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Thank you for your explanation

MSL, you are smiling...
But believe me. For example I was in need to accompany one wife of our client from
very provincial russian city to the doctor.
Obviously - no english.
What are your suggestions? =)))))
And we had same kind of problem almost every second week in 1995.
It was a wave of russians in London.
We for example kept an eye on more than one hundred kids within several years - studing in UK.
Be sure the expression "high fly" I knew not from the movies.

klg, you are mostly welcome. =))

What kind of vehicle class is PSV? I cannot find this abb anywhere.

That Vehicle is a kind of Public Service :-)

MSL, thanx

Yeeehhhh. Thanks for the link.
These guys are funny. Of course if you study language just in a toilet - what can you estimate?

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Well said :-) But the attempt is praiseworthy ;-)

2 MSL
Oh...I was lucky enough to be in good hands of our teacher at school.
Just for a couple of years but... she gave us a lot.
All other teachers were... very very low level.
And that in a very good school. Speci-alised in English!

BTW, any ideas what can be possible meaning of the term "A.R.A.B." in Royal Navy?
=)))))
British are not always politicaly correct =)))

Everybody disappeared.
Black magic?

Hi to all
I am just being very busy, teaching and then interpreting on-call (( (( (
Need to recharge my batteries, URGENTLY!

Mila, recharging batteries is a simple procedure.
Take a glass of vodka and drink in one gulp.
About 100-150 grams. After that - eat half of lemon in one bite.
Your batteries are on full power in 10 minutes. =)))

Thanks Oleg

It might actually work))) you are damn right!

I am listening to this...right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

2 Mila.

Huh... "Jedem das Seine "
I was listening for that particular clip. Video is good for me and music... how to say -
I've been there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Perhaps I am not that advanced in the remix style. I have always been the fan of the original one (( (

Meaning is not original or remix. Meaning is - "I've been there."
In one period we had one-two times a week run with 43 kilos on you and with all funny staff called "дорожка". Mila - 30 kilometers.

I was asked to explain the difference between Gigolo and Alfonso
There you are
Alfonso
1. -A Russian Gigolo. Usually a male; tall, dark and handsome; one with who women want to sleep with.
2.King of Spain from 1886-1931
3.Usually a well of knowledge. dig deep and you'll know more. He is generally well-spoken, fluent in more than one language, a bit nerdy and loves books.
This greek god usually hangs out in libraries, museumss, or regular streets. but will never invite you to a movie. Scares easily, it is advisable to handle with care and never call out his name too loudly. he might remain in shock if so.
He can be both Man and Boy, depending on who is adressing him.

Gigolo

A guy who sells sex to women .
It's a man whore.

Oleg
My respect!

When I was in the Army (teaching) we sang this song with my cadets. They loved it.

Since 1956 many nice singers performed the song Mucho Mambo (Sway).
I like it very much how Dean Martin had performed this song.
Please enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Hi klg
Awesome))))Oh, Dean Martin....
Thanks

we sang this song with my cadets. They loved it.
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First time I heard this stuff when I already was sergeant in Air Force.
It was lovely evening. By occasion I met my classmate in disco.
(I was ... on illegal leave actually. =)) But in our troops - we were profies =)))
We kissed, we... it was very romantic. We crossed half of Moscow by feet.
And the first kiss that evening was with this song.
In a couple of days I was on the way to Tashkent. Pulled out with "code red".
Providing communications and coordination of flights to and from Afganistan.
We have not been "за речкой" but we have been very close to.
Many times.

Thanks Oleg, would never have thought that this song is so special for anybody else...

What wonderful thing is youtube! We can find there remarkable frames...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

is so special for anybody else...
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Mila, I have a plenty of beloved songs. Every significant period of my life is covered.

Mila, are you still here?

Yes, I am still alive, I think...

My previous message has gone astray)))
I just want to say that I think everybody has her/his own songs that are very special for him/her with their own personal touch...

I think everybody has her/his own songs that are very special for him/her
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Sure. Stay online for abt 5 min.

Mila, some of our generetion have been grown up with songs like this^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

That was the best generation of USSR. Then we became a "lost generation".
By inertia we still tried. And we had songs like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

When I was drafted from Academy to Air Force - we had this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

When we were a bit older - our song was as follows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

But our world just disappeared.
And then... we... somehow had to change.
Our song for some years became:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

BUT! (there is always - But) we are still the same. We HAD to be "tough guys".
But we still believe in some ideals.

