Friendship requires time to flourish.

We need not only the care of friends, but the kindness of strangers.

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

Как переведете эту цитату Чарльза Диккенса? Я чуть позже скину правильный перевод и мы сравним:)

“A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is weak when composed of scattered individuals, to whom it matters little whether they obey seven or one” —  Honoré de Balzac

Порция полезной лексики уровня B2, сохраняйте 👌

To proffer [ˈprɒfə] Предложить

To meddle [ˈmɛdl] Вмешиваться

To violate [ˈvaɪəleɪt] Нарушать

To further [ˈfɜːðə] Продолжать

To humble [hʌmbl] Смирять

To subdue [səbˈdjuː] Покорять

To demote [dɪˈməʊt] Понижать, разжаловать

To obey [əˈbeɪ] Подчиняться, слушаться

To employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ]Нанимать

To chastise [ʧæsˈtaɪz] Наказывать

“People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven’t you?”

Anne from Green Gables

🐚Книги на английском, написанные пером Wilkie Collins

Это классика английской литературы)

🍃The haunted hotel
A Mystery of Modern Venice

🍃She Loves and Lies (небольшой объём)

🍃A Fair Peniten (небольшой объем)

🍃The Two Destinies

🍃The woman in white

🍃The Dead Secret

🍃Hide and Seek

Experts say that volunteering and giving to charity can help boost your mood, but it can also give you a new sense of purpose. For these reasons, Goldberg recommends thinking about any businesses you’ve been wanting to support—be it a restaurant, fitness studio, or local bakery—and heading there solo or asking a friend to join. “You can support them at the same time you’re supporting yourself,” Goldberg says.

weather forecast ['weðˌ'fɔːkɑːst] – прогноз погоды

temperature ['temp(ə)rəʧə] – температура

weatherman ['weðəmæn] – метеоролог

thunderstorm ['θʌndəstɔːm] – гроза

thunder ['θʌndə] – гром

lightning ['laɪtnɪŋ] – молния

shower ['ʃəuə] – ливень

fog [fɔg] – туман

heat [hiːt] – жара

wind [wɪnd] – ветер

frost [frɔst] – мороз

snow [snəu] – снег

sunny ['sʌnɪ] (day) – солнечный (день)

dull [dʌl] (day) – пасмурный (день)

cool [kuːl] (day) – прохладный (день)