Английский язык, 03.03.2019 03:50
Нужно перевести на язык, но не через т.к через переводчик перевод точныё (слова по смыслу не подходят) и через переводчик я и сама смогла заранее ! “мучения омаиры” 13 ноября, 1985. извержение вулкана невадо дель руиз(колумбия). горный снег тает, и масса из грязи, земли и воды толщиной 50 метров буквально стирает с лица земли всё на своем пути. количество погибших превысило 23.000 человек. катастрофа получила огромнейший отклик во всем мире,отчасти фотографии маленькой девочки, по имени омаира санчаз. она оказалась в ловушке — по шею в жиже, ее ноги оказались зажаты в бетонной конструкции дома. спасатели пытались откачать грязь и освободить ребенка, но тщетно.девочка держалась три дня, после чего заразилась сразу несколькими вирусами. как вспоминает журналистка кристина эчандиа, находившаяся рядом все это время, омаира пела и общалась с окружающими. ей было страшно и онапостоянно хотела пить, но держалась мужественно. на третью ночь у нее начались галлюцинации. фотография сделана за несколько часов до наступления смерти. фотограф — frank fournier.
Ответов: 2
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#1
Dear teachers and members:
I have always had a confusion regarding the following phrases.
I°) I work from monday to friday.
II°) I work from monday through friday.
a) I know the first phrase is the one used the most and I also think it may mean one of the followings:
1) I work from monday to friday, except on thursday.
2) I work from monday to friday (I don’t work on tuesday, wednesday or thursday).
b) In the second phrase I think the followings:
1) I work from monday through friday (When using THROUGH, I cannot omit any day from monday to friday).
2) I work from monday through friday (I work on monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday).
QUESTION:
Which one is more formal?
Please, help me in this issue, I would like to have my doubt cleared up. Not only is this a confusion to me, but to others as well.
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#2
«Monday to Friday» would include all of the days inbetween (i.e. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). In most cases (e.g. «I work Monday to Friday») it is understood to include Friday as well.
«Monday through Friday» is explicit in including Friday.
If someone says «pick a number from 1 to 10» this would normally include «10.» Saying «through» just makes it explicit.
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#3
Please note that the days of the week are capitalized.
If you work Monday to Friday, you work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. You work all five of those days.
If you work Monday AND Friday, you do not work Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
«Monday to Friday» is the common way to say it. It’s not more or less formal than «Monday through Friday» and has the same meaning.
When you say «Monday through Friday,» I expect to hear something about Saturday and/or Sunday.
Mondays through Fridays, we are open 9 am to 7 pm. Saturdays and Sundays, we are open 10 am to 5 pm.
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#4
In BrE, we use only ‘(from) Monday to Friday’ for this five-day period. In all varieties of English we use an initial capital letter for days of the week.
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#5
Thank you to all of you for your help and cooperation.
In more than a decade studying English on my own, it’s the first time I learn weekdays must be capitalized in all varieties of English; does it happen the same with months?
NOTE: I forgot to ask you the next question in regards to the above sentences.
It seems to me that those phrases are prepositional phrases, aren’t they?
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#6
In more than a decade studying English on my own, it’s the first time I learn weekdays must be capitalized in all varieties of English; does it happen the same with months? Yes, do you not read? To me that’s like learning Spanish for 10 years and not noticing that you put question marks in front of a question as well as at the end. I’d suggest opening any book in English (preferably a novel or a non-fiction book unrelated to grammar, flick through it and notice which words are capitalised. (Or search a computerised book for capitals). I’ll note here that it would take about half an hour for anyone to do this with punctuation as well.
It seems to me that those phrases are prepositional phrases, aren’t they?
Yes, they are prepositional phrases.
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#7
…weekdays must be capitalized in all varieties of English; does it happen the same with months?
Yes, it does.
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#8
Thanks Raymontt for replying:
In my one than a decade English self-study, I have read a lot in English but I have never observed this, even though I love grammar and writing either in English as in Spanish. Actually I’m studying phonetics as well as phonology on my own, and I still reconize that I need to learn lots of grammar and writing issues; I constantly work on that, especially by analyzing the issue and by asking questions about.
I would appreciate you to recommend me a book about knowing to use puntuation marks and when to capitalize words; it will help me significantly in my writing.
NOTE: In Spanish a comma (.) is not put neither at the beginning nor at the end of a question; an interrogation mark (?) is put instead.
I’m a native Spanish speaker from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Regards.
