laupäev, 8. november 2014

2. Comic sans letter

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am writing in response to the advertisement you placed on the Internet. My family and I are planning to visit England for a month and are searching for suitable accommodation. I have several questions about your offer.

Firstly, I would like to know if the price includes car parking, bed linen and towels. Secondly, do you have any rules regarding companion animals? Also, I was wondering if we would have access to the Internet in the house. Finally, could you tell me if the kitchen includes a fridge?

I look forward to hearing back from you and discussing this matter further.


Yours faithfully,
Mart Mets


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kolmapäev, 5. november 2014

1. BNC sentences

bewildered, circumspect, disorientated, distraught, overawed, overwhelmed, preoccupied, uneasy, unnerved, withdrawn


1. Sometimes I'd stamp my foot and cry in a completely feminine burst of frustration and he'd stand bewildered, pleading ignorance and apologising.

Mõnikord ma hakkasin jalgadega trampima ja karjuma täiesti naiselikus frustratsiooni puhangus ja ta jäi seisma, segaduses, vandudes oma teadmatust ja vabandust paludes.


2. A harmless grass snake, I concluded, although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit.

Järeldasin, et see oli ohutu nastik, kuid pean möönma, et Roomajate Keskuse lähedus tegi mind väheke ettevaatlikumaks kui tavaliselt, kui ma parasjagu kohtumisele läksin.


3. She remained conscious, but became increasingly disorientated, losing all awareness of where she was or what was happening to her.

Ta jäi ärkvele, kuid sattus järjest rohkem segadusse, kaotades kogu teadlikkuse sellest, kus ta oli või mis temaga oli juhtumas.


4.The whole process only takes a few minutes, although to the distraught owners it can seem like hours.

Kogu protsess võtab vaid paar minutit, kuid sügavalt häiritud omanikele võib tunduda see tundidepikkusena.


5. But he was never overawed by the sheer scale of the task he undertook.

Aga ta ei olnud kunagi heidutatud oma eesmärkide suure ulatuse poolt.


6. The relief of being able to believe in his innocence was at first so great that temporarily it overwhelmed him.

Rõõm sellest, et ta võis uskuda tema süütusse, oli esialgu nii suur, et see ajutiselt hõlmas ta täielikult.


7. He had been so absent-minded of late, so preoccupied with his work, his writing, the morality of being an expert witness.

Ta oli viimasel ajal nii hajameelne olnud, nii hõivatud oma tööga, oma kirjutistega, eksperdist tunnistaja olemise moraalsusega.


8. I felt restless, uneasy in that haunted, creaking manor house.

Ma tundsin end rahutu, murelikuna selles kummitatud, krigisevas mõisamajas.


9. If the dog drops down as commanded then it will be unlikely to disturb the horses, which may otherwise be unnerved and could even attempt to bolt off.

Kui koer laskub alla, nagu kästud, siis on ebatõenäoline, et ta hobuseid segab, kes võivad muul juhul rahutuks muutuda ja isegi proovida minema söösta.


10. They would go in and fight their own battle and US forces would gradually be withdrawn.

Nad läheksid ja võitleksid omaenda lahingus ja Ameerika Ühendriikide jõud hakkaksid järk-järgult taanduma.