Child Supervision: "
When an older person, especially a parent, needs a tech-savvy kid to help him/her with computers or other electronic devices.
"Jimmy, could you send your kid over to help me with my facebook? Im afraid I might get a virus without some child supervision."
"Dad, if you dont know how many o's are in Google, why dont you just ask for some child supervision?
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What’s the Difference Between “Too” and “Also”?
Gaby Beitler writes:
Our friends went too.
Our friends went also.
In such a sentence the too at the end is felt to be more natural than the also. The word also is more likely to go before the verb:
Our friends also went.
The use of too in the sense of “in addition” is not confined to the end of a sentence:
I, too, believe that children are more intelligent than they are given credit for.
They, too, wanted to see the movie.
The word too can be used to modify adjectives:
This coffee is too hot to drink. Here the sense of too is “to a higher degree than is desirable.”
The word also can have the meaning “in the same manner as something else.”
Few young people read Scott anymore. George Eliot is also neglected in today’s school curriculum.
In conversation it doesn’t matter whether you use too or also, or where either falls in the sentence.
In writing it’s a good idea to give some thought to how the words are being used, and to how often you use them.
Here, from my trusty Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, are some alternatives for too and also used with the meaning “in addition”:
I am confused when to use the word too and when to use also. For example, “he likes ice cream too” and “he also likes ice cream” mean the same thing.In conversation both words, too and also, are used interchangeably with the sense of “in addition”:
Our friends went too.
Our friends went also.
In such a sentence the too at the end is felt to be more natural than the also. The word also is more likely to go before the verb:
Our friends also went.
The use of too in the sense of “in addition” is not confined to the end of a sentence:
I, too, believe that children are more intelligent than they are given credit for.
They, too, wanted to see the movie.
The word too can be used to modify adjectives:
This coffee is too hot to drink. Here the sense of too is “to a higher degree than is desirable.”
The word also can have the meaning “in the same manner as something else.”
Few young people read Scott anymore. George Eliot is also neglected in today’s school curriculum.
In conversation it doesn’t matter whether you use too or also, or where either falls in the sentence.
In writing it’s a good idea to give some thought to how the words are being used, and to how often you use them.
Here, from my trusty Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, are some alternatives for too and also used with the meaning “in addition”:
What’s the Difference Between “Say” and “Tell”?
What’s the Difference Between “Say” and “Tell”?: "
Gopal Gupta would like to know the difference between the words tell and say
The OED entries for say and tell are crowded with definitions and idiomatic uses for the two words, but the most common meaning for both is “to express in words.” Tell, however, also has the sense of “recount” or “narrate,” whereas say is more closely related to speak:
Because the use of these two verbs is extremely idiomatic, ESL speakers have trouble with them. Speakers whose native language is French, for example, often use “say” where an English speaker would use “tell.”
French dire, “to say,” is used in many expressions which in English take tell. For example:
Gopal Gupta would like to know the difference between the words tell and say
The OED entries for say and tell are crowded with definitions and idiomatic uses for the two words, but the most common meaning for both is “to express in words.” Tell, however, also has the sense of “recount” or “narrate,” whereas say is more closely related to speak:
To utter or pronounce words or articulate sounds; to use or exercise the faculty of speech; to express one’s thoughts by words. –OEDAn easy way for ESL speakers to differentiate between say and tell is the fact that tell takes an indirect object and say does not. You say something. You tell someone something. For example: I say “No!” Tell him my decision.
Because the use of these two verbs is extremely idiomatic, ESL speakers have trouble with them. Speakers whose native language is French, for example, often use “say” where an English speaker would use “tell.”
French dire, “to say,” is used in many expressions which in English take tell. For example:
to tell the truth: dire la vérité
to tell the time: dire l’heure
all things to all people
be all things to all people (able to satisfy everyone's needs doing things things that make everyone happy) — угождать / угодить всем; каждому суметь угодитьExample
1: My parents want me to be all things to all people.
1: My parents want me to be all things to all people.
stand there with one's bare face hanging out
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stand there with one's bare face hanging out (to stand some place looking helpless and stupid) — (стоять) как дурак, с идиотским / глупым выражением лица
Don't just stand there with your bare face hanging out. Say something. (thefreedictionary.com) — Да не стой ты как идиот. Скажи что-нибудь.