Last edited: Mar 22, 2014
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#9
I would appreciate you to recommend me a book about knowing to use puntuations; it will help me significantly in my writing.
In Spanish a comma (.) is not put neither at the beginning nor at the end of a question; an interrogation mark (?) is put instead.
Oops, that was a mistake. I don’t now how I made it. I’ve fixed it.![:oops:]( "Oops! :oops:")
Thanks, apprentice, for pointing our my ‘thinko’ (which I’ll call it).
Actually, your punctuation isn’t bad. I was speaking generally in that sentence. My point was that you don’t need a special book telling you how to punctutate (or capitalise). You just need to open a novel, and read it — while taking notice of interesting aspects of the language. Esta es una de las maneras que estudio Español. I’m sure there are plenty of punctuation sites on the web, but I wasn’t suggesting that you needed them.
Упражнение 1. Вставьте предлоги on, in, at (предлоги времени)
Where were you __ September 22nd?
Mike is taking his driving test __five o’clock.
Liz is coming __three days.
She rests __weekends but works hard from Monday till Friday.
Good bye! See you __Monday.
It’s nice to be here __such a lovely day.
My father is a doctor. He often comes home late __night.
My brother got married __May.
She came to London __the end of August______1972.
The leaves on the trees turn brown __Autumn.
The English examination is __July.
The banks close______ 5 pm.
Упражнение 2. Вставьте предлоги on, in, at (предлоги времени)
I have my gym class ___ Wednesdays.
I started work this morning ___ 8 am.
Are you going away______ Easter?
Moira’s birthday is __September, 24.
We’re flying to Beijing _ June 2nd.
Please visit me __ Sunday.
My flight is_______ Monday.
Mary went on holiday __ Monday.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Tony is…… He doesn’t feel comfortable with people.
a. easy-going b. sociable c. shy
2. I am very good ……English.
a. at b. for c. about
3. John works Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. It’s a ……..job.
a. salary b. overtime c. full-time
4. Dave is …….He must go on a diet.
a. fit b. overweight c. responsible
5. ……..is a shaking of the ground
a. earthquake b. tornado c. hurricane
6. Big factories are responsible for water ……….
a. collection b. pollution c. Avalanche.
7. Computers had a huge ………on the 20th century.
a. impact b. download c. connect
8. You should play……..than yesterday.
a. the most carefully b. more carefully c. carefullier
9. He swims ……..than the Canadian sportsman.
a. faster b. the fastest c. fast
10. “………we dance, Mr Clark?” asked Kate.
a. Shall b. Must c. Need
11.You …. do all your home work today, you can finish it tomorrow.
a. couldn’t b. mustn’t c. needn’t
12.When Sally was a child, she…..drink three glasses of milk per day.
a. be used to b .used to c. get used to
13. …..Canada is in ……..North America
a. The/the b. The/- c. -/the
14.“I enjoy travelling a lot,” said Jane.
a. Jane said that she enjoys travelling a lot.
b. Jane said that she enjoyed travelling a lot.
c. Jane said that she enjoy travelling a lot .
15. Paul heard some news which …. quite upsetting.
a. was b. were c. have been
Fill in the correct form of the verb.
16.Sheila….(go) to the bazaar. She’ll be back in an hour.
17.I…..(not sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.
18…..you ( ever/ be)….abroad?
19.Jane…. (work) at her dad’s office every Saturday.
20. The children…..( play) football yesterday.
21. I….. (wait) for him for an hour and I’m starting to lose my patience
22.How much…..Helen (spend) on her English books?
23. We … (visit) the library tonight. Why don’t you join us?
24.The new theatre….( open) by the mayor tomorrow.
25. If you study hard, you…… ( pass) the exam.
Fill in the missing words. There are three extra answers.
( extension, home-cooked, break the ice, nourishing, shrugged, acquaintances, demand, grapevine)
26 I’m sensitive and shy. I can never find the right thing to say to ….
27. I only met Mike two weeks ago at a party. We’re not really friends, we’re just …..
28. Milk and other dairy products are very … for young children.
29. When we complained to the waiter about the noisy people at the next table, he just …. his shoulders.
30.Teens these days use their mobiles as an…..of themselves.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold.
31.That woman across the street is very…….. ATTRACT
32. Derek refused to……. for his rude behavior. APOLOGY
33. ……… people live in the streets. HOME
34. Helen is a very……..person. She often travels alone. DEPENDENT
35. Celebrities have become involved in the…….of the endangered species. PROTECT