How to Get Your Annoying Co-worker to Leave You Alone When someone’s irritating behavior doesn’t quite rise to the level of HR reporting, but it also makes it harder to do your job, what should you do? We asked a couple of experts for their ideas. 1. Talk to a trusted co-worker.As a first step…
Gerunds and Infinitives Gerunds and Infinitives can be either the subject or object of the sentence. In this case they act as nouns in the sentence. GERUND INFINITIVE VERB + ING Example: Read = Reading TO + VERB Example: Read = To Read Subjects Gerund Running is fun. Infinitive To run is fun.…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to flatter” (v.) Transcription: [ˈflætər] Translation: льстить, чрезмерно хвалить Meaning: to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere Example: I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
“Ought to” or “Should”? Ought to and should are similar in meaning. Should is more common than ought to. Ought to is more formal than should: Example: There ought to be more street lights here. (means the same as There should be more street lights here.) Example: I really ought to walk my dog more.…
Cheburashka on Red Square This year the theme of the skating rink next to the GUM department store is Soviet cartoons produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio: Cheburashka, his friend Gena the Crocodile, Winnie the Pooh, Matroskin the Cat and other characters loved by Russian boys and girls. The small venue (площадка) will be open until…
Most Productive People Read These Books 2. LOG OFF: HOW TO STAY CONNECTED AFTER DISCONNECTING Headlines are important, especially these days, but too much news consumption can be distracting (and dismaying). Limit your all-day intake to two sources: a trusted news-gathering organization and a feed related to your industry, says Blake Snow, author of Log…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “voracious” (adj.) Transcription: [vəˈreɪʃəs] Translation: ненасытный, жадный Meaning: very eager for something, especially for food Example: He has unusually large lung capacity and a voracious appetite. – У него необычайно большая емкость легких и ненасытный аппетит. Synonyms: insatiable
Most Productive People Read These Books Want to get more done? We tapped some of the most productive people we could find and got their recommendations on which books inspire them to do their best. 1. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way Of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull Perhaps unsurprising…
Pure Ice at Sokolniki Skating at Sokolniki Park may not be as spectacular (впечатляющий) as at Gorky Park, but its ice is considered the best in its category by amateur (непрофессионал) figure skaters. Frequent service breaks – every two hours from 10 a.m. to midnight – and plenty of space (пространство) in the middle lets…
Ought to: Uses Ought to is a semi-modal verb because it is in some ways like a modal verb and in some ways like a main verb. For example, unlike modal verbs, it is followed by to, but like modal verbs, it does not change form for person:Example: I ought to phone my parents.Use 1:…