«they came from nothing and had to work their way to the top.» / Lingvo Live

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Alexsandr Bezsalovasked for translation 4 года назад

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they came from nothing and had to work their way to the top.

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они поднялись с низов (/начали с нуля) и должны были упорно работать, чтобы пробиться наверх
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to work one's way to the topПробиваться в лучшие

Torrington is a very ordinary town in North Devon, famous for its fine glassworks but otherwise not particularly attractive to tourists, who simply pass through it on their way to the coast. There was not much accommodation and there were not very many things in the town centre for people to do.Мест где можно было бы разместиться было не много, да и в центре города особенно делать было нечего.

A woman, in an unassuming dress, accompanied by her husband, wearing a modest suit, got off the train and made their way to the Harvard University President's Office.Жeнщина в небpoском платье, в сопpoвождении своего мужа, одетого в скpoмный костюм, сошли с пoезда на Бостoнском вокзале...

8. It wasn’t until 1983 that Connor could afford a holiday abroad. 9. It would take these first North Americans thousands of years more to work their way through the openings in great glaciers south to what is now the United States. 10. The armed forces shall not be used save in the common interest8. До 1983 года Коннор мог позволить себе отдых за границей. 9. Этим первым Североамериканцам понадобилось бы еще нескол...

rise to the topвсплыть на поверхность

I know that you have to work hard to be in fine physical condition. I admire you.Я знаю что, чтобы быть в хорошей физической форме, нужно усердно работать. Я восхищаюсь тобой.

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toместные и пространственные значения

have toдолжен, обязан

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