Explain the idioms in bold. which are positive/negative? are there similar idioms in your languages? 1. she seems to be on cloud nine after getting her degree. 2. the party was great. everyone seemed ti be in high spirits. 3. despite all her problems, she's trying to keep her chin up. 4. he almost jumped out of his skin when i tapped him on the shoulder.

1) to be very happy - быть на седьмом небе 2) to be merry - казалось, у всех хорошее настроение 3) not to give up ( дословно: не поддаваться, не сдаваться ) - выше нос, держать хвост пистолетом 4) screamed( завизжал), trembled (задрожал)- душа в пятки ушла

Hello, santa claus!   i want to tell you, that  i was a very good girl in 2013  and i  have earned the best gift from you. i would like to get new skates, which we call snow maiden, because the skates i have are too  small and very old. fulfill, please, my dream. i promise you that i will study hard, obey my parents and always be kind and polite.yours tanya, дедушка мороз!   хочу сказать тебе, я была хорошей девочкой в этом году и заслужила от тебя самый лучший подарок. мне бы хотелось получить новые коньки-снегурки, потому что мои коньки мне уже малы и совсем старые. выполни, , мое желание. я обещаю тебе, что буду хорошо учиться, слушаться родителей и всегда быть доброй и вежливой.твоя таня

Hanging gardens of babylon - one of the seven wonders of the world. a more correct name for this construction - hanging gardens amitis: it was the name of the wife of the babylonian king nebuchadnezzar ii, for which the gardens were created. presumably located in the ancient state of babylon, near the modern town of hilla. according to an alternative version, based on re-deciphering cuneiform tablets could be in nineveh, the capital of the kingdom of assyria, and were built in the vii century bc