\n
As a good old Russian saying goes, \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0437\u043d\u0438 – \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0432<\/strong> (all illnesses are from stress). Actually, that\u2019s only the first, the most-often quoted, half of the saying. Some say that yoga and meditation help deal with the daily stress. But a healthy dose of Russian can do the same as long as you don\u2019t get all stressed out about grammar.<\/p>\n We all have \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong> (nerves). But only a few of us are fortunate to have \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong> (nerves of iron). The rest of us tend to \u043f\u0441\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (freak out) in a stressful situation. Some stresses are so bad, we end up \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0432\u0430<\/strong> (turning into a nervous wreck; lit: on the tip of a nervous breakdown). And as you know, \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f<\/strong> (nerve cells don\u2019t regenerate).<\/p>\n Some days are worse than others. If I have an important meeting, I start \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (feel nervous) the night before. And once you \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> (get worked up), your body starts to react in all sorts of interesting ways. For example, I act as if I just drank ten shots of espresso, including \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0434\u0440\u043e\u0436\u044c<\/strong> (nervous shaking) and a feeling of \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0445<\/strong> (nervous fidgeting; lit: as if sitting on needles).<\/p>\n You might experience a feeling described in Russian language as \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0451\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong>. Translated literally, it makes absolutely no sense – \u201csucks under a little spoon\u201d. If this brought on a laugh, take a moment to enjoy it for as they say \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043a\u0438\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0443 \u0431\u0435<\/span>\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (a minute of laughing equals to 0.621371 mile of running).<\/p>\n And now back to the little spoon. It\u2019s a spot right under your rib cage, known as solar plexus or the spot where we feel butterflies in the stomach.<\/p>\n While knowing what \u201c\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0430\u201d<\/strong> is won\u2019t get you far in a human anatomy test (should you take one in Russian), it does come in handy if you want to<\/p>\n 1) Explain how hungry someone feels<\/p>\n \u041a \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044e \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u043e<\/span> \u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong> – Hangover went away by noon replaced by gnawing hunger.<\/p>\n 2) Explain symptoms to a doctor<\/p>\n \u041c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0442\u043e\u0448\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0442, \u043a\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0451\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong> – I feel nauseous, dizzy and hungry.<\/p>\n 3) Talk about feelings, especially of nostalgia or yearning<\/p>\n \u041e\u0442 \u0442\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e \u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u0443 \u0428\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong> – Von Stirlitz felt so home-sick, his heart ached.<\/p>\n 4) Teach a self-defense class<\/p>\n \u0423\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u044b \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0445 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0443 \u043e<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u044d\u0444\u0444\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u044b<\/strong> – Punches in the groin and solar plexus are very effective.<\/p>\n 5) Stress about things<\/p>\n \u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u043e\u0442 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0430\u0436 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043e<\/strong> – I am so nervous, I have butterflies in my stomach.<\/p>\n Anyway, back to \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong>. Even if there are no stress-inducing events on your schedule, you might end up surrounded by people who seem to be hell-bent on \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0430\u0441<\/strong> (to get at you, to get your goat). They ceaselessly \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong> (stress you out) or \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0443\u044e\u0442<\/strong> (stress you out). Other things they might try include<\/p>\n Sure, you can ask them \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span><\/strong> (do not drive me crazy) or \u043d\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span><\/strong> (do not get me wound up), but honestly, how often does this work?!<\/p>\n And so we might spend the entire day \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u0430\u0445<\/strong> (stressed out). But instead of getting bummed out over it, let\u2019s take it as an opportunity to practice some Russian prefixes:<\/p>\n Of course, if you get stressed out a lot, you might earn a reputation of \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (high-strung or jumpy), \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/strong>\u00a0(high-strung) and even \u043f\u0441\u0438\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00a0<\/strong>(spastic). So next time someone \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0442 \u0432\u0430\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong> (gets on your last nerve) relax, take a deep breath, count to 10, and repeat \u0421\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435, \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435<\/strong> (Calm, just calm). Remember, \u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u044b – \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435 <\/strong>(peace of mind is more important).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a good old Russian saying goes, \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0438 – \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0432 (all illnesses are from stress). Actually, that\u2019s only the first, the most-often quoted, half of the saying. Some say that yoga and meditation help deal with the daily stress. But a healthy dose of Russian can do the same as long as you…<\/p>\n\n
\n