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ONCE A POLICE DOG, ALWAYS A POLICE DOG!
Meet Dante. He is retired. He is not working now. But he used to be a detective dog. He worked with a police unit in Australia. His detective skills are still on point. Look how […]
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NOT FOR MEDICAL INDICATIONS?!
Your bank manager says he doesn’t recommend surgery at this time. surgery [‘sɜːʤ(ə)rɪ] хирургическая операция for medical indications – по медицинским показаниям
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LETTER TO HEAVEN: DOLLY PARTON (lyrics, перевод)
Dolly Parton Born in 1946, Dolly Parton is 75 years old now. She is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress, businesswoman, and country artist. A country artist is a singer of country and western music. […]
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КАК ПРЕКРАСЕН ЭТОТ МИР: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Let us first make sure that we pronounce the name right. The surname Armstrong is easy. But how does one say the given name Louis? So, it is pronounced two ways – with and without […]
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A USEFUL ARRANGEMENT
“Just half your money… I got an arrangement with the guy in the next bush!” FILL IN THE BLANKS “Just your money… I got an with the in the next !” VOCABULARY useful […]
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TOWN PLANNERS ON STRIKE
При работе с иностранным языком нужно помнить, что мы переводим не отдельные слова, а мысли. Если нужно перевести слово градостроитель, то у начинающего переводчика может возникнуть мысль употребить английские слова город + строитель. Между тем, в английском языке […]
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LEMON TREE: Peter, Paul & Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in 1961. Питер, Пол и Мэри — фолк-трио. Группа создалась в 1961 г. When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me, […]
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE…
George Carlin (1937 – 2008) was an American social critic, actor, author, and, most importantly, an influential stand-up comedian. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. George Carlin COMMENTS Goddammit, I miss […]
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WEARING A MASK AT HOME?!
– You are wearing a face mask in our house? – It’s to keep me from stress eating. STRESS EATING – ЗАЕДАТЬ СТРЕСС to keep somebody from something –> from stress eating to keep […]
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KANGAROO DEFIES LOCKDOWN RULES
A kangaroo is hopping through empty streets of an Australian town South Australia Police have captured the moment a kangaroo hopped through the heart of downtown Adelaide during coronavirus lockdown. Source Adelaide [‘æd(ə)leɪd]- Аделаида (город […]