Let’s have a chat, shall we?

Do you use it when you have understood something at last (наконец), when you’ve got (понимать) something?

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Do you know, the capital of Jordan is the city of Amman [?’ma: n]. Could you say a few words about it?

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St. Petersburg became Leningrad in 1924.

And when has it become (когда он стал) St. Petersburg again, I wonder (интересно)?

Do you happen to remember (Случайно, не помните)?

St. Petersburg is so beautiful!

There are magnificent (великолепный) palaces (дворец), museums, bridges (мост) and a lot other beautiful places. The Hermitage alone is worth I don’t know what (чего стоит один Эрмитаж). It’s exceptional (исключительный), striking (поразительный) and phenomenal (необыкновенный). It might take a few years to see the things that are exhibited there. You can walk from one hall to another for many years running but you’ll not be able to say you have seen and felt everything. And above all just seeing does not seem to satisfy you, you will want to get to the heart (проникать в суть) of the painting, sculpture or anything.

There are no words to express one’s admiration.

Well, I do not know, but to my mind there is so much in common between St. Petersburg and Paris. Certainly, these are just my feelings. But I love both the cities.

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Dubai is the capital of the United Arab Emirates (the UAE), if I am right.

Is it so? Could you tell me?

It would be nice (было бы хорошо) if I were not mistaken (если бы я не ошибалась).

The official language is Arabic.

The currency (валюта) is dirham.

This is a very rich country owing to (благодаря) oil production (добыча нефти).

Luxury uncovered – неприкрытая роскошь.

The Arab people in this city live on the welfare payment (государственное пособие).

Each child who is born into (родиться в) an Arab family is given quite a big cash benefit (денежное пособие) to buy a house or a flat or get higher education (получить образование) in future.

Only immigrants (expats) work there.

Actually (на самом деле) they are not paid much (им не платят много) but it is somewhat (отчасти, в некоторой степени) enough (достаточно) for them to keep (чтобы они поддерживали) their families who stay in their motherland (родина).

The immigrants do not live in very good conditions (условиe) but they have to (вынужден, приходится, должен) put up with (примириться с) that in order to (для того, чтобы) provide sustenance (прокормить), to keep (cодержать) their families staying home (остающихся дома).

There are a lot of the luxurious (роскошный) palaces (дворец), hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, entertainment centers (развлекательный центр) and the other places that have already been built (которые уже были построены раньше) and are being built now (строятся сейчас).

The country will flourish (процветать) owing to (благодаря) tourism too.

Living in good conditions now the young people сan grow well-bred (хорошо воспитанный), well-mannered (обходительный, имеющий хорошие манеры, благовоспитанный), polite (вежливый), all-round educated (всесторонне образованный), erudite (эрудированный), healthy (здоровый) and kind (добрый) people. Many of them can develop (развивать) some gift (способность) and become talented (даровитый, талантливый) in some sphere of science, culture and economy.

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Stockholm is the capital of which country? I seem to have forgotten (кажется, я забыла)?

Could you help me?

Oh, I’ve got it (я вспомнила)!

It’s Sweden, isn’t it?

Am I right?

Am I not mistaken?

I am right. Good, if so.

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What is a bay window (эркер), do you happen to know?

I knew but now I seem to have completely forgotten.

[Остекленный выступ (lug, prominence), углубление в стене внутри здания].

Please, translate: Часть комнаты или какого-либо иного помещения (building, premise), выступающая за пределы (project beyond) стены здания в виде (as) полукруглого (semicircular) или многогранного (multifaceted) застекленного (glassed) объёма (volume).

It is a part of the building projecting beyond some wall of the building as a semicircular or multifaceted glassed volume.

Oh, my god. It was just a job translating it to English. I got tired, oh, help me!

By the way, a bay window may be very nicely furnished (обставленный) and decorated (декорированный), I think.

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What about Strasbourg?

What is this?

Is it located in France?

Do you happen to know anything about it?

[European court (суд) on human rights (право)].

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