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Fly in the ointment
👉 a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been very positive or enjoyable
Перевод. Муха в бальзаме.
🔘I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law.
Русский эквивалент Ложка дегтя в бочке меда.
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Fly in the ointment
👉 a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been very positive or enjoyable
Перевод. Муха в бальзаме.
🔘I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law.
Русский эквивалент Ложка дегтя в бочке меда.
#Wordoftheday
Правильный ответ: ♦️✅
Перевод: Люди должны соблюдать ПДД, не так ли?
Пояснение: В теговых вопросах используем вспомогательный глагол из основного предложения, но с противоположным значением - mustn`t they?
Перевод: Люди должны соблюдать ПДД, не так ли?
Пояснение: В теговых вопросах используем вспомогательный глагол из основного предложения, но с противоположным значением - mustn`t they?
🗞London Kicks Out Uber
In London, England, Uber lost its license to operate after the government said that Uber did not complete background checks on its drivers, and the government had concerns about the reporting of serious crimes. Losing Uber will affect 40,000 drivers and 3.5 million customers in the city.
Uber will challenge the ruling in courts as it has 21 days to appeal. The service can keep going during this process.
A government office also said that Uber was not a good company, and people criticised it for unlawfully kicking out other companies that drive people.
Difficult words: license to operate (permission to work somewhere), background check (when you can see records to find out if someone has committed a crime or done other things in his or her past), appeal (ask to change a decision).
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In London, England, Uber lost its license to operate after the government said that Uber did not complete background checks on its drivers, and the government had concerns about the reporting of serious crimes. Losing Uber will affect 40,000 drivers and 3.5 million customers in the city.
Uber will challenge the ruling in courts as it has 21 days to appeal. The service can keep going during this process.
A government office also said that Uber was not a good company, and people criticised it for unlawfully kicking out other companies that drive people.
Difficult words: license to operate (permission to work somewhere), background check (when you can see records to find out if someone has committed a crime or done other things in his or her past), appeal (ask to change a decision).
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The organisation would be in touch with him tomorrow.
In touch - phrasal verb
👉If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
Example sentences:
🔹I will get in touch with solicitors about this.
🔹My parents were constantly in touch.
🔹We’ve been out of touch for a couple of years.
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In touch - phrasal verb
👉If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
Example sentences:
🔹I will get in touch with solicitors about this.
🔹My parents were constantly in touch.
🔹We’ve been out of touch for a couple of years.
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Woman in Traffic Court😂
A woman didn’t follow the traffic rules. She was sent to traffic court. When they asked about her job, she said she was a schoolteacher. The judge stood up from the bench. “Madam, I have waited years for a schoolteacher! Now sit and write ‘I will not run a red light’ five hundred times!”
#Humour
A woman didn’t follow the traffic rules. She was sent to traffic court. When they asked about her job, she said she was a schoolteacher. The judge stood up from the bench. “Madam, I have waited years for a schoolteacher! Now sit and write ‘I will not run a red light’ five hundred times!”
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🔸He is the kind of person that people want to look up to and respect as a leader.
Look up - phrasal verb
👉 to admire and respect someone (уважать)
Synonyms: admire, have a high opinion of
Example sentences:
🔸He’s a role model for other players to look up to.
🔸I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to
🔸We need people we can look up to in order to make sense of our own lives.
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Look up - phrasal verb
👉 to admire and respect someone (уважать)
Synonyms: admire, have a high opinion of
Example sentences:
🔸He’s a role model for other players to look up to.
🔸I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to
🔸We need people we can look up to in order to make sense of our own lives.
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Doctor Examines a Woman😂
A doctor is examining a woman. She is in the Emergency Room. The doctor took the husband aside.
“I don’t like the looks of your wife at all.”
“Me neither, doctor. But she’s a great cook and she is really good with the kids.”
#Humour
A doctor is examining a woman. She is in the Emergency Room. The doctor took the husband aside.
“I don’t like the looks of your wife at all.”
“Me neither, doctor. But she’s a great cook and she is really good with the kids.”
#Humour
Christmas Joke😂
It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood when he asked the prisoner,
“What are you charged with?”
“I was doing my Christmas shopping early,” replied the defendant.
“That’s no offence”, said the judge. “How early were you doing this shopping?”
“Before the store opened.”
#Humour
It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood when he asked the prisoner,
“What are you charged with?”
“I was doing my Christmas shopping early,” replied the defendant.
“That’s no offence”, said the judge. “How early were you doing this shopping?”
“Before the store opened.”
#Humour
Norman is very shy but his wife’s outgoing.
Outgoing - adjective - / ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋ / 🗣
👉 liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them (общительный)
Synonyms: extrovert, friendly, easy-going
Opposites: reserved, introverted, withdrawn
Example sentences:
🔹I’ve become more confident and outgoing.
🔹She's always been very outgoing and she's got heaps of friends
🔹She was always cheerful and outgoing.
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Outgoing - adjective - / ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋ / 🗣
👉 liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them (общительный)
Synonyms: extrovert, friendly, easy-going
Opposites: reserved, introverted, withdrawn
Example sentences:
🔹I’ve become more confident and outgoing.
🔹She's always been very outgoing and she's got heaps of friends
🔹She was always cheerful and outgoing.
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🗞Wildlife Photos
The Natural History Museum in London is holding a competition called the Wildlife Photographer of the Year to find the best photos of wildlife. It released 13 images, and one of these will win the best prize.
Some photos show animals in the places where they live, in zoos, or interacting with unusual things. The animals are seals, foxes, fish, eagles, wild cats, bears, and seahorses.
Difficult words: wildlife (animals in the wild), release (show to the public), interact (do something).
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The Natural History Museum in London is holding a competition called the Wildlife Photographer of the Year to find the best photos of wildlife. It released 13 images, and one of these will win the best prize.
Some photos show animals in the places where they live, in zoos, or interacting with unusual things. The animals are seals, foxes, fish, eagles, wild cats, bears, and seahorses.
Difficult words: wildlife (animals in the wild), release (show to the public), interact (do something).
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Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve - Idiom
👉 to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them
(показать свои чувства, не скрывать свои чувства)
Example sentences:
🔸He wears his heart on his sleeve and that's what we admire about him.
🔸He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve.
🔸I know he wears his heart on his sleeve and I know he's a good manager
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👉 to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them
(показать свои чувства, не скрывать свои чувства)
Example sentences:
🔸He wears his heart on his sleeve and that's what we admire about him.
🔸He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve.
🔸I know he wears his heart on his sleeve and I know he's a good manager
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