Поймал себя на том, что иногда мне нравится ездить на автомобиле, а иногда нет. Понятно, что чилить на автостраде это прикольно, а пробиваться через городские пробки — нет. Но я осознал, что иногда мне в городе вполне прикольно, а иногда нет. Я даже в пробках иногда стою спокойно.
Начал рефлексировать, и понял: мне приятно ездить, когда я никуда не тороплюсь. Когда можно опоздать на 5-10-15 минут, а то и на полчаса. В гости к друзьям обычно можно опоздать. В магазин можно опоздать, если ты не под закрытие едешь. А вот если едешь на какое-то мероприятие ко времени, то опаздывать нельзя, и обычно даже 10 минут неприятны.
Дорожная ситуация меняется не слишком предсказуемо. Время на поиск места парковки тоже не определено. Да и постоянное искушение где-то что-то нарушить, чтобы не опоздать. Либо наоборот — выезжаешь на машине сильно заранее, и на месте просто ждёшь полчаса.
В общем, машина хорошо решает задачу "Добраться куда-то в место, плохо доступное другими видами транспорта". Но не слишком хорошо решает задачу "Добраться куда-то к заданному моменту с точностью плюс-минус 5 минут". А, например, пешком + метро решает хорошо. Можно, конечно, пофантазировать на тему какого-то предсказания и правильного планирования, но на деле пара забитых перекрёстков вполне могут стоить вам 10 минут, что в контексте городской жизни довольно много.
P.S. Скоро у меня отпуск, и будут очень интересные посты про дроны и мототехнику. Хотя погода в Питере как обычно норовит подвести в самое неподходящее время. С таким климатом хоть на автомобиле езди!
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Phrasal verbs with "sleep":
○sleep in
●sleep on
○sleep off
●sleep over
○sleep through
sleep in
Example: I usually sleep in on weekends.
sleep on (it)
Example: I’m not sure about this offer. Let me sleep on it.
sleep off
Example: After the marathon, he slept off his exhaustion.
sleep over
Example: My friend invited me to sleep over at her house.
sleep through
Example: I slept through the storm last night.
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❇️show up
حضور یافتن در جایی
When you appear somewhere, you show up.
👉Turn up is similar to show up.
Turn up
مترادف show up میباشد
Example:
1. I was supposed to meet my sister for lunch, but she didn't show up.
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2. Over a hundred people showed up for the news conference.
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show up
ظاهر شدن
When something appears or becomes visible, it shows up.
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Example:
1. It's hard to photograph polar bears because they don't show up well against the snow.
2. The spots won't show up until the last stages of the disease.
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❇️knuckle down
If you knuckle down, you start to take your work or your task seriously and do it properly.
❇️For example:
knuckle down
🔹The exams start next month, so I guess it's time I knuckled down and studied a bit harder.
knuckle down
🔹If Sammy wants to lose weight, he'll have to knuckle down and start exercising more at the gym
🔹knucklehead/n/
UK /ˈnʌk.əl.hed/
US/ˈnʌk.əl.hed/ us informal
A stupid person
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💡Phrasal Verb
"Set out"
🧐Meaning
to explain the details of something, especially in writing
✅Example:
A contract should clearly set out the responsibilities of each party.
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"take in (2)"
🧐Meaning
to fully understand something you hear or read
✅Example:
I had to read the article a second time to really take it all in. It wasn't easy to understand.
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💡Phrasal Verb
"grow on"
🧐Meaning
If something grows on you, you gradually start to like it, even though you didn't like it much at first.
✅Example:
I didn't like the music at first, but it's grown on me and I like it a lot now.
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💡Phrasal Verb
"to get (something) across"
🧐Meaning:
to express (something) clearly so that it is understood:
✅Example:
I don't know if I was able to get my point across to you.
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🔹amount to something
/əˈmɑʊnt·tə, -ˌtu/
to add up to, be in total, be equal to, or be the same as
Example: Federal and state costs for building and operating prisons amounted to $25 billion.
Example: The blog amounts to a critique of the U.S. news media.
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✴️Cede: To give up control; surrender
(sēd)
Example - "The police officers had to cede control to the FBI agents."
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✴️Promenade: Leisurely walk
(prŏm′ə-nād′, -näd′)
Example - "The couple promenaded around town with matching outfits on."
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✴️Cornucopia: Abundant supply
(kôr′nə-kō′pē-ə, -nyə-)
Example - "My mother loves to garden, she has a cornucopia of fresh veggies in the backyard."
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✴️Inimitable: Unmatched; extremely unique
(ĭ-nĭm′ĭ-tə-bəl)
Example - "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't recreate the painting of the mountains. It was terribly inimitable, and eventually I gave up."
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✴️Coalesce: Fuse together
Example - "The two small fires coalesced and turned into one huge raging forest fire.
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🔹amount to something
/əˈmɑʊnt·tə, -ˌtu/
to add up to, be in total, be equal to, or be the same as
Example: Federal and state costs for building and operating prisons amounted to $25 billion.
Example: The blog amounts to a critique of the U.S. news media.
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✴️Cede: To give up control; surrender
(sēd)
Example - "The police officers had to cede control to the FBI agents."
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✴️Promenade: Leisurely walk
(prŏm′ə-nād′, -näd′)
Example - "The couple promenaded around town with matching outfits on."
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✴️Cornucopia: Abundant supply
(kôr′nə-kō′pē-ə, -nyə-)
Example - "My mother loves to garden, she has a cornucopia of fresh veggies in the backyard."
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✴️Inimitable: Unmatched; extremely unique
(ĭ-nĭm′ĭ-tə-bəl)
Example - "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't recreate the painting of the mountains. It was terribly inimitable, and eventually I gave up."
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✴️Coalesce: Fuse together
Example - "The two small fires coalesced and turned into one huge raging forest fire.
✅Sharing is caring
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#phrasalverbs
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🔹amount to something
/əˈmɑʊnt·tə, -ˌtu/
to add up to, be in total, be equal to, or be the same as
Example: Federal and state costs for building and operating prisons amounted to $25 billion.
Example: The blog amounts to a critique of the U.S. news media.
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✴️Cede: To give up control; surrender
(sēd)
Example - "The police officers had to cede control to the FBI agents."
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✴️Promenade: Leisurely walk
(prŏm′ə-nād′, -näd′)
Example - "The couple promenaded around town with matching outfits on."
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✴️Cornucopia: Abundant supply
(kôr′nə-kō′pē-ə, -nyə-)
Example - "My mother loves to garden, she has a cornucopia of fresh veggies in the backyard."
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✴️Inimitable: Unmatched; extremely unique
(ĭ-nĭm′ĭ-tə-bəl)
Example - "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't recreate the painting of the mountains. It was terribly inimitable, and eventually I gave up."
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✴️Coalesce: Fuse together
Example - "The two small fires coalesced and turned into one huge raging forest fire.
✅Sharing is caring
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5 phrasal verbs with “PAY”
I shared the questions first on purpose — to make you think before seeing the meanings.
That struggle helps the meanings stick better than passive reading.
If a meaning surprised you, that’s good — it means your brain is actually learning.
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