Вот она, суровая правда жизни... :)
Please make a hanging translation of this article (several sentences):
》There is a little coffee shop, where two people arrive and approached the counter.
“Five coffees please. Two for us and three hanging.”
They paid, they took their two coffees and left.
I asked the waiter. "What’s this about hanging coffees?"
“Wait and you'll see."
Some more people came in.
Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid & left.
The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women - ‘three for them and four hanging coffees.’
I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the hanging coffees, they leave.
Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...
“Do you have a coffee hanging?"
“Yes we do, sir.”
They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.
People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.
This tradition started in Naples.
Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.
It’s also possible to order not only "hanging coffees" but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?
Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.
Maybe we should all try it. 《
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Скажите, пожалуйста, насколько это нормально употреблять в английском фразы "take a sit, take sits, find sits" именно в таком написании - sit вместо seat?
Скажите, пожалуйста, встречали ли вы выражение "get-up-and-got" (quality of their music)? Это о Slade. Именно в таком варианте, а не "get-up-and-go". Источник на фото.
Есть задание, в котором надо выбрать реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной
реплике.
Задание № 1
— Not yet.
1) Give my best regards to him.
2) Have you payed the rent?
3) You are mistaken again.
4) Not in the least.
Задание № 2
— Hardly.
1) Here is your umbrella.
2) What about her?
3) You are from this town, aren’t you?
4) Could you finish it today?
Я выбрал ответ 2) в Задании № 1 и ответ 4) в Задании № 2. Оказывается, согласно Ключам (правильным ответам), я ошибся в обоих случаях. Что скажете вы?