Значение идиомы old hat

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1. Space ExplorationТопик Космос повествует о давнем стремлении человечества: преодолеть гравитацию и достичь других планет. Вы узнаете, когда была открыта «космическая» эра, кто стал первым космонавтом, облетевшем по орбите Земли, о первой женщине-космонавте, о первом космонавте, ступившим на поверхность Луны. На какие планеты уже совершены космические полеты и как осуществляется программа совместного пребывания российских и американских космонавтов ... Читать далее...
2. Understanding Corporate StructureAndrea: This Organizational chart is really confusing. Raffael: Why are you looking at that? Andrea: I have an interview next week and I’m trying To bone up on the company I’ll be interviewing with. I want to impress them, but this chart is really confusing. Raffael: Let me see. It’s a simple Flow chart. You ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы second thought[second thought] {n.} A change of ideas or opinions resulting frommore thought or study. Your second thoughts are very often wiserthan your first ideas. We decided to climb the mountain, but onsecond thought realized that it was too dangerous. Compare: THINKBETTER OF....
4. Singing Christmas CarolsAndrea: What are you doing? Stephanie: I’m coming up with a list of Christmas carols to sing when we go Caroling. Andrea: Can I come? Stephanie: Uh, I don’t think… Andrea: What? You don’t think I can Sing in tune? Stephanie: No, it’s not that… Andrea: You think I’m going to forget the Lyrics? Stephanie: ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы go into orbit[go into orbit] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To become very happy orsuccessful. Our team has gone into orbit. Compare: FLY HIGH. 2. Tolose one’s temper or control completely; become very angry. Johnwas afraid his father would go into orbit when he found out about thecar accident. Compare: HIT THE CEILING....
6. Russian space scienceТопик Российская космическая наука познакомит вас с самыми знаменательными историческими вехами весьма длительного и успешного процесса освоения космического пространства учеными и космонавтами СССР и России. Сейчас Россия занимает ведущее место среди стран, также стремящихся внести свою лепту в космическую науку. Наша страна произвела запуск более 2300 космических транспортных средств, выполняющих различные функции. В отряде космонавтов ... Читать далее...
7. Reading Product ReviewsDominic: Do you want some help with that box? Andrea: Sure, thanks. Dominic: What is it? Andrea: It’s a new TV. My old one has been On the fritz for a week and I needed a new one. Dominic: Is this a Highly-rated model? Andrea: Highly-rated? I just went to the electronics store and bought ... Читать далее...
8. Reading Product ReviewsDominic: Do you want some help with that box? Andrea: Sure, thanks. Dominic: What is it? Andrea: It’s a new TV. My old one has been On the fritz for a week and I needed a new one. Dominic: Is this a Highly-rated model? Andrea: Highly-rated? I just went to the electronics store and bought ... Читать далее...
9. Putting the Children to BedAndrea: It’s your Turn to put the kids to bed. Marlon: No, I put them to bed last night, didn’t I? Andrea: Nope, I did that. Don’t forget their Bedtime story. Marlon: The kids won’t let me forget it. Okay, time for bed! Go brush your teeth and put on your Pajamas. It’s Lights out ... Читать далее...
10. A mother-daughter conversationA mother and daughter are sitting down over afternoon tea. The mother wants to show her daughter that she’s a hip parent and tries to get her daughter to open up and talk about dating boys and what it’s like for her. Mom: So….now that you have started dating, what’s it like getting intimate with ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы put over[put over] {v.} 1. To wait to a later time; postpone. They putover the meeting to the following Tuesday. Syn.: PUT OFF. 2.{informal} To make a success of; complete. He put over a complexand difficult business deal. Syn.: BRING OFF, PUT ACROSS, SLIP OVER.3. {informal} To practice deception; trick; fool. — Used with «on». George ... Читать далее...
12. Types of ViewsAndrea: Help me decide on which type of hotel room To book. George: I want the one with a bed. Andrea: Very funny. We have a choice of different views, and each one is a different price. For instance, a room with a City view is $175 a night and a Panoramic view is $275 ... Читать далее...
