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1. Значение идиомы honest broker [honest broker] {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as anagent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartialadvice is needed in order to settle a dispute. Michael has beenasked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between theemployees and the management....
2. Перевод слова honest Honest – честный, искренний, настоящий Перевод слова Honest to the core – искренний до глубины души honest fellow – честный малый honest to God – честное слово honest price – справедливая цена Just give me an Honest answer. Просто дай мне честный ответ. Honest to God, I wasn’t there. Честное слово, я там не был. […]...
3. Перевод слова Monday Monday – Понедельник Перевод слова On Monday – в понедельник Monday feeling – нежелание работать (после воскресенья) Black Monday – первый день занятий после каникул from Monday through Friday – с понедельника по пятницу Monday is awkward for me. Мне неудобен понедельник. Tuesday always follows Monday. Вторник всегда следует за понедельником. I’ll give you a […]...
4. Перевод слова treatment Treatment – лечение; обращение, обхождение Перевод слова Hard treatment – жестокое обращение kid-glove treatment – деликатное обращение surgical treatment – хирургическое лечение early treatment – своевременное лечение The best Treatment for a cold is to rest and drink lots of fluids. Лучший способ вылечить простуду – отдыхать и пить много жидкости. The disease yields to […]...
5. Traditions A man and a woman got married, and he told her : ” since you are my wife you should respect my traditions and habits…and i have 3 traditions. So, first tradition: On wednesdays i play football with my friends…no matter what..whether it snows or it rains…i dont care..i play football!! -Is it clear for […]...
6. The bachelor’s diet Bachelor’s Diet MONDAY: BREAKFAST – Who can eat breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth LUNCH – Send your secretary out for six “gutbombers” those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and […]...
7. Значение идиомы honest to goodness [honest to goodness] or [honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Really; truly; honestly. – Used to emphasize something said. Whenwe were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. “Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in theworld,” said Mother....
8. The Bachelor Diet Monday Breakfast – Who can eat Breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth Lunch – Send your secretary out for six “gutbombers” – those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chilli, a soft drink and have […]...
9. Значение идиомы blue Monday [blue Monday] {n.} A Monday when you have to work after a happy weekend. It was blue Monday and John nodded sleepily over his books. Housewives sometimes wish they could sleep through blue Monday....
10. A middle manager is called into his bosses office A middle manager is called into his bosses office on a Monday morning. He is told he has to get rid of one employee in his department by the next Monday. “Downsizing.” He’s really upset. Everyone in his department does a good job and it doesn’t seem fair. So for the next 2 days he […]...
11. Investment counselor An investment counselor decided to go out on her own. She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that she needed an in-house counsel. The investment banker began to interview young lawyers. “As I’m sure you can understand,” she started off with one of the first applicants, “in […]...
12. Значение идиомы hired man [hired man] {n. phr.} A man employed to do jobs every day about ahouse or farm. The hired man was sick, and a lot of the dailychores were not done....
13. Значение идиомы bonest-to-goodness [bonest-to-goodness] or [honest-to-God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Real; genuine. – Used for emphasis. She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie. It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he’d seen since going abroad....
14. Using Unfair Influence Josey: Hello, I’m Josey Kim. Curt: Hi, I’m Curt West. Thanks for agreeing to meet with me. Josey: You mentioned on the phone that you can help us get that government Contract we’re Bidding on, is that right? Curt: Absolutely. I’m sure I can Be of service to your company and Secure that contract without […]...
15. Значение идиомы on the up and up [on the up and up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest; trustworthy;sincere. We felt that he was honest and could be trusted. Thisinformation is on the up and up. Compare: ON THE LEVEL....
16. If men had PMS, what would happen? A) The federal government would allocate funds to study it. b) Cramps would become an acceptable reason to apply for permanent disability. c) There would be a federal holiday every 28 days. d) All of the above....
17. Riding in a Carpool Roberto: Hey, Loreto. Got a minute? Loreto: I’m going to a meeting Off-site, but we can talk if you don’t mind Walking me to my car. Roberto: Sure, okay. I just wanted to ask if you’re interested in Carpooling to work. We only live a few blocks from each other. Loreto: Thanks for asking, but […]...
18. Starting a Band At work one afternoon, my friend Michael asked me if I wanted to help him start a Band. I was really surprised because I didn’t even know Michael was a Musician. As it turns out, not only was Michael a good Guitarist, he was also a good Songwriter. He wanted to get together a band […]...
19. An old man goes into the Social Security Office An old man goes into the Social Security Office and fills out an application. Too old to have a birth certificate, he is asked to prove he is old enough. He opens his shirt and shows them the gray hair on his chest and they accept that as proof. He goes home to his wife, […]...
20. Значение идиомы go straight [go straight] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become an honest person; leadan honest life. After the man got out of prison, he went straight. Mr. Wright promised to go straight if the judge would let him gofree....
21. Значение идиомы turn an honest penny [turn an honest penny] {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. Tomturned an honest penny in the soybean trading business. Compare:PRETTY PENNY....
