Hi Larissa! It looks like this is already translated. Is one of them the original?

Hi Uly! Yes, actually both of them are. I’ve written in Russian and translated into English.
I wanted to be sure it was correct.

So the Russian was written by you, and the English was translated by you?

*I WROTE the Russian and...

“*I WROTE the Russian and...” - thank you!
Yes, that's right.

Wow! Very impressive. It’s perfectly understandable and well written, but there is room for improvement and I’m writing something for you right now.

Oh, this is what I need. Thank you so much! )

*THAT’S (just) what I need 😉

🤗

Beautiful writing! I hope you'll continue to regale us with your story)))

Спасибо за огромную пояснительную работу!
Это супер 🙌
Да, наверное, буду. У меня ещё много вопросов ))

А как можно сказать: «вода спокойная как в штиль»?

the water is calm, like on a windless day

My pleasure!! Your English is amazing 🤩

Спасибо! Краснею от удовольствия 😊 ))

😀

Uly, your translation ends with "...blowing on a saucer of sea."
Why there is no THE before sea? It's asking to be there, no?

Nope 👎 a glass of milk, a piece of sky, a ray of sun, a sliver of ocean, a saucer of sea

Yes, your examples are general and look good without THE. However, in our case the author/speaker talks about this particular sea that already has been mentioned previously in text (water, shore, seawards, swells, waves). Since we know what sea we are talking about it's asking for THE. Does it make sense?

It doesn’t matter that she’s alluded to it. OF THE SEA is normally used for things that can be found in the ocean that are compared to something else. For instance, a shell that’s shaped like a dish could be called “the saucer of the sea” or a shark can be described as the “lion of the sea.” Here, we’re using the saucer contains an actual piece of sea with ripples, shimmers, bubbles, etc. to be disturbed by the breath of the giant.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+cup+of+sea%22&sxsrf=ALeKk00gaUUQ3dUyfIHLS4N_7WGXw1VatQ:1609336503533&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=0SooDISY2LSkCM%252Cdfd3CLiCPl2FIM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSSS8L-BB3lwXGmvbW9Iuu3DWXyxA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWp_fU7fXtAhVPRK0KHQcNBhoQ9QF6BAgKEAE#imgrc=0SooDISY2LSkCM

thanks. confusing sometimes.

I know))) That’s why I try to explain everything.

Wow, even more clarification! It was very interesting to read 👍
Thank you!

Anytime)))

Uly, "one section of road" follows the same pattern, right?

yes

Needs to be digested...

Sometimes you just refer to a section of road without it being definite: We found our dog as a puppy, walking down a section of road in the desert just outside of Phoenix.”

Ok, but in that post, that was a unique situation with a particular road. Or I didn't catch something? What if I said "one section of THE road was..."? Like in "of THAT road...

That would be correct too, if you were talking about a particular road. However, you corrected a PIECE OF ROAD to a PIECE OF THE ROAD, as if the former were incorrect and it isn’t.

“When I got tired, Alex drove for a piece of THE road, and I took a nap in the back seat.”

Now I got it! Thank you, Mr. Surprise!

Anytime, killah!)))