Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Давно было, точных цифр не помню, но английских синонимов слова "прекрасный", оказалось больше, чем русских.Так какой был результат?
В следующий раз мы проделали тоже со словом "ужасный"...
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Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
спешу поделиться, думаю вам понравится
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
мое последнее открытие оттуда "As far as" само по себе не употребляется.
Originally people used to say things like “As far as music is concerned, I especially love Baroque opera.” Recently they have begun to drop the “is concerned” part of the phrase. Perhaps this shift was influenced by confusion with a similar phrase, “as for.” “As for money, I don’t have any,” is fine; “As far as money, I don’t have any,” is clumsy.
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
мое последнее открытие оттуда "As far as" само по себе не употребляется.
Originally people used to say things like “As far as music is concerned, I especially love Baroque opera.” Recently they have begun to drop the “is concerned” part of the phrase. Perhaps this shift was influenced by confusion with a similar phrase, “as for.” “As for money, I don’t have any,” is fine; “As far as money, I don’t have any,” is clumsy.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Вот недавно узнал:
Слово JEEP - это аббревиатура:
Just Engine and Essential Parts.
Мдас - настоящими джипами эти замечательные машины перестали быть тогда,
когда к Essential Parts обавилась всякая ерунда на потребу, типа подогреваемого руля
и дворников, реагирущих на влажность....
Слово JEEP - это аббревиатура:
Just Engine and Essential Parts.
Мдас - настоящими джипами эти замечательные машины перестали быть тогда,
когда к Essential Parts обавилась всякая ерунда на потребу, типа подогреваемого руля
и дворников, реагирущих на влажность....
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Раньше учила So do I, а теперь me too.
Так же Neither do I, а теперь me neither.
Так же Neither do I, а теперь me neither.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
А я с детства (папа рассказал) знаю примерно такую версию:Ascent писал(а):Вот недавно узнал:
Слово JEEP - это аббревиатура:
Just Engine and Essential Parts.
Jeep - Origin of the name
There are many explanations of the origin of the word jeep, all of which have proven difficult to verify. The most widely held theory is that the military designation of GP begat the term Jeep and holds that the vehicle bore the designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose), which was phonetically slurred into the word jeep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
А я с детства (папа рассказал) знаю примерно такую версию:Ascent писал(а):Вот недавно узнал:
Слово JEEP - это аббревиатура:
Just Engine and Essential Parts.
Jeep - Origin of the name
There are many explanations of the origin of the word jeep, all of which have proven difficult to verify. The most widely held theory is that the military designation of GP begat the term Jeep and holds that the vehicle bore the designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose), which was phonetically slurred into the word jeep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Хм....возможно моя Джип-версия принадлежит к, так называемым, Urban Legends, в число которых входят всем известные фэйки аббревиатур G.O.L.F. и F.U.C.K.
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Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Может это все знают,
LG (electronics) - тоже аббревиатура:
Life is Good, или правильнее - Life's Good
LG (electronics) - тоже аббревиатура:
Life is Good, или правильнее - Life's Good
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Насколько я понимаю это совершенно разное. Во втором случае перевод "жизненный товар". Поправьте, если не прав.Life is Good, или правильнее - Life's Good
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Тогда было бы: Life's Goods
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Вообще мы тут не по теме. В википедии объяснено, что это значит
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"LG" is the result of a merger of two companies - GoldStar and Lucky.
Later in their advertising campaign the company would take advantage of the initials to proclaim their now-famous slogan: “Life’s Good.”
Life is indeed good for LG because it is one of the most successful electronics companies in the world.
А в wikipedia внимание уделено происхождению аббревиатуры, да еще и с пометкой, что информация не точна.
Later in their advertising campaign the company would take advantage of the initials to proclaim their now-famous slogan: “Life’s Good.”
Life is indeed good for LG because it is one of the most successful electronics companies in the world.
А в wikipedia внимание уделено происхождению аббревиатуры, да еще и с пометкой, что информация не точна.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Let's face it - English is a crazy language:
- There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
- English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France.
- Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
- Quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that:
- Writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
- If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices?
- You can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
- If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
In what language:
- Do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
- Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
- Have noses that run and feet that smell?
