Why do we take risks?

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embrace
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przyjęcie (np. ideologii)
embrace risk
take a risk embrace risk
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podejmować ryzyko
scuba-diving
Some people actively embrace risk by jumping out of aeroplanes, scuba-diving or motor-racing.
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nurkowanie
knock somebody off
What are your chances of being knocked off your bicycle and killed during a one-mile journey
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stracic kogos
gut reaction
gut reaction an instinctive emotional response
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instynktowna reakcja
gut
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jelito / kiszka / wnętrzności / flaki
media coverage
media coverage reports about something in the News, newspapers, and the internet
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relacja medialna
coverage
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relacja
chronic
chronic something that lasts for a long time
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przewlekły
thrill seekers
thrill seekers people who enjoy taking part in extreme sports and other activities involving physical risk
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poszukiwacz wrażeń
base jumper
base jumper a person with a parachute who leaps from tall buildings or cliffs
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skoczek wykonujący skoki z wysokich obiektów np. wieżowców, klifów, mostów
leap - leapt - leapt
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skakać
dread
You're off on holiday tomorrow, aren't you? I am and you know, and I'm dreading it. I hate flying!
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strach
threat
But we all face risks every day by eating, drinking, walking and driving – simply going about our daily lives carries all sorts of unseen threats.
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zagrożenie
to assess
we're bad at assessing risk
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postawić ocenę
nuclear meltdown
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nuklearne topnienie rdzenia reaktora nuklearnego
in meltdown
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w stanie topnienia
outbreak
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wybuch
flu shot
And they may pay a lot of attention to that in the news but they may forget to get their flu shot.
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szczepionka przeciw grypie
gut reaction
we have a gut reaction to them– in other words, we react emotionally.
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spontaniczna reakcja
coverage
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relacja
put off
But plenty of people are happy to smoke for years, and put off worrying about the health risks for the future.
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odkładać
thrill seeker
But what about people who enjoy taking big risks – those thrill seekers
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poszukiwacz wrażeń
to leap
She's a base jumper – that's a person with a parachute who leaps from tall buildings or cliffs
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skoczyc
parachute
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spadochron

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