Speak The Truth! But Do It Wisely.

Speak the truth¹! But do it wisely².

Long time ago³ there was a great⁴ king⁵. One night the king dreamed⁶ that all his teeth⁷ had fallen out⁸. Immediately⁹ he sent for one of his soothsayers¹⁰ to interpret¹¹ the meaning of the dream. With a sad face and mournful¹² voice¹³, the soothsayer told the monarch¹⁴ that the dream meant that all his relatives¹⁵ would die¹⁶ and that he would be left alone¹⁷. This made the king upset¹⁸ and he drove the servant from his presence¹⁹.

          Another was called²⁰ and the king told him of the dream. This wise man smiled, and replied, "Rejoice²¹, O King; the dream means that you will live yet many years²². In fact²³ you will outlive²⁴ all your relatives." This pleased the king²⁵ very much, and in his joy²⁶ he gave this soothsayer a rich reward²⁷.

The moral of the story is that the two soothsayers had said, the same thing²⁸, but the second²⁹ man did it right³⁰

1.     truth – истина, правда

2.     wisely (wise) – с мудростью, с умом

3.     long time ago – много времени тому назад, давным давно

4.     great – великий

5.     king – король

6.     dreamed (to dream) – приснилось

7.     teeth – зубы

8.     fallen out (to fall out) - выпали

9.     immediately –  немедленно

10.                        soothsayer – предсказатель

11.                        interpret – толковать

12.                        mournful -  мрачный, траурный

13.                         voice –  голос

14.                        monarch – монарх

15.                        relatives – родственники

16.                        die –  умирать

17.                        left alone –  останется один

18.                        upset – злой

19.                        drove the servant from his presence  - выгнал слугу прочь

20.                        another was called – позвали другого

21.                        rejoice –  возрадуйся

22.                        you will live yet many years –  ты проживешь еще много лет

23.                        in fact –  в сущности

24.                        outlive –  переживешь

25.                        this pleased the king – это понравилось королю

26.                        in his joy – на радостях

27.                        rich reward – щедрую награду

28.                        same thing – то же самое

29.                        second –  второй

30.                        right – правильно

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Don't Waste Time On Empty Disputes

Don’t Waste¹ Time On Empty² Disputes³.

While⁴ contending⁵ with the manifold⁶ problems of geography and climate in the building of the Panama Canal, Colonel George Washington Goethals had to⁷ endure⁸ the carping⁹ criticism of many people who predicted¹⁰ that he would never complete¹¹ his great task¹². But the resolute¹³ builder¹⁴ continued¹⁵ steadily¹⁶ forward¹⁷ in his work, and said nothing.¹⁸

          "Aren't you going to answer your critics?" a subordinate¹⁹ asked.

          "In time²⁰," Goethals replied.

          "How?"

          The great engineer smiled and said, "With the canal”.

1.     waste – тратить в пустую

2.     empty –  пустой

3.     disputes – споры

4.     while – в то время как

5.     contending – борясь

6.     manifold – разнообразный

7.     had to – приходилось

8.     endure – терпеть, выдерживать, стойко переносить

9.     carping – придирчивый

10.                        predicted (to predict)  – предсказывали

11.                        complete – завершать

12.                        great task – большая задача

13.                        resolute – непоколебимый, решительный

14.                        builder – строитель

15.                        continued (to continue)  – продолжал

16.                        steadily – неуклонно, устойчиво, стабильно

17.                        forward – вперед

18.                        nothing – ничего

19.                        subordinate -  подчиненный

20.                        in time – со временем

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Discovery of Newton (Cute Kids Series)

Dear readers,

I love being around children¹! I learn a lot from them. Children make me notice² and appreciate³ things I never saw before. And also, children are endless source⁴ of cute and funny stories that sometimes make you stop and think about life. So from time to time I will be publishing these stories which I will call “Cute Kids Series”. Those are collection of real life situations recorded by different adults. Hope, you will enjoy reading it as much as I do⁵.

