One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
of living n. Level of prices esp. Of basic necessities.
- price n. Price paid for a thing by one who later sells it.
- —v. (past and past part. Cost) 1 be obtainable for (a sum of money); have as a price.
- involve as a loss or sacrifice (it cost him his life).
- (past and past part. Costed) fix or estimate the cost of. —n. - what a thing costs; price.
- loss or sacrifice.
- (in pl.) Legal expenses. at all costs (or at any cost) whatever the cost or risk may be. [latin consto stand at a price]
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