Travelling on business

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actually – фактически, на самом деле

brushwood – хворост

dull – унылый, скучный

exciting – захватывающий

gain– получать, набирать

hurry – торопиться

look forward to – ожидать, ждать с нетерпением

nasty – противный, скверный, неприятный

pleasure – удовольствие, наслаждение

My Day Off

I'm Pavel, I'm a student and I have two days off: Saturday and Sunday. I'm lucky, because most of the students have the only one. I am always looking forward to these days, because during the week I am very busy and very tired by its end. As I don’t get enough time off on my weekdays, I try to relax on the weekends. One of my greatest pleasures is to lie on the sofa and read an exciting book.

So I like to rest on my days off. There is even an English proverb: "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy". It means that every person needs a rest after hard work on weekdays. As a rule, I wake up later than usual. I enjoy staying in bed, as I don't have to hurry anywhere.

Usually, my days off don't differ very much from each other. Most often I spend them watching TV, reading books, walking, visiting or meeting up with my friends and so on. But sometimes I do something special on weekends: go to an art exhibition, to the theatre or to the cinema, to a party or to a disco. I always go to bed late on Sundays, and Monday morning is the nastiest thing through all the week.

Actually, the way of spending my days off much depends upon the season. In winter my family or my friends and I go on skiing or sledging or playing snowballs. In summer we can go swimming or boating or hiking. In autumn we take long walks during which we enjoy beautiful golden autumn or go picking mushrooms and berries in the forest. In the forest we gather brushwood for fire, make it and cook barbeque. We enjoy spending our days off this way.

I don't want to be so pessimistic, but it seems to me that my days off finish very quickly. I like to be an optimist who will say: "The cup is half full", while the pessimist will say: "The cup is half empty". But I am happy to live my busy life day by day and enjoy the weekends. I like weekends very much, because I can rest and gain some energy for the next week.

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inquiry-office – справочная

extra charge – дополнительная оплата

departure lounge – зал ожидания

boarding-pass – посадочный талон

check in – проверять, регистрировать

TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS

Nowadays businessmen go on business trips by train, by plane, by boat and by car. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations. Most businessmen are interested in speed, comfort and safety.