The Paranoid Person’s Guide to Online Privacy Follow these 8 steps if you don’t want to be tracked (быть отслежены) online: Ditch (бросать) Facebook and anything to do with Facebook; If you want to use other social media, like Twitter, make your accounts anonymous (анонимный) and private; Use a burner phone (мобильный телефон с предоплаченной…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “high-flyer” (n.) Transcription: [ˌhaɪˈflaɪər] Russian Translation: птица высокого полета, очень успешный Definition: someone who is very successful or who is likely to be very successful, especially in business Example: High-flyers in the industry typically earn 25 percent more than their colleagues.
Parts of the Sentence – Verbals – Gerunds A gerund always ends in –ing and is used as a noun. Example: Eating is fun. The gerund can be a subject (Eating is fun.); a direct object (I like eating.); a predicate nominative (A fun time is eating.); an appositive (A fun time, eating, takes much…
What the Class of 2019 Wants From Employers There are some indicators that generation-Z does approach prospective employers a bit differently. When they’re evaluating a job or company, there are several things that many want to see. Gen-Z is looking for a great culture above all. They’re savvy (разумный) enough to see beyond ping-pong tables…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to suffice” (v.) Transcription: [səˈfaɪs] Russian Translation: хватать, быть достаточным Definition: to be enough Example: I’m taking $400 – I think that should suffice. Synonyms: be enough, be sufficient
A free ticket at the box office will suffice during these days for admission to the city’s museums. From May 13 through May 19 Moscow residents and guests can attend the most interesting exhibitions for free as part of the Moscow Museum Week. This time, the programme includes two all-city events ― campaigns (мероприятия) “Days…
When You Should and Shouldn’t Check Your Email There are situations and times that call for email checking—and other times when you should ‘X’ out of the window or app and force yourself to be head down (спокойный). Here, career experts share their best recommendations for when you should—and shouldn’t—log into your inbox. Don’t…
Originated in the USA with two yoga lovers as the initiative-takers and eventually turned into the biggest yoga festival on the planet. What’s on the schedule? A triathlon of awareness that comprises (включает в себя) a 5 km run, a yoga session and meditation with a bunch of (куча) other workshops, a healthy food market…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “awareness” (n.) Transcription: [əˈweə.nəs] Russian Translation: осведомленность, информированность Definition: knowledge and understanding of a particular activity, subject, etc. Example: Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today. Synonyms: consciousness, recognition
Parts of the Sentence – Verbals A verbal is a verb form used as some other part of speech. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds, participles and infinitives. A gerund always ends in -ing and is used as a noun. Example: Eating is fun. A participle is used as an adjective and ends various…