Even if you can’t give your friend a hug, or take them out for dinner, there are ways you can help them cope during a difficult period. In just a few weeks, everything has changed. The spread of COVID-19 has forced professionals across all industries to figure how to navigate (ориентироваться) a new normal. While each…
Workers are seriously upgrading (обновить, усовершенствовать) their home office setups (рабочее место). Remote workers snapping up (раскупают) desks, webcams and lamps. The goal is to have a space that ‘feels a little bit normal amid all the chaos’. Read more in English in The Washington Post.
Feeling sick in any sort of way right now can be scary. And as allergy season settles (устанавливается) upon us, with blooming (цветущие) trees and pollen filling the air, many of us are waking up with sore throats, stuffy noses, and the same question: It’s probably just allergies … right? Read more in English in New York…
Instead of always saying “yes”, “sure”, “certainly”, “of course” you can use other phrases to show your agreement with other people. Here are some of them. 1. I’m with you on that one. (Я согласен с Вами в этом) 2. I couldn’t agree more. (Полностью согласен) 3. Yes, absolutely. 4. I’d go along with that. (Я…
With theater marquees (павильон) dark and theaters shuttered (зашторенный, закрытый ставнями), a theater fix (зд.: доля впечатлений) doesn’t come as easy as it once did. Still, there are online options, and even the priciest ones are cheaper than a balcony seat. Read more in English in Vogue.
The coronavirus crisis seems to be placing everything under a harsh (суровый, неприглядный), unforgiving spotlight: economic inequality, the vulnerabilities (проблемы, слабые места) of healthcare systems, the fragility (неустойчивость) of globalization and the challenges of dealing with scientific uncertainty. Here’s another issue for that list: men’s health. The early evidence leaves little doubt that Covid-19 poses a greater…
We can binge (непрерывно смотреть) shows, exercise and hold Zoom meetings for only so long before the mind needs something more. Plus, creative activity has been scientifically linked (связанный) to improvements in mental health. (This as nearly half of Americans surveyed say their mental health has declined during the pandemic.) Read more in the Washington…
Sometimes other people around us feel a bit down (в подавленном настроении) or unhappy about something. Here are some phrases you can use to try to make them feel better. 1. Cheer up! / Chin up! / Lighten up! (Взбодрись!) / Smile! (Улыбнитесь!) 2. It’s not the end of the world. (Это не конец света) 3. Worse…
In Italy, schools were shut down as early as February 21 to mitigate (сдержать, препятствовать) the spread of the coronavirus. As New York enters its second week of shuttered schools, we ask parents in Italy for advice on how they’ve managed (смогли, им удалось) to keep their kids entertained — and themselves sane (в здравом уме). Watch…
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed medical professionals into the front lines (линия фронта) of danger. Health care professionals are the helpers we turn to in times of need. Now that they’re under siege (под угрозой), they need our help as well. Here are some ways to help — even if Moscow is not New York. Read…