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1. New scientific theories IINew scientific theories 3rd RunnerUp — Communist China is technologically underdeveloped because they have no alphabet. The lack of an alphabet means the Chinese cannot use «acronyms»; thus, they cannot communicate their ideas at a faster rate....
2. New scientific theories IIINew scientific theories 2nd RunnerUp — The ‘Why Yawning Is Contagious’ Theory: You yawn to equalize the pressure on your eardrums. This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other people’s ear pressures, so they must yawn to even it all out....
3. New scientific theories VNew scientific theories HONORABLE MENTION: The quantity of consonants in the English language is absolutely constant. If consonants are omitted in one geographic area, they turn up in another. When a Bostonian «pahks» his «cah», the lost r’s migrate southwest, causing a Texan to «warsh» his car and invest in «erl wells.»...
4. New scientific theories VINew scientific theories GRAND PRIZE WINNER: When a cat is dropped, it ALWAYS lands on its feet; and when toast is dropped, it ALWAYS lands with the buttered side facing down. Therefore, I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat. When dropped, the two will hover, spinning inches above the ground, ... Читать далее...
5. New scientific thoeries IVNew scientific thoeries 1st RunnerUp — If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world’s great literary works in Braille....
6. Перевод слова scientificScientific — научный Перевод слова Scientific attitude — научный подход scientific classification — научная классификация the scientific community — научный мир a scientific research establishment — научно-исследовательское учреждение Scientific reason, like Homer, sometimes nods. Доводы науки, как и все остальное, тоже иногда бывают ошибочны. He subjected his ideas to the Scientific society. Он вынес свои ... Читать далее...
7. GravityDiscovery of gravity Ancient astronomers observed the movements of the moon and the planets across the sky very carefully. In the 17th century the English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton wondered why the moon and the planets didn’t simply fly off into outer space but always moved in a curve around the Earth and the ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод слова spinSpin — плести, прясть; кружение, вращение Перевод слова A spin of a top — вращение волчка to give a coin a spin — крутануть монету to spin fibers — прясть волокно wool spun by hand — шерсть ручного прядения My head is Spinning. У меня кружится голова. He Spun round at the sound of his ... Читать далее...
9. Scientific and technical progress — Научно-технический прогрессThe basis of scientific and technical progress of today is new informational technology which is very different from all the previous technologies. Thanks to up-to-date software and robots new informational technologies can make many processes much faster and transmit information more quickly. It is important today because the quantity of information grows rapidly. New informational ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы stepped up[stepped up] {adj.} Carried on at a faster or more active rate;increased. To fill the increase in orders, the factory had tooperate at a stepped-up rate....
11. Биография Галилео Галилея на английском языке. Biography of Galileo GalileiGalileo is often called the founder of modern science. He made many discoveries in astronomy and physics and he built telescopes to study space. Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564. His father sent him to the university to study medicine, but young Galileo was more interested in science and mathematics. Galileo made ... Читать далее...
12. The seven kinds of passionate women1.The Optimist — «Yes! Yes! Yes!» 2.The Pessimist — «No! No! No!» 3.The Confused — «Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! Yes! No! No!» 4.The Asthmatic — written rendition of gasping 5.The Sprinter — «Faster! Agh! Faster! Faster!» 6.The Religious — «Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! 7.The Mathematician — «More! More! More! More!...
13. Биография Альберта Эйнштейна на английском языке. Biography of Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was a famous scientist who completely changed the way that people saw our world and the universe. Einstein created many theories which proved that things like gravity, light, energy and matter were connected with each other. At first, very few scientists could understand Einstein’s theories but as time passed other scientists showed that ... Читать далее...
14. Перевод слова armsArms — оружие, вооружение Перевод слова Arms dealer — торговец оружием arms expenditure — расходы на вооружение arms reduction — сокращение вооружений Present Arms! На караул! (команда) Arms! / To Arms! К оружию! The Arms race has slowed down. Гонка вооружений сбавила обороты. Интересные факты Подобное написание можно встретить как формы других слов: — present ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы up in arms[up in arms] {adj. phr.} 1. Equipped with guns or weapons and readyto fight. All of the colonies were up in arms against theRedcoats. Syn.: IN ARMS. 2. Very angry and wanting to fight. Robert is up in arms because John said he was stupid. Thestudents were up in arms over the new rule against ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы at this rate[at this rate] or [at that rate] {adv. phr.} At a speed like this or that; with progress like this or that. John’s father said that if John kept going at that rate he would never finish cutting the grass. So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate he’ll be a millionaire. «Three 100’s ... Читать далее...
17. Is There a Santa Claus?As a result of an overwhelming lack of requests, and with research help from that renown scientific journal SPY magazine (January, 1990) — I am pleased to present the annual scientific inquiry into Santa Claus. 1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, ... Читать далее...
18. MoonТопик Луна познакомит вас с естественным спутником Земли. Луна вращается по орбите вокруг Земли с периодом 27,3 суток, поэтому мы видим всегда только одну ее сторону. Гравитация Земли удерживает Луну на орбите, а гравитация Луны создает морские приливы и отливы на Земле. Атмосфера на Луне практически отсутствует, что приводит к высокому перепаду температур на поверхности ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы take up arms[take up arms] {v. phr.}, {literary}. To get ready to fight; fightor make war. The people were quick to take up arms to defend theirfreedom. The President called on people to take up arms againstpoverty. Contrast: LAY DOWN ONE’S ARMS....
