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…
Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work #1 Cancel meetings with tact You’ll have to come up with a reason (найти причину) — or tell the actual reason. Excuses already sound, well, excuse-y, so to validate your behavior it’s important to choose the right words. Gary Burnison, author of Lose the Resume, Land…
Indefinite Pronouns С английскими неопределенными местоимениями — somebody/someone, everybody/everyone, nobody/noone глагол-сказуемое согласуется в единственном числе. В некоторых случаях это отличает их от аналогичных местоимений в русском языке. Examples: 1. Everybody wants to be happy. — Все хотят быть счастливыми. 2. Is anybody here? — Здесь кто-то есть? Местоимения few, many, several, some, both и…
Have you Meghan Markled? The quasi-royal name is now being used as a verb. Twitter user @_RyanJesse came up with (придумал, предложил) the term: “to Meghan Markle – to value yourself enough to up and leave a situation /environment in which you aren’t welcomed or really respected.” Meghan Markling can also be used to discuss relationships. …
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “handy” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈhæn.di] Russian Translation: удобный, имеющийся под рукой, практичный Definition: Useful or convenient, close to you and therefore easy to reach or get to Example: The book is handy for quick reference. — Эта книга под рукой краткий справочник. Synonyms: easy-to-use, functional, user-friendly
A collection of 16-17th century tapestries from the State Hermitage Museum This exhibition presents many never-before-exhibited articles of embroidery (вышивка), tapestry (гобелен), and majolica (майолика, вид керамики) depicting historical events, as well as biblical, pastoral (пасторальный, сельский, на лоне природы), and allegorical scenes, on loan from the private collection of Inna Bazhenova and the State…
Countable and Uncountable Nouns: Fruit Существительное fruit (фрукт, фрукты) в английском языке чаще всего является неисчисляемым. Когда речь идет об одном или нескольких фруктах, скажите “a piece of fruit/some fruit”. Example 1: You should eat a serving of fruit and vegetables every day. — Вам необходимо съедать порцию овощей или фруктов ежедневно. Example 2: She…