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1. Перевод слова fire Fire – огонь, пожар, пламя, зажигать Перевод слова Fire endurance – огнестойкость fire point – температура воспламенения fire prevention – противопожарная техника fire and fury – пламенность, неистовая страсть to fire a house – поджечь дом Please mind the Fire. Пожалуйста, последите за камином. The house is on Fire! В доме пожар! Fire devoured the […]...
2. Значение идиомы build castles in the air [build castles in the air] or [build castles in Spain] {v. phr.} To make impossible or imaginary plans, dream about future successes that are unlikely. He liked to build castles in the air, but never succeeded in anything. To build castles in Spain is natural for young people and they may work hard enough to […]...
3. Перевод слова coal Coal – уголь Перевод слова Live coal – тлеющий уголь black coal – каменный уголь rank of coal – марка угля Coal advanced. Цена на уголь повысилась. Coal is a form of carbon. Уголь-это форма углерода. Coal is shipped by rail. Уголь перевозят по железной дороге....
4. Learning Fire Safety The apartment manager asked all of the tenants to come to a short meeting to learn about Fire safety. I didn’t want to go, but the manager said that there would be free food, and who am I To turn down free pizza? … Apartment manager: Thank you all for coming to this meeting about […]...
5. Значение идиомы fire [fire] See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEAor BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, CATCH FIRE, DRAW FIRE, FAT’S IN THE FIRE, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, HANGFIRE, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE’S HEAD, HOLD ONE’S FIRE or HOLD FIRE, IRON IN THE FIRE, […]...
6. Значение идиомы bring up the rear [bring up the rear] {v. phr.} 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the rear of the Christmas parade. The governor and his staff brought up the rear of the parade. 2. {informal} To do least well; do the most […]...
7. Перевод идиомы castles in the air, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: castles in the air Перевод: воздушные замки, мечты Пример: My sister is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic. Моя сестра постоянно строит воздушные замки, она совсем не реалистка....
8. Перевод слова wide Wide – широкий, обширный Перевод слова Wide road – широкая дорога three feet wide – шириной в три фута wide knowledge – обширные познания wide interests – широкие интересы A Wide freedom, truly! Полная свобода, действительно! The door was Wide open. Дверь была распахнута настежь. He opened his eyes Wide. Он широко открыл глаза. Примеры […]...
9. An Alien in Wonderland – Пришелец в Стране Чудес There are a lot of planets in the space. Some of them are inhabited. The inhabitants of one nameless planet wanted it to be the most wonderful in the Universe and they spent all the time thinking about it. Once they learned that the Earth was inhabited too. They also learned that on the Earth […]...
10. History of Wales Топик История Уэльса повествует о непростой истории одной из четырех частей Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и северной Ирландии (остальные три: Англия, Шотландия и Северная Ирландия). Первым населением Уэльса были кельты – их разбили римляне. Когда ушли римляне, валлийцам (потомки кельтов и коренное население Уэльса) пришлось отражать вторжения германских племен англов и саксов, а позднее сопротивляться норманнскому […]...
11. Climate and nature of Great Britain The climate in Great Britain is generally mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The south-western winds carry the warmth and moisture into Britain. The climate in Britain is usually described as cool, temperate and humid. British people say: “Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather.” The weather […]...
12. Значение идиомы draw fire [draw fire] {v. phr.} 1. To attract or provoke shooting; be a target. The general’s white horse drew the enemy’s fire. 2. To bring criticism or argument; make people say bad things about you. Having the newest car in your group is sure to draw fire....
13. Sport it`s life Топик Спорт – это жизнь рассказывает, что занятия спортом необходимы и полезны для здоровья. Все люди это понимают, но одни, действительно, активно занимаются спортом, а другие – пассивно, т. е. предпочитают посидеть перед телевизором, обсуждая игру спортсменов. Sports play an important part in our life as our state of health depends on it. It’s popular […]...
