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7 Deadly Sins

Are you a miserable sinner? If you're not, you must be pretty exceptional -- a saint maybe, or perhaps an angel in disguise. The rest of us go about our daily lives committing sins left, right and centre. But be careful, because seven of them are deadly, and lead to eternal damnation in Hell.

Here they are, the famous Seven Deadly Sins:

Pride (гордость)
A too great belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with one's recognition of the grace of God. It is sometimes called the sin that causes all other sins. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Envy (зависть)
Discontent and a desire for another person's possessions, qualities or luck.
Gluttony (обжорство)
An excessive and habitual desire to eat more than one needs.
Lust (похоть)
An excessive sexual desire.
Anger (злость)
A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility, a kind of fury. Anger is also known as Wrath.
Covetousness (жадность)
A strong desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring spiritual things. Covetousness is also known as Greed.
Sloth (лень)
A reluctance to do physical or spiritual work, a very great laziness.
From http://www.englishclub.com

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I wanna be a Christmas tree
And have twinkly lights all over me
Hold a star on top of my head
Stay up all night and never go to bed
I wanna be a Christmas tree,eat candy canes that hang from me
If I get thirsty, it will be so neat
To see me drink water from my feet
That's why I wanna be a Christmas tree, that's why I wanna be a Christmas tree
I wanna be a Christmas tree I could sing and dance on MTV
Arms for branches and have green hair
And pine cones in my underwear
I wanna be a Christmas tree
I'd be the best tree in history
Tinsel on my nose I'd look so fine
My underarms would smell like pine
That's why I wanna be a Christmas tree, that's why I wanna be a Christmas tree
Everyone would love me
My friends would say I'm cool
I'd be a tree that grows no balls
And ride my bike to school
That's why I wanna be a Christmas tree
I wanna be a Christmas tree
Mom and Dad would put presents under me
Since I'd be a tree, I'd never make a peep
I'd open up my presents when they go to sleep
That's why I wanna be a Christmas tree, that's why I wanna be,
that's why I wanna be, that's why I wanna be a Christmas tree!

I'd like to be a Christmas Tree with lots of coloured lights on me
I'd shine my star so bright above to tell the world of Jesus love.

Замечательный Стинг!

Sting is a singer, a songwriter and an actor. His born name is Gordon Matthew Sumner. He recived his nickname from his striped sweater in which he looked loke a bee during his early days as a musician. Sting was born on October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, England in the family of a milkman. He appeared first in a rock group "The Police" in the 1970s. "The Police" had a sound that was hard to pin down, filled with many influences from jazz to progressive rock. In 1980 the group won their first Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Also during this time, Sting tackled his first leading role in the 1982 film Brimstone and Treacle. Before his music career he was a ditch digger, a schoolteacher who taught English and a soccer coach. He recieve an honourary Doctorate of Music degree in 1992. He plays guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, saxophone and pan-flute. In addition to his musical caree, Sting has been active in human rihts and other social issues. Such as the Rainforest Foundation to help save the rainforests. He and his wife Trudie Styler have been married since 1992. The couple has six children, two of them from his first marriagewith an actress Frances Tomelty.