New Year , new you

Question 1

определяет наше ощущение себя

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comes to define our sense of self

Question 2

Я не очень люблю раскрывать

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I’m not big on revealing

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подтянуться, совершенствоваться

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brush up on

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пускать все на самотек

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let things slide

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составить смутный план

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make a vague plan

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снова вернуться к старым привычкам

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lapse back into the same old habits.

Question 7

В нынешних условиях практически невозможно планировать слишком далеко вперед.

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In the current climate, it’s nigh-on impossible to plan too far ahead.

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Думаю, будет справедливо сказать, что

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I think it’s fair to say that

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видеть отражение своей жизни

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see my life reflected

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задеть за живое

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strike a chord with me

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начать с плохого настроения

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start on a downer

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чувствовать себя разбитым

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feel bummed-out

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не имеет ни малейшего значения

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doesn’t make a blind bit of difference

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имеют склонность присматриваться к конкурентам

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have a tendency to eye up the competition

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почивать на лаврах

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rest on your laurels

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неизбежный вывод

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a forgone conclusion

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выдавать желаемое за действительное

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wishful thinking

He wished for a promotion, but he knew it was just wishful thinking

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давно пора

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it’s long overdue

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отучить себя от

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wean ourselves off

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рецепт катастрофы

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a recipe for disaster

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Это само собой разумеется.

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That goes without saying

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звучит вполне правдоподобно

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sounds perfectly plausible

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ни в коем случае

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not by any stretch of the imagination

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прошел мимо меня

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passed me by

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ясно как день

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The writing is on the wall

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гораздо хуже

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a whole lot worse

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выходят из-под контроля

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spiral out of control.

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Наличные деньги начнут постепенно выводиться из обращения

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cash will start to be slowly phased out

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в недалеком будущем

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in the not-too-distant future

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становятся все более распространенными

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become more and more prevalent.

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пересмотреть баланс между работой и личной жизнью

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re-evaluate our work-life balance.

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Someone or something that disappoints or does not meet expectations

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a damp squib

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подвести кого - то

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let someone down

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Новый ( первый раз )

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a brand-spanking

I’ve just bought a brand-spanking car. It had zero miles on the clock.

Question 35

To be exceptionally proficient at (doing) something.

Обладать талантом

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have (got) a knack for (something)

Jenny’s got a real knack for the piano.

He seems to have a knack for getting people to agree with him.

Collocates: get a knack/ have a knack/ lose the knack

Question 36

Как рыба в воде

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I took to it like a duck/fish to water

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начать нравиться с течением времени

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grow on me

I didn’t like him at first, but after a while he grew on me!

Question 38

A neighborhood or nearby area; the area around where one lives.

мой район

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neck of the woods

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застенчивый и сдержанный

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shy and reserved

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полная противоположность

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polar opposite

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Помеха

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Hindrance

The language barrier is a bit of a hindrance / obstacle for me.

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рукой подать ( близко)

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a stone’s throw ( away ) from

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долгожданная передышка

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welcome respite |ˈrespɪt|

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отбросить привычку

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kick the habit
give up cold turkey

Have you ever tried to give something cold turkey?

Question 45

1. someone who is wishy-washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want – used to show disapproval
2. colours that are wishy-washy are pale and unexciting, not strong or dark – used to show disapproval

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wishy - washy

The group is too wishy-washy an entity.* He loves to bully and to unleash his hounds on what he sees as the snooty, wishy-washy liberal establishment.* I’ve no time for all that wishy-washy muddled thinking!

Question 46

отойти на второй план

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fall by the wayside

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отказываться , идти на попятный
to say that you cannot do something that you have already promised to do → cancel

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cry off

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чувствовать себя вялым

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feel sluggish

Question 49

spoken used to say that someone does not care what another person thinks or does, because it does not affect them

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it’s no skin off somebody’s nose

If she doesn’t want me to help, it’s no skin off my nose!

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на прийти на встречу с кем - то ( заставить кого - то ждать )

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stand someone up

How did your date go? How was your date?
Not great. The guy stood me up!
No! You’re kidding me! He didn’t show up?
Nope. He didn’t turn up. What really pisses me off.