Discovery⁶ of Issac Newton

The teacher was teaching to the children the law of gravitation⁷ and how important⁸ it was to discover⁹ it. "Sir Isaac Newton was sitting on the ground, looking at the tree," she said, "an apple fell on his head, & from that he discovered gravitation. Just think, children," she added¹⁰ enthusiastically¹¹, "isn't that wonderful¹²?"

          One small boy replied, "Yes, and if he had been sitting in school looking at his books, he wouldn't never have discovered nothing!" J

1.     being around children – (дословно: быть вокруг детей) проводить время с детьми

2.     notice – замечать

3.     appreciate – ценить

4.     endless source  - нескончаемый источник

5.     hope, you will enjoy…as much as I do – надеюсь, вам понравится также, как и мне.

6.     discovery - открытие

7.     the law of gravitation – закон всемирного тяготения

8.     important – важно

9.     discover – делать открытие, обнаруживать

10.                        added (to add) – добавлять

11.                        enthusiastically – воодушевленно, с энтузиазмом

12.                        wonderful – чудесно, замечательно

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Oh, Women Women!

It's 8th of March! And I couldn't help it but to give few tributes¹ to WOMEN. 

Quotes by David Brand Berg:

God² created³ the woman last⁴ she is the crown⁵ of God’s beautiful creation⁶!

Woman was created from the rib⁷ of man. She was not made from his head to rule⁸ him, not from his feet to serve⁹ him. She was made from his side¹⁰ to be equal to him¹¹, from under his arm to be protected by him¹², from near his heart to be loved by him.

Behind¹³ every great man there is a great woman! A woman can make or break¹⁴ a man.

The so-called¹⁵ weaker sex¹⁶ is the stronger sex¹⁷, because of the weakness¹⁸ of the stronger sex for the weaker sex!^19*** See the translation of the whole phrase below

Book of Proverbs 31:10:  Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies²⁰.

           

Book of Proverbs 12:4  A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband²¹.

1.      tributes – дань/ должное

2.      God - Бог

3.      created (to create) – сотворен/создан

4.      last – последний

5.      crown – корона

6.      creation - творение

7.      rib -  ребро

8.      rule – править

9.      serve –служить

10.  side – бок, сторона

11.  to be equal to him –быть ему равной

12.  to be protected by him –  быть им защищенной/под его защитой

13.  behind – позади

14.  break – сломать, разрушить

15.  so-called – так называемый

16.  weaker sex – слабый пол

17.  stronger sex – сильный пол

18.  weakness – слабость

19.  Так называемый «слабый пол» на самом деле сильный пол, из за слабости «сильного пола» к слабому J

20.  Книга Притчей (Библия) 31:10 Кто найдет добродетельную жену? Цена её выше рубинов.

21.                        Книга Притчей 12:4 Добродетельная жена – венец для мужа своего.

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Honesty Of Greats

Honesty¹ of greats²

Michelangelo, painting the matchless³ frescoes on the high ceiling⁴ of the Sistine Chapel⁵, spent countless⁶ hours on his back on high scaffolding⁷, carefully⁸ perfecting⁹ the details of each figure. A friend asked him why he took such pains¹⁰ with figures which could be seen only at a distance¹¹ by viewers¹². "After all¹³," said the friend, "who will know whether it is perfect or not¹⁴?" "I will," replied the artist.

1.       honesty – честность

2.       greats – великие люди

3.       matchless -  несравненный, бесподобный

4.       ceiling – потолок

5.       chapel – капелла, часовня

6.       countless – бесчисленный

7.       scaffolding – подмостки

8.       carefully – осторожно, с бережностью

9.       perfecting совершенствуя

10.   pains – боли

11.   distance – расстояние

12.   viewers – обозреватели, зрители

13.   after all – (дословно: после всего) в конце концов

14.   whether it is perfect or not – совершенно оно или нет

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