English Club

[victorian 8 431]

No, I did you can find

I would like to note it sounds like translated from Russian and against english grammar. It`s like Нет, да туда ходи, сюда ходи...

 

Right variant is - Yes, I did you can find....

[LLL 78]

So, the best is

 

Why didn`t you write here before?

But why? I did.

[victorian 8 431]

Good, clean, non-racist humour

 

 

[victorian 8 431]

Tourist (to farmer in a remote village):

-Lived here all your life?

Farmer:

-Not yet.

[victorian 8 431]

by Alan Ginsburg

 

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom

For trying to change the system from within

I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

 

I'm guided by a signal in the heavens

I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin

I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

 

I'd really like to live beside you, baby

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

But you see that line there moving through the station?

I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those

 

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win

You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

 

I don't like your fashion business mister

And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin

I don't like what happened to my sister

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

 

I'd really like to live beside you, baby ...

 

And I thank you for those items that you sent me

The monkey and the plywood violin

I practiced every night, now I'm ready

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

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ребята, очень нужна помощь, мне надо найти английский, немецкий, француский и т.д. словари с максимально большими словами В ВОРДЕ (или иных программ, но которые можно перекинуть (открыть) в ВОРДЕ, нужно приблезительно следующие

tomcat, cat - кот + транскрипция, и на оборот, если у кого есть или знаете где скачать пожалуйста скинте, ОЧЕНЬ НАДО

[victorian 8 431]

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I like this song "Don`t dream it`s over" by the band "Crowded house". These are video and text of the song. You can use them for your English and enjoy at the same time.

"Don`t dream it`s over"

 

There is freedom within

There is freedom without

Try to catch the deluge in a papercup

There's a battle ahead,

Many battles are lost

But you'll never see the end of the road

while you're travelling with me

Hey now, hey now

Don't Dream It's Over

Hey now, hey now

When the world comes in

They come, they come

To build a wall between us

We know that they won't win

Now I'm towing my car

There's a hole in the roof

My possesions are causing me

suspicion but there's no proof

In the paper today

Tales of war and waste

But you turn right over to the T.V. page

Hey now, hey now

Don't Dream It's Over

Hey now, hey now

When the world comes in

They come, they come

To build a wall between us

We know that they won't win

Now I'm walking again

To the beat of a drum

And I'm counting the steps

to the door of your heart

Only the shadows ahead

Barely clearing the roof

Get to know the feeling

of liberation and relief

Hey now, hey now

Don't Dream It's Over

Hey now, hey now

When the world comes in

They come, they come

To build a wall between us

We know they won't win

We know they won't win

Hey now, hey now

Hey now, hey now

Hey now, hey now

Hey now, hey now

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Hello everybody, I would like to participate in this topic. Somehow, must say to my surprise, never saw it before although i am participating in this forum for quite some time. What are we discussing??? (sorry for stupid question, just don't want to go through previous 3 pages or so to find out)

[victorian 8 431]

Well currently we discuss the preferable ways of learning english and it would be interesting to know your opinion about this subject. And how do you keep your English all right constantly. Do you read ant english/american books in origin, communicate with native speakers here and etc ?

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The only way of learning foreign language is through a constant exposure to it. My job requires me to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with people whose second language is english for past 14 years. Thus I acquired some little english. If i don't practice for more than a month, which usually happens during my annual vacations, i am little bit tensed whenever i speak or write. But this usually goes away after some minutes, quite literally.

 

Sorry, fellows, i am unable to give any you new advise here, if you want to learn, you must speak, read and write. By the way, i find english to be easier than russian. English, in my humble opinion, is more general language than russian. Our russian vocabuliry is much richer, in english to express yourself you basically need to think logically and use common words (like "to get") in relation to a particular situation.

 

Another encouraging thing is that most of the english speakers, due to english being probably the most common language in the world, are actually speaking "globalish". Of course, native british being an exception. Couple of weeks ago, i heard on BBC interesting story about globalish. In short, four guys - a portugese, korean, japanese and british, during business meeting are having diffuculties of understanding one another. But the former (portugese, korean and japanese) can understand each other much better, than any of them can understand british fellow.

[LLL 78]

Hi! It is nice to meet you.

 

I would suggest the following corrections to your posting, hope, you wouldn't mind it.

 

 

i am little bit tensed

a little bit

 

to give any you new advise

to give you any ...

 

BBC interesting story

an interesting story

 

In short, four guys - a portugese, korean, japanese and british, during business meeting are having diffuculties of understanding one another

Four guys on a business meeting were having difficulties ....

 

can understand each other much better, than any of them can understand british fellow.

 

could have understood ..... could understand the british fellow.

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Thank you for your corrections, appreciate it. Fully agree with your points one, two and three. However, points 4 and 5 are questionable. Don't you think?

 

When I write in a hurry, and it is always the case for some reasons, I always tend to forget "a"s and "an"s!!!

[victorian 8 431]

You are absolutely right about English. It`s more laconic language than russian one. But at the same time it has nice unique sounding. And one more interesting thing - slang. Once my son being the fan of american hip-hop singer Eminem asked me to translate one of his song. I got the text of it but it was impossible to translate even with the special dictionary. Well I decided to consult with one american guy here in Moscow. I said, help me, I can`t understand this text and american answered - sorry I can`t understand it too... I was shoked.

And do you have any problem with slang? How often do you use it?

[LLL 78]

points 4 and 5 are questionable. Don't you think?

 

From my point of view you were retelling a story that took place in the past. So I would advice to use perfect continuous in spite of present continuous that expresses a currently happening action. Further due to coordination of tenses you will be forced to use past forms.

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I actually never use the slang for one reason - I do not understand it. I interact with a lot of americans in course of my job, and I must say that most of the people i know do not identify themselves with the slang sub-culture. It appears to be the language of the poor or disadvantaged, an output product of great "melting pot" - mixture of all cultures compactly housed within poor suburbs in america.