Ordinary Life in Russia
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ЗОНДИРОВАТЬ / ПРОЗОНДИРОВАТЬ ПОЧВУ
(lit., human.)
- to (try to) find out about something beforehand (usually in order to determine ahead of time the chances for success): to test (explore) the ground
- to probe the ground
- test the waters
- to find out how the things stand
- sound (feel, check) out the possibilities
- put out feelers
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Николай Носков - “A на меньшее я не согласен”
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Разговаривают как-то русский и японский рабочий. Заговорили они о работе. Японец говорит:
- Я работаю 4 часа на себя, 2 часа – на хозяина и 2 часа – на Японию.
Русский отвечает:
- А вот я все 8 часов работаю на себя. Хозяина у меня нет. И с какой стати мне работать на Японию??
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