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Всем привет! Подскажите, пожалуйста, как понять фразу автора? Мне не совсем понятны детали, почему может сбить 2-я или 3-я машина?

a neurosis is like a car zooming in and out of the right side of the road, creating a possibility of an accident (a psychotic break). When two or three cars are on the other side of the road, the first one might miss you, but the second or third can derail you.

Заранее большое спасибо!

Русский язык, оказывается, сложнее, чем английский

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Massive Study Shows How Languages Change

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Why Russian is harder to learn than English.

Originally published:

Sep 30 2014 - 7:00pm

By:

Joel N. Shurkin, Contributor

(Inside Science)-- More than 100 years ago, the playwright Oscar Wilde had one of his British characters say that England and America "have everything in common nowadays except, of course, language.” It turns out, according to linguists, he was almost right. But lately, the two languages are getting closer.

Languages change over time -- some faster than others. Some reflect changes in the world around them, according to a new paper published by The Royal Society in London. There are universal and historical factors at work, and languages change at varying rates, the scientists found.

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Россыпь (изумрудная)

[annathefoodie.livejournal.com]

Привет! Застряла на этом слове, вертится на языке, но что-то коряво выходит. Какое английское слово подходит в значении россыпь драгоценых камней? Если что, то это название косметического продукта.