english with d & v

🧸Oh, Mr. Grinch, you’re so… sullen! (you can’t say it better) SULLEN — bad-tempered and sulky, unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people. Her sullen looks during the meeting dampened everyone's enthusiasm. #ewdv_word_for_a_note

🍂Talking about choices let’s delve into the poem by Robert Frost called “The road not taken” 🧸 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same 🍂 the whole poem you can read here, and here is the translation by Kruzhkov В осеннем лесу, на развилке дорог,                 Стоял я, задумавшись, у поворота;                 Пути было два, и мир был широк,                 Однако я раздвоиться не мог,                 И надо было решаться на что-то.                 Я выбрал дорогу, что вправо вела                 И, повернув, пропадала в чащобе.                 Нехоженей, что ли, она была                 И больше, казалось мне, заросла;                 А впрочем, заросшими были обе #ewdv_poems

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A simple, but handy phrase ❤️ use it, when you’re planning to invite somebody to your place: COME ON IN — a polite way of inviting someone to enter a place, such as one's home or office 🎱watch the episode from the movie “The blind side” to make this phrase memorable #ewdv_on_screen

💔 When you are tired of being good… and ready to be a pest (just a little bit): TO CALL (SOMEONE) NAMES — If a person, especially a child, calls someone names, they address that person with a name that is intended to be offensive (in Russian we would say «обзывается») Kids would make fun of me and call me names 👟 #ewdv_phrase_of_the_day

🧸 Are you looking for a new book to read? well, The New Your Times can help you finding one 🍂 in this article they determined the best books of the the first 25 years of 21st century 🍂 for this aim they conducted a survey, asking literary figures to name their top 10 books published since January 1, 2000. even Stephen King took part in it! check these books out, and maybe you’ll find something interesting for you. I personally discovered “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee 🪶 #ewdv_articles

🌟 Cosy set for the end of Autumn! If you are tired or rewatching “Harry Potter” every fall, this collection of movies will be a nice replacement — find something suitable in the cards. #ewdv_sets

Sometimes I’m just not feeling good ☹️ or in other words 🍂 out of sorts — slightly unwell, upset, or annoyed 🍂 I've been feeling tired and headachy and generally out of sorts #ewdv_phrase_for_a_note

The exams are coming 🧸 as well as winter. therefore, let’s delve into this topic, learning new advanced words 🍂 invigilate /ɪnˈvɪdʒ.ə.leɪt/ — to watch people taking an exam in order to check that they do not cheat 🍂 flunk /flʌŋk/ — to fail an exam or course of study 🍂 crib /krɪb/ — a set of notes to help you remember important information, especially one taken secretly into an exam room The teacher was invigilating closely during the exam, and even though I had a crib, I still flunked #ewdv_advanced_words

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👁Delving into an American side of Joseph Brodsky: A POLAR EXPLORER All the huskies are eaten. There is no space left in the diary, And the beads of quick words scatter over his spouse's sepia-shaded face adding the date in question like a mole to her lovely cheek. Next, the snapshot of his sister. He doesn't spare his kin: what's been reached is the highest possible latitude! And, like the silk stocking of a burlesque half-nude queen, it climbs up his thigh: gangrene. 👉 and the same poem but in Russian: Все хаски съедены. Уже нет места чтоб черкнуть в журнале. На зернистом черно-белом лице супруги сеть нетерпеливых слов, плюс дата записи — как родинка на теле. Затем на профиле сестры. Не жаль родной, земная ось близка, и только это ценно! И, как в бурлеске у танцовщицы нагой чулком ажурным по ноге — гангрена. #ewdv_poems

The phrase for all strange occasions 🧸 🍂 out of whack — not working properly, often because its natural balance has been upset the hero of the film “Sorry, We Missed You” kindly provided us with an example of the use of this phrase ⬆️ #ewdv_on_screen

When “bad” is not enough 🖤 sometimes we just need a stronger word. in fact, we have one! 🍂 diabolical /ˌdaɪ.əˈbɒl.ɪ.kəl/ — disgracefully bad or unpleasant Conditions in the prison were diabolical #ewdv_word_for_a_note

Wanna discuss films? Do it decently well ❤️ our rubric “advanced words” was just created for such cases: ✨ RAVE REVIEW — an article in a newspaper or magazine that is very enthusiastic about a particular film ✨ FLOP — to be a complete failure ✨ RUNNING TIME — the amount of time that a film lasts Although this movie gained rave reviews, I consider it as a flop with exceeded running time #ewdv_advanced_words

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hey! ☀️ it’s the second letter you get from us, and now it’s vika’s turn to share her thoughts. well, i reflected a lot about what i want to write. and then i came up with an idea: “why don’t i discuss busy period?” somehow this autumn I started doing a lot of things simultaneously: studying, internships, driving school training, projects. and to be honest, I didn't even have time to process it all, it just appeared. at the beginning i was actually delighted to think that i do something meaningful and not just waste my time. then i noticed that due to the lack of free time i stopped doing things i liked: i’ve been going to gym maybe once a week, reading only a few pages, and overall devoting less time to myself and my interests. therefore, i want to remind you not to forget about yourselves. once, i came across a statement: “i’ll never get to be young again”. so, let’s try to enjoy our youth and not put too much pressure on ourselves, because this is our time to be young. here are some photos that are somehow connected with the things i enjoy: visiting exhibitions, watching nature and so on. and on this note i will end my monologue. don’t forget to take care of yourself! with love, v 💋 #ewdv_letters

🔫 When I’m very angry, I’m… screaming, fighting, crying? it depends, but one fact is for sure: GO NUCLEAR — to get extremely angry and start behaving in a forceful or irrational way as a result I was affected by my emotions: went nuclear and.. burnt the book that I’d written 🩷 #ewdv_phrase_for_a_note