never_givin_up (Learning_English) все записи автора

American English	British English
appetizers	starters
baked potato	jacket potato
broil	grill
candy	sweets
candy store	confectioner, sweet shop
canned	tinned
cookie	biscuit
corn	sweetcorn, maize
cotton candy	candy floss
dessert	pudding, sweet, dessert
eggplant	aubergine
fish sticks	fish fingers
french fries	chips
ground meat	mince
jello	jelly
jelly	jam
oatmeal	porridge
potato chips	crisps
preserves	conserves
with or without (milk/cream in coffee)	black or white
zucchini	courgettes

 

never_givin_up (Learning_English) все записи автора

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We human beings are such small creatures.
So don’t be too worried about everything,
treasure every moment, do what you wish to do.

Broaden your view, broaden your mind.
Don’t worry too much about things that are bothering you.
Do treasure your loved ones, live safely and peacefully.

Always be happy to welcome the coming of the new day…
Enjoy the sunshine…

Always look at the brighter side of things.

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ELLE_SUNNY (Learning_English) все записи автора

 

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never_givin_up (Learning_English) все записи автора

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 A diamond shines no brighter
than that lovely Christmas star.
It shines in all its brilliance;
it's seen from near or far.
A symbol of the Christ child
as He lay upon the hay,
It tell to all the waiting world
a King was born that day.
O Bethlehem Star keep shining -
give us faith and hope and love.
Keep our thoughts forever turning
to the Savior up above.
Give us strength and hope and courage
to do our best by far
And never falter in our faith
as we watch that Christmas star...

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American English	British English
airplane	aeroplane
baggage claim	baggage reclaim
bus	coach
cab	taxi
kerosene	paraffin
one-way ( ticket )	single
railroad	railway
round trip ( ticket )	return ( ticket )
sidewalk	pavement
subway	underground, tube
underpass	subway

never_givin_up (Learning_English) все записи автора

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Face your past without regret.
Handle your present with confidence.
Prepare for the future without fear.
Keep faith and drop the fear.
Don’t believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs.

Life is wonderful if you know how to live it.

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never_givin_up (Learning_English) все записи автора

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Don’t talk to me – не обращайтесь ко мне, я c тобой не разговариваю!
Don’t / never tell me – не может быть!, рассказывайте!, что вы говорите!, не рассказывайте сказки!
Don’t ( you ) worry – будьте спокойные, не беспокойтесь
Don’t worry him etc! – оставьте его в покое!
Don’t forget it! – имейте в виду!
Down! – лежать! ( приказ собаке)
Down with smb / smth ! – прочь кого-то / что-то!
Draw it mind! – не преувеличивайте!
Drop dead! – отцепись!, иди прочь!
Drop it! – прекратите!
Dry up! – молчать!, молчите!
Easy! – спокойно!, спокойнее!
Easy all! – стоп!, остановитесь! ( в спорте )
Encore! - бис! ( просьба повторить выполненный номер )
Enjoy yourself! - желаю повеселиться, желаю хорошо провести время!

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Orbi-et_orbi (Learning_English) все записи автора

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 Ladies and Genetelmen!

Возможно ли создать раздел Trip, где люди смогли бы  написать о том, какие англоязычные туры они посещали. Ведь каждый человек, хотябы раз в жизни летал за океан. И он мог бы рассказать об этом, дать какие-то советы, сколько денег брать, какие сувениры привозить, есть ли зарубежом скидки?

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angryrat (Learning_English) все записи автора

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Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner.
Dispatcher: Do you have an address?
Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why?


Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller : Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich .
Dispatcher : Excuse me?
Caller : I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen table and when I came back from the bathroom, someone had taken a bite out of it.
Dispatcher : Was anything else taken?
Caller : No, but this has happened to me before and I'm sick and tired of it!


Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I'm trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't have an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same thing.
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.

My Personal Favorite!!!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!

And the winner is..........

Dispatcher: 9-1-1
Caller: Yeah, I'm having trouble breathing. I'm all out of breath. Darn....I think I'm going to pass out.
Dispatcher: Sir, where are you calling from?
Caller: I'm at a pay phone. North and Foster.
Dispatcher: ! Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic?
Caller: No
Dispatcher: What were you doing before you started having trouble breathing?
Caller: Running from the Police

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angryrat (Learning_English) все записи автора

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 There was a man who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money.
Just before he died, he said to his wife...'When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.'

And so he got his wife to promise him, with all of her heart that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him.

Well, he died. He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there - dressed in black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they finished the ceremony, and just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, 'Wait just a moment!' She had a small metal box with her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked it and took the casket down and they rolled it away.

So her friend said, 'Girl, I know you were not foolish enough to put all that money in there with your husband.'

The loyal wife replied, 'Listen, I' m a Christian; I cannot go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money into the casket with him.'

You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!?!?!?'

I sure did,' said the wife. 'I got it all together, put it into my account , and wrote him a cheque.... If he can cash it, then he can spend it.'

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