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The English Idioms & Русские идиомы
1) …. to get cold feet = be scared
I've heard such a dreadful sound behind my back. I've got cold feet at that moment!to get "cold feet" is mainly used with respect to weddings. A bride or a groom can get cold feet, and not go through with the wedding.
…. от страха сердце в пятки ушло
Я услышал ужасный звук за своей спиной. В тот момент, у меня от страха сердце в пятки ушло!
2) …. to get something off one's chest = to a confession
That occasion is tortured me a lot of the time. I must have been trying to get something off my chest. And I told the whole truth.
…. [сбросить/снять] камень со своей души, снять груз со своей души
Тот случай мучил меня долгое время. Я должен был сбросить камень со своей души. И я рассказал всю правду.
3) …. to be in over one's head = work a lot (It means to be too involved in a tough situation)
I was in over my head last week because I was so involved with my new work.
….[погрузиться/уйти] (в работу) с головой
На прошлой неделе, я так увлекся новой работой, что погрузился в неё с головой.
4) …. to let one's hair down (predominantly for women?) = have fun, relax
You're so uptight. Just let your hair down, my friend!
… сбрось заботы с плеч
Ты слишком напряжена. Просто сбрось заботы с плеч.
5) ….. to stick one's neck out = take the risk
He stuck his neck out in that evening. He put all his money on the red.Usually you stick your neck out for someone else. Example: I was about to be fired, but Paul stuck his neck out for me, and I get to keep my job.
…. лезть в петлю
Он полез в петлю в тот вечер. Он поставил все свои деньги на красное.
6) …. to play it by ear = (traveling) without any plans or itinerary
At that time, I was back from my own journey with the an absolutely empty wallet. Yes, playing it by ear is an expensive pastime.
…. принимать решение на месте, действовать по обстоятельствам, спонтанно действовать
В тот раз, я вернулся из своего путешествия с абсолютно пустым кошельком. Да, спонтанные поездки — дорогое удовольствие.0 votedDecember 8, 20171Today
Today we are lovely but tomorrow we gonna be married and my best moments It's when you say that love me.
Just who have a love will know what is to love.Today we are in love(?) but tomorrow we are going to be married, and my best moments are when you say that you love me.
Only those who have a love will know what it is to love.
0 votedDecember 8, 20170First Notebook Entry: How do I know Italki?
Hello Everyone,
I am Shirley from China. Just 10 minutes ago, I registered Italki and have already corrected 2 entries written in Chinese, my mother tongue. Noticing Having noticed so many people writing their first entries, so I thought, "why not write mine right now? " hahaha.
I had never heard anything about Italki before until I hosted a couchsurfer from France last year. This guy had been traveling for almost 3 years around the world. He didn't have a settled job, only making money by teaching languages, English and French mostly. He introduced Italki to me, the website where he gave classes as a community teacher. It really got me WOWed at that time. "Great website. It connects language learners, so we don't have to try hard to find a native speaker," I said.
But I only WOWed and no more...Although I am interested in language learning, but I'm toooo lazy to explore this new website. Until today, I got contacted with a friend from Thailand, who has just been to China to study Chinese. We messaged via Wechat. I know she wants to study Chinese, but now she is only at the very elementary level, so I type every sentence in both Chinese and English. She said "That's really nice, and I learned". Suddenly the word "Italki" came up to my mind, so I googled it and finally got here, hahaha!
Actually I was supposed to learn a programming language (sql) today, but it's much more fun to learn a human language.
It's really nice today in Shanghai, and I hope you also have a nice day!
Your English is great! Keep up the great work!0 votedMarch 27, 20161Nice to meet you John. My name is José María, and I am from Spain, and I live in Bailén.
I´ll tell you my daily routine, to see if we can meet.
In the morning, often on Wednesdays, I do housework while I am listening ambient music. On Tuesday and listening ambiental music. On Tuesday and Thursday, I study English with my friend Pedro. However, Mondays and Fridays I am free.
In the afternoon on Wednesdays, I go to supermarket to shop. Tuesdays I always walk in the park. On Fridays usually I go to drink with my family, but Wednesdays and Thursdays I am free.
In the evening, twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, I go sport (not sure which word you meant) in the sport center. On Thursdays, I watch my favorite TV show in my house. Every Friday I dance. From time to time on Tuesdays I am free.
What do you think about it John?
A quick note:For a day of the week that is reoccuring, you have to write it as a plural word. You are talking about more than one day, not just the one day of this week. One exception is in your second to last sentence. You put "Every Friday", which explains that it is occuring multiple times. This is correct. Other than that, keep it up!
0 votedNovember 12, 20150- Hi! In English, you can use "of" or " 's" to show possession. They are more or less interchangeable. It's okay to say "the car's color". The reason they used "help of volunteers" is because in verbal English, it's easier to distinguish that there are multiple volunteers written in that context, rather than saying "volunteers' help". This is because "volunteers' (possssive) and "volunteers (plural)" sound the exact same aloud. I hope that helps!0 votedJuly 27, 20150
The Meaning of Life
What is the meaning of life? I have been thinking about it for years.
Every night when I stare at the bright stars in the sky, I know they are just huge stones formed by countless small particles (molecules, atoms, or even something much more smaller). String theory believes that something called strings are the smallest things and everything in our universe are made of strings. What about our Earth? It is strings. What about lives on Earth? They are also strings.
I think lives would be amazing things in the universe. We have feelings controlled by cells and nerves in our body. We can relieve our pain by taking pain-killers, which prevent our nerves from delivering messages about pain. Cells and nerves are also made of strings.
Life is short. Before we were born, we felt nothing. After our death, we will feel nothing too. Everything that is important during our life time seems insignificant as soon as our lives move to the end. So, why spend time learning new things? What is the sense of earning as much money as possible? And what is the meaning of life?Interesting outlook. String theory is really interesting and is debated all over the physics world. Have you heard of the theory that we live in a multiverse, and universes can combine and split with other universes? Theoretical physicists explain their theories with string theory and quantum mechanics, such as Michio Kaku. I think it's good to question everything as you are doing and to seek out answers. I feel like that's why we are drawn to learn about the world we live in. We want to answer questions and come out of the unknowing. We can find happiness through several outlets. Keep on questioning the world; it's good! You're english is flawless by the way.
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