Анекдоты

Newly wed wife to her husband: "That is why I can't stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don't like potatoes."

Слова для запоминания:

unpredictable - непредсказуемый
potato - картофель

While out walking on the African veld one day, a missionary suddenly came face to face with a lion. Thinking that his situation was hopeless, he sank to his knees in prayer, but then became greatly relieved when the lion got down on his knees beside him. "Dear brother lion," said the missionary, "how heartening it is to find you joining me in Christian prayer when a few moments ago I feared for my life! " "Don't interrupt," growled the lion, "while I'm saying grace! "

Слова для запоминания:

hopeless - безнадёжный
knees - колени
interrupt - прерывать

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Цитаты

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.

Слова для запоминания:

believe - верить, доверять
implicitly - полностью, всецело
unquestionable - бесспорный, несомненный

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

Слова для запоминания:

always - всегда
complex - комплексный, сложный
matter - сущность, вещество

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Интересные факты

A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A jellyfish is 95 percent water.

Слова для запоминания:

camel - верблюд
span - объём
jellyfish - медуза

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average.
Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.

Слова для запоминания:

hedgehog - ёж
mouth - рот
hippo - бегемот, гиппопотам

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