Английский в гифках

2021-05-15 10:11:00 A rare video from Marilyn Monroe's home collection, .

You see Marilyn at the airport in Canada before boarding the plane. The actress sprained her leg during filming the movie "The River Does Not Flow Back" (1953), so she had to move on crutches.

board the plane - садиться в самолет
sprain - растянуть
crutches - костыли Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-14 16:11:00 A person does not get burned in case of a short hand contact with the molten metal.

At the moment of contact, the moisture on the hand surface creates a layer of steam that insulates it from direct contact with a temperature of 1500°C.

molten - расплавленный
moisture - жидкость
layer - слой
steam - пар
insulate - изолировать Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-14 13:11:00 The giant snail Achatina is the largest land mollusk. Since the end of the 18th century, these huge (up to 30cm) snails have spread widely across the tropical and subtropical latitudes of the planet.

huge - огромный
spread - распространиться
latitude - широта Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-14 10:11:00 The boot-house in the Dutch park is so cute and cozy that it seems as if it got there from some kind of cartoon.

And it turns out that this assumption is correct.

This is the home of Alfred Kwak from the 1990 Dutch cartoon with the same name.

boot-house - дом-ботинок
cartoon - мультфильм
it turns out - оказывается
assumption - предположение Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-13 16:11:00 Lake Caddo is famous for its giant cypress trees covered with amazing Spanish moss. The illusion of prehistoric times does not leave people who have come here. Spanish moss, lavishly hung on the branches of the trees and very similar to strands of hair. The color of the moss periodically changes with the seasons, from gray in summer to green in winter.

cypress tree - кипарис
moss - мох
lavishly - щедро
strand of hair - прядь волос Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-13 13:11:00 Schwarzwald. Germany

Schwarzwald is a mountain range in southwestern Germany. It is densely covered with coniferous forest, so it seems dark. Hence the name, which is translated into Russian as "black forest". It is in these picturesque lands that the legendary resort of Baden-Baden is located.

mountain range - горный массив
densely - густо
coniferous - хвойный
hence - отсюда
picturesque - живописный
resort - курорт Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-13 10:11:00 Trail of Awe. Switzerland

The Trail of Awe is a long balcony on the side of a cliff just above the cliff. Part of the trail consists of coarse mesh and glass to fully enjoy the thrill of the huge abyss underfoot.

trail of awe [ɔ:] - тропа трепета
coarse mesh - крупная сетка
thrill - трепет, страх
abyss [ə'bɪs] - пропасть Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-12 16:11:01 This is how the cuttlefish defends itself.

However, one must be extremely careful in such a situation because the liquid can be poisonous.

cuttlefish - каракатица
defend itself - защищаться
liquid - жидкость
poisonous - ядовитый Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-12 13:11:00 Beaver parents do not teach their cubs to build huts and dams.

They have this skill from birth thanks to their genetic memory.

beaver - бобер
cub - детеныш
hut - хатка
dam - дамба Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-12 10:11:00 Runbike

A bike without pedals allows you to jog without hitting your knees hard by distributing the load evenly.

runbike - беговел
jog - бегать трусцой
distribute - распределять
load - груз
evenly - равномерно Открыть/Комментировать