Learning English

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:51 am

black out - êîãäà òû íè÷åãî íå ïîìíèøü ïîñëå ïüÿíêè, òî ó òåáÿ áûë black out (÷åìó íàñ ó÷àò tongue

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Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:56 am

Red owl wrote:: black out - êîãäà òû íè÷åãî íå ïîìíèøü ïîñëå ïüÿíêè, òî ó òåáÿ áûë black out (÷åìó íàñ ó÷àò )

îõ! ó ìåíÿ îäíàæäû áûë black out, ñ òåõ ïîð êîíüÿê íå ïåðåíîøó, äàæå íà çàïàõ hihi

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:05 am

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:47 pm

back on your feet
recover, usually from an illness; to feel better after being sick

Curiosity killed the cat

Don´t pry into other´s business

Subject: Re: Learning English Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:54 am

à åùå black out ýòî âíåçàïíîå îòêëþ÷åíèå ñâåòà â ðàéîíå (âîò â Èíäèè black out û ÷àñòî áûâàþò)

Subject: Re: Learning English Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:25 am

back seat driver

someone who gives unwanted advice or tries to run things even though they do not have the power or authority to do so

Subject: Re: Learning English Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:33 pm

Ïîñëåäíåå ìíå î÷åíü íðàâèòñÿ... Very Happy

...ìíîãî øóòîê ðàçíûõ íà ýòó òåìó... hihi

Êñòàòè, ïî ïîâîäó slang(a) - â êàæäîé ñòðàíå îí ñâîé, ëó÷øå óêàçûâàòü êàêîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà ýòî slang. Wink

Hàïðèìåð, â Àìåðèêå íèêòî íå çíàåò slang(a) äðóãèõ ñòðàí è êîãäà ÿ òîëüêî ïðèåõàëà èç Èíäèè è ãîâîðèëà íà British English, òî ìåíÿ ìíîãèå íå ïîíèìàëè... Razz

...êàê òî â äåëîâîé ñèòóàöèè ìíå íàäî áûëî îòëó÷èòüñÿ â òóàëåò è ÿ ðåøèëà ýëåãàíòíî ñêàçàòü: I need to use a loo... Bang Halo

...íà ÷òî ìíå çíàêîìûé ñêàçàë, ÷òî õîðîøî, îí êàê òî ÷èòàë àíãëèéñêóþ êíèæêó â êîòîðîé áûëî ýòî âûðàæåíèå, à òî áû è íå çíàë âîîáùå î ÷åì ÿ ãîâîðþ... Razz

Ñ òåõ ïîð íå âûïåíäðèâàþñü, âûðàæàþñü ÷åòêî è ÿñíî... Laughing

...êñòàòè, èíòåðåñíî, ÷òî â êàæäîé ñòðàíå ñâîå ïðåäïî÷òèòåëüíîå ñëîâî, îáîçíà÷àþùåå òóàëåò... Rolling Eyes

...ó íàñ ýòî restroom èëè bathroom... Wink

Subject: Re: Learning English Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:32 pm

in the middle of nowhere - in a place that is far away from where most people live.
(We spent a wonderful year living on a farm in the middle of nowhere.)

Subject: Re: Learning English Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:50 am

chick
a young woman, particularly an attractive young one

plum job -

e.g., Our independent recruitment site will help you find a plum job without all the usual hassle

dream job

back and backside
backside = the part of the body that you sit on get off your backside => to stop being lazy Examples: Get off your backside and do some work! After cycling for the whole day, his backside was very sore. back = the reverse side, the part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use Examples: Andy wrote on the back of the photograph. Extra exercises at the back of the book provide further challenging practice of grammar points from different units.

Subject: Re: Learning English Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:27 am

Îëü, à ó âàñ íà êóðñàõ ïðàêòèêóåòñÿ òàêîå, ÷òî âû êàêîé-íèáóäü òåêñ âûó÷èâàåòå, à ïîòîì ïåðåññêàçûâàåòå?

Subject: Re: Learning English Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:35 am

Civetta wrote:: Îëü, à ó âàñ íà êóðñàõ ïðàêòèêóåòñÿ òàêîå, ÷òî âû êàêîé-íèáóäü òåêñ âûó÷èâàåòå, à ïîòîì ïåðåññêàçûâàåòå?

Ó íàñ íà ïåðâûõ óðîâíÿõ ïðàêòèêîâàëîñü, ÷òî ìû òåêñò âûó÷èâàëè , à ïîòîì ïèñàëè (â ñïåöèàëüíîé êîìíàòå). Ýòî ñ÷èòàëîñü êàê òåñò, ê êàæäîìó óðîêó áûë òàêîé òåêñò, â íåì âñå áûëî íà ïðàâèëà ê óðîêó, ïèñàëîñü ïî æåëàíèþ, íî åñëè òû ïèñàë âñå òåêñòû, òî íà ñëåäóþùèé óðîâåíü äàâàëàñü ñêèäêà 10 äîëëàðîâ Very Happy

ß 2 óðîâíÿ ïîäðÿä ïèñàëà âñå òåêñòû, à ïîòîì îòìåíèëè Crying or Very sad

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:04 am

face the music -

E.g. He damaged his father’s car and was worried about facing the music.

To accept the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions.

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:43 am

Òóò ìîæí ñêà÷àòü àíãëî-ðóññêèå ïàðàëëåëüíûå è íå ïàðàëëåëüíûå òåêñòû
http://www.alleng.ru/texts/texts/mytx.htm

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:50 am

A fool and his money are soon parted Rolf

This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. 'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.
A little bird told me pokemon

If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.

Subject: Re: Learning English Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:05 am

Bad egg
A person who cannot be trusted is a bad egg. Good egg is the opposite.

Bad hair day
If you're having a bad hair day, things are not going the way you would like or had planned.

