Never mistake motion for action.

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Move out man! Life is fleeting by. Do something wortwhile, before you die. Leave behind a work sublime, that will outlive you and time.

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Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.


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Let deeds match words.


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It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.





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In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.


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If we didn't live venturously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be depressed, I've no doubt; but already should be faded, fatalistic and aged.

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"Have you heard of the man who got shot?" said one fellow to another.
" Got shot? No!" exclaimed the other. "How did he get shot?"
"He bought it."
shot - 1. выстрел; 2. дробь (охотничья)
to get shot - 1. быть застреленым; 2. достать дробь

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"Jim," said the puzzled young clerk to his friend, "what is a good thing to give a girl for a birthday present?"
"I gave my girl a ring," replied Jim.
His companion shook his head.
"I couldn't afford it," he answered. "How much did it cost?"
"Nothing," smiled Jim. "She's a telephone operator."

to give one a ring - 1. дать или подарить кому-то кольцо; 2. позвонить кому-то (по телефону)
telephone operator - телефонистка

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Talks On Belarusian-Russian Union Deadlocked
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenko said today that talks with Russia on plans to create a union state have reached a deadlock.
Russia and Belarus signed an initial agreement on a «union state» in 1996 but few concrete details have been worked out.
At a news conference today, Lukashenko said the moment has been reached when the two sides are «unable to take a step forward.»
He said the Russian leadership wants to review the agreement but that he will not agree to this because «this would mean my political death.»
Lukashenko also complained about a lack of progress in cooperation in the oil and gas industry.
Lukashenko has offered Russia's gas giant Gazprom a controlling stake in Belarus's state gas company, Beltransgaz. But today he reiterated that he will not sell the company at an unfair price.
He also said Belarus is considering alternatives to Russian fuel, and said one option is gas from Turkmenistan.



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Teacher (paying a visit): Are your father and mother in, Morton?
Morton: They was in, but they is out.
Teacher: Why, Morton! They was in!' They is out!' Where is your grammar?
Morton: She's upstairs taking her nap.

to be in = to be at home
to be out = not to be at home
Мортон смешивает слова grammar - грамматика и grandma-grandmother - бабушка
to take one's nap = to sleep

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"Are you the manager of this hotel?"
"Yes, sir."
"I have a very serious complaint."
"Good heavens, don't come near me - it might be catching!"

complaint - 1. жалоба, неудовлетворенность; 2. болезнь


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China is the one of the largest countries in the world. The total area of the country is over million square kilometers. As to population China is the first country in the world. Over one thousand million peoples live in it. It means that one out of every five people in the whole world is Chinese. China is a great country, so only it has the man-made object which is visible from outer space - The Great Wall.
China has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years. It was a monarchy till 1949 when Mao Tse Tung became a head of the state. Since that year China has been a Socialist Republic. In 1976 China started the Cultural Revolution, and it finished in 1976 when Mao dead.
And now China is in the hands of Deng Xiaping, who has given the country a little free enterprise. Doors are now open to the rest of the world. And you can even come to China to study there. Some words about China's education system. At the first all foreigners students will have to share a room with one Chinese student, which is very common. Days start very early, so they'll have to get up at about six o'clock. There are morning exercise in the open air, and they will be invited to join it. The breakfast is at about six thirty. And all meals are communal. Their classes will probably be in English and Chinese, they'll begin at seven thirty. Lunch is at twelve, and then more classes until six. After school day students usually go to the cinema. In fact it's very difficult to get tickets. People also like to go for walks, to play cards or just to sit outside talking. The air in the streets is not pollute, because there are few cars but literally millions of bicycles.
Chinese food is legendary that's why you can find it in most cities in the world, and people like it very much. If you want to visit China you'll have to get a visa. There are in fact many cities that you can visit with just the ordinary visa, and others that you need to get a visa from the local police station to go to. Now there is a very good train service and also an internal air service, but I think that it'll be better if you travel by trains because you'll see so much more of the country. And I also think that China is worth seeing. And you'll never forget it if you visit it.

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I think that education is a key to a good future. And universities are the main step on the education-way.
There are more than 60 universities in the U.K. The leading universities are Cambridge, Oxford and London. English universities differ from each other in traditions, general organization, internal government, etc.
British universities are comparatively small; there are about 7 thousands of students. And most universities have fewer than 3000 of students. London and Oxford universi-ties are international, because people from many parts of the world come to study at one of their colleges. A num-ber of well-known scientists and writers, such as Newton, Darwin, Byron and others were educated in Cambridge.
A university consists of a number of departments: art, law, music, economy, education, medicine, engineering, etc. After three years of study a student may proceed to a Bachelor's degree, and later to the degrees of Master and Doctor.
Besides universities there are about 300 of technical colleges, providing part-time and full-time education.
The organization system of Oxford and Cambridge differs from other universities and colleges. The teachers are usually called Dons. Teaching is carried out by tutorial system. Each student goes to his tutor's room once a week to read and discuss an essay which the student has pre-pared. Some students get scholarship but the number of these students is comparatively small.
There are many societies and clubs at Cambridge and Oxford. The most celebrating at Cambridge is the Debat-ing Society at which students discuss political and other questions with famous politicians and writers.
It should be mentioned that not many children from the working-class families are able to receive the higher education as the fees are very high. And there are special fees taken for books, for laboratory works, exams and so on.
Recycling is the urgent problem of Novosibirsk.
That the problem of pollution and ecology has become the most important one for mankind is evident to all. The more civilization is developing, the greater the ecological problems are becoming.
The problem of recycling attracts the great attention of society.
It's very actually today. Only in Novosibirsk we have more than 1.5 million cubic meters of trash in a year.
Today we only have one glass-recycling plant. And we haven't any trash-recycling plants in Novosibirsk. It isn't good of course. Streets are dirty and there are many waste places in our city. Unrecycled trash is burnt by people. It makes smog that is very bad for ecology.
As the government says a trash-recycling plant is going to be built in Novosibirsk in the nearest two years. It will be invested by the private company.
Well, I think it's strange that local powers aren't able to do this for our city and people have to do it themselves. But at the same time it's good.
We see that Novosibirsk is a city with very bad ecology. And we shouldn't think that our government will improve this situation for us. Everybody must do everything he can to protect our environment. All society as a whole must fight against pollution.
We must get more knowledge about environment. We must learn how to make new products from old things. There are some charitable funds where you can invest your money if you want to do something.


