Переведите, пожалуйста. I have a mind for simple things, but things are not of mind to simplify.

The Chaos There`s a great poem about various difficulties of English language, which I love wholeheartedly - The Chaos by G. Nolst Trenite. If you haven`t read it yet, go and do it, it`s hilarious:) And I`ll be glad if you recommend me some other texts of this kind.^__^

Please, can you explain the grammar of this sentence to me? "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. "who was later to become his wife" - why did author use this grammatical constraction? If I say "who later become his wife", would it be the same or this phrase has some special nuance of meaning? And if it does, what is it? Hope, I word my question clear enough. :-/

Binding and Loosing - как перевести? Имею дело с текстом религиозного содержания. Как перевести это "binding and Loosing"? Возможно, есть какое-то устойчивое выражение?

strange tales It`s been a while since I last properly visited Italky and I`m still short of time, so my language studies doesn`t go very well. I`ve started listening BBS English podcasts though, they make an amazing series of programm dedicated to different topics. Very convinient to listen to while going to work, for example. Today, though, I was listening something different, but not less interesting. A programm about medieval bestiaries, popular in Middle Ages illustrated volumes of articles about various animals, existed or mithical, which mediaval people believe to be real too. What a strange beliefs use to go then! For instanse, did you know that baby-bears come into this world formless, and than mother-bear leaks her cubs and shapes them with her tongue. (Probably that`s there phrase "licks into shape" come from) And the little lions are born dead, and only on third day their father lion come and embreathe life into them. And I`m not telling about dragons and unicorns. Such a creative imagination they must had to concoct all these tales.

phonetics Funny thing, phonetics. I talked with girl from Texas one day, and she sayd that every time she hears russians speak to each other in public places, it sounds like they`re very angry; not because they really are, but because harsh and rumbling sounds of their language make it looks this way. Patrick Modiano compared russian speach with murmuring of fallen leafes under sole. All those c and ш and щ... I waited for my English teacher today while in next room was Italian lesson, and I could hear them talking. Every single word sounded like if it were love exspression. Quiet and loud, gentle and fervent... Again, it had nothing to do with the real meaning of the words, they just resited colours and asked time, some basic things. But I was enchanted. Italian is the most beautiful language I`ve ever heard.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself Hey, everyone. It`s a quite uneasy job, wrighting your very first post in blog, isn`t it? :) I`m learning English because I want to be able to communicate with people from different culture and countries, read books or watch films without a long wait for a translation. You know as it often happens, somebody tells you about some book or article, what seems to be very intresting, and you`re thinking "oh, i need to read it" and than he drops a bomb: "oh, and i forget to say, it`s in English". I`m sic and tired of this sort of situation. I`m doing to change it.