Marriage
Marriage: "
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| A boon companion | An open marriage The blushing bride |
| Just married | Till death do us part |
Run it by me
Run it by me: "I. Run it by me again - просьба повторить, что то вроде нашего: 'Чего-чего?'
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Run+it+by+again
Alice: Do you understand?
Sue: No. I really didn't understand what you said. Run that by me again, if you don't mind.
John: Put this piece into the longer slot and the remaining piece into the slot on the bottom.
Sue: Run that by again. I got lost just after put.
Mary: Keep to the right, past the fork in the road, then turn right at the crossroads. Do you follow?
Jane: No. Run it by me again.
II. to run something by someone - согласовывать с кем-то
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=728653
'Run it by me before you send it (a letter or an email).'
'I've got something to run by you.' (an idea)
These are examples in the expression. 'to run something by someone' means to show the other a document or to explain an idea to that person. You might need their approval for a document that you have written or you might like their reaction to your idea."
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Run+it+by+again
Alice: Do you understand?
Sue: No. I really didn't understand what you said. Run that by me again, if you don't mind.
John: Put this piece into the longer slot and the remaining piece into the slot on the bottom.
Sue: Run that by again. I got lost just after put.
Mary: Keep to the right, past the fork in the road, then turn right at the crossroads. Do you follow?
Jane: No. Run it by me again.
II. to run something by someone - согласовывать с кем-то
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=728653
'Run it by me before you send it (a letter or an email).'
'I've got something to run by you.' (an idea)
These are examples in the expression. 'to run something by someone' means to show the other a document or to explain an idea to that person. You might need their approval for a document that you have written or you might like their reaction to your idea."
Top-10 клише для журналистов, юристов и всех, интересующихся английским
1. Leverage - максимально, эффективно использовать
"We intend to leverage our investment in oil&gas to raise profits."
2. Reach out - обращаться, помогать, держать связь
'Remember to reach out to your clients.'
3. It is what it is - ничего не поделаешь, ничего не изменишь; как есть, так есть
'The service is down today, and customers are furious. It is what it is.'
4. Viral - известный, 'заразный', получивший распространение(изначально относилось к эффективной устной рекламе, сейчас описывает распространение интернет-материалов)
'Our song has gone viral.'
5. Disconnect - (синоним disparity) несоответствие, различие, разница
'There is a disconnect between what the people want and what the state provides.'
6. Value-add - дополнительный эффект, польза
'We have to evaluate the value-add of this initiative before we assign more spending on it.'
7. Circle back - сonnecting with folks on a business issue and letting things happen, then going back to them after a few days or after things evolve; связаться по делу
'I'm out of the office now, but I will circle back with you later.'
8. Socialize - распространять, передавать, сообщать, делать известным для кого-то.
'We need to socialize this idea with our key partners'
9. Interface - слаженно работать, координировать
'My position requires me to interface with all divisions of the organization.'
10. Cutting edge - самый современный, передовой
'Our cutting-edge technology gives us a competitive advantage.'
Составлено PR Newswire."
get a line on sb
get a line on sb: "
get a line on sb/sth (to get an idea on how to locate someone or something; to find out, learn about sb/sth — добыть, раздобыть, получить сведения о ком-л. или о чём-л.; разузнать о ком-л. или о чём-л.
Example 1: 'I'd have to check with John. Can I make a call to California? If we can track down the coat, maybe we can get a line on the missing woman.'set store by
set store by: "
Example 1: She's never set much store by money / possessions / fame.
set / put / lay (great / much) store by / on sth (to believe that something is very important or valuable; to have positive expectations or high hopes for someone or something) — высоко ценить кого-л. или что-л.; придавать большое значение чему-л.; возлагать большие надежды на кого-л. или что-л.
can’t bring oneself to do sth
can’t bring oneself to do sth: "Example 1: He can’t even bring himself to talk to me.
can’t bring oneself to do sth (be unable to do something because it is too unpleasant or embarrassing, or makes you too upset) — не в силах себя заставить сделать что-л. (о трудном или неприятном)
Example 2: I saw the whole thing.
leave well enough alone
leave well enough alone: "
leave well enough alone AND let well enough alone (Do not try to change something lest you make it worse) — воздержаться от вмешательства во что-л. из-за боязни испортить дело; не вмешиваться, чтобы не испортить; не пытаться улучшить что-л. хорошее; ≅ От добра добра не ищут; ≅ Лучшее — враг хорошего; ≅ Хорошего помаленьку; ≅ Хорошего понемногу.
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