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I think that education is a key to a good future.
Russia has always shown a great concern for education. The right to education is stated in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It is ensured by compulsory secon-dary schools, vocational schools, and higher education establishments. It is also ensured by the development of extramural and evening courses.
Russian children begin to go to school when they are 7. Education is compulsory up to the 9th form inclusive. If a pupil of secondary school wishes to go on Higher educa-tion, he or she must stay at school for two more years. Every school has a number of general subjects such as Russian, Literature, Mathematics, History, a foreign language and others. Some private schools, Lyceums and gymnasiums offer special programs giving a profound knowledge in some fields of study.
After finishing the 9th form one can go on to a vocational school which offers a programme of training in a technical field, or a profession.
After finishing the 11th form of a secondary school, a lyceum or a gymnasium one can go on in higher educa-tion. All applicants must take competitive examinations. Higher education establishments, which are institutes or universities, offer 5-year programme of academic subjects for undergraduates in a variety of fields, as well as a graduate course. If one finishes a graduate course and writes a thesis, he or she receives a candidate's or a doctoral degree.
The system of secondary and higher education in Russia is going through a transitional period. The main objectives of the reform are: to decentralize the higher education system, to develop a new financial mechanism, to give more academic freedoms to faculties and students. All secondary schools, institutes and universities until recently have been funded by the state. Now there is a number of private fee-paying schools and some universities have fee-paying departments.
Today Russian education is one of the best in the world. But I think that if our educational system wouldn't be changed in the nearest future we will lose this place.


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In the past, computers were used only in the workplace. They were commonly used for mathematical explorations and innovations. The earliest computer was Babbage's Analytic Engine. Charles Babbage designed his Differ-ence Engine in the nineteenth-century because people were making many errors in calculations.
First computers were really huge. They occupied whole rooms. And many people were needed to work with them.
Modern computers are able to do great number of things, not only to calculate. In today's society, computers are necessary. They are used in all kinds of jobs. They are used in Science, Math, Medicine, mechanics and so on.
We can't imagine our life without computers. They have a respected place in the modern world. New generations are using them for everything: to learn, to communicate, to do research, etc. And old generations have become to accept them as well.
As a student of NSTU, I use computers every day both in my studying and in my personal life. They help me to relax when my stress is maximum. I can also find a lot of interesting and useful things by using the internet. By using e-mail to communicate with my friends I save a lot of money because I don't need to make long distance calls.
Computers help me to make my life easier.
But on the other hand computers are dangerous for people. They are very bad for our eyes and nervous system. But in spite of this millions of people use computers in their ordinary life. They can spend hours and hours in front one of them.
I think my future profession will be connected with computers. At real I think that all professions in the nearest future will be connected with them.
Alexander Bell
Alexander Bell never planned to be an inventor; he wanted to be a musician or a teacher of deaf people. The subjects that he studied at school included music, art, literature, Latin and Greek. They did not include German which all scientists used in their books. Alexander's mother was a painter and a musician. His father was a well-known teacher of deaf people.
When Alexander was only sixteen, he became a teacher in boy's school in Scotland. He liked teaching there, but he still wanted to become a teacher of deaf people as his father.
At twenty five Alexander became interested in finding a way to send human voice through an electric wire. The parents of his pupils invested money for the equipment. He found an assistant, Tom Watson, who worked in an electrical shop. For two years Tom and Alexander were working together to build a machine that people could use to talk to one another over long distances. One day, when they were working on a new transmitter Alexander spilled some acid on himself. Tom Watson, who was alone in another room, heard a voice. The voice was coming through a wire on the table. It was Alexander's voice.
The first telephone line was built in Germany in 1877. Then a telephone lines were opened in the United States. First telephones were big. And the distance of talking wasn't very long.
Now there are such great inventions as mobile and video telephones. And you can speak with your friend from any part of the world.
Who knows, may be in the future telephones will transmit smells and feelings.



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What's the difference between women and men?
One has morning sickness, the other has morning stiffness.

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A wife comes home unexpectedly one day and finds her husband in bed with a lady midget. Upset and furious over his actions, the woman screams, "You promised me two weeks ago that you would never cheat on me again!" Trying his best to calm her down, the husband turns to his wife and says, "Take it easy Dear, Can't you see I'm trying to taper off?"

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