13. Will We Live In Space?В топике Будем ли мы жить в космосе? рассказывается история освоения космоса, начиная с запуска СССР на орбиту первого искусственного спутника 4 октября 1957 года. Ученые считают, что в 21-ом веке станет возможным строительство первого настоящего города на Луне, а затем наступит очередь Марса. People have dreamed of travelling in space for thousands of years. ... Читать далее...
14. Перевод слова orbitOrbit — орбита, сфера деятельности Перевод слова A definitive orbit of the comet — определенная орбита кометы to orbit the Earth — выйти на орбиту inclined orbit — наклоненная орбита their orbits do not touch — сферы их деятельности не пересекаются The satellite Orbited the Earth several times. Спутник несколько раз обогнул Землю по орбите. ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы half-baked[half-baked] {adj.}, {informal} Not thought out or studiedthoroughly; not worth considering or accepting. We wish Tom wouldnot take our time at meetings to offer his half-baked ideas. Wecannot afford to put the government in the hands of people withhalf-baked plans....
16. Yury GagarinТопик Юрий Гагарин рассказывает о первом человеке, совершим полет в космос. Ракета «Восток» была далека от идеала, и Генеральный конструктор Королев знал, что она полетит, но вот что вернется на Землю — 100% гарантии не было. 12 апреля 1961 года старший лейтенант Юрий Гагарин поднялся на борт ракетоносителя Восток-1, пристегнулся, провел предстартовую проверку и сказал ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы blast off[blast off] {v.} 1. To begin a rocket flight. The astronaut will blast off into orbit at six o’clock. 2. Also [blast away] {informal} To scold or protest violently. The coach blasted off at the team for poor playing....
18. 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...
19. Перевод идиомы fuddy-duddy, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: fuddy-duddy Идиома: fuddy-duddy разг. Перевод: старомодный, консервативный человек (особенно пожилой человек) Пример: Everybody considered him to be a fuddy-duddy because of his old-fashioned ideas. Все считали его консерватором из-за его устаревших представлений....
20. Значение идиомы launch window[launch window] {n.}, {Space English}, {informal} 1. A period oftime when the line-up of planets, Sun, and Moon are such as to makefavorable conditions for a specific space launch. The mission wascanceled until the next launch window which will be exactly six weeksfrom today. 2. A favorable time for starting some kind of ambitiousadventure. My ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы make a pass at[make a pass at] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} Make advancestoward a member of the opposite sex with thegoal of seducing the person. We’ve been dating for four weeks butJoe has never even made a pass at me....
22. Значение идиомы stick-in-the-mud[stick-in-the-mud] {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someonewho is old-fashioned and fights change. Mabel said her mother was areal stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10o’clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays. Mr. Thomas is astick-in-the-mud who plows with mules; he won’t buy a tractor....
23. Значение идиомы space probe[space probe] {n.}, {Space English} An unmanned spacecraft otherthan an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather andtransmit information about other planets in the solar system on what are called fly-by missions, i. e.,without the craft landing on any of these bodies. Both the U. S. A. and Russia have sent up many a space ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы get gray hair[get gray hair] or [get gray] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become oldor gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. — Often usedwith «over». «If John doesn’t join the team, I won’t get gray hairover it,» the coach said. Naughty children are why mothers getgray. Compare: GIVE GRAY HAIR....
25. MarsТопик Марс рассказывает о загадочной красной планете, всегда привлекавшей внимание астрономов. Тонкий слой атмосферы создает разброс температуры от минус 207 по Фаренгейту до 80 градусов по Фаренгейту. На Марсе бушуют штормы, очень похожие на ураганы на Земле. Ученые до сих пор надеются обнаружить на Марсе признаки жизни. The fourth planet from the sun has always ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы in circulation[in circulation] or [into circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Going around and doing things as usual; joining what others are doing, John broke his leg and was out of school for several weeks, but nowhe is back in circulation again. Mary’s mother punished her bystopping her from dating for two weeks, but then she got hack intocirculation. ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы put to bed[put to bed] {v. phr.} 1. To put to rest for the night. Fatherput the three children to bed. The boy seemed ill, so the nurseput him to bed. 2. {informal} To complete preparations and print. The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A. M. The pressroom was latein putting the sports section to ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы countdown[countdown] {n.}. {Space English}, {informal} 1. A step-by-step process which leads to the launching of a rocket. Countdown starts at 23:00 hours tomorrow night and continues for 24 hours. 2. Process of counting inversely during the acts leading to a launch; liftoff occurs at zero. 3. The time immediately preceding an important undertaking, borrowed from ... Читать далее...
