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Issue 84
Деловой английский без отрыва от дел!
ЧТО НОВОГО? /WHAT’S NEW?/On the Trail of City Funds Spent on Strays - 30 July 2010.By the numbers, the authorities care about stray dogs as much as people. Moscow City Hall has allocated $190 per month for every stray dog that is housed in its animal shelters this year — the same amount that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has deemed as Russia's minimum living wage in 2010. In addition, millions of dollars have been earmarked to construct animal shelters and to neuter strays. But despite the cash windfall, few shelters are opening, and there has been no decrease in the 30,000 stray dogs that City Hall and animal rights activists say are roaming the streets. Mayor Yury Luzhkov says the problem has grown so acute that hundreds of strays might need to be put to sleep. But animal rights activists and a former City Duma deputy say the real burden on the city budget is that money earmarked for the animals has disappeared into a black hole. (continued) Vocabulary
ОБЩЕНИЕ /COMMUNICATION/I Couldn't Help ItArthur: What was that terrible noise?
Rose: I'm sorry. I just dropped a stack of plates.
A: Were you hurt?
R: Fortunately, no. But I'm terribly sorry.
A: I'm glad you're not hurt, but why did you drop the plates?
R: I couldn't help it. The plates were too greasy and slippery.
A: You've got to be careful next time!
R: I will. I will. Trust me!
ВАРИАЦИИ НА ТЕМУ /MANY AND VARIOUS/Moneymoney - coins, banknotes and bank deposits used to buy things and to show their value. (деньги) banknote – a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. (банкнота) paper money – money in the form of banknotes, rather than coins or gold. (бумажные деньги) coin – a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money. (монета) plastic money (= credit cards) – plastic cards used to buy things. (кредитные карты) ТАЙНЫЙ СМЫСЛ /OBSCURE MEANING/PT : part-time PTO : please turn over P-to-P : peer-to-peer Pty : proprietary pub : public
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