Asking the right questions

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dumb
Neil and Alice discuss TV chat show hosts, Greek philosophers and whether asking dumb questions is a good idea or not
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głupi
dump
The garbage truck took the garbage to the dump.
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wysypisko, wyrzucać (do śmieci)
dump
She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.
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wysypiskorzucać (sympatię)
catch somebody off guard
catch somebody off guard to surprise someone in a way that often makes them confused or embarrassed
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zaskoczyć kogoś
guard
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strażnik
hot under the collar
hot under the collar angry or embarrassed
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oburzony
elicit
elicit get or produce something, for example, a reaction
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wywołać
draw back
draw back move away
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cofać
probing
probing investigative
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dociekliwy, wnikliwy (np. pytanie, badanie)
investigative
probing investigative
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badawczy
catch somebody off guard
I like it when the interviewer asks a question that catches the guest off guard. You know – to surprise them so they're embarrassed and don't know what to say.
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zmylić kogoś z tropu, zaskoczyc
hot under the collar
But your reaction was juicy – you got pretty hot under the collar – and that means embarrassed or angry!
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oburzony
elicit information
If you ask good questions and you elicit thoughtful answers then you learn more about the person.
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wywołują / uzyskac informacji
thrilling television
That may be thrilling television
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ekscytujące telewizji
elicit information
And you elicited a defensive reaction from me when you asked a not very thoughtful question about my weight.
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wywołac uzyskac
draw back
So good interviewers draw back – or move away – from being the centre of attention.
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cofać
probing
Socrates was the one who angered lots of important people by his probing – or investigative – questions – and this technique is called Socratic Dialogue.
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dociekliwy, wnikliwy
noble
Very noble
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szlachetny

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