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Vocabulary — Variant 5
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Spring Break
Variant 5 · Vocabulary · 30 words & phrases
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spring break n phr
весенние каникулы
Spring break was in the middle of my sports season.
bathe v
купаться (в море, реке)
Students enjoy their spring break lying on the beach and bathing in the sea.
think back to phr v
вспоминать (о прошлом)
Thinking back to my own college days, I had friends who did this sort of thing.
tight budget n phr
ограниченный бюджет
I had a tight entertainment budget.
dine out phr v
ужинать в ресторане, есть не дома
Apart from going to a movie or dining out now and then, I had a tight budget.
athletics n
лёгкая атлетика
In college I was on the athletics team.
campus n
кампус, студенческий городок
I had training sessions every day, so I stayed on campus.
make the most of phr
использовать по максимуму
I stayed on campus and made the most out of it.
hang out phr v
тусоваться, общаться (с друзьями)
I also hung out with my friends that stayed on campus, too.
alone time n phr
время наедине с собой
The alone time was needed.
ordinary adj
обычный, повседневный
Sometimes having a rest just means staying where you are and doing ordinary things.
snowstorm n
метель, снежная буря
We had one of the largest snowstorms my city had ever seen.
due to phr
из-за, по причине
It was the first time they had closed my college due to weather.
pile n
груда, куча
I still see these huge piles of snow in front of my window.
as if phr
как будто, словно
I remember this feeling as if life just stopped.
vet school n phr
ветеринарный вуз
When I was in vet school, there was a conference for vet students.
take place phr
проходить, состояться
There was a conference that took place every spring break.
lab n
лабораторное занятие, лаборатория
There were lectures and vet labs during the day and parties at night.
competition n
соревнование, конкурс
There were also competitions in vet medicine.
have a great time phr
отлично провести время
I always had a great time at those events.
dorm n
студенческое общежитие
Several girls on the floor in my dorm took part in a bus trip.
take part in phr
участвовать в
Several girls took part in a bus trip.
break down phr v
сломаться (о транспорте, технике)
The bus broke down somewhere in the Deep South.
get back phr v
вернуться
They were a few days late getting back to school.
turn out phr v
оказаться (в итоге)
Spring break turned out to be longer than they had thought.
in the middle of nowhere phr
в глуши, вдали от всего
Can you imagine being stuck on the road in the middle of nowhere?
pick up phr v
забрать (кого-то), заехать за
Only once my parents picked me up from my school during spring break.
match v
соответствовать, совпадать
Much of what I see on TV about college students doesn't match my experience at all.
involve v
включать в себя, требовать
A lot of studying was involved in my spring breaks.
rush v
спешить, торопиться
You didn't have to rush to bring in any papers.
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