PÓLYÁN, SLOVAKIA. The 21st century faces challenges no less daunting than overpopulation and climate change. A family living on the outskirts of a small village in Pólyán, took up the fight against the latter years ago, using renewable energy to make their everyday life greener and keeping their carbon footprint at the lowest possible. The Tomojka family’s easily recognisable, English country-style family home is on the edge of the village of Pólyán, just a few kilometres from Királyhelmec. The constant traffic of the main road a few hundred metres away is no longer audible. The house is surrounded by fruit trees and a beautiful lawned courtyard. A real country atmosphere. The house and its surroundings are a place of peace and harmony, which is at least as peaceful as the one you will feel when you arrive. And the electric cars in the courtyard and the solar panels on the roof of the house show that the Tomojkas are also committed to renewable energy and the environment. The unusual lifestyle of the family of four may be due to the fact that Tünde and Béla spent a long time in Britain some years ago. Western Inspiration “If I take the […]
| self-sustainable | önfenntartó |
| daunting | ijesztő |
| overpopulation | túlnépesedés |
| climate change | klímaváltozás |
| outskirts | valami külső része, széle |
| latter | az utóbbi |
| renewable energy | megújuló energia |
| carbon footprint | szén-dioxid lábnyom |
| recognisable | felismerhető |
| audible | hallható |
| lawned | füvesített, befüvezett |
| surroundings | környezet |
| solar panel | napelem |
| to be committed to sg | elkötelezett valami felé |
| approximately | körülbelül |
| resources | források |
| contractor | kivitelező |
| to source | eredeztetni |
| economic crisis | gazdasági krízis |
| interior | belső |
| to install | beépíteni |
| to disappoint | csalódást okozni |
| ceiling | plafon |
| floor-to-ceiling | padlótól a plafonig érő |
| recycled waste | újrahasznosított hulladék |
| foliage | levelek, lombozat |
| shade | árnyék |
| to replace | kicserélni |
| charge | feltöltés |
| public grid | közhálózat |
| equivalent | ekvivalens, megfelelő |
| emission | kibocsátás |
| to neutralize | semlegesíteni |
| annually | évente |
| to take into account | figyelembe venni |
| to be aware | tudatában lenni |
| to contribute to | hozzájárulni |
| to protect | óvni, megvédeni |
| to reduce | csökkenteni |
| to sort | válogatni |
| to be mindful | odafigyelni |
| will | akarat |
| incentive | ösztönzés |
| future | jövő |
