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1. The limousine was taking the beautiful raven-haired modelThe limousine was taking the beautiful raven-haired model to the airport. Halfway there, the front tire went flat. The model said, «Driver, I don’t have time to wait for road service. Can you change it yourself?» The driver said, «Sure.» He got out of the car and proceeded to change the tire, but couldn’t get ... Читать далее...
2. Getting a Flat TireJaloliddin: What is that Thumping noise? Minisa: I don’t hear anything. Jaloliddin: I think you have a Flat tire. Minisa: The left Rear tire has a slow Leak, but I just Inflated it the last time I was at the Gas station, so I’m sure it’s fine. Jaloliddin: No, really, I think you need To ... Читать далее...
3. Catching the bearTwo men went bear hunting. While one stayed in the cabin, the other went out looking for a bear. He soon found a huge bear, shot at it but only wounded it. The enraged bear charged toward him, he dropped his rifle and started running for the cabin as fast as he could. He ran ... Читать далее...
4. Перевод слова tireTire — уставать, пресыщаться; шина Перевод слова Cross-country tire — шина повышенной проходимости tire deflation — спуск шины he tires very soon — он быстро утомляется to tire of the company — потерять интерес к этому обществу You will never Tire of looking at it. Тебе никогда не надоест смотреть на это. I punctured the ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы meet up with[meet up with] {v. phr.} To meet by accident; come upon withoutplanning or expecting to. When he ran around the tree, Bob suddenlymeet up with a large bear. The family would have arrived on time, but they met up with a flat tire....
6. God created woman, and she had 3 breastsGod created woman, and she had 3 breasts. He said to the woman, «Is there anything on you that you’d like to change?» She said, «Yes. Could you get rid of this middle breast?» God snapped his fingers and it was done. She exclaimed, holding the third breast in her hand, «What am I going ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы devil of it[devil of it] or [heck of it] {n. phr.} 1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable. Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week. When I had a flat tire, the ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод слова soakSoak — впитываться, пропитывать Перевод слова Soak insulation with bitumen — пропитать изоляцию битумом soak bread in milk — мочить хлеб в молоке to soak through the skin — промочить насквозь He Soaked himself in the subject. Он погрузился в эту тему. The rice has Soaked up all the water. Рис впитал всю воду. I ... Читать далее...
9. Dangerous Freeway DrivingI do a lot of driving in my job. You would think that driving several hours Each way would Get old really fast, but I have ways of making an Interminable drive seem much more exciting. I like to drive fast on the freeways. I usually Pass all of the slower cars by staying in ... Читать далее...
10. A little old lady gets onto a crowded busA little old lady gets onto a crowded bus and stands in front of a seated young girl. Holding her hand to her chest, she says to the girl, «If you knew what I have, you would give me your seat.» The girl gets up and gives up her the seat to the old lady. ... Читать далее...
11. A woman, a bus and a babyA woman gets onto a bus with her baby. The bus driver says, «That’s the ugliest baby that I’ve ever seen. Ugh!» The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her, «The driver has just insulted me!» The man says, «There’s no call ... Читать далее...
12. Jones is driving past the state mental hospitalJones is driving past the state mental hospital when his left rear tire suffers a flat. While Jones is changing the tire, another car goes by, running over the hub cap in which Jones was keeping the lug nuts. the nuts are all knocked into a nearby storm drain. Jones is at a loss for ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы bubble trouble[bubble trouble] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} Tire trouble, flat tire. The eighteen wheeler ahead of me seems to have bubble trouble....
14. Перевод слова skinSkin — кожа, шкура Перевод слова Skin incision — кожный разрез stripped to the skin — раздетый донага cony skin — кроличья шкурка She has soft Skin. У нее нежная кожа. My Skin burns easily. Я быстро обгораю на солнце. If you were in my Skin… Побывай ты в моей шкуре…...
15. A man had a flat tire on a very cold winter dayA man had a flat tire on a very cold winter day. He told his girl friend he’d have it fixed in no time. However as it was very cold his hands kept getting cold. He asked his girl if he could put his hands between her knees to warm them. She said that would ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы lend a hand[lend a hand] or [give a hand] also [bear a hand] {v. phr.} To givehelp; make yourself useful; help. The stage manager asked some ofthe boys to lend a hand with the scenery. Dick saw a woman with aflat tire and offered to give her a hand with it. Compare: LIFT AFINGER....
17. Woman is on a busA woman got on a bus holding a baby. The bus driver said: «That’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen.» In a huff, the woman slammed her fare into the fare box and took an aisle seat near the rear of the bus. The man seated next to her sensed that she was agitated and ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы bear out[bear out] {v.} To show to be right; prove; support. Modern findings do not bear out the old belief that the earth is flat. Seward’s faith in his purchase of Alaska was born out, even though it was once called «Seward’s Folly.»...
19. Baby bear wants to live somewhere elseThe three bears had been having some trouble recently and had ended up in family court. Mama and Papa bear were splitting up, and baby bear had to decide who he was going to live with. So, the judge wanted to talk to baby bear to see what he thought about living with either of ... Читать далее...
