Freddie Mercury

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1. Перевод слова wreckage Wreckage – крушение, обломки Перевод слова Wreckage trail – расстояние разброса обломков aircraft wreckage – обломки самолета column of wreckage – колонна поврежденных машин impact wreckage – разрушение в момент приземления Several survivors were extricated from the Wreckage. Несколько выживших было спасено из под обломков. Two bodies were recovered from the Wreckage. Два тела были […]...
2. Mr. Bad Guy Mr. Bad Guy is the debut solo album from Queen singer, Freddie Mercury. Released in 1985, during a period in which Queen were on hiatus from recordings, it contains eleven songs, all written by him. For the album, Mercury compiled influences ranging from disco to dance music. It was a contrast to typical Queen work, […]...
3. Homecoming Fall is once again Upon us, and that means that Homecoming celebrations are Just around the corner. Homecoming is an American tradition each September and October for high schools and colleges where they celebrate their School spirit with a football game and other celebrations. I remember the homecoming events when I was in school. First, […]...
4. Starting a Band At work one afternoon, my friend Michael asked me if I wanted to help him start a Band. I was really surprised because I didn’t even know Michael was a Musician. As it turns out, not only was Michael a good Guitarist, he was also a good Songwriter. He wanted to get together a band […]...
5. My future career When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession, your future life has become. It’s not easy to make the right choice of a job. I have known for long time that leaving school is the beginning of my independent life, the beginning of a far more serious examination of […]...
6. Being Modest and Boastful Hans: Well, I think the choice is clear. I think we should hire Clark. Freddie: To me, the choice is clear, too, but I think that choice is Paul. Both Paul and Clark are qualified for the job, but Clark is a Blowhard. He was too Full of himself. Hans: Clark may Come off as […]...
7. For me life is a dance – Для меня жизнь это танец For me life is a dance. I cannot imagine myself without it. Every movement, swing, turn, makes the world brighter. I have been dancing since I was 5. And it is passion of my life. At first, I danced ballroom dancers. It is very beautiful and elegant. Dress, heels, hair — what could be more […]...
8. Значение идиомы strike up [strike up] {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. We were sittingaround the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in. The President took his place on the platform, and the band struckup the national anthem. 1b. To give a signal to start playing. When the team ran on the […]...
9. About my mother Dear Caroline, I hope you’re well and I apologise for not having written before. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a lot of time, I have been busy with lessons at school. Anyway, I have read your message and I have known that you interested by my mother! Ooh, first of all, I want to say that […]...
10. Mercury Из топика Меркурий вы узнаете, что эта планета является самой маленькой планетой в нашей Солнечной системе. Меркурий имеет прочную, сильно кратерированную поверхность, такую же, как Луна. Поскольку планета не имеет атмосферы и не может удерживать тепло, ночью температура опускается до минус 275 F (минус 170 C). Разница температур на Меркурии самая большая в Солнечной системе […]...
11. Значение идиомы crack a smile [crack a smile] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one’s face; permit a smile to appear. Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile. Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile. When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he finally cracked a […]...
12. Fanaticism – Фанатизм Youngsters have a trend to idolize on a pedestal. The biggest desire of fans is to see their idols in reality. Fans are not people who envy, fans usually consider idols as a God, and they are ready to do everything, everything at all just to take a look at the adorable. “We are ready […]...
13. Jules Verne Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. Young Jules was interested in machinery, sailing and writing. Together with his brother Paul, he explored the river near their home in an old sailboat. Jules’ father was a lawyer and he wanted his son to continue his career. So Jules was sent to Paris to study […]...
14. Перевод слова band Band – тесьма, лента; группа, оркестр Перевод слова To band a bundle – обвязывать лентой band conveyer – ленточный транспортер dance band – оркестр на танцах The Band played a polka. Группа играла польку. She Banded the waist of the dress with a speckled belt. Она повязала талию платья пестрым поясом. Примеры из жизни Слово […]...
15. About myself (3) My name is Alexander. My full name is Alexander Sergeevich Slusarenko. I was born into a family of a sailor on a submarine. My family is not small. There are four of us. When I was 7, I went to school. I did well at school. I was especially good at math and geometry, but […]...
16. Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, was born in Scotland in 1881 at a farm. He began to go to school when he was five. In 1895 he went to London and decided to dedicate his life to medicine. At first Fleming wanted to become a surgeon but soon he got interested in bacteriology and […]...
17. 12 Year Old Boy Collects 160,000 Plastic Bottles After School To Raise Money For Orphans Orphans, whose parents died of AIDS, play a game at the Zhonghua Red Ribbon Home, an orphanage Sun Huixi collected bottles to help build. Despite the fact this heart-warming act took place a few years ago now, the then 12 year-old schoolboy Sun Huixi didn’t receive the recognition he deserved, so we want to highlight […]...
18. British Private Education Seven per cent of British schoolchildren go to private schools called independent schools. There are 2,400 independent schools and they have been growing in number and popularity since the mid-1980’s. Parents pay for these schools, and fees vary from about 250 pounds a term for a private nursery to 3,000 pounds a term or more […]...
19. Zeppelin voted ‘ideal supergroup’ The four members of Led Zeppelin have been voted the UK’s ideal supergroup, with Robert Plant beating the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. About 3,500 music fans were polled for Planet Rock Radio and were asked to create their fantasy band. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Deep […]...
20. Перевод слова Mercury Mercury – Меркурий Перевод слова Mercury is the smallest of all the planets. Меркурий – самая маленькая из всех планет. Scientists believe that Mercury is a dead planet. Ученые полагают, что Меркурий – мертвая планета. При написании с маленькой буквы переводится как “Ртуть”: millimeter of mercury – миллиметр ртутного столба mercury-xenon lamp – ртутно-ксеноновая лампа […]...
