First 100 words Flashcards

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Peel

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Кожура

Some orange peel, too, for flavor.

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She felt the solution was within her grasp.

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Она чувствовала, что решение было в пределах ее досягаемости.

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grasp

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1) схватывание, хватка, grip
2) понимание, постижение, understand, comprehension
3) объятия

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faux pas

ˌfō ˈpä

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бестактность

I felt guilty of a faux pas

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caveat

warning that something may not be completely true or is somehow limited

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предостережение/оговорка

It’s very unusual in a political apology because he comes out and says, ‘I am responsible’, but there is the caveat that he wasn’t certain that he was breaking the rules, he didn’t realise which he continues to say in his apology that came out after the fine, so he repeats the apology, and he caveats it around other political events…

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draw a line under

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Закончить что-то и двигаться дальше

Boris Johnson did apologise, but many people didn’t trust him and he couldn’t draw a line under the ‘Partygate’ scandal

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In Australia, an animal thought to be extinct has been spotted for the first time in over fifty years.

an animal thought to be extinct

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В Австралии впервые за более чем пятьдесят лет было замечено животное, считавшееся вымершим.

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I have tremendous compassion for them because what a mess we have left the world in, our generation, and the generation before.

compassion - strong feeling of sympathy for someone and the wish for them not to suffer

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Я испытываю к ним огромное сочувствие, потому что в каком беспорядке мы оставили мир, наше поколение и поколение до него.

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now we have the exact science, so it is an absolutely different ball game

ball game - set of circumstances that control how a situation happens

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теперь у нас есть точная наука, так что это совсем другая игра в мяч

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It is about getting on with it, and the young people are the furthest ahead in this they can see the future as theirs and they’re impassioned to do something about it.

impassioned - strongly motivated to express emotion or take action

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Речь идет о том, чтобы продолжать в том же духе, и молодые люди продвинулись в этом дальше всех, они видят будущее как свое собственное, и они страстно желают что-то с этим сделать.

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one of the papers pointed out that if you can do something about it, if you feel part of the movement to change things or to stabilise things, then you feel much better.

movement - group of people with the same beliefs, ideas and aims

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в одной из статей отмечалось, что если вы можете что-то с этим сделать, если вы чувствуете себя частью движения, направленного на изменение или стабилизацию ситуации, то вы чувствуете себя намного лучше.

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if you have a green job you’re actually dedicating your entire working life to building a green sustainable future, and that has a huge effect on your psychology.

working life - the period of life spent in employment, between leaving school and retirement

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если у вас «зеленая» работа, вы на самом деле посвящаете всю свою трудовую жизнь построению «зеленого» устойчивого будущего, и это оказывает огромное влияние на вашу психологию.

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The science on climate change is much more accurate than it used to be, for example, we know that moving away from fossil fuels would be a big help.

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Наука об изменении климата стала гораздо более точной, чем раньше, например, мы знаем, что отказ от ископаемого топлива был бы большим подспорьем.

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actually doing something to combat climate change reduces feelings of helplessness

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на самом деле, предпринимая что-то для борьбы с изменением климата, вы уменьшаете чувство беспомощности

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Judy urges young people to join a movement

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Джуди призывает молодых людей присоединиться к движению

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