ENGLISH IDIOMS

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «beat» . Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

Beat one’s brains out (досл. «выбивать чьи-то мозги»)

По-русски: ломать голову над чем-то

Example:

That’s the last time I’ll beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you.
Я в последний раз буду ломать голову, пытаясь приготовить прекрасный ужин для тебя.

Nov. 28, 1943 | Allied Leaders Meet at Tehran Conference

The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting held between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943. It was held in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran and was the first of the World War II conferences held between all of the "Big Three" Allied leaders (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom). It closely followed the Cairo Conference and preceded both the Yalta and Potsdam^] Conferences. Although all three of the leaders present arrived with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies. The conference also addressed relations between the Allies and Turkey and Iran, operations in Yugoslavia and against Japan as well as the envisaged post-war settlement. A separate protocol signed at the conference pledged the Big Three's recognition of Iran's independence.

The "Big Three" at the Tehran Conference
Left to right: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

Date	November 28, 1943 to December 1, 1943
Location	Soviet Embassy, Tehran, Iran
Also known as	Tehran Summit
Participants	Winston Churchill (Prime Minister: Great Britain), Franklin D. Roosevelt (President: United States) Joseph Stalin (Premier: Soviet Russia)
Outcome	Consensus to open a second front against Nazi Germany by 1 May 1944

 

 On November 27, 1895, in Paris, Alfred Bernhard Nobel signed his will. 

 His Last Will

In his will of November 27, 1895 signed in Paris, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be divided into five parts and to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace to "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." 

Alfred Nobel 1833-1896

Happy Mothers Day!

Today is the last Sunday of November and it’s Mother’s Day in Russia. The holiday was introduced in 1998 to accentuate the role of the most important person in everyone’s life. The light-blue forget-me-not was the emblem of the “I Love You, Mom” action that took place in Moscow today.
These delicate flowers serve to remind us not to forget our loved ones. 

THANKSGIVING Word-scramble

 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. In the US Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier (second Monday of October). Thanksgiving has deep roots in religious tradition, but nowadays it is primarily celebrated as a secular holiday.

Thanksgiving tradition began in early XVII century, but date and popularity varied between states. First nation-wide Thanksgiving was proclaimed on November 26, 1789 by George Washington. The contemporary date of fourth Thursday of November was set in 1941 by federal legislation. 

ENGLISH IDIOMS
АНГЛИЙСКИЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «so» . Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

so to speak (досл. «так сказать»)

По-русски: так сказать

Example:

Greg was not a bad guy, so to speak, although few people liked him.
Грег не был плохим парнем, так сказать, некоторым он нравился.

ENGLISH IDIOMS
АНГЛИЙСКИЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «first» . Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

first of all (досл. «первый из всех»)

По-русски: прежде всего

Example:

First of all I’d like you to tell me a few words about yourself.
Прежде всего, я хочу, чтобы вы рассказали мне немного о себе.

Unity Day (also called Day of People’s Unity or National Unity Day; Russian is national holiday in Russian Federation held on November 4 (October 22, Old Style). It commemorates the popular uprising which expelled Polish–Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow in November 1612, and more generally the end of the Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618).