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Â÷åðà â ÷åñòü äíÿ Ñâ. Ïàòðèêà âûó÷èëè íîâîå ñëîâî
Âîëûíêà = bagpipe

(to) get cold feet = èñïóãàòüñÿ

(to) fall through = ïðîâàëèòüñÿ (î ïëàíàõ)


Ëåí, ÿ áûëà òàêàÿ ñîííàÿ â âîñêðåñåíüå íà çàíÿòèè, ÷òî çàáûëà ïðî òâîè ôðàçû ñïðîñèòü

Âûðàæåíèå "in a long time" (íà ïðîòÿæåíèè äëèòåëüíîãî âðåìåíè) óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ òîëüêî â îòðèöàòåëüíûõ ïðåäëîæåíèÿõ, à âûðàæåíèå " for a long time" êàê â îòðèöàòåëüíûõ, òàê è â óòâåðäèòåëüíûõ.

"too" = ñëèøêîì
"enough" = äîñòàòî÷íî

Too âñåãäà óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ ïåðåä ïðèëàãàòåëüíûì
He is too smart.

Enough íàîáîðîò óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ ïîñëå ïðèëàãàòåëüíîãî
He is old enough.

Umpteenth time = êîòîðûé (í-íûé) ðàç

Ïîñëå âûðàæåíèé "this is the .... time" "it's the ... time" óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ Ïåðôåêòíîå âðåìÿ.

This is the umpteenth time our mailman has been bitten by the dog.
This is the first time they have been robbed.


rob = ãðàáèòü
Hold up = îãðàáèòü (hold up the bank = îãðàáèòü áàíê)

òàêèå ñëîâà â Vocabulary list ê óðîêó íà ñåãîäíÿ. Âñÿêîå â æèçíè ìîæåò ïðèãîäèòüñÿ, è áàíê ãðàáèòü òîæå

roll one's eyes = çàêàòûâàòü ãëàçà

junk = áàðàõëî, junk food = íåçäîðîâàÿ ïèùà

thank you very much, Olga

Carry on!

Computor slang:
1. A teenager who spends all day in front of a computer screen is called a screenager
2. He spent all day yesterday surfing the net, now he says he’s tired - must be a touch of cybersickness
3. What do we call a woman whose husband uses the internet too much? - cyberwidow

1. bum

a lazy person who seeks to live solely by the support of others

2. to fly through something -

E.g. I managed to fly through my work today so I left the office early.

means to do something quickly

Èç äèàëîãîâ

Perhaps, I’m sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong, but … (Âîçìîæíî, ÿ ñóþ íîñ íå â ñâîå äåëî, íî ...*òî, ÷òî õîòèòå ñïðîñèòü*)

Perhaps, it’s none of my business, but… (Âîçìîæíî, ýòî íå ìîå äåëî, íî ...)

â ïðîäîëæåíèè òâîåé òåìêè, Îëü
Slang:

nosey-parker a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Idioms

Using idioms is a major part of any language - so learn common idioms and their true meanings.
to lay one’s cards on the table -

E.g. ‘If we are to make a deal we both have to lay our cards on the table.’


To be honest about opinions and plans.

make up one's mind = ïðèíÿòü ðåøåíèå, ðåøèòüñÿ

change one's mind = ïåðåäóìàòü, èçìåíèòü ðåøåíèå

What does the abbreviation lb stand for?

e.g. Six people are coming for lunch on Saturday. We will need at least 4lb of steak.

pound (weight)

work out = do some physical exercises (çàíèìàòüñÿ ñïîðòîì, äåëàòü óïðàæíåíèÿ)

sleep in = sleep more than usual (ïðîñïàòü áîëüøå îáû÷íîãî)

by any chance = ñëó÷àéíî (â âîïðîñàõ)
Do you by any chance know ... ?

Íàì ñêàçàëè íå ãîâîðèòü

"Where do you come from?" ïîòîìó ÷òî ýòî âîñïðèíèìàåòñÿ èìè êàê ÷òî-òî òèïà "×åãî òû ñþäà âîîáùå ïðèåõàë?"

