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Sending out an SOS for 'America's flagship'
Деловой английский без отрыва от дел!
Как выучить разговорный английский в короткий срок? Все знают, что обучение за границей очень эффективно, т к во время его происходит "погружение в англоговорящую среду"! Теперь у вас появилась отличная возможность "погрузиться в среду", не выезжая за границу и не тратя огромные деньги на это! Приглашаем на майский интенсив в Москве всех подписчиков, которые хотят научиться говорить по-английски в короткие сроки. ЧТО НОВОГО? /WHAT’S NEW?/Sending out an SOS for 'America's flagship' CNN, Sun April 7, 2013For me, touring the SS United States felt kind of like I was exploring my grandmother's attic for the first time, not knowing what I'd find. The ship offers lots of room for surprises. It stretches the length of New York's Chrysler Building and is 100 feet longer than the Titanic. Its legendary decks were the site of untold stories, where movie stars rubbed shoulders with famous musicians and kings. And it's fast. On its first voyage, the SS United States set a trans-Atlantic speed record -- three days, 10 hours and 42 minutes -- a feat that has never been surpassed. The ship's late designer William Francis Gibbs constructed the vessel with fireproof materials, saying, "You can't set her on fire, you can't sink her, and you can't catch her." Now, six decades after its heyday, the vessel dubbed "America's flagship" is in need of a rescue. Expensive maintenance may force the owners to sell the historic ship for scrap metal, unless a solution can be found. Vocabularyexplore / ɪk'splɔ:/ - исследовать, изучать stretch / streʧ/ - простираться, тянуться deck / dek/ - палуба feat / fi:t / - подвиг surpass/ sə'pɑ:s/ - обгонять vessel / 'ves(ə)l /- судно sink / sɪŋk / - топить heyday / 'heɪdeɪ / - расцвет, лучшая пора ОБЩЕНИЕ /COMMUNICATIION/New York Jake: Is it your first visit to New York? Mandy: Yes, and unfortunately I haven't got much time. Jake: So what are you going to do while you are here? Mandy: Well, I don't know much about New York, you know. Just the Empire State building and the Statue of Liberty. Jake: You've just got two days, haven't you? You are going to be pretty busy if you want to see all the sights. Mandy: I'm planning to start early tomorrow morning. What should I do first? Jake: I think you should start with the Empire State Building. It's not the highest building now, but the view is just beautiful in the morning, when it's clear and fresh. You have to do that. Mandy: It sounds great. I'll definitely do that. Tell me, which is the highest building now? Jake: The World Trade Centre building. But you should go there at night for the view - there's a bar up there and you can relax and look at the lights of the city. It's wonderful. ВАРИАЦИИ НА ТЕМУ /MANY AND VARIOUS/denydeny yourself (something) - to decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religious reasons: ( отказывать себе, лишать себя) there's no denying - used to say that it is very clear that something is true: ( Нельзя отрицать) ТАЙНЫЙ СМЫСЛ /OBSCURE MEANING/ Dip: (British English) diploma DPP: the Director of Public Prosecutions FPO: Field Post Office
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