Well in this edition of talk about English, there's huge bunch of new vocaburary and expressions. Let me start with the first part of the program which is from a news report about a military parade in Moscow:
- thousands of Russian servicemen (people working in the army, navy or air force) marched across Red Square in commemoration of the Soviet Union's victory in the 2nd World War
- parading too were lots of frontline veterans (people whe fought in the war) of the war
- Putin said the 9th of May was a sacred day, and he paid tribute too
Now, some vocaburary for everyday situation: about dinner party preparation:
- some people cannot eat certain foods, so they have dietary requirements
- diabetics are people who're suffering from diabetes, a disease where there is too much sugar in the blood
- vegetarians are people who don't eat meat for fish, while vegans are people who don't each meat, fish, eggs or cheeese. In other words, vegans don't have all kinds of product from animals
- a traditional three course meal comprises a starter, main course and a dessert
And the last part of the program devotes to a misuse of an English expression by an Austrian doctor:
- he said to his femail colleague: "come to my room later", which is wrong in this situation as it'd be an invitation for a rendezvous
- a rendezvous is a meeting by invitation, of ten arranged by two people for a romance
Well, what should we say??..
- Would you mind coming to my office later?
- Do you mind...?
- Could you come...?
- Can you pop in to my office later?
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