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 lavazza

link 24.12.2010 14:24 
Subject: he almost literally missed the boat
Charles Darvin almost literally missed the boat to the Galapagos Islands on his way to coming up with the theory of evolution.
Так попал он на корабль или не попал?

 Yakov

link 24.12.2010 14:26 
буквально едва не опоздал на лодку (судно)

 tats

link 24.12.2010 14:29 
Missing the boat - Darwin almost missed the boat (OK, the ship) that took him to the Galapagos Islands and beyond, where he discovered evidence for evolution and started to realize its mechanism - natural selection. First, he wasn't Captain Robert FitzRoy's first choice when seeking a science companion for the survey of the South American coastline. Then, when the 22-year-old Darwin was invited, his father rejected the offer. Luckily, Darwin's uncle persuaded Robert Darwin to relent. Meanwhile, FitzRoy promised the job to a friend, but he turned the job down just five minutes before Darwin showed up to interview. The two spent a week together until they judged each other agreeable, and the ship set sail before the year's end.

 

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