Hi andrewthank u for ur letter. im so sorry that didnt write so long, i was in bohemia. in ur last letter u writed about ur non gadget week. it is very interesting experemental project and i would like to test myself by this challange. at last time i am wasting my life in internet 3 to 5 hours a day. if i will use only one gadget, this gadget will be a smart phone. i think nowadays smart phone is the most functional gadget among all others. if i would have more free time, ill go in fitness club, because i should be more careful with my health. so, how passed ur non gadget week? have u any other experemental projects in ur school? what are u thinking about fitness club? i thing thats all for today. waiting for ur letter! best wishes, strapony (сокращения пишите полностью, ибо мне лень)
1. теперь она избегает ходить туда так часто, как раньше.
now she avoids going there as often as she used to go before.
2. он, бывало, внезапно появлялся в доме своей матери и так же внезапно исчезал.
he used to appear suddenly at his mother's home and to desappear in the same way.
3. она, бывало, часами сидела у открытого окна, глядя на лес за холмом.
she used to sit next to an open window for hous looking at the forest behind the hill.
4. иногда она жаловалась на свою трудную жизнь, и ей становилось легче.
sometimes she used to complain of her difficult life and she felt better.
5. я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по- лучше, чем раньше.
i think that now you speak english better than you used to speak before.
6. теперь он совсем не курит, так как у него плохое здоровье, а ведь раньше он курил сигарету за сигаретой.
now he doesn't smoke at all as he has bad health but earlier he used to smoke sigarettes one by one.
7. он начал изучать французский, а в детстве он занимался с частным преподавателем .
he began to learn french and in his childhood he used to study english with a tutor.
8. когда-то он был весьмя состоятельным человеком.
some time he used to be quite rich.