| Russian | English |
| всё совсем не так | that's not really the case (It can feel like this must be true, as every new building project works its way through an agonizing steeplechase to get approved—as if every metre of height and every protruding corner will be the last straw for this so-so-so crowded city. However, as anyone who has lived here longer than a month knows, that’s not really the case. There are squares, rectangles, slices, whole blocks of mystifyingly empty land throughout our supposedly high-priced, packed-to-the-gills metropolis.  bcbusiness.ca ART Vancouver) |
| если бы все ... так ... относились к своей работе | I wish all ... would be as ... about their work. (I wish all young researchers would be as thorough and objective about their work as John. ART Vancouver) |
| именно так всё и есть | this sounds exactly right ("Work for it, and earn it, it's not a hand out. Some days won't be easy. Strive and push, and you will find its a rewarding career." "Yep. All of this. I work in a civil construction company and this sounds exactly right. I started way down low at the company, and they have gladly trained me up. As long as you are willing and competent, you can go far." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| именно так всё обстоит | this sounds exactly right ("Work for it, and earn it, it's not a hand out. Some days won't be easy. Strive and push, and you will find its a rewarding career." "Yep. All of this. I work in a civil construction company and this sounds exactly right. I started way down low at the company, and they have gladly trained me up. As long as you are willing and competent, you can go far." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