Yes, all those songs have been always in memory.
I couldn't find quickly the collection, perhaps this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Perhaps we wouldn't have changed at all, BUT the wind of change lifted, mixed, brushed, trying to swallow....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Mila, for boys of my age more actual is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

But nobody really called them "черный тюльпан" - just "санрейс".
"Black tulip" is a poetical...

OK. Just drop the matter and let us speak about something more optimistic.
=))))))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Mila, THAT song is a kind of "light in the end of tunnel" for me, for my wife and for a great number of my friends.

Thanks Oleg, for rather personal touch while talking about the past. One who forgets the past I think have no future.
So let's hope that the wind of change will blow only in the right direction.
I am really off by now.
Tomorrow I will be brushing up my Spanish)))
All the best to you and to all who likes the thread.
Bye

So let's hope that the wind of change will blow only in the right direction.
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It will NEVER be like this, my dear friend. NEVER.
Wind always change directions. Always. And we are just a dust.
Have a good sleep and sweet dreams.

It will NEVER be like this, my dear friend. NEVER.

"Never say never"....Bond...James Bond))) ( his lady-firend ;-)))
Have a nice day, all brushuppers!!

Same to you nice Lady.

Hello to all!
I hope that somebody is just waiting round the corner))but too shy to start.
Well, it's being just another busy ordinary day and I am glad it's all over)))
We came home to find out that sink in the kitchen is leaking)) What a nice surprise!... that's exactly what everyone needs in the middle of the week (( (
This is life and you have to deal with it, somehow...

We came home to find out that sink in the kitchen is leaking))

Hi, Mila!
What, you say, are you sinking about? :-)

Hi MSL
)))))))))that's very nice of you!
I think that we are actually sinking))) there is water on the floor)))

Mila
I wish you to stay always afloat!

I'm to get up early tomorrow, so have to go now. See you!

Mila, I thought visiting of the branch office has the same status for Chair Lady as visiting the Club itself :)

I’ve bought two new books of M. Goldenkov: “Hot dog too” and “Свежий hot dog”. Enjoy reading and recommend them to everyone. The author mentioned embarrassment of Gorbachev’s interpreter when «Симпатизируем англичанам» he translated “automatically” with use of “false friend” :) Right version in Author’s opinion - “We take liking to British” - sounds clumsy for me but I really cannot find the better variant. How would you put this “easiest” idea ? :)

Mila has a problem with leakage, we have the same from the fridge.
Handyman is coming right now.
Something is wrong with a stars. = ((

Hi to all!
avia -beauty fan
I believe that the expression sounds rather formal, idiomatic. It's probably the way the protocol should be!!! Who knows those diplomats)))
However the correct phrase could possibly be the following:
"We have taken a liking to the British" - We have decided that we like British people.

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Yes, you right))Something wrong with the stars in the eyes))) I can't see any water and we don't use one part of the sink. And Big thank to the previous owners of the house who had installed the double one))) So there is some maintenance "little "job for the weekend)))

WE LOVED THE WORLD TOGETHER by Gordon Taylor
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Remember
We loved the world together
You and I
Remember
We had fun, life, excitement
You and I
Remember
We found that fantastic bistro...
On the way to the taxi rank..
To get in from the rain
Where I drank till I spewed
and blamed the champagne.
Where the waiter took a shine to you
And picked you up
waltzed you across the floor.
I'll never go through that door...
again...
Without you my love.

Everything changed...
didn't it, later on...
Post dessert pre coffee
It all turned sour
The waiter that next time returned to me
With a glower
And you...
My love..

How could you come back to me cut in two
Broke even my hard unreachable heart
to see you cut up, your halves wide apart!

Maybe I used you.
Maybe I used and abused you.
Used and abused and repeatedly used you
Maybe abused you too hard...
Oh my over abused
Master Card.

After reading Exercise
Below are 6 statements about the poem. For each one, decide if it is True or False.
1. The author's lover was a woman.
2. The author went into a restaurant so as not to get wet.
3. The author was sick.
4. The waiter danced with the author's lover.
5. The author finished his meal.
6. When the waiter returned he was happy.
:-)