29.08.2011
| Residents have been ordered to remove washing lines from balconies – to prevent “heavy and wet” clothing from falling onto people below. | Жителям приказали убрать бельевые веревки с балконов – для предотвращения падения на людей внизу “тяжелой и мокрой” одежды. |
| resident ['rezɪd(ə)nt] – someone who lives or stays in a particular place: the residents of Westville |
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20.04.2011
| Recovering from its ordeal, this magnificent tiger cub is regaining its strength after being drugged and stuffed in a suitcase. | Оправляясь после тяжелого испытания, этот великолепный тигренок набирается сил, после того как его накачали наркотиками и запихнули в чемодан. |
| ordeal [ɔː'diːl] – a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time (тяжелое испытание) He was beginning to wonder if he would survive the ordeal. magnificent [mæg'nɪfɪs(ə)nt] – very good or beautiful, and very impressive (великолепный, изумительный): She looked magnificent in a long red dress. cub [kʌb] – the baby of a wild animal such as a lion or a bear (детеныш животного) a five-month old lion cub regain [rɪ'geɪn] – to get something back, especially an ability or quality, that you have lost (= recover) (обретать снова; восстанавливать): to regain one’s health — поправиться stuff [stʌf] – to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way (запихивать) She stuffed two more sweaters into her bag. suitcase ['s(j)uːtkeɪs] – чемодан |
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18.10.2010
| Lady Gaga and Katy Perry’s music have featured in an airline safety demonstration with a difference. | Музыка Леди Гага и Кэтти Перри сделала демонстрацию безопасности полёта особенной. |
| take off (phrasal verb) – 1. if an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow. 2. to suddenly start being successful: Mimi became jealous when Jack’s career started taking off. feature – to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part (содержать в себе особенный элемент): The exhibition features paintings by Picasso. |
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01.10.2010
| A robber has attacked a bank in New York, armed with a bunch of flowers and a note reading “Don’t be a hero”. | В Нью-Йорке совершено нападение на банк, при этом грабитель был вооружен букетом цветов и запиской с содержанием “Не геройствуй”. |
| robber ['rɔbə] – someone who steals money or property (грабитель): Armed robbers broke into the shop and demanded money from the till (касса). bunch [bʌnʧ] – a group of things that are fastened, held, or growing together (связка, пучок, пачка, ) I’ll send her a bunch of flowers. |
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23.09.2010
| “I’m bored“, “Why?” and “Are we nearly there yet?” have topped a list of phrases used by children that most irritate their parents. | “Мне скучно”, “Почему?” и “Нам еще далеко?” возглавили список детских фраз, больше всего раздражающих родителей. |
| annoy [ə'nɔɪ] – to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something (= irritate): She annoyed him with her stupid questions. bored [bɔːd] – tired and impatient because you do not think something is interesting, or because you have nothing to do: After a while I got bored and left. irritate ['ɪrɪteɪt] – to make someone feel annoyed or impatient, especially by doing something many times or for a long period of time: It really irritates me when he doesn’t help around the house. |
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16.09.2010
| Police in France are looking for two attractive female thieves who bared their breasts at a man at a cash point to distract him before stealing his money. | Французская полиция разыскивает двух привлекательных мошенниц, которые оголили грудь перед мужчиной у банкомата, чтобы отвлечь его внимание и украсть деньги. |
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09.09.2010
| A German court has thrown out the case of a schoolteacher against a pupil who had allegedly been tormenting her by scrawling pictures of rabbits on the blackboard. | Немецкий суд отклонил обвинения, выдвинутые против ученицы, якобы мучившей учительницу нарисованными на доске картинками кроликов. |
| throw somebody/something ↔ out (phrasal verb) – if people throw out a plan or suggestion, they refuse to accept it: The idea was thrown out by the committee allegedly [ə'leʤɪdlɪ] – (formal) used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved (по утверждению): a sports car, allegedly stolen in Manchester torment [tɔː'ment] – to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally (мучить): Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt. scrawl [skrɔːl] – to write in a careless and untidy way, so that your words are not easy to read (писать неразборчиво): He scrawled his name at the bottom. |
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30.08.2010
| Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into a group of entrepreneurs who tied a donkey to a parachute before sending the animal on a bizarre flight high above a popular Russian holiday resort. | Российская милиция начала уголовное расследование по делу группы предпринимателей, которые привязали осла к парашюту и отправили животное в странный полет над популярным российским курортом. |
| bizarre [bɪ'zɑː] (фр.) – very unusual, especially in a way that you think is amusing or that is hard to believe (неестественный, ненормальный) a bizarre haircut |
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26.07.2010
| A survey has revealed some of the unusual ways in which animals have succeeded in escaping from zoos across the country. | Исследование расскрыло необычные способы, как животным удается сбегать из зоопарков по всей стране. |
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15.07.2010
| A Mexican matador was arrested for breaching his contract after losing his nerve and running from the bullring. | Мексиканский матадор был арестован за нарушение контракта после нервного срыва и побега с арены. |
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