Английский язык

A fair treat (достойная награда), a feast to the eye (глаз радутся), the feast of reason and a flow of soul (праздник разума и поток души), to be ridden with superstitions (не смотря на суеверия), old wives’ tale (старая истина), to have no leg to stand on (не иметь опоры), to frighten out of one’s wits (сильно напугать), to scare to death (испугать до смерти), a white which (светлая сторона).

1) I’ve had my house repaired, it’s just a feast to the eye.
2) This car accident has scared me to death.
3) – You should baptize the child after his birth!
- Oh, it’s old wive’s tale!

1. Enough is as good as a feast. - Довольство — лучшее богатство
2. Good courage breaks ill luck. – Мужество разрушает несчастье
3. Good luck comes by cuffing. – Удача приходит, если бить руками.
4. An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. - Унция удачи лучше, чем фунт мудрости.
5. A lucky man needs little counsel. – Счастливчику не нужны подсказки.
6. Better to be bo
lucky than rich. - Лучше родиться счастливым, чем богатым
7. So many countries, so many customs. – Что город, то норов.
8. Traditions wear a snowy beard. - Трясет козел бороду, так привык смолоду. (У традиций седая борода)
9. Break the leg of an evil custom. - На всякую привычку есть отвычка.
10. Custom rules the law. – Спрос рождает предложение.

1) – Truly speaking, I don’t like the color of your dress!
- It doesn’t matter to me! As they say, so many countries, so many customs!
2) I always win, playing chess! I think it’s true that it’s better to be bo
lucky than rich!
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Family is very important for every person, because it gives you a sense of stability and tradition, a feeling of having support and understanding. You feel secure when there’s a family behind you. They are people you can trust and rely on, people who won’t let you down and who share your joys and sorrows. In happy families parents are frank and honest with their children, they treat their children with respect without moralizing or bossing them, and children in their tu
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how to treat other people and how to form relationship with their peers.I guess, when people spend more time together they are closer to each other.
We have some family traditions. But to my mind we haven’t got anything special or original in our family. All our family traditions are connected with some holidays. Apart from national holidays there are family holidays like birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. A birthday is always a happy event in our family. On these days we usually have a party. Friends and relatives come with flowers and gifts and a festive dinner is served with plenty of delicious food to eat. Afterwards the guests either dance or sing, listen to music or just chat. One more family tradition is spending summer holidays together either at the seaside or in the country, which I enjoy very much. I’d like to become more independent from my parents in future, nevertheless we’ll always be the best friends because my parents are the most important people in the world.
My favorite family tradition is to celebrate the New Year. It’s a special holiday with its charm and surprises. We give presents to each other, go for a walk together, visit our grandparents and family friends. And the thing that is the most important for me is that we decorate our Christmas tree together. I think it unites us and help us to show our tende
ess to each other.
In conclusion I would say that every family have their own traditions. And I enjoy this custom of our family because it allows us to come...