The quarantine won’t last forever. Let’s learn several phrases that we can use to invite a colleague or a friend to lunch, to a party or just to go out in the evening. 1. Are you free on Friday evening…? (Ты свободен в пятницу вечером?) 2. Would you like to…? (more formal) (Хотели бы Вы…)…
Google “working from home” and you’ll see a spectrum (спектр): some say working from home is the dream… others say it’s a nightmare of loneliness and lost productivity. The reality, of course, is usually somewhere in between. There are both challenges and benefits to working from home. The challenges (сложности) are real: the lack of social…
The question of whether “anyone else” has “been having” strange dreams is perennially (постоянно, вечно) popular online. It is a spooky (сверхъестественный) yet comforting query: Has anyone else stumbled onto (случайно обнаружить) possible evidence that the universe possesses a finite metaphysical (определимая метафизическая) infrastructure occasionally detected by the subconscious? Read more in English in The New York Times
Finding happiness under fraught (сложный, стрессовый) circumstances can be challenging. This newsletter aims (стремится) “to give you the tools you need to construct a life that feels whole and meaningful.” Read more in English in The Atlantic.