Bad mouth
(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)

Subject: Re: Learning English Sun May 04, 2008 5:26 am

to jaywalk - ïåðåõîäèòü äîðîãó â íåïîëîæåííîì ìåñòå Cool

Subject: Re: Learning English Sun May 04, 2008 4:45 pm

Õî÷ó äîáàâèòü:
to jaywalk:

- (chiefly North America, law) To cross a street away from a designated crosswalk in violation of pedestrian traffic regulations and laws in jurisdictions where this is illegal, such as the US.

- To cross or walk in a street or roadway without regard to traffic
(çåâàòü ïî ñòîðîíàì; íå îáðàùàÿ âíèìàíèÿ íà òðàíñïîðò )
ðàçã: íåîñòîðîæíî ïåðåõîäèòü óëèöó; íà êðàñíûé ñâåò

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:27 am

ïåðâàÿ ïîïûòêà ïðî÷èòàòü êíèãó íà èíãëèøå íà÷àëàñü ñ ðàññêàçà Ñ.Êèíãà
òàì âèäèìî êó÷à ñëåíãà è ò.ï. ìíîãî âñåãî íåïîíÿòíîãî

÷òî òàêîå break down?? - ýòî ÷òî-òî òèïà íåðâíûé ñðûâ??

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:39 am

Red owl wrote:: ïåðâàÿ ïîïûòêà ïðî÷èòàòü êíèãó íà èíãëèøå íà÷àëàñü ñ ðàññêàçà Ñ.Êèíãà
òàì âèäèìî êó÷à ñëåíãà è ò.ï. ìíîãî âñåãî íåïîíÿòíîãî

÷òî òàêîå break down?? - ýòî ÷òî-òî òèïà íåðâíûé ñðûâ??

à òû ìîæåøü ïîëíîñòüþ ïðåäëîæåíèå íàïèñàòü, òàê òðóäíî ñêàçàòü

ß òàê ïîíèìàþ êíèãà íåàäàïòèðîâàííàÿ? À äî ýòîãî òû ÷òî-òî ÷èòàëà?

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:45 am

íåà ..ýòî ïåðâîå, ÷òî ñêà÷àëà ñåáå study

îíî ÿâíî íå àäàïòèðîâàííîå

Ó ìåíÿ ðàñïå÷àòàííîå äîìà, íî òàì ðå÷ü èäåò î ìóæ÷èíå, ó êîòîðîãî ïîñëå íåïðèÿòíîãî èíöèäåíòà íà ðàáîòå ñëó÷èëñÿ breakdown

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:51 am

Îëü, ýòî "íå âûäåðæàòü, ïîòåðÿòü ñàìîîáëàäàíèå"...â ïðèíöèïå, èç êîíòåêñòà æå âèäíî äîëæíî áûòü è òû ñêîðåå âñåãî âåðíî ïîíÿëà Wink

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:56 am

äëÿ ìåíÿ â Ñ.Êèíãîâñêîì êîíòåêñòå ñòîëüêî íåçíàêîìûõ ñëîâ hihi

àæ ãîëîâà áîëåòü íà÷èíàåò nuts

ïðîñòî óæå èíòåðåñíî äî÷èòàòü.. à ïîòîì ÷åãî-òî ïîïðîùå èñêàòü íàäî pokemon

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 4:59 am

åùå
êîãäà îïèñûâàåòñÿ àâòîìîáèëüíàÿ àâàðèÿ, îí ïèøåò, ÷òî æåíà ãåðîÿ ñòàëà ó÷àñòíèöåé hit-and-run (ýòî ÿ òàê ïîíèìàþ àâòîì.àâàðèÿ), à ïîòîì Some kid in a hot rod... they've never found him
÷òî òàêîå hot rod...

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 5:14 am

Red owl wrote:: åùå êîãäà îïèñûâàåòñÿ àâòîìîáèëüíàÿ àâàðèÿ, îí ïèøåò, ÷òî æåíà ãåðîÿ ñòàëà ó÷àñòíèöåé hit-and-run (ýòî ÿ òàê ïîíèìàþ àâòîì.àâàðèÿ), à ïîòîì Some kid in a hot rod... they've never found him ...÷òî òàêîå hot rod...

hot rod

àìåð. ñë., òæ. ïðîñòî rod

1) âèä ìîòîðíîãî òðàíñïîðòà (îñîá. àâòîìîáèëü) ñ ôîðñèðîâàííûì ìîòîðîì; ïåðåäåëàííûé, óñîâåðøåíñòâîâàííûé àâòîìîáèëü (îáû÷íî äëÿ ó÷àñòèÿ â ãîíêàõ è ò. ï.)

Ñëóøàé, ÿ äîìà ïîñìîòðþ ÷òî ó ìåíÿ åñòü èç êíèæåê è âûøëþ òîãäà òåáå, ïîñêîëüêó åñëè óæ â Ìîñêâå íåò íè÷åãî íîðìàëüíîãî äëÿ ÷òåíèÿ íà àíãëèéñêîì, òî â òâîåì ãîðîäå è ïîäàâíî, òåì áîëåå ÷òî ÿ ìîãó ñóäèòü ïî êèåâñêèì êíèæíûì ìàãàçèíàì

Subject: Re: Learning English Tue May 06, 2008 5:21 am

Red owl wrote:: åùå
÷òî òàêîå hot rod...

Ìîæåò ïðîñòî ïåðåäåëàííûé àâòî, êîëûìàãà åùå soshy

hit and run - áåãñòâî âîäèòåëÿ ñ ìåñòà äîðîæíîãî ïðîèñøåñòâèÿ èëè ñáèòûé àâòîìîáèëåì, âîäèòåëü êîòîðîãî ñêðûëñÿ

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