Parents are the closest people in the world for every child, for every little boy and girl. I am strongly convinced that those children who have no Mum and Dad are very unhappy. And even when we grow up, we need our parents, and they need us. As for me, I am very lucky, because I have a big and friendly family: a mother, a father, a brother, two grandmothers and a grandfather. Of course, we don’t live in one flat. Our grandparents live separately, but we often visit them and always help each other. And today I am going to tell about my parents, who are the dearest people in the world for me.Родители – самые близкие в мире люди для каждого ребенка, для каждого маленького мальчика и каждой девочки. Я глубоко убеждена в том, что дети, у которых нет мамы и папы очень несчастны. И даже когда мы вырастаем, мы нуждаемся в своих родителях, а наши родители нуждаются в нас. Что касается меня, то мне очень повезло, потому что у меня большая и дружная семья: мать, отец, брат, две бабушки и дедушка. Конечно, мы не живем в одной квартире. Бабушки и дедушка живут отдельно, но мы часто навещаем их и всегда помогаем друг другу. А сегодня я хочу рассказать о своих родителях, которые являются для меня самыми дорогими людьми в мире.First of all, a few words about myself. My name is Rita, and I am sixteen. At the moment I am a ten-grade student of a secondary school. I have a younger brother Maxim by name. He is twelve.Прежде всего, пара слов обо мне. Меня зовут Рита, мне шестнадцать. В данный момент я ученица десятого класса средней школы. У меня есть младший брат по имени Максим. Ему двенадцать.My Mum’s name is Galina. She is forty-one. She works at my school as a teacher of Mathematics. She is very clever, though sometimes she can be rather strict. But I know that her students respect her very much, because she is a talented teacher. Also my Mum is very beautiful. She is quite short of stature, and has a straight slender figure. Her natural hair colour is black, and she never dyes it. In general, she uses very little cosmetics, but she always looks well, because she pays much attention to the state of her skin, hair and hands. My Mum says that even the most expensive cosmetics will never substitute natural beauty of a woman.Мою маму зовут Галина. Ей сорок один год. Она работает в моей школе учителем математики. Она очень умная, хотя иногда бывает довольно строгой. Но я знаю, что ученики ее очень уважают, потому что она – талантливый педагог. А еще моя мама очень красивая. Она невысокого роста, и у нее прямая стройная фигура. Натуральный цвет ее волос черный, и они никогда их не красит. Вообще, она очень мало пользуется косметикой, но всегда выглядит хорошо, потому что уделяет много внимания состоянию кожи, волос и рук. Моя мама говорит, что даже самая дорогая косметика не сможет заменить естественную красоту женщины.As for my Mum’s personality, her predominate traits, in my opinion, are patience and a strong sense of justice. When I was small, she never shouted at me. Instead, she tried to explain me what is good and what is bad, what is right and what is wrong. She managed to find time to explain me all the things that I didn’t understand. And I have always known that I could ask her any questions.My Dad’s name is Nicolay. He is thirty-nine. Yes, he is two years younger than my Mum. By the way, they got acquainted when they were students. My father studied in Polytechnic University, and my mother was a student of Pedagogical Institute. At that time they both were fond of alpinism, and went to one and the same mountaineering camp. One day my Mum fell down and twisted her ankle, and my Dad happened to be nearby. He carried Mum to the camp in his arms, and she was really charmed with his concern and his strength.My father is an electrician, but now he doesn’t work in his specialty. He has his own small business. Some years ago his friend and he opened a car service center. Here I should say that my Dad can turn his hand to almost anything, so, he has succeeded in his new work rather quickly. Now he has got many regular customers. My little brother is mad about cars, and Dad often takes him along to work. As for me, I am not much interested in all this stuff, and most of all I like weekends, when Dad is at home. Then we can go somewhere all together.I love my parents very much, and I am proud of them. I am happy that our family is really strong and friendly.
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