21. Перевод слова queen Queen – королева Перевод слова Despotic queen – деспотическая королева popular queen – любимая народом королева queen-dowager – вдовствующая королева She bowed before the Queen. Она поклонилась королеве. They necked their Queen. Они отрубили голову своей королеве. The Queen bade us enter. Королева приказалa нам войти. Интересные факты Queen – британская рок-группа, добившаяся широчайшей известности […]...
22. The Discovery of America В топике Открытие Америки описывается, как в 1942 году Христофор Колумб открыл новый континент. Отправившись из Испании в далекое плавание в поисках Индии, Колумб, неожиданно для себя открыл Новый свет, названный впоследствии “Америкой”. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a […]...
23. My Summer Holidays After my hard and busy school year, my summer holidays began. I felt happy and began to plan a lot of wonderful things to do during my summer vacation. I was dreaming about Southern countries I always wanted to visit. Forexample I dreamed to visit Greek islands or beaches in Singapore. But I hadto go […]...
24. Elizabeth II, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria Elizabeth 2 is the Queen of Great Britain. She was born in Windsor on 21 April 1926. Her full name is Elizabeth-Mary-Alexander Windsor. Her pet name is Lilibet. She was educated at home, taught to read and write by her parents. She knew foreign languages. Elizabeth was made her speech on the radio in 1940. […]...
25. The ups and downs of British monarchy The British people have had a monarchy for over a thousand years. The relationship between the monarch and the people has suffered some serious crises in the country’s history, but the monarchy always seems to recover. Revolution: Charles I The biggest crisis in the monarchy’s history came in 1649 when the king was actually condemned […]...
26. Choice of parents – Выбор родителей There are millions possibilities in the world thousands from which may be given to one person. But we often choose from them only one or two. We have a choice since our childhood. We choose the games to play, we ask to buy this or that thing. Parents create our first choice, they influence our […]...
27. Значение идиомы beat the band [beat the band] {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. – Used after “to”. The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band....
28. American and British schools – Американские и Британские школы In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in “elementary” school, and four or six years in “secondary” or “high” school. School education is free. At the end of every school year, the children take a test. If a child does well, he goes into next class (“grade”). […]...
29. Making a Comeback Eileen: What are you doing with all that Band equipment? Dex: The guys in the band are planning a Reunion. It’s time for our Comeback. It will be the Stuff of legends! Eileen: Aren’t you afraid of being called Has-beens after all these years? Dex: Bite your tongue. There is a Groundswell of support for […]...
30. Перевод слова smile Smile – улыбка, улыбаться, одобрять Перевод слова To force a smile – выжать из себя улыбку to smile ironically – улыбаться иронически fortune smiles upon us – нам улыбается судьба She Smiled her thanks. Она благодарно улыбнулась. A Smile lit her face. Улыбка оживила ее лицо. The authorities Smiled on the project. Власти одобрили проект. […]...
31. Getting a School Class Schedule Carlos: Did you get your Class schedule? Marianne: Yeah. You? Carlos: Yeah. Let’s see if we have any classes together. I have PE with Mr. Lopez and Social studies with Ms. Walters. How about you? Marianne: I have PE with Ms. Schwartz and social studies with Ms. Eng. Who do you have for Geography? I’m […]...
32. A staged wedding to bust dealers As supposedly reported on CNN: Undercover police, staging the wedding of “a drug kingpin’s daughter”, let it be known on the street that dealers were “invited” (i. e. Expected to attend). The bride and groom were police, as was the band, bartender, and about half the guests. The band playing at the wedding was “S. […]...
33. My Biography The topic that is given to me is “My biography”. It sounds too meaningfull. It means something very important. I am sorry to say that there is little to speak about my short past life. I am too young to have my own family, I am not married yet. My name is Vitaly. My last […]...
34. University Education There are 44 universities (not counting the Open University) in Britain. Although the Goverment is responsible for providing about 80 per cent of universities income it does not control their work or teaching nor does it have direct dealings with the universities. The grants are distributed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science. […]...
35. Sport В топике Спорт я хочу еще раз рассказать о том, как я отношусь к спорту. Я считаю, что заботиться о своем здоровье, в первую очередь, должен сам человек, а самый лучший для него помощник это спорт, а не врачи. Особенно важен спорт для школьников и студентов, много времени проводящих за занятиями. Включайтесь в активные занятия […]...
36. Dictionary of Musical Terms JAZZ : Five men on the same stage all playing different tunes. BLUES : Played exclusively by people who woke up this morning. WORLD MUSIC : A dozen different types of percussion all going at once. OPERA : People singing when they should be talking. RAP : People talking when they should be singing. CLASSICAL […]...
37. Значение идиомы bear in the air [bear in the air] or [bear in the sky] {n. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band jargon} A police helicopter flying overhead watching for speeders. Slow down, good buddy, there’s a bear in the air....
38. Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) was born on the 24 May 1819. Queen Victoria was a strong queen. You can see her monument in front of the Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 and reigned until her death in 1901. She ruled for the longest period in the English history, for 64 years. Victoria […]...
39. Rumpelstiltskin Once there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he had to go and speak to the king, and in order to make himself appear important he said to him, “I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold.” The king said to the miller, […]...
40. Galsworthy John – Джон Голсуорси Popular American writer John Galsworthy was born in 1853. He attended a prestigeous school because his father wanted John to be a lawyer. Thus, John entered the Oxford University. But some time later be told his father about his wish to become a writer. His literally career began at the age of seventeen when he […]...