20. Перевод слова bearBear — медведь; нести, переносить Перевод слова Bear sport — шумная, грубая игра to play the bear — вести себя как медведь to bear a banner — нести знамя I can’t Bear him. Я его не выношу. He couldn’t Bear the humiliation. Он не мог пережить этого унижения. What a Bear! Что за медведь! Ну ... Читать далее...
21. A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulderA taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, «Look mate, don’t ever ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы at first[at first] {adv. phr.} In the beginning; at the start. The driver didn’t see the danger at first. At first the job looked good to Bob, but later it became tire some. There was a little trouble at first, but things soon were quiet....
23. What day is todayOver breakfast one morning, a woman said to her husband, «I’ll bet you don’t know what day this is.» «Of course I do,» he answered as if he was offended, and left for the office. At 10:00 a. m., the doorbell rang and when the woman opened the door, she was handed a box of ... Читать далее...
24. Short gender jokesA man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t want. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. A successful man is one who makes more ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы skin[skin] See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE’S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE’S SKIN, JUMPOUT OF ONE’S SKIN, KEEP ONE’S EYES PEELED or KEEP ONE’S EYES SKINNED, SAVE ONE’S NECK or SAVE ONE’S SKIN, WITH A WHOLE SKIN or IN A WHOLESKIN....
26. Значение идиомы with a whole skin[with a whole skin] also [in a whole skin] {adv. phr.} With noinjury; unhurt; safely. The boy was lucky to escape with a wholeskin when the car went off the road. Jack came through the gamewith a whole skin. The horse threw him off, but he got away in awhole skin. Syn.: SAFE AND SOUND....
27. A driver pulled up beside a rundown farmhouseA driver pulled up beside a rundown farmhouse. He got out and knocked at the door. A very old woman answered the door, and he asked her for directions to Des Moines. «Don’t know,» the woman said. He got back in his car and pulled away. Then he heard voices. He looked in his rearview ... Читать далее...
28. Перевод слова driverDriver — водитель, шофер Перевод слова Co-driver — водитель-напарник drink driver — водитель, управляющий автомобилем в нетрезвом виде learner driver — лицо, обучающееся вождению He’s a rotten Driver. Водитель из него никакой. He is a careful Driver. Он осторожный водитель. He is a pretty awful Driver. Он довольно ужасный водитель. Происхождение слова driver Образовано от ... Читать далее...
29. Перевод идиомы get under someone’s skin, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get under someone’s skin Перевод: действовать на нервы, раздражать, доставать, доводить Пример: The woman always gets under my skin although I do not really know why. Эта женщина всегда действует мне на нервы, хотя я, на самом деле, не понимаю, почему....
30. A pastor in Maine skipped services one SundayA pastor in Maine skipped services one Sunday to go bear hunting. Along the trail he turned a corner and collided with a bear. the pastor stumbled, backwards, slipped off the trail, and began tumbling down the mountain, the bear in hot pursuit. Finally the pastor crashed into a bolder, breaking both his legs and ... Читать далее...
31. Blonde on blondeA blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer, who was also a blonde. The cop asked to see the blonde’s driver’s license. She dug through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated. «What does it look like?» she finally ... Читать далее...
32. A guy driving a Yugo pulls up at a stoplight next to a Rolls-RoyceA guy driving a Yugo pulls up at a stoplight next to a Rolls-Royce. The driver of the Yugo rolls down his window and shouts to the driver of the Rolls, «Hey, buddy, that’s a nice car. You got a phone in your Rolls? I’ve got one in my Yugo!» The driver of Rolls looks ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы foam at the mouth[foam at the mouth] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be very angry, like a maddog. By the time Uncle Henry had the third flat tire he was reallyfoaming at the mouth....
34. Пословица / поговорка beauty is only skin deep / beauty is but skin deep — перевод и значение, пример использованияПословица / поговорка: beauty is only skin deep / beauty is but skin deep Перевод: красота обманчива; нельзя судить по наружности Эквивалент в русском языке: не с лица воду пить Пример: The woman is not beautiful but beauty is only skin deep and her personality is wonderful. Эта женщина не очень красивая, но нельзя судить ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы skin off one’s nose[skin off one’s nose] {n. phr.}, {slang} Matter of interest, concern, or trouble to you. Normally used in the negative. Go toJake’s party if you wish. It’s no skin off my nose. Grace didn’tpay any attention to our argument. It wasn’t any skin off her nose. You could at least say hello to our visitor. ... Читать далее...
36. Перевод слова flatFlat — плоский, ровный; плоскость; квартира Перевод слова Flat roof — плоская крыша cold-water flat — квартира без горячей воды the flat of the hand — ладонь A Flat stone was used as a table. Плоский камень использовался в качестве стола. The Flat was so cute. Квартира была так хороша. Work on a clean, Flat ... Читать далее...
37. Obey the speed limitSitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State Police Officer see’s a car puttering along at 22 MPH. He thinks to himself, «This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!»So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы get under one’s skin[get under one’s skin] {v. phr.} To bother; upset. The studentsget under Mary’s skin by talking about her freckles. Children whotalk too much in class get under the teacher’s skin....
39. Значение идиомы jack up[jack up] {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. The man jacked up his carto fit a flat tire. 2. {informal} To make higher; raise. Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices....
40. Save the dead rabbitA man was driving along the highway, and saw a rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit. The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side ... Читать далее...