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Как хохотать до слез по-английски / Nota bene
Смеяться любят все без исключения. Поэтому, наверняка интересно узнать какими глаголами обозначается смех в английском языке. Нейтральные “смеяться” и “улыбаться” знают все – laugh и smile. Ну, а если речь пойдет о хихиканье или о громком хохотании, о заразительном смехе или смехе сквозь слезы?
Office Humor / LifeUP
Best Things to say if Caught Sleeping At Your Desk...
• "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
• "This is just a 15 minute power-nap as described in that time management course you sent me."
• "Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-Out. You probably got here just in time!"
Done Up Like a Christmas Tree / Idioms
Cancel someone's Christmas — убить; устроить веселую жизнь (the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas): If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas — Если он будет мне надоедать, я ему устрою веселую жизнь. He threatened to cancel my Christmas if I didn't pay up — Парень пригрозил убить меня, если я не заплачу
Don your best bib and tucker and celebrate! / Vocabulary
Dressed (up) to kill: He liked Western women least when they were all dressed to kill. — Европейские дамы нравились ему меньше всего, когда они были в сногсшибательных туалетах. We're not used to seeing people all dressed up to kill - like you. — Мы не привыкли к таким расфуфыренным особам, как ты. She is always dressed to kill — На ней всегда сногсшибательный костюм.
Why do the English hate Christmas / Opinion
The English year is punctuated by national calendrical holidays: some are mere commas, others are more important semi-colons; the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Eve are the final full stop. Most calendrical rites were originally religious events, often ancient pagan festivals appropriated by Christianity, but the Christian significance of many of these rites is largely ignored.
My Fashion Shocks in London / London
Do you remember Sting singing that he was an alien in New York? Yup, it’s difficult to feel at home in a foreign country, especially if it’s grey old London. If you want to know how Londoners deal with that constant drizzle and get closer to them, you should find out how they dress. Here are my reflections of London dressing habits.
What do foreigners think about Ukraine? / Lifetime
Since their childhood people have always been interested in many things. When you are a toddler or a child at the nursery school your interests are limited. It doesn’t really matter for you if your country is big or small, rich or poor, powerful or not. Then, while you are growing, your horizons become wider and wider.
World’s Strangest New Year Traditions / Tradition
From swinging fireballs to gobbling grapes, 10 wacky ways of welcoming the New Year.
Why Everything You Thought You Knew About History Is Wrong / History
History is bunk, said American industrialist Henry Ford. Now we want to back him up — with some very surprising examples. Read about Lady Godiva who never rode through the streets naked... and the other historical 'facts' that aren't true.
What's Next For Brand Beckham? / Sport
He’ll probably never play for England again. He is becoming increasingly prone to fouling younger, faster opponents. Deepening grooves mark the onset of middle age in that perfect face. If the 35-year-old player is fading, Beckham the brand is simply entering a new phase.
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