20. Перевод слова rateRate — норма, показатель; ставка, расценка; скорость, темп Перевод слова Crime rate — показатель преступности rate of duty — ставка таможенной пошлины rate of growth — темп роста cut rate — сниженный тариф dependable rate of return — стабильный уровень доходности People work at different Rates. Люди работают в разном темпе. Children learn at different ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы bring to a close[bring to a close] {v. phr.} To terminate; cause to end. The meeting was brought to an abrupt close when the speaker collapsed with a heart attack....
22. Nature of HellA thermodynamics professor had written a take home exam for his graduate students. It had one question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof.» Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы spin a yarn[spin a yarn] {v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with someexaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. UncleFred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, butdon’t always believe everything he says....
24. Getting a Mortgage LoanKiko: Figuring out how to fill out this Mortgage loan application is like trying to read a foreign language. I don’t know what all these terms mean. Rafael: Let’s see if we can figure it out together. I think we want a Fixed-rate mortgage, not an Adjustable-rate mortgage. We want To lock in a good ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы make one’s head spin[make one’s head spin] {v. phr.} To be bewildered; be confused. It makes my head spin to think about the amount of work I still haveto do....
26. Understanding Interest RatesKerry: I need to take out a small business loan and I’m trying to figure out what the Interest rate would be. Do you understand this stuff? Oscar: If it’s the same as a Mortgage loan, then I think I understand it In general terms. The interest rate would be the percentage of the amount ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы arm[arm] See: GIVE ONE’S RIGHT ARM, KEEP AT A DISTANCE Or KEEP AT ARM’S LENGTH, SHOT IN THE ARM, TAKE UP ARMS, TWIST ONE’S ARM, UP IN ARMS, WITH OPEN ARMS, COST AN ARM AND A LEG....
28. Значение идиомы with open arms[with open arms] {adv. phr.} 1. With the arms spread wide forhugging or catching. When Father came home from work, little Sallyran out to meet him with open arms. Dick stood under the windowwith open arms, and Jean dropped the bag of laundry down to him. 2.With words or actions showing that you are glad ... Читать далее...
29. Перевод идиомы quick on the uptake, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: quick on the uptake Перевод: быстро соображать, понимать что-либо Пример: The student is quick on the uptake and understands most scientific theories very quickly. Этот студент очень быстро соображает и легко понимает самые сложные научные теории....
30. Перевод слова bodyBody — тело, туловище, ствол Перевод слова Body temperature — температура тела body weight — вес тела decomposing body — разлагающийся труп She has a lean, athletic Body. Она худощавая, спортивного телосложения. Her Body is very muscular. Ее тело очень мускулистое. A sound mind in a sound Body. В здоровом теле здоровый дух. Примеры из ... Читать далее...
31. Three guys enter a disabled swimming contestThree guys enter a disabled swimming contest. The first has no arms. The second no legs and the third has no body, just a head. They all line up, the whistle blows and «splash» they’re all in the pool. The guy with no arms takes the lead instantly but the guy with no legs is ... Читать далее...
32. I own the fastest carA man goes out and buys the best car available in the US or Europe, a 2001 Turbo BeepBeep. It is the best and most expensive car in the world, and it runs him $500,000. He takes it out for a spin and, while doing so, stops for a red light. An old man on ... Читать далее...
33. English Has no Equals — Английский не имеет равныхOn the 5th of September 1977, the American spacecraft Voyager One blasted off on its historic mission to Jupiter and beyond. On board the scientists who knew that Voyager would one day spin through distant star systems had installed a recorded greeting from the people of the planet Earth. A brief message in fifty-five different ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы off one’s rocker[off one’s rocker] or [off one’s trolley] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Not thinking correctly; crazy; silly; foolish. Tom is off hisrocker if he thinks he can run faster than Bob can. If you thinkyou can learn to figure skate in one lesson, you’re off your trolley. Syn.: OUT OF ONE’S HEAD....
35. Значение идиомы figure on[figure on] {v.} 1. To expect and think about while making plans. We did not figure on having so many people at the picnic. Hefigured on going to town the next day. Syn.: PLAN ON. 2. To dependon; be; sure about. You can figure on him to be on time. Syn.:COUNT ON....
36. Значение идиомы cut a figure[cut a figure] {v. phr.} To make a favorable impression; carry of fan activity with dignity and grace. With his handsome face and sporty figure, Harry cuts quite a figure with all the ladies....
37. Global WarmingТопик Глобальное потепление рассказывает о проблеме роста средней температуры воздуха у поверхности суши и океана. С начала 20-го века, температура воздуха становится выше в каждое последующее десятилетие, и большая часть изменения температуры вызвана повышением концентрации парниковых газов вследствие человеческой деятельности. Изменение климата и его последствия в отдельных регионах мира будут различными: потеря мест обитания людей ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы come back to earth[come back to earth] or [come down to earth] {v. phr.} To return to the real world; stop imagining or dreaming; think and behave as usual. After Jane met the movie star it was hard for her to come back to earth. Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы down-to-earth[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. The committee’s first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth. Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down-to-earth. Compare: COME BACK TO EARTH....
40. Перевод слова earthEarth — земля, суша, планета Земля, почва Перевод слова The greatest poet on earth — величайший поэт на земле clayey earth — глинистая почва earth electrode — заземляющий провод The sun parched the Earth. Солнце иссушило землю. The moisture will eventually fall to Earth in the form of rain or snow. В конце концов эта ... Читать далее...