[Feedback] Spring 🍀 Flashcards
I don’t _ (catch? get?) this meme.
= understand
I don’t get this meme. = I don’t understand
NOT ‘я не расслышала’ = I didn’t catch.
Do you mind _ (explain) the task to me?
Do you mind explaining the task to me?
do you mind + ing
[pronunciation]
meme
/miːm/
[pronunciation]
the Thames (Темза)
/ðə ˈtemz/
I mean, not the last sentence but _ (предпоследнее).
I mean, not the last sentence but the second to last.
also: the penultimate one
Я не качалась на качелях с тех пор, как была ребёнком
I haven’t swung on a swing since I was a child.
I’ve been postponing my visit to the dentist’s _ too long.
(a word that INTENSIFIES ‘too long’)
I’ve been postponing my visit to the dentist’s way too long.
I’ve been studying English from childhood.
I’ve been studying English since I was a child.
I have _ understanding this meme.
= I can’t understand it
I have trouble understanding this meme.
It’s not fast food per se that’s bad for you, but how frequently you eat it. You need some _ (здравый смысл).
It’s not fast food per se that’s bad for you, but how frequently you eat it. You need some common sense.
I started taking _ (= антидепрессанты) during a particularly rough patch in my life, and they’ve helped me regain a sense of balance.
I started taking antidepressants during a particularly rough patch in my life, and they’ve helped me regain a sense of balance.
/ˌæntidɪˈpresnts/
I’m not very stress-r_. (= it’s difficult for me to cope with it).
I’m not very stress-resistant. (= it’s difficult for me to cope with it).
[pronunciation]
From the looks of it, they’re conducting some kind of experiment.
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
Judging by the way this person _ (sit), this mask must be pretty uncomfortable.
Judging by the way this person is sitting, this mask must be pretty uncomfortable.
The Isolator was far too _ (too big to be comfortable) and inefficient to find success with the public when it first appeared in 1925.
The Isolator was far too bulky and inefficient to find success with the public when it first appeared in 1925.
What are these?
goggles
BrE /ˈɡɒɡlz/
AmE /ˈɡɑːɡlz/
From the _ of it, he might be a soldier.
From the looks of it, he might be a soldier.
[correct the mistake]
They might be not related.
They might not be related.
I always _ my mom flowers on the 8th or March.
= дарю
I always get my mom flowers on the 8th or March.
In the Czech Republic, the 8th of March isn’t _ (выходной).
In the Czech Republic, the 8th of March isn’t a public holiday.
or: a bank holiday
This is part of the _ (православная) tradition.
This is part of the Orthodox tradition.
I think _ (Вена) is gorgeous.
Wien
[Natalia, who is a business woman.]
I’ve only been working as a teacher for a year and a half.
I only worked as a teacher for a year and a half.
..then we went to the _ (= кладбище)
then we went to the cemetery
BrE /ˈsemətri/
AmE /ˈseməteri/
fix something
A: How are you doing?
B: Get used to the life without the sea!
A: How are you doing?
B: Getting used to life without the sea!
Do you like gourmet food?
зависит от еды.
Do you like gourmet food?
It depends on the food.
[pronunciation]
It’s become a cliche that French cuisine is the best.
BrE /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ AmE /kliːˈʃeɪ/
/kwɪˈziːn/
[pronunciation]
The best onion soup I’ve tried was in Moscow, not in France.
/ˈʌnjən/
Put the onions in the oven!
/ˈʌnjənz/
/ˈʌvn/
I’m not sure I have the time to _ (ухаживать за) all these flowers.
I’m not sure I have the time to look after all these flowers.
If I were you, I’d do bachata, not salsa, because I / do bachata for the last two years and…
If I were you, I’d do bachata, not salsa, because I’ve been doing bachata for the last two years and…
I think this would _ (= ‘be useful for’) creativity.
I think this would encourage creativity.
BrE /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
AmE /ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
So, how are you getting along in your new role? (to someone who’s just become a manager)
Well, I’m _ _ learning _. It’s challenging but I’m gradually getting better at it.
Well, I’m on a learning curve. It’s challenging but I’m gradually getting better at it.
Another example: I must admit it’s been a learning curve for me.
I don’t think we should completely r_ _ this option. (= полностью отказаться, stop considering)
I don’t think we should completely rule out this option.
But that’s _ it works.
But that’s the way it works.
_ (если я правильно помню), you were going to Egypt?
If I remember correctly,
or
As I remember,
I find the amount of red tape in the UK infuriating and n_ (= sickening, revolting).
I find the amount of red tape in the UK infuriating and nauseating.
[talking about lottery]
It sounds like people aren’t ready for this _ money. (= so much)
[talking about lottery]
It sounds like people aren’t ready for this kind of money. (= so much)
If I _ (had? would have?) that kind of money, I’d go travelling.
If I had that kind of money, I’d go travelling.
If I won ten thousand dollars, I’d p_ myself a bit.
=баловать, нежить
If I won ten thousand dollars, I’d pamper myself a bit.
He bought a l_ (роскошную) car.
He bought a luxury (роскошную) car.
/ˈlʌkʃəri/
In this movie, he’s in a _ (инвалидное кресло).
In this movie, he’s in a wheelchair.
/ˈwiːltʃer/
He has this condition, and he _ (должен был умереть) but he survived.
He has this condition, and he was supposed to die, but he survived.
труба
a pipe
