I agree with Oleg about not translating. I remember how, when studying for tests, many people translated information into Russian....it not only slowed down study process, but also slowed them down on tests.... I never translate "text". A lot of times I look up words, but mostly in English dictionary, to get the whole range of meanings. I came here with "0" English, had to have a very steep learning curve.
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