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____________________________ to have an imprint of people’s lives — оставить след в жизни людей
imprint = an occasion when an event or experience becomes fixed in someone's memory or leaves its mark in some way on their appearance:
I get to work with a great bunch of people — Мне счастливится работать с кучей людей
get to = to have an opportunity to do something
bunch = a group of people
I took up the job of teaching = Я взялся за преподавательскую работу
take up = to begin to do something
So, what do they say… It’s either time rich and money poor or vice versa — Как там говорится… Либо богаты деньгами и бедны временем, либо наоборот
they say = аналог нашего «говорят» / «говорится»
time rich and money poor = an expression used to describe groups of people who have relatively little leisure time despite having a high disposable income through well-paid employment.
I find it really fulfilling — Я нахожу это действительно наполняющим / удовлетворяющим
fulfilling (С2) = making you feel happy and satisfied
chat over some food — болтать за едой
chat over = to discuss a problem or situation with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decision about it
catch up on sleep = наверстать / нагнать недоспанные часы
catch up on = to do something that you have not been able to do recently
to get some downtime to recharge the batteries — чтобы замедлиться и зарядиться
downtime = time when you relax and do not do very much
recharge your batteries (С2) = to rest and relax for a period of time so that you feel energetic again
I’m a real news junkie — Я на самом деле зависим от новостей
junkie = someone who wants to have or do something all the time (a computer/TV junkie, a publicity junkie)
I might treat myself to a fat paper — Я могу побаловать себя толстенькой газеткой
treat yourself to sth = to do something good and pleasurable for yourself, but not something necessary
They’ve just got into the habit of reading — Чтение просто вошло у них в привычку
get into the habit of sth = to begin to do sth regularly or often
I tried to tell my parents to stop reading the dead tree press — Я пытался уговорить родителей перестать читать бумажную прессу (dead tree = с уклоном на вырубку деревьев)
dead tree press = newspapers that are printed on paper or print journalism in general
I don’t think it suddenly going to go into reverse — Не думаю, что ситуация внезапно повернется вспять
go into reverse (idiom) = if a situation goes into reverse, it becomes the opposite of what it was before
In reflection, I think… — В осмыслении / Исходя из долгих рассуждений…
in / on reflection (C2) = after considering thought something seriously and carefully
No doubt that social media have had a profound impact on our lives — Социальные сети без сомнения оказали глубокое влияние / воздействие на нашу жизнь
profound (C2) = felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way
Every single day there seems to be a new app that comes about for people to play with and fiddle around with — Кажется, что каждый божий день появляется новое приложение, в котором люди могут поиграть и поторчать
come about (C2) = to happen, to start to happen or to appear
fiddle around = to spend time doing small things that are not important or necessary
It takes a lot of willpower to do it yourself — Требуется большая сила воли, чтобы сделать это самостоятельно
take = if something takes a particular time, that period is needed in order to complete it
willpower (C2) = the ability to control your own thoughts and the way in which you behave
I think, the jury is still out on that one — Думаю, единого мнения на этот счет пока нет
the jury is out (on the) = used to say that people have not yet decided whether something is good or bad
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