Ëó÷øå ãîâîðèòü "Where are you from?"

Red owl wrote:

"Where do you come from?"

ÿ òàê íèêîãäà íå ãîâîðþ, ÷åñòíî

Civetta wrote:

ÿ òàê íèêîãäà íå ãîâîðþ, ÷åñòíî

ÿ ÷åñòíî ãîâîðÿ òîæå Íî ïðåïîäàâàòåëü åçäèë íà êàíèêóëû â Ïðàãó è òàì åìó òàê ÷àñòî ãîâîðèëè âîò è ðåøèë íàâåðíîå íàñ ïðåäóïðåäèòü

butterfingers
a person who often drops things, or who does not manage to catch things

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
You appreciate people more when you miss them

get over something -

E.g. It took some time but he finally got over the illness

To return to one’s usual state of health or happiness after a shock or emotional experience


Answering machine

Hello, this is probably 438-9012, yes, the house of the famous statistician. I'm probably not at home, or not wanting to answer the phone, most probably the latter, according to my latest calculations. Supposing that the universe doesn't end in the next 30 seconds, the odds of which I'm still trying to calculate, you can leave your name, phone number, and message, and I'll probably phone you back. So far the probability of that is about 0.645. Have a nice day.

Îëü, ïîñìîòðè, ÷òî ÿ íàøëà:
Dude - "ðåäèñêà", ïðèäóðîê, êîçåë, ëîõ, ìàëîé, êàëè÷, ÷óâàê, õðû÷, ëîïóõ, áàìáóê, áîëâàí, ÷óâûðëî, êðåñò, áðåâíî, ìóôëîí, ôóôëî, ÷óäî â ïåðüÿõ, áàðàí, äóðèëêà êàðòîííàÿ, äóáèíà, øèçèê, èäèîò, íåíîðìàëüíûé, ïåäèê, ÷óäàê, äóðàê, êðåòèí, "ñòàðûé ïëàâó÷èé ÷åìîäàí", òîðìîç, ñûíîê, ñûíÿðà, ôðàíò, áàøìàê, óðîä, øíóðîê, áîåö, îòìîðîçîê, "çåëåíü", ñàëàáîí, ñîñóíîê, ñîïëÿê, ñàëàãà, êðåéçè, æåëòîðîòûé è ò.ä. è ò.ï.: - Hey, dude! - Ïðèâåò, ÷óâûðëî!  1973 ãîäó Äýâèä Áîóè ñïåë ïåñíþ "All The Young Dudes" - "Âñå ìîëîäûå, ïî áîëüøîìó ñ÷åòó, ïðèäóðêè..." Èìåííî â íà÷àëå ñåìèäåñÿòûõ, ýòî ñëîâöî ñòàëî ïîïóëÿðíûì ñðåäè àíãëèéñêîé ìîëîäåæè. Äî ýòîãî îíî áûëî ñóãóáî àìåðèêàíñêèì. Òî÷íåå, ïîïóëÿðíûì â àìåðèêàíñêèõ íèçàõ.

Àãà, ìû íàøåãî Áðýòà íà êîíâýðñýéøíå íàó÷èëè ðóññêîìó Dude- ÷óâàê
Îí áûë î÷åíü äîâîëåí

go together = âñòðå÷àòüñÿ
show up = ïîÿâèòüñÿ, ïîêàçàòüñÿ
jumping jacks = ïðûæêè ñ õëîïêàìè

Red owl wrote:

work out = do some physical exercises (çàíèìàòüñÿ ñïîðòîì, äåëàòü óïðàæíåíèÿ

åùå work out îçíà÷àåò "ïîíÿòü".
What is written here, I just can't work out?
I guess I'll never be able to work out what you mean.

Rani, ÿ ïðèìåðû èç áàøêè âçÿëà, ïðàëüíî õîòü?

à ýòî ðàçâå íå figure out äîëæíî áûòü òàì???

Red owl wrote:

à ýòî ðàçâå íå figure out äîëæíî áûòü òàì???

â äàííîì ñëó÷àå figure out è work out - ýòî îäíî è òî æå

understand