29. Space Exploration — Исследование космоса (2)Mankind always dreamed of overcoming gravitation and reaching other planets. But it was only in the 1960ies that this dream was to become reality. On the 12th of April 1961 the spaceship «Vostok» was launched into space with a man on board and after orbiting our planet successfully returned to the Earth. The first man ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы far-out[far-out] {adj.} 1. Very far away; distant. Scientists areplanning rocket trips to the moon and far-out planets. 2. {informal}Very different from others; queer; odd, unusual. He enjoyed beingwith beatniks and other far-out people. Susan did not like some ofthe paintings at the art show because they were too far-out for her....
31. Значение идиомы latch string[latch string] {n.} 1. A string that opens an old-fashioned door bylifting a small bar. The early settlers kept the latch stringoutside the door when they were working around the house, but at nightthey pulled it to the inside. 2. {informal} A warm welcome; afriendly greeting. — Used in such phrases as «the latch string ... Читать далее...
32. Топик «День матери в Англии» (Mother’s Day in England)Словарь Possible [ˈpɒsɪb(ə)l] — возможный; To thank [θæŋk] — благодарить; Everywhere [ˈevrɪ veri] — везде, повсюду; Try to be — стараться. To honor [ˈɒnə(r)] — чествовать; Almost [ˈɔːlməʊst] — почти; America and England celebrate an wonderful holiday. It is Mother`s Day. There is almost the same holiday on the 8th March in Russia. Mother`s Day ... Читать далее...
33. Перевод идиомы give-and-take / give and take, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: give-and-take / give and take Перевод: 1. компромисс, уступки 2. обмен мнениями; энергичный, живой разговор Пример: You must be willing to give-and-take if you want to have a good marriage. Нужно уметь идти на компромисс, если хочешь, чтобы у тебя был хороший брак. There was a lot of give-and-take of ideas among the scientists. ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы whole cheese[whole cheese] {slang} or {informal} [whole show] {n.}, {informal}The only important person; big boss. Joe thought he was the wholecheese in the game because he owned the ball. You’re not the wholeshow just because you got all A’s. Compare: BIG CHEESE....
35. Значение идиомы sewed up[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Won or arranged as you wish;decided. They thought they had the game sewed up, but the otherteam won it with a touchdown in the last quarter. Dick thought hehad the job sewed up, but another boy got it. Compare: IN THE BAG....
36. Значение идиомы see daylight[see daylight] {v. phr.}, {informal} To know that an end or successis near. We thought we would never finish building the house, butnow we can see daylight. Sarah thought it would take forever toread the book for her report, but finally she saw daylight....
37. Значение идиомы put ideas into one’s head[put ideas into one’s head] {v. phr.} To persuade someone to dosomething negative; put one up to something. Billy would never havepoured glue into his father’s shoes if the neighbor’s son hadn’t beenputting ideas into his head....
38. Значение идиомы hang out one’s shingle[hang out one’s shingle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give publicnotice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor’s or lawyer’soffice, by putting up a small signboard. The young doctor hung outhis shingle and soon had a large practice....
39. Значение идиомы on a dime[on a dime] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a very small space. Bobcan turn that car on a dime. Tom says his new sports car will stopon a dime....
40. Значение идиомы talk down[talk down] {v.} 1. To make silent by talking louder orlonger. Sue tried to give her ideas, but the other girls talked herdown. Compare: SHOUT DOWN. To use words or ideas that are tooeasy. The speaker talked down to the students, and they werebored....