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Not know someone from Adam to send a great flood to cleanse the Earth. However, God chose a man named Noah and “counted it righteous to him” to live and also to preserve his creation mankind through Noah’s family. When Noah and the animals are safe on board, God sends the Flood, which rises until all the mountains are covered and all life on Earth is destroyed. At the height of the flood, the ark rests on mountaintops, before the waters recede and dry land reappears. Noah, his family, and the animals leave the ark to repopulate the Earth. Although the account of the ark was traditionally accepted as historical, by the 19th century the growing impact of scientific investigation and biblical interpretation had led many people to abandon a literal view in favor of a more metaphoric understanding. Biblical literalists continue to explore the mountains of Ararat in present-day Turkey, where the Bible says the ark came to rest, in search of archaeological remnants of the vessel. Nosy/Nosey Parker – любопытная Варвара; человек, который всюду суёт свой нос, не в меру любопытный The person most often associated with the phrase nosy parker is Matthew Parker, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 to 1575. In a systematic attempt to obtain a detailed account of the qualifications and activities of the clergy he ordered several unpopular inquiries. This, and the good archbishop’s impressively prominent nose, might be thought more than enough for his peers to have nicknamed him nosy Parker. The problem with this story is that his peers did no such thing. The phrase nosy parker dates from the end of the 19th century. Not know Jack about something – ни черта не знать о чём-л. Not know someone from Adam – не отличить от Адама; совершенно не знать кого-л., не иметь о ком-л. понятия, представления Have never met someone and not know anything about them; be unable to recognize someone; not know what 119