Choosing a pen over a keyboard does wonders for your memory While typing is obviously the more convenient and faster method of the two, writing still has its charm, and is now considered by some as the superior method. According to the research carried out (проведённое) by University of California and Princeton University, the students…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “in the nick of time” (phrase) Transcription: [ɪn.ðəˈnɪk.əvˈtaɪm] Russian Translation: в последний момент, как раз вовремя Definition: At the last possible moment, just in time to prevent something wrong happening Example: I welcome that reply, which arrived in the nick of time. — Я был рад получить ответ, который…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to hit it off” (phrase) Transcription: [hɪtˌɪtˈɔf] Russian Translation: найти общий язык, поладить, симпатизировать друг другу Definition: To like someone and become friendly immediately Example: Tom and I hit it off the first day we met. — Мы с Томом нашли общий язык с самой первой встречи. Synonyms: to…
Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work Ask the question: Why do you think that? Challenge your assumptions (предположения) about others by asking a question instead of responding with a statement. This can be a powerful argument avoidance strategy (стратегия избежания споров) in the workplace, according to Mack Shwab, executive director for the…
Subject and Verb Agreement: each, every, no Когда перед подлежащим идут слова each, every, no, сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного числа. Example 1: Each person is unique in own way. — Каждый человек уникален по-своему. Example 2: Every boy and girl is expected to arrive prepared. — Ожидается, что все мальчики и девочки придут подготовленными. …
When it rains, it pours — and when it snows in Florida, it hails frozen iguanas As a cyclone continued lashing (продолжал ударять по) the U.S. East Coast with historic cold temperatures in January, weird weather abounded (быть в изобилии). In south Florida, temperatures dipped below 4 degrees Celsius on Jan. 3, giving Tallahassee its…
Winter International Festival of Arts in Moscow 2020 The international premiere of Alexander Tchaikovsky’s opera Boris and Gleb, the show Van Gogh: Letters to a Brother starring Yevgeny Mironov, operas Carmen and Eugene Onegin in the original version by Yuri Bashmet, and other theatrical and musical productions make up the programme of the Winter International…
Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work ACCEPT COMPLIMENTS GRACIOUSLY A thank you with a period is more sincere than a “thank you so much” or an “I really appreciate it.” It’s the classiest way to receive a compliment, without any elaboration (уточнение), self-deprecation (самоирония, умаление своих заслуг; “Thanks. I didn’t work that…
Subject and Verb Agreement Если в предложении два подлежащих, которые соединены союзом ‘and’, то сказуемое будет в форме множественного числа. Example: The writer and the journalist are both interested in cooperation. — Писатель и журналист заинтересованы в сотрудничестве. Когда два подлежащих, разделенных союзом ‘and’, обозначают один предмет или понятие, глагол-сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “eventually” (adv.) Transcription: [ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li] Russian Translation: в один прекрасный день; однажды, в конце концов Definition: Some day, especially at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen Example: It might take him ages but he’ll do it eventually. — Это может продлиться целую…