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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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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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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 […]