14. A Family Party I visit my Hometown about once a year. This year, I was In town for about five days and there was a family Get-together. It wasn’t a Family reunion since it was just my Immediate family, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who Showed up. Our family parties are always held […]...
15. Значение идиомы give a wide berth [give a wide berth] {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safedistance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jackgave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bobinto trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth....
16. British character – Британский характер If you want to form a correct opinion of the British character, you don’t have to concentrate on big cities, you should better go forth into the country, you’d better visit castles, farm-houses and villages and see the people in all their habits and humours. For centuries the British have been known as insular, superior, […]...
17. Australia – the land of blue mountains Топик Австралия – земля голубых гор знакомит вас с государством в Южном полушарии, занимающим материк Австралия, остров Тасмания и несколько других островов Индийского и Тихого океанов. Это шестое государство по площади в мире. Из топика вы узнаете о красоте острова Тасмания, о “красном сердце” Австралии и горах, поросших голубыми эвкалиптами. Интересны истории городов Сидней, Канберра […]...
18. Written in the stars Топик Предначертано звездами повествует о неожиданной встрече двух одиноких людей, уже не веривших, что судьба подарит им любовь. И пусть эта встреча и произошла при трагических обстоятельствах, но если “предначертано звездами”, она состоится, рано или поздно. She was a nurse in a local hospital. He was a fireman and he risked his life almost every […]...
19. Значение идиомы cross fire [cross fire] {n.} 1. Firing in a fight or battle from two or more places at once so that the lines of fire cross. The soldiers on the bridge were caught in the crossfire coming from both sides of the bridge. 2. Fast or angry talking back and forth between two or more people; also, […]...
20. Значение идиомы far and wide [far and wide] {adv. phr.} Everywhere, in all directions. Thewind blew the papers far and wide. My old school friends arescattered far and wide now. The movie company looked far and widefor a boy to act the hero in the new movie. Compare: ALL OVER....
21. Clash of Civilisations – Столкновение цивилизаций The Clash of Civilisations is a theory that was proposed by one of the political scientists, whose name is Samuel P. Huntington. The author is of opinion that all the conflicts are because of the cultural and religious identities among people. S. Huntington is certain about the conflicts in the future; he believes the clash […]...
22. Значение идиомы iron in the fire [iron in the fire] {n. phr.} Something you are doing; one of theprojects with which a person is busy; job, John had a number ofirons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot. – Usuallyused in the phrase “too many irons in the fire”. “Ed has a dozenthings going all the […]...
23. Значение идиомы bring out [bring out] {v.} 1. To cause to appear; make clear. His report brought out the foolishness of the plan. Brushing will bring out the beauty of your hair. 2. To help grow or develop. The teacher’s coaching brought out a wonderful singing voice of great power and warmth. 3. To offer to the public by […]...
24. Dublin Топик Дублин рассказывает о столице Ирландии, описывая его как очень красивый город, с множеством красивых парков, кафе и удивительных мостов. Город, любящий музыку, в нем проводится множество международных музыкальных и фольклорных фестивалей. Dublin is a fine city, with beautiful grey stone houses. It is situated on the east coast of Ireland. If you go to […]...
25. Значение идиомы catch fire [catch fire] {v. phr.} 1. To begin to burn. When he dropped a match in the leaves, they caught fire. 2. To become excited. The audience caught fire at the speaker’s words and began to cheer. His imagination caught fire as he read....
26. Значение идиомы bring up [bring up] {v.} 1. To take care of ; raise, train, educate. He gave much attention and thought to bringing up his children. Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma. 2. {informal} To stop; halt. – Usually used with “short”. He brought the car up short when the light changed to red. […]...
27. The Republic of Belarus (2) The republic of Belarus is a small beautiful country with heroic past and difficult present. It is situated in Central Europe. The republic of Belarus borders on Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. It has an area of 207,600 square kilometers and population of more than 10 million. 77% of the population constitutes Belarussians. […]...