22. Значение идиомы at face value [at face value] {prep. phr.} What one can actually hear, read, or see; literally. John is so honest that you can take his words at face value. This store’s advertisements are honest; take them at face value....
23. A lawyer named Strange died A lawyer named Strange died, and his friend asked the tombstone maker to inscribe on his tombstone, “Here lies Strange, an honest man, and a lawyer.” The inscriber insisted that such an inscription would be confusing, for passersby would tend to think that three men were buried under the stone. However he suggested an alternative: […]...
24. A man says to his wife A man says to his wife, “Get ready you, me & the dog are going fishing.” Wife says, “I dont want to go.” Man gives her 3 choices, fishing, blow job or take it up the a*se. Wife pick blow job. After she sucking for a while she says, “It tastes like sh*t. Man says, […]...
25. Hiring a Contractor My company decided that it was time to Remodel our offices and I was Put in charge of getting Bids from contractors. The trouble was, I had heard Horror stories From friends who did remodeling and I was worried about finding a company that would get the job done On time and Under budget. No […]...
26. Перевод слова start Start – начало, старт, отправление, начинать Перевод слова From start to finish – с начала до конца we shall make an early start for town – рано утром мы отправимся в город to start on a journey – отправиться в поездку when do I start? – когда мне приступить (к работе)? When can you Start? […]...
27. The little sexy housewife was built so well The little sexy housewife was built so well the TV repairman couldn’t keep his eyes off of her. Every time she came in the room, he’d near about jerk his neck right out of joint looking at her. When he’d finished she paid him and said, “I’m going to make a. . . well. . […]...
28. Перевод слова hire Hire – нанимать, наем, прокат Перевод слова Bicycles for hire – выдаются велосипеды напрокат to hire workers by the day – нанимать рабочих поденно he was hired to do this job – его наняли для выполнения этой работы We Hired her to mow our lawn. Мы наняли ее косить газон. We paid $50 for the […]...
29. Значение идиомы grow out of [grow out of] {v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. Asa child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but hegrew out of it. 2. To result from; arise. Tom’s illness grew outof his tendency to overwork and neglect his health....
30. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS WINDOWS95 ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS WINDOWS95 Costello: Hey, Abbott! Abbot: Yes, Lou? Costello: I just got my first computer. Abbot: That’s great Lou. What did you get? Costello: A Pentium II-266, with 40 Megs of RAM, a 2.1 Gig hard drive, and a 24X CD-ROM. Abbot: That’s terrific, Lou. Costello: But I don’t know what any […]...
31. A man is driving down the road for a long period of time A man is driving down the road for a long period of time. During his travel, he sees a priest with a gas can hitch hiking, so he gladly picks him up he says,”Normally father, i dont pick up hitch hikers. You seem like a man of dignity so i thought id make an exception. […]...
32. Значение идиомы jack-rabbit start [jack-rabbit start] {n.}, {informal} A very sudden start from astill position; a very fast start from a stop. Bob made ajack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green....
33. A hearty breakfast A man goes into a greasy spoon-type cafe and he says, “I would like one of your special full English breakfasts”. “No problem.” Comes the greasy little fat girls reply from behind the counter. “But I want it MY way.” says the man. “What do you mean your way?” comes the reply. The man says, […]...
34. A very modest lady applied for a job A very modest lady applied for a job at the factory where they made “Tickle me Elmo dolls”. It was Friday and almost quitting time and hurriedly the boss told her to report for work on Monday. He quickly explained to her that she would be stationed on the assembly line just before the dolls […]...
35. Значение идиомы running start [running start] {n. phr.} Good progress at the beginning. Theteam was off to a running start, having won the first two games. Contributions of $5000 before the drive began gave the charity fund arunning start. Compare: HEAD START....
36. As the end of the day drew near As the end of the day drew near, the handsome executive called his newly hired assistant into his office. “Do you know what time we quit around here?” he asked. “Sure!” the girl nervously giggled. “Whenever somebody knocks on the door.”...
37. Упражнения “Дни недели” (с ответами) 1. Расставьте буквы по порядку, чтобы получились дни недели. T Y D U S A E D S A A U Y T R R U T S H A Y D D E S D N W E Y A N O M A Y D 2. Вставьте пропущенные буквы. We…nesd…y 5. Fr…day S…nday […]...
38. Their true intention One morning a little girl ran inside and said “Daddy, Daddy my sister and the man you hired last week are up on the hay loft in the barn on all that new hay we just bought. She has her dress up and he has his pants down. I think they are about to piss […]...
39. Значение идиомы head start [head start] {n.} 1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantageat the beginning. The other racers knew they couldn’t catch Don ifhe got too big a head start. Joe has a head start. He began tostudy earlier than we did. 2. A good beginning. Let’s get a headstart in painting the house by getting up […]...
40. Time to quit As the end of the day drew near, the handsome executive called his newly hired red-headed assistant into his office. “Do you know what time we quit around here?” he asked. “Sure!” the girl nervously giggled. “Whenever somebody knocks on the door.”...