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1
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The role of the government is to find the solution to this problem

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… найтие решение этой проблемы

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Television brings many benefits, but it can also have a bad influence on people

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…дурное влияние на людей

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vital

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жизненно-необходимый

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Getting hooked on one of them

to hook on

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Подсесть на один из них

1) подсадить (на наркотики), сделать зависимым; увлечь, “зацепить”
2) влюбиться

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5
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it’s best you learn all the rain ones first!

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Лучше всего, если сперва вы выучить все идиомы, связанные с дождем!

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if it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining very heavily

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…льет как из ведра…

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Indian summer - a period of warm, sunny weather in late autumn or early winter, usually occurring after a period of cold or frosty weather.

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бабье лето

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frosty weather

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морозная погода

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Brighten up the day: If something brightens up your day, something happens that makes you feel positive and happy all day long

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Поднять настроение

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Cloud nine: If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy
She has been on cloud nine since getting married

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Быть на седьмом небе от счастья

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Take a rain check: to postpone something

Example: Can we take a rain check on our cinema date? I have too much homework.

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что-то отложить

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To be a breeze: to be easy

Example: This exam is going to be a breeze.

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Быть очень легким

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To blow hot and cold: to keep changing your attitude.

Example: I’m not sure if she likes me. She keeps blowing hot and cold.

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колебаться, менять мнение

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The calm before the storm: a quiet time before a busy or difficult period.

Example: It’s going to get very busy tomorrow. Today is the calm before the storm.

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Затишье перед бурей

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Every cloud has a silver lining: every bad situation has a positive side to it.

Example: I’m not going on holiday this year, but every cloud has a silver lining, as I’m able to spend more time with my family at home!

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Везде есть свои плюсы

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To be snowed under: to be very busy.

Example “I am snowed under with English homework.”

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Быть очень занятым

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Come rain or shine: whatever happens.

Example: I will play football tonight come rain or shine.

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Что бы ни случилось

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To steal someone’s thunder: to do what someone else was going to do and receive all the praise; or take the attention away from someone else.

Example: My classmate stole my thunder when he told the teacher that he did all the work on the presentation.

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Украсть минуту славы

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the weather is very changeable

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погода очень переменчива

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“You could tell Maria was angry. She had a face like thunder!”

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Она была как туча

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21
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“I don’t think this flu scare is serious. It is a storm in a teacup.”

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Преувеличивать

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22
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“I know you want to become a famous footballer but don’t chase rainbows! It is very hard and you are just not good enough.”

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…но спустись на Землю (это невозможно)

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23
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“Mike thinks he is going to pass his exams without studying. He has his head in the clouds!”

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…По-моему он летает в облаках

24
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“Hazel did not come into work today. She was feeling under the weather.”

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…плохо себя чувствовать

25
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read over the short encyclopedia entry below about the game of tennis

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тщательно изучать (написанный или напечатанный материал)

26
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racket [‘rekit]

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ракетка

27
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court

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теннисный корт

28
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soccer mum

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мама, которая водит своих детей на занятия и посвящает все свое время им

29
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to run kids to and from soccer practice

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возить детей на занятия (различные)

30
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SUV (sport utility vehicle)

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внедорожник

31
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And they try to have their child doing productive things

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эффективные вещи

32
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affluent [‘efluent]

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богатый, состоятельный

33
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Nascar dad

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папа, проводящий много времени с детьми

34
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blue collar

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производственный рабочий

35
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The article in the link below contains 10 inspirational quotes about language learning

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…вдохновляющий

36
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it pays to be bilingual

A

Билингвом быть выгодно

37
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it can be difficult to remain optimistic when the journey to multilingualism feels like a never-ending road trip with countless dead ends

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…оставаться оптимистом

… такое чувство, что

38
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The following quotes are a simple reminder that learning another language opens our minds and can lead to unforeseen opportunities

A

…напоминание

…непредвиденные (неожиданные) возможности

39
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airline company

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авиакомпания

40
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a system-wide computer failure [‘feilje]

A

общесистемный компьютерный сбой

41
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ground an airplane

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посадить самолет

42
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fleet

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парк (автобусный, самолетный, корабельный)

43
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glitch

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сбой, глюк

44
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at full capacity

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на полную мощность

45
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redeye flights

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ночные рейсы

46
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with the rare exception of someone who doesn’t care about it at all

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за редким исключением того, кто вообще не интересуется музыкой

47
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I guess you’ll agree with me on the following

A

я думаю, вы согласитесь со следующим высказыванием

48
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music performed in English is prevalent all over the world!

A

музыка на англ. яз. во всем мире больше всего распространена

49
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Fair enough

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разумно, объяснимо, логично

50
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every now and then

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время от времени, то и дело

51
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it’s hard to dispute the fact that all popular charts in every country are dominated by English-speaking performers

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сложно поспорить с тем, что во всех популярных чартах в любой стране очень много англоязычных исполнителей

52
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to use this fact to your advantage

A

воспользоваться этим фактом в свою пользу

53
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make the most out of the time spent on listening to music

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получить максимум от прослушивания музыки

54
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Songs performed in English are topping the charts all over the globe

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Песни на английском возглавляют чарты по всему миру

55
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I guess I wouldn’t be wrong in saying that

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Я думаю, я буду прав, если скажу

56
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sometimes it’s next to impossible to decipher those lyrics regardless of the language

A

иногда почти невозможно разобрать слова независимо от языка

57
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Mimicking

A

имитация, подражание

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