- Your house can burn up as it burns down?
- You fill in a form by filling it out?
- An alarm goes off by going on?
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
- There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
- English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France.
- Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
- Quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that:
- Writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
- If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices?
- You can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
- If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
In what language:
- Do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
- Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
- Have noses that run and feet that smell?
- Your house can burn up as it burns down?
- You fill in a form by filling it out?
- An alarm goes off by going on?
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Vancouver Refugee Services Alliance - сервис для отверженных.
Down on the Moscow River - Рассвет над Москвою рекой.
Down on the Moscow River - Рассвет над Москвою рекой.
Re: Велик и могуч английский язык. Осенительное.
Да уж... Перейду пожалуй на английский по теме топика. For those of us who have made “the progress of a snail” on a subject there is a collection of English idioms below. They are all about money:
Money burns a hole in your pocket
To say that money burns a hole in somebody's pocket means that
they are eager to spend it quickly or extravagantly.
"As soon as she's paid she goes shopping. Money burns a hole in
her pocket!"
Money to burn
People who have money to burn have so much money that
they can spend it on anything they want.
Money doesn't grow on trees!
To say that money doesn't grow on trees means that it is
not plentiful or easily obtained.
"Be careful how you spend your money David. It doesn't grow
on trees you know!"
Money for jam
A very easy way of earning money is called money for jam.
"All you've got to do is hand out brochures. It's money for jam!"
Money for old rope
This expression refers to money earned from a task that requires
very little effort.
"Getting paid for watering the garden is money for old rope!"
Money laundering
When people launder money, they manage to conceal the source
of illegally-obtained money so that it is believed to be legitimate.
"Certain countries have been accused of facilitating money laundering."
Money spinner
If an activity is a money spinner, it is a very successful way of
making money.
"Washing cars was quite a money spinner when I was a student."
Money talks
Money talks means that people with a lot of money have power
and influence.
Put money where your mouth is
If you put money where your mouth is, you give financial support
to activities and causes that you believe are right.
Rake in the money
If you rake in the money, you make money in large quantities.
"Bob's business is so successful, he's raking in the money."
Throw money at something
If you throw money at something, you try to solve a problem by
spending money on it, without using any other methods.
"The refugee problem cannot be solved just by throwing money at it."
Money's worth
If you get your money's worth, you receive good value for the amount
of money you spend.
"We bought a travel pass to use the public transport system and we
really got our money's worth."
Money burns a hole in your pocket
To say that money burns a hole in somebody's pocket means that
they are eager to spend it quickly or extravagantly.
"As soon as she's paid she goes shopping. Money burns a hole in
her pocket!"
Money to burn
People who have money to burn have so much money that
they can spend it on anything they want.
Money doesn't grow on trees!
To say that money doesn't grow on trees means that it is
not plentiful or easily obtained.
"Be careful how you spend your money David. It doesn't grow
on trees you know!"
Money for jam
A very easy way of earning money is called money for jam.
"All you've got to do is hand out brochures. It's money for jam!"
Money for old rope
This expression refers to money earned from a task that requires
very little effort.
"Getting paid for watering the garden is money for old rope!"
Money laundering
When people launder money, they manage to conceal the source
of illegally-obtained money so that it is believed to be legitimate.
"Certain countries have been accused of facilitating money laundering."
Money spinner
If an activity is a money spinner, it is a very successful way of
making money.
"Washing cars was quite a money spinner when I was a student."
Money talks
Money talks means that people with a lot of money have power
and influence.
Put money where your mouth is
If you put money where your mouth is, you give financial support
to activities and causes that you believe are right.
Rake in the money
If you rake in the money, you make money in large quantities.
"Bob's business is so successful, he's raking in the money."
Throw money at something
If you throw money at something, you try to solve a problem by
spending money on it, without using any other methods.
"The refugee problem cannot be solved just by throwing money at it."
Money's worth
If you get your money's worth, you receive good value for the amount
of money you spend.
"We bought a travel pass to use the public transport system and we
really got our money's worth."
"Лучшим каждому кажется то, к чему он имеет охоту." Козьма Прутков.