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The infinitive part 4
Translate into English using the Infinitive with "It". (If you want to check this exercise and can't understand the russian part - just ignore it.)
1. Ему трудно верить. - It's hard to believe him.
2. Ей доставляло огромное удовольствие видеть как играют дети. - It was a big pleasure for her to watch children playing.
3. Неплохо было бы поехать за город завтра. - It would be good to go to the countryside tomorrow.
4. Нам понадобилось много времени, чтобы убедить его, что он неправ. - It took us a lot of time to persuade him that he is wrong.
5. Не предупредить его об этом было бы нечестно. - It would be dishonest not to warn him about this.
6. Вам не помешает, если вы займетесь спортом. -It wouldn't hurt you, if you did some sports. or It wouldn't hurt you to do some sports Fairly common idiom in English wouldn't hurt close to not bother, to not disturb, not hurt- direct translation не помешает7. Очень приятно пить из колодца холодную воду в жаркий день. - It's a pleasure to drink cool fresh water from a well on a hot day.
8. Джейн потребовалось полчаса на то, чтобы добраться до города. - It took Jane a half an our to reach the city.
9. За этим столом хорошо работать. - It's a pleasure to work at this table.
10. Это моя обязанность - учить вас. - It's my duty to teach you.
11. Некоторым людям трудно угодить. - It's hard to please some people.
12. Стихи трудно переводить. - It's hard to translate a poetry.0 votedJanuary 15, 20180The Infinitive part 3
Paraphrase the sentences using the words in brackets.
Model:
I am delighted to meet such a distinguished man.
It ... (pleasure) - It's a pleasure to meet such a distinguished man.
1. I have been involved in such an interesting project. It is a privilege. It ... (privilege). - It is a privilege to have been involved in such an interesting project.
2. I will resist the temptation and won't go into detail of the scheme. I ... (temptation). - I will resist the temptation to go into details of the scheme.
3. The president underlined that he is determined to pursue the rebels. The president ... (determination). - The president underlined his determination to pursue the rebels.
4. Shakespeare: "I'm planning to turn Hamlet into a musical." I ... (make plans). I'm making plans to turn Hamlet into a musical.
5. It was clear that she was ready to seek after the truth at any cost. She ... (show a determination). - She showed a determination to seek the truth at any cost.
6. He won't admit his fault, as one has to be a courageous man to face the music. It ... (take courage). - It will take courage for him to admit his fault.
7. Count Dracula: "I've applied to go to medical school". I ... (send in an application). I've sent in an application to go to medical school.
8. Einstein: "I've decided to challenge my own theory". I ... (make a decision). - I've made a decision to challenge my own theory.
9. Fred Astaire: "If I troubled to learn, I might be a good dancer." If I ... (take the trouble). - If I took the trouble to learn, I might be a good dancer.0 votedJanuary 15, 20180Game of Thrones
I like Game of Thrones a lot. I think it is one of the best tv shows ever.
What do I like about the tv show? One of the things is that this tv show makes me feel a wide variety of emotions, and I think this is one of the reasons why the show is so popular all over the world or worldwide. In the first season, I was watching, for example, one episode expecting nothing to happen since everything was going smoothly, and BOOM in one moment everything changed and something unexpected and incredible happened! You kept on watching still not believing what you had just seen and you thought "what the hell,.." but after the lapse of some time when I got used to seeing the tv show, I started to predict what would happen in the next season and when I was right I was glad; and when I was mistaken I thought that I hadn't taken into account several hints.
Use would because of I started to predict. would is like future in the past and the main verb, started is in the past tense.
So of course, the elements of fantasy and dragons make this tv show utterly breathtaking. Besides, I love the authenticity of the cast's acting. So as you watch, you believe in the sincerity of their interactions. Every character expressed themselves so naturally and accurately to their circumstances. Everyone has their own temperament and this makes every character unique. Also, I love that in this tv show we don't see the fighting between kindness and cruelty that we get used to watching or reading about in fairy tales. Almost every character in Vesteros has a light and dark side. We can see it in Jaime Lannister's character and in Daenery Targaryen's character. Another thing I really love is that I am trying to understand the motives of the characters and why they act the way they do. So, they don't act thoughtlessly.
Every character in Seven Kingdoms follows their own inclinations, which encourages me to keep on on watching and make predictions.
It is incredible to follow the stories of the main characters. So from season 1 until season 6, every character lived on their own and was growing up. And in season 7, they all met. That was so funny and exciting!
I can talk about Game of Thrones a lot. So in the next post, I will write about my favorite character in that tv show.
And what do you like in the Game of Thrones?
0 votedDecember 24, 20170
