

It was hard to believe that it was true

go mbuailfimís le chéile

that we would meet

Dheineamar amhlaidh

We did that

D’ardaigh sé suas ina bhaclainn mé

He lifted me up into his arms

Oiread alltachta orthu siúd agus a bhí orainn féin

they were as shocked as we were

Seoladh na cuiríócha … faoi mara socraíódh

the invitations were sent … as was planned

ghealladar go mbeidir ann

they promised they would be there

maraon le maithe agus móruaisle

along with the important people (the good and great)

togha gacha dídh agus rogha gacha dí

the best food and best drink (nath cainte)

D’admhaigh … cuma na galántachta ar

Admittedly … the look of elegance

ar fheabhas an domhain

the best/ greatest

sna flaithis le mórtas

in the heavens with pride

Cuireadh tús le

put a start to

go huachtar na spéire ar gcuid oibre … gur ábhar mórtais ar leith dó

highly praise … special source of pride for him

Chuir sé é i láthair

introduced him

sarar fhill sé ar fhód a shinsea

before he returned to his homeland

ní raibh aon leisce air

he didn’t hesitate

Ceann de na nithe ba thúisce

one of the first things

béim ar chláracha den scoth

emphasis on high quality shows

na scileanna saoil a bíonn in easnamh

the missing life skills

Thagair sé don tábhacht a ghabhann lleis an gcaidreamh idirphearsanta d’óige an lae inniu

He referred to the importance of interpersonal relationships of youth today

le bheith ábalta easaontú … gan olc a chur air

to be able to disagree .. without offending him

dhírigh sé ar

he focused on

Ba léir … go rabhthas tar éis focal a chur ina chluais

it was clear … that someone had told him a story

gur tharraingíomar clú agus cáil ar ár

we drew fame to our

d’iarr sé orainn

he requested us

Ba gheall le seisiún

it was like a session

sarar cuireadh críoch leis

before it was finished

gurbh fhada ó chonaic sé a leithéid de

it had been a long time since he had seen such a thing

an oiread sin muiníne … an-chomhartha é do thoghcha

such confidence … a great sign for the future

D’fhágamar slán ag ár muintir

we said goodbye yo our families

Os rud é … b’éigeann dúinn sara thugamar

as there was … we would have to before we left

Ní raibh dul as

there was no other way/ choice

lan de theaspach, cé go n-éirímis buartha

full of spirit, even though we got worried

a luaithe agus a bhaineamar

as soon as we reached

na múrtha fáilte romhainn

a big welcome

nach leatar bréige a bhí .. ach an leathar ba dhaoine

it wasn’t false leather … but the most expensive leather

ní bréag a rá gur leath ár suile

its not a lie to say that our eyes widened

go bhféadfaimis ach go gcaithfimis

that we could but that we would have to

ach méadaíonn an méid seo an brú

but it increases the pressure

lón machnaimh nach beag

much to think about

slua mór dár dtaispeántas

a big crowd for our show

alán boiscoireachta déanta acu fúinn … aiseolas iontach

They've done a lot of marketing for us... great feedback

conas ab fhéidir teacht i dtir ar

how could they use

An-phoncúil agus is fíor a ndeirtear

very punctual and its true what they say

i lár an Aonaigh Mhóir

in the centre of the great fair

a chur i gcrích

to carry out

dá n-éireodh linn

if we succeeded

Is ar éigean a bhí … ná gur fógraíodh go raibh

It was hardly ... than it was announced that it was

Níorbh fhéidir cúlú

Couldn’t retreat

cúpla port meidhreach bríomhar

a couple of lively ports

ag gluaiseacht go hanamúil … as a stuaim féin

moving soulfully … of its own accord

Rud a mhaolaigh an brú go seoigh

Which eased the pressure for a while

mhothaíos breá compórdach á chanadh

I feel very comfortable singing

dúshlán an rince chugainn anois

now the challenge of the dance was upon us