The platzkart, doorless sleeper coaches with open-plan rooms, have long been a cheap and popular way to travel Russia by rail. Russian Railways reportedly plans to phase out (постепенно отказаться от) the legendary Soviet-era economy class carriages (вагоны) with stacked beds by 2025. The overhaul is part of the state-owned railways’ effort to battle airline competition (конкуренция) by attracting 1.4 billion…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #4: It’s OK to Say “I Don’t Understand” and Ask for Help Most bosses and co-workers will prefer you say “I don’t understand” or “I don’t know what you just said” than pretend like you understand. Not admitting that you didn’t get something will cause problems later, and honesty…
Future Perfect Tense. Use # 3: Active / Passive Active: They will have completed the project before the deadline- Они завершат проект в срок. Passive: The project will have been completed before the deadline.-Проект будет завершен в срок. Active: They are going to have completed the project before the deadline. – Они собираются завершить проект в срок. Passive: The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.-Проект будет завершен в срок.
Today’s Word of the Day is: “literally” (adv.) Transcription: [lɪtərəli] Translation: буквально, без преувеличения Meaning: having the real or original meaning of a word or phrase Example: I literally spend all my money on records.- Я в буквальном смысле трачу все деньги на пластинки. Synonyms: really, actually, precisely, exactly