Today’s Word of the Day Is: “handful (of)” (n.) Transcription: [ˈhænd.fʊl] Russian Translation: небольшое количество, “горстка” Definition: an amount of smth that can be held in one hand; a small number of people or things Example: She’d called a handful of people yesterday, and only Daniela helped her. — Она вчера позвонила нескольким людям, и…
Vladimirskie Gate (Владимирские ворота) of Kitay-Gorod (16th century) and the Chapel of Panteleimon the Healer (Церковь св. Пантелеймона Целителя, 19th century) between Nikolskaya Street and Lubyanskaya Square. Both were demolished in 1934. Photo taken at the end of the 1900s. The first photos in color appeared in the Russian Empire at the end of the…
Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work GETTING TO ‘YES’ Sometimes negative coworkers or bosses are simply in a sour (недовольный, “кислый”) mental place and used to saying no. You have the power to get them in a “yes” frame of mind before pitching an idea or requesting something through a series of…
Subject and Verb Agreement В английском языке, как и в русском, подлежащее согласуется со сказуемым в категории числа. В том числе и в тех случаях, когда между главными членами предложения есть другие слова: Example 1: This guy is a friend of mine. These people are my colleagues. Example 2: That man, wearing a costume and…