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Complain! Complain! Complain!

It takes a disciplined spirit to endure the monastery on Mount Serat in Spain. One of the fundamental requirements of this religious order is that the young men must maintain silence. Opportunities to speak are scheduled once every two years, at which time they are allowed to speak only two words.

One young initiate in this religious order, who had completed his first two years of training, was invited by his superior to make his first two-word presentation. "Food terrible," he said. Two years later the invitation was once again extended. The young man used this forum to exclaim, "Bed lumpy." Arriving at his superior's office two years later he proclaimed, "I quit." The superior looked at this young monk and said, "You know, it doesn't surprise me a bit. All you've done since you arrived is complain, complain, complain.

Exaggerated? Maybe. What if you were asked to share two words that describe your Life? would your focus be the lumps, bumps, and unfairness, or are you committed to dwell on those things that are good, right, and lovely

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Английский язык / Re: News

« : 07 июня 2014, 10:15:09 »

The lunch was also a chance for brief talks between President Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama. It was far from sure that the pair would meet, given the acute tension over Ukraine.

Может, наконец, получится остановить геноцид

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Английский язык / Re: Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

« : 07 июня 2014, 10:12:50 »

Holy cow 8)

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Английский язык / Re: Тонкий английский юмор

« : 07 июня 2014, 10:11:56 »

Drink 'Till She's Cute
A man stopped at his favorite watering hole after a hard days work to relax. He noticed a man next to him ordered a shot and a beer. The man drank the shot, chased it with the beer and then looked into his shirt pocket. This continued several times before the man's curiosity got the best of him. He leaned over to the guy and said, "Excuse me, I couldn't help but notice your little ritual, why in the world do you look into your shirt pocket every time you drink your shot & beer"? The man replied, "There's a picture of my wife in there, and when she starts lookin' good, I'm headin' home"!

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Английский язык / Re: Short texts for reading

« : 07 июня 2014, 10:07:08 »

"If I Had My Life to Live Over"

If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax, I'd limber up. I would be sillier than I've been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously, take more chances, take more trips. I'd climb more mountains, and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones. You see, I'm one of those people who lived seriously, sanely, hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them. I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot-water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute. If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than this trip. If I had my life to live over, I would start going barefoot earlier in the spring, and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances, I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.

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Английский язык / Re: Тонкий английский юмор

« : 04 июня 2014, 08:56:52 »

Собачки при этом остаются живы))
У бабушки есть седушки на табуретки из конского волоса, такие классные особенно зимой

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Английский язык / Re: Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

« : 04 июня 2014, 08:53:05 »

whynotушки прочно закрепился в наших рядах. Даёшь корпоративный сленг, товарищи)

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Английский язык / Re: News

« : 04 июня 2014, 08:51:53 »

Испанский выучить надо

Недавно в научпоке увидел, что делает с мозгом игра в покер, так языки - ерунда по сравнению с покером, оказалось.

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Английский язык / Re: Do we really know the history of English?

« : 04 июня 2014, 08:49:02 »

Какая увлекательная дискуссия. Что делает с людьми история...

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