28. Значение идиомы hold one’s fire [hold one’s fire] or [hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back argumentsor facts; keep from telling something. Tow could have hurt Fred bytelling what he knew, but he held his fire. Mary held fire untilshe had enough information to convince the other club members....
29. Means of Communication Топик Транспорт рассказывает обо всех видах транспорта, которые использует современный человек. Особое внимание уделяется транспорту Лондона – городу, в котором было построено первое в мире метро и появились первые трамваи. И еще Лондон знаменит своими ярко-красными двухэтажными автобусами – даблдекерами или омнибусами. People use various means of communication to get from one place to another. […]...
30. Ecological Problems Since ancient times Nature has served Man, being the source of his life. For thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization man’s interference in nature began to increase. Large cities with thousands of smoky industrial enterprises appear […]...
31. Значение идиомы round-eyed [round-eyed] or [wide-eyed] also [large-eyed] {adj.} Very muchsurprised; astonished; awed. The people were round-eyed when theylearned what the computer could do. The children were wide-eyed atthe sight of the Christmas tree and didn’t make a sound....
32. Fire of travel – Огонь путешествий There is one kind of people who can`t stand at one place for a long time. Our family belongs to this kind. From time to time fire of travel burns in our souls. And when this fire attains the highest top we set off. There aren`t any things more beautiful than the road — whether […]...
33. Milla Jovovich Топик Милла Йовович рассказывает об известной американской киноактрисе. Начав работать с 11 лет, Милла много работает: еще и моделью, музыкантом и модельером. Она является “лицом” многих косметических фирм. Из этого топика вы узнаете, как можно описать внешность человека. People are brought up differently: some can be kind, considerate and well-mannered, others are selfish, unhelpful and […]...
34. New Zealand Way of Life – Новозеландский стиль жизни New Zealand have a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides excellent health care. About 70 % of New Zealand people own their houses. Almost every family has a car. Most New Zealanders live in singlefamily […]...
35. Canada (2) Топик Канада (2) продолжает знакомить вас со второй по величине, после России, страной в мире. Канада занимает первое место в мире по количеству лесов и богата природными ресурсами. В Канаде хорошо развиты промышленность, сельское хозяйство и рыболовство. Почти 60 процентов населения говорят на английском и 27 процентов говорят по-французски. Канада – одна из стран основателей […]...
36. Fire and Firefighters Rebecca: Look, there’s Smoke coming from six Stories up. Hugh: Yes, I know. Didn’t you hear the Fire alarm go off upstairs a few minutes ago? Rebecca: No, but I’m really glad there’s a Fire station only a few blocks away. Hey look, there’s the Fire engine. Here come the Firefighters! Hugh: Yeah, let’s get […]...
37. Значение идиомы bring to light [bring to light] {v. phr.} To discover ; find out about; expose. Many things left by the ancient Egyptians in tombs have been brought to light by scientists and explorers. His enemies brought to light some foolish things he had done while young, but he was elected anyway because people trusted him. Compare: COME TO […]...
38. Перевод идиомы cut a (wide) swath / cut a (wide) swathe, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: cut a (wide) swath / cut a (wide) swathe Перевод: привлечь всеобщее внимание, произвести впечатление, произвести фурор; пускать пыль в глаза; щеголять Пример: The man cuts a wide swath when he enters a room. Этот мужчина всегда привлекает всеобщее внимание, когда он входит в комнату. The new game is unusually inventive and has cut […]...
39. Значение идиомы open fire [open fire] {v. phr.} To begin shooting. The big warship turnedits guns toward the enemy ship and opened fire. When the policemancalled to the robber to stop, he turned and suddenly opened fire....
40. Значение идиомы line of fire [line of fire] {n. phr.} The path that something fired or throwntakes. When the bandit and the police began to shoot, John wasalmost in their line of fire. Compare: CROSS FIRE....