Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones-Горные Породы, Минералы и Драгоценные Камни на Английском
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Gold: золото.
Silver: серебро.
Copper: медь.
Mercury: ртуть.
Lead: свинец.
Brass: латунь.
Iron ore: железная руда.
Sandstone: песчаник.
Asphalt: асфальт.
Granite: гранит.
Limestone: известняк.
Chalk: мел.
Coal: уголь.
Slate: сланец.
Marble: мрамор.
Sulphur: сера.
Graphite: графит.
Gold: Золото.
Silver: серебро.
Copper: медь.
Mercury: ртуть.
Bauxite: боксит.
Diamond: алмаз.
Ruby: рубин.
Aquamarine: аквамарин.
Jade: нефрит.
Emerald: изумруд.
Sapphire: сапфир.
Amethyst: аметист.
Quartz: кварц.
Tourmaline: турмалин.
Topaz: топаз.
Garnet: гранат.
Tiger’s eye: тигровый глаз.
Opal: опал.
Amber: янтарь.
Turquoise: бирюза.
Rose quartz: Розовый кварц.
Onyx: оникс.
Pearl: жемчуг.
Lapis lazuli: лазурит.
Citrine: цитрин.
Идиомы и Выражения:
Gold:
All that glitters is not gold: не все то золото, что блестит
The golden handshake: золотое рукопожатие. Значительное пособие, которе дают при увольнении.
Grandpa has a heart of gold: у дедушки сердце из золота
This computer is worth one's weight in gold: этот компьютер на вес золота
This master class is just another fool's gold: этот мастер-класс — всего лишь очередная чушь. (Пирит, это вид руды, напоминающей золото. Дословно: золото сумасшедших/тупых).
He suddenly struck gold and became rich: он внезапно напал на золотую жилу и разбогател.
Many sheiks in the Middle East are sitting on a gold mine: многие шейхи на Ближнем Востоке сидят на золотой жиле.
When it comes to competent coworkers, he is the gold standard: когда речь идет о компетентных работниках, он — эталон.
The golden mean is to spend enough on yourself and try to save money at the same time: золотая середина — тратить на себя достаточно и при этом стараться съэкономить.
Silver:
I think you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth: думаю, ты родился в рубашке.
Every cloud has a silver lining: нет худа без добра.
She got the promotion on a silver platter: он получил повышение на работе на блюдечке с голубой каёмочкой.
Stone:
The new company rules are set (carved) in stone: Новые правила компании нельзя поменять (высечены в камне).
The pond is just a stone's throw away form here: пруд находится всего в двух шагах отсюда.
She left no stone unturned looking for the necklace: она везде искала (дословно: перевернула каждый камень).
He has a heart of stone, he won't help you. You are trying to get blood from stone: У него каменное сердце, он тебе не поможет. Ты пытаешься добиться невозможного. (дос: выжать кровь из камня).
Rock:
His mom and wife quarreled again, and now he is between a rock and a hard place:
The child has rocks in his head:
Their relationship is now on the rocks:
His neighbours are salt of the earth:
Don't believe everything you hear in the media. Take that with a grain (or pinch) of salt:
Iron:
She has an iron will:
the king rules with an iron fist:
An iron hand in a velvet glove:
You have to use this chance. They say "strike while the iron is hot":
Arnold Schwarzenegger used to pump iron every day:
The boss seems to have many irons in the fire:
Steel:
Mom has nerves of steel:
The general was a man of steel:
They used to called him "Lead foot" because of his driving style:
That chick is bold as brass:
He always belonged to the countries top brass:
Most politicians have tin ears:
Many tinpot presidents in Africa are dictators:
Like quicksilver:
The mercury is rising between the political parties:
His next-door neighbor is just an old fossil:
He doesn't want to change his fossilized ideas (thinking):
Trust between a couple is the bedrock of their relationship:
The hard times where a touchstone that showed him his real friends:
The prices reached a rock bottom during the recession:
She reached rock bottom when her boyfriend dropped her:
A rolling stone gathers no moss:
You are just carrying coals to Newcastle. Everybody knows that already:
His speech was just fire and brimstone:
He rubbed salt in her wound when he mentioned her broken marriage:
Remember my advice, never cast pearls before swine:
The new project has feet of clay:
With this condition she drew a line in the sand:
The situation now is completely uncontrollable. Everything shifts like moving sands:
Her arguments are clear as mud:
She dragged the family's name through the mud with the scandal:
That motorbike is dirt cheap:
She treats everyone at work like dirt:
Their plans to rescue the boy from the drug abuse bit the dust:
She muddied the waters by the unuseful information:
The two candidates were mud-slinging during the election campaign:
That book was gathering dust for many years on the shelves of the library:
The peddler was trying to throw dust in the old woman's eyes trying to sell her unuseful frying pans:
The two young women were dishing dirt about their friend's private family lives:
He was trying to dig the dirt on his ex to harm her reputation: