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Здравствуйте и позвольте представиться: Miss Smith, свободно лаю и по-русски, и по-английски. Не желаете ли полаять вместе? ;-)
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  • Commented
    Further on the usage:
    1. ‘Light’ vs. ‘light up’. Examples of the ‘light up’ used with reference to candles:
    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITD8fQ04Z8c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITD8fQ04Z8c</a>
    <a href="http://www.vblurpage.com/lyrics/graham/bsides/light_up_your_candles.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.vblurpage.com/lyrics/graham/bsides/light_up_your_candles.htm</a>
    2. ‘Electrics off’ with the verb and article omitted - you can often hear that, not only on Eastenders. I don’t watch Eastenders, I simply listen to what people around me say and how they speak. Unlike you, I try not to judge. In your circles, perhaps, they use only what you refer to as standard English. You should understand, though, that there are other worlds outside yours and allow yourself some flexibility. 

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    December 10, 2016
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  • Commented
    What I teach, standard or non-standard English ... I follow my students’ requests.
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    December 10, 2016
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  • Commented
    Well, yes, I know what you mean, and thank you for your comments, Su.Ki. Still, both ‘light up the candles’ and ‘electrics off’ are used by the native speakers.

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    December 8, 2016
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  • Commented

    Oops … Light up the candles, slip of the pen, sorry, I was thinking the past tense (smile). 

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    December 8, 2016
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  • Commented

    Он был такой пьяный, что опрокинул чашку и вылил кофе на ковер.<o:p></o:p>

    He was so drunk that he tipped his cup and spilled his coffee on the carpet.<o:p></o:p>

     

    У меня такое ощущение, что ты что-то скрываешь (не договариваешь)<o:p></o:p>

    I have a feeling you are holding something back.

      

    Ладно, давай по существу (не отклоняясь от темы).<o:p></o:p>

    Could you stick to the point please?

    <o:p> </o:p>


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    December 8, 2016
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  • Commented

    We take turns looking after our younger sister.

    Мы поочередно присматриваем за нашей младшей сестрой.<o:p></o:p>

     

    We took a short cut across the field.

    Мы пошли напрямик через поле.<o:p></o:p>

     

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    December 7, 2016
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  • Commented

    Young people saying they are old? Perhaps they want to be older as they think it may give them prominence of a sort, making them look more ‘important’ in the eyes of others? :-) While old people, on the contrary, usually want to be younger and view time from a different perspective.

    If you say you are old, you will certainly feel old, your thoughts affecting you in the most direct way. How you feel will very much depend on what you think, what food you eat, etc. The interplay of body and spirit, one always in close connection with the other.

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    December 7, 2016
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  • Commented

    -  Что там на улице за погода?<o:p></o:p>

    -  Холодина и льет как из ведра. Лучше дома сидеть  / никуда не выходить. <o:p></o:p>

     

    - What’s the weather like out there?

    -  Freezing cold and pouring down with rain, it’s better to stay in.

    <o:p> </o:p>

     

     

    -  Сходи купи немного молока, у нас совсем нет.<o:p></o:p>

    -  Лень./ Неохота. <o:p></o:p>

     

    - Go get some milk, we haven’t got any.

    - I can’t be bothered.<o:p></o:p>

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    November 20, 2016
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  • Commented

    Я, может быть, зайду (к тебе) как-нибудь на днях.<o:p></o:p>

    I may pop in one of these days.

    <o:p> </o:p>

     Эти туфли на два размера больше, чем надо. <o:p></o:p>

     These shoes are two sizes too big.

    <o:p> </o:p>

    Света нет. / Пропало электричество. Придется зажечь свечи.<o:p></o:p>

    Electrics off. We will have to lit up the candles.

    <o:p> </o:p>

    Я сглупил и взял на себя больше, чем следовало.<o:p></o:p>

    I have been foolish and taken on more than I should have.

    <o:p> </o:p>

    Давай побыстрее, мы опаздываем.<o:p></o:p>

    Hurry up, we are running late.

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    November 20, 2016
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  • Posted
    Colloquial English (2) / Русско-английский разговорник.

    Продолжаю дальше свой начатый в предыдущих постах список разговорных фраз, представляющих сложность при переводе с русского. Добавляйте свои, интересные и полезные с вашей точки зрения часто употребляемые бытовые клише. Или относящиеся к этому разряду выражения, которые вы не знаете как перевести. Переведем вместе.<o:p></o:p>

    November 20, 2016
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