Today’s Word of the Day is: “to get by” (phr.) Translation: выживать, обходиться Meaning: to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money Example: They can scarcely get by on their income – Они едва могут прожить на свои доходы.…
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How to be Busy Without Feeling Overwhelmed. Tip #1: The Problem With “BUSY” “Busy” doesn’t really mean “productive”; here’s how to switch your focus to what really matters. At most moments in the day, we’re busy doing something; however, there’s a big difference between being busy and productive and just being busy. The word “busy”…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #5: Commas in Dates When writing a date in month-day-year format, set off the year with commas.Example: I was born on Sunday, May 12, 1968.- Я родился в воскресенье, 12 мая 1968 года. If you are using the day-month-year format, however, commas are unnecessary.Example: Applications are due by 31 December…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to reinforce” (v.) Transcription: [riːɪnˈfɔːs] Translation: подкреплять, укреплять, усиливать Meaning: to make an existing opinion or idea stronger, to make something stronger (object) Example: We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.- Мы делаем все возможное, чтобы закрепить хорошее поведение в классе. Synonym: strengthen
Russia’s consumer rights watchdog has imposed thousands of dollars in fines on McDonald’s fast food restaurants in Moscow following a mass inspection revealing widespread health code violations. Forty-four McDonald’s restaurants across (по всей) Moscow have been fined 5.5 million rubles ($86,500) between April and June 2018, the consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Tuesday. The 44…
How to Deal with Changes at Work. Change #4: A Change in Company Culture and Processes Sometimes what the company looks like when you joined looks nothing like the company you’re still working at 2 years later. This especially common in a startup–which tends to start without structures and systems in place. As the company…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #4: Comma Before But Use a comma before the word but if it is joining two independent clauses:Incorrect: Cleo is a good singer but she’s an even better dancer.Correct: Cleo is a good singer, but she’s an even better dancer.- Клео-хорошая певица, но танцовщица она еще лучше. If but is…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “backpacking” (n.) Transcription: [bækˌpæk.ɪŋ] Translation: туристический поход, пеший туризм Meaning: the activity of travelling or going camping while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack Example: We’re planning to go backpacking in a national park this summer.- Этим летом мы планируем пойти в турпоход…
Natalia and Irina Strozzi believe they are the direct descendants of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous muse, the woman behind The Mona Lisa. After learning about their connection to the woman, which was then just a family legend, a family friend and historian went on a fact-finding (расследование, сбор данных) mission to uncover the sisters’…