[Unit 1B][Vocabulary] Trying and succeeding Flashcards
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So often if we try something new, we g_ _ after about a week or two because our brain hasn’t adapted.
= бросаем
So often if we try something new, we give up after about a week or two because our brain hasn’t adapted.
Don’t g_ _. Just _keep_ trying.
= не бросай
Don’t give up. Just keep trying.
He’s trying to g_ _ smoking.
He’s trying to give up smoking.
The idea of the 30-day challenge is that you k_ _ for exactly 30 days.
= продолжать, не останавливаться
The idea of the 30-day challenge is that you keep going for exactly 30 days.
So if you m_ to do it for 30 days and you feel good about it, you’ll probably keep to it.
= смочь, справиться с чем-то
So if you manage to do it for 30 days and you feel good about it, you’ll probably keep to it.
/ˈmænɪdʒ/
The men couldn’t m_ to lift the piano.
= they weren’t able to
The men couldn’t manage to lift the piano.
/ˈmænɪdʒ/
So if you manage to do it for 30 days and you feel good about it, you’ll probably k_ _ it.
= придерживаться чего-то
So if you manage to do it for 30 days and you feel good about it, you’ll probably keep to it.
K_ _ the point instead of inserting unnecessary details.
= не отходи от темы
Keep to the point instead of inserting unnecessary details.
I tell you over and over: k_ _ the speed limit!
(= don’t go over the speed limit)
I tell you over and over: keep to the speed limit!
Maybe you wouldn’t want to k_ it _ for your whole life, but it might be fun to do it for just 30 days.
= continue doing this
Maybe you wouldn’t want to keep it up for your whole life, but it might be fun to do it for just 30 days.
We’re on a winning streak (= we didn’t lose any games at all). Hopefully we can k_ it _.
= продолжать в том же духе
We’re on a winning streak. Hopefully we can keep it up.
If you’re successful it’s great but if it doesn’t w_ _ it doesn’t matter too much.
= если это не сработает
If you’re successful it’s great but if it doesn’t work out it doesn’t matter too much.
I trust that everything will w_ _ for you.
= you will be successful
I trust that everything will work out for you.
The idea is really that you t_ _ something new.
= испробовать
The idea is really that you try out something new.
You can do something that doesn’t really g_ _ the w_ _ your life.
= не помешает привычному укладу жизни, впишется в lifestyle
You can do something that doesn’t really get in the way of your life.
I didn’t let the rain g_ _ the w_ _ jogging.
= I didn’t let it stop me from jogging
I didn’t let the rain get in the way of jogging.
Obviously to do something like that you need to m_ an e_ and of course you have to give yourself a time limit of 30 days.
= приложить усилие
Obviously to do something like that you need to make an effort and of course you have to give yourself a time limit of 30 days.
/ˈef.ət/
If you want to make new friends, you need to m_ an _.
= приложить усилие
If you want to make new friends, you need to make an effort.
/ˈef.ət/
You can h_ a g_ _ something you’ve always wanted to do.
= попробовать, испробовать
You can have a go at something you’ve always wanted to do.
A: The window’s stuck. It won’t open.
B: Let me h_ a g_ then.
= let me try
A: The window’s stuck. It won’t open.
B: Let me have a go then.
They’re all about h_ th_, and they’ve done it successfully so far…
= in the middle of
They’re all about halfway through, and they’ve done it successfully so far …
/θruː/
I left h_ th_ the film.
= in the middle of it
I left halfway through the film.
/θruː/
They’re all about halfway through, and they’ve done it s_ so far …
= успешно
They’re all about halfway through, and they’ve done it successfully so far …
/səkˈses.fəl.i/
Sentence reformulation: My personal problems sometimes don’t let me achieve my goals.
Reformulated sentence: My personal problems sometimes _ _ _ _ _ (WAY) my professional goals.
My personal problems sometimes get in the way of (achieving) my professional goals.
