понедельник, 4 июня 2012 г.
суббота, 2 июня 2012 г.
Diamond Jubilee
The Queen is due to be driven down the course in an open-top car, there will be a Red Arrows display and Katherine Jenkins will
sing the National Anthem.
пятница, 1 июня 2012 г.
Listen, enjoy, translate
Ok, Ready? Cool.
I didn’t actually notice that many mistakes this week, like I do think the level is quite high this week. Hats off to you, very well done!
Emphasis collocations
you can use to do that.
a total disaster - The whole
project was a total disaster from beginning to end.
extremely good - We have an extremely good chance of getting
the contract.
a terrible mistake - It wasn’t a minor error. It was a terrible
mistake and cost us millions to put right.
much cheaper- Even if we had taken five per cent off our
prices, we wouldn’t have got the contract. They were much cheaper than us.
one hundred per cent certain - There is not
the slightest doubt. I am one hundred per cent certain that that is
what happened.
highly competitive - This is a highly competitive market. I am
not sure we should enter it.
far too expensive - The Chinese and Koreans can offer much lower
prices. We are far too expensive.
even better -Their previous smart phone was good but
this is even better.
fully aware - I am fully aware of all the risks but I still think we should do it.
absolutely no chance - There is absolutely no chance that we will lose the
contract.
They love our work.
четверг, 31 мая 2012 г.
What on earth is the matter
What on earth is the matter? – Что, черт возьми, происходит?
How on earth am I gonna (going to) solve this problem? – Как, спрашивается, я буду решать эту проблему?
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