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drop in on the tube

08:45 Oct 18, 2017
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: drop in on the tube
The author tells story about his friends from former Soviet Union, who while living under its reign with its censorships did illegal mimeographs of underground-written books and spread them around like-mided people (theme of these books being examintation of Soviet society). Basically he speaks about living in a society where a lot of forms of creative expression were banned and only some of them allowed. And then goes the phrase: "We couldnt imagine what it is like to live in this society without any creativity around us, without collective advanates of this creativity. How many Americans escape the horror and boredoom of their lives by DROPPING IN ON THE TUBE (capitalisation is mine)? Not that that is particulary creative, but nonetheless. We need it, otherwise we would be killing each other, really."
Boris Gavrilov
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:33


Summary of answers provided
4грaффити в метро
Sergei Kvardakov
3находя утешение в телевизоре
Mikhail Zavidin
2кататься на доске
Olga Goren


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
грaффити в метро


Explanation:
подозревaю, что речь идет о том, чтобы зaскочить в подземку, мaхнуть пaру грaффити нa стене и тaким обрaзом сaмовырaзиться, - чего якобы не было в СССР

Sergei Kvardakov
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
находя утешение в телевизоре


Explanation:
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Note added at 29 мин (2017-10-18 09:14:42 GMT)
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или в телевидении

Mikhail Zavidin
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
кататься на доске


Explanation:
еще один вариант на основе вот этого сочинения:
If I have my 7'11" Batboard (which has a pointy end and very sharp fins) and the waves are big, I will just ride the whitewater as the wave finishes breaking, or I ride the calmer, smaller tubes breaking closer to shore. If I have my boogie board, however, I have no worries of injury and I will go out deep to catch the biggest waves and drop in on the tube from the top for a really intense ride
https://www.aypsite.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10107

Olga Goren
Belarus
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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