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A story of a frog Hi. There was an interesting english test to translate a piece using as many colloquialisms as possible. Please, share your opinion and corrections. ------------------------- 1. There is a fog hopping over there. It almost reached the pong but suddenly it was eaten by a snake. 2. Poor frog! If only it knew a snake would be ambushing it there, it would have never gone to that place. 3. On the other hand, it had already spent half a day looking for some water basin, if failed, it would have died of dehydration anyway. The sun was scorching since morning! 4. Even schoolchildren know frogs can't live without water. For millions of years they live and reproduce in water. 5. Sometimes though, they go out to hunt insects on soil. Usually at humid nights. 6. Who would have thought, that a frog could be such an easy prey! Usual business though: the big always eat the small. 7. And here is our snake, lying under the stone. After a good meal it is resting in a cool place and propably dreaming of cathing another couple of stupid frogs, which are bound to appear pretty soon. ------------------------- 1. Вон лягушка поскакала в ту сторону. Не успела она добраться до пруда, как её тут же уж и слопал. 2. Бедная лягушка! Ах, если бы она знала, что эта змея будет её там поджидать, она бы никогда не поскакала в те края. 3. Но с другой стороны она уже полдня искала какой-нибудь водоём, и если бы она его не нашла, она бы просто умерла от обезвоживания. Солнце с утра так сильно палило! 4. Даже школьник знает, что лягушки не могут жить без воды. Миллионы лет они живут в воде и там же размножаются. 5. Иногда, правда, они выползают на землю, чтобы поохотиться на насекомых. Как правило, в ночное влажное время. 6. Ну, кто бы мог подумать, что эта лягушка станет такой легкой добычей! Хотя дело обычное: большие всегда едят маленьких. 7. А вот и ужик наш лежит под камушком. Сытно поев, он сейчас покоится в прохладном месте и, возможно, мечтает поймать ещё пару глупых лягушек, которые обязательно вот-вот появятся.

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A story of a frog

Hi.
There was an interesting English test to translate a piece using as many colloquialisms as possible.
Please, share your opinion and corrections.
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1. There is a fog hopping over there. It almost reached the pond but suddenly it was eaten by a snake.
2. Poor frog! If only it knew a snake would be ambushing it there, it would have never gone to that place.
3. On the other hand, it had already spent half a day looking for some water hole. If it failed, it would have died of dehydration anyway. The sun was scorching that morning!
4. Even schoolchildren know frogs can't live without water. For millions of years they have lived and reproduced in water.
5. Sometimes, though, they go out to hunt insects on soil, usually on humid nights.
6. Who would have thought that a frog could be such an easy prey! Usual business though: the big always eat the small.
7. And here is our snake, lying under the stone. After a good meal it is resting in a cool place and probably dreaming of catching another couple of stupid frogs, who are bound to appear pretty soon.

Very well written! 

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