Saying No

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1. Перевод слова Christian Christian – христианский, христианин, христианка Перевод слова The Christian commonweal – христианский мир law Christian – церковное право to turn Christian – обратиться в христианство She is an evangelical Christian. Она евангельская христианинка. Many of my friends are Christian. Многие мои друзья – христиане. It was a good Christian household. Это была хорошая христианская семья....
2. A Second Opinion A man runs into the vet’s office carrying his dog, screaming for help. The vet rushes him back to an examination room and has him put his dog down on the examination table. The vet examines the still, limp body and after a few moments tells the man that his dog, regrettably, is dead. The […]...
3. Значение идиомы over one’s dead body [over one’s dead body] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Not having theability to stop something undesirable from taking place. “You willget married at age sixteen over my dead body!” Jane’s father cried....
4. Перевод слова dead Dead – мертвый, увядший, смертельно Перевод слова Dead body – труп dead list – список погибших dead leaves – засохшие листья dead to all love – безразличный к любви You look Dead beat. Ты выглядишь смертельно усталой. Drop Dead! Иди к черту! Отвали! My fingers are Dead. У меня онемели пальцы. Интересные факты “Мертвец” (Dead […]...
5. Перевод слова cook Cook – готовить, стряпать; повар Перевод слова To keep a cook – иметь повара to cook meat – готовить мясо to cook accounts – подделать счета My husband doesn’t Cook. Мой муж не готовит. I promised I’d Cook for them. Я обещал, что буду готовить для них. I’m a hopeless Cook. Я безнадежный кулинар....
6. Значение идиомы food for thought [food for thought] {n. phr.} Something to think about or worththinking about; something that makes you think. The teacher toldJohn that she wanted to talk to his father, and that gave John foodfor thought. There is much food for thought in this book....
7. Eating at a Casual Restaurant Russell: Why aren’t you eating? Is there Something the matter with your food? Nadia: No, the food is fine. Russell: What’s wrong? Nadia: I’m not sure How to put this. I really like going to Diners and Hole in the walls with you, and I love Mom and pop restaurants as much as you do. […]...
8. Перевод идиомы food for thought, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: food for thought Перевод: пища для раздумий, для размышления Пример: I do not agree with his proposal but at least it is food for thought. Я не согласен с его предложением, но, по крайней мере, тут есть над чем подумать....
9. Значение идиомы short-order cook [short-order cook] {n.} A person who prepares food that cooksquickly. Bruce found a summer job as a short-order cook in adrive-in restaurant. The new diner needs another short-ordercook. Compare: SLING HASH....
10. Перевод слова body Body – тело, туловище, ствол Перевод слова Body temperature – температура тела body weight – вес тела decomposing body – разлагающийся труп She has a lean, athletic Body. Она худощавая, спортивного телосложения. Her Body is very muscular. Ее тело очень мускулистое. A sound mind in a sound Body. В здоровом теле здоровый дух. Примеры из […]...
11. Food what do you eat – Еда что ты ешь Food is an essential part of our daily life. One famous English saying goes “We are what we eat”, and it’s true. The food we eat can influence our body and our mind. It contains nutrients, such as proteins, vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates. Different products contain different nutrients. For example, we can get lots of […]...
12. Bad news A mortician was working late one night. It was his job to examine the dead bodies before they were sent off to be buried or cremated. As he examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, who was about to be cremated, he made an amazing discovery. Mr. Schwartz had the longest private part he had ever […]...
13. Food quotes and quips Food quotes, quips, and thoughts. . . “Artichokes… are just plain annoying… After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual ‘food’ out of eating an artichoke as you would rom licking thirty or forty postage stamps. Have the shrimp cocktail instead.” – Miss Piggy “The most remarkable thing about my […]...
14. Describing the Taste of Food Steve, my new boyfriend, decided to cook dinner for me. I was really excited, That is, until I tried his cooking. Steve: What do you think of the soup? I thought: This is so Bland, and what are these little Lumpy things in the soup? Of course I didn’t say that aloud. Elaine: It’s Delicious. […]...
15. The Wind and the Sun The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun said, “I see a way to decide our dispute. Whichever of us can cause that traveller to take off his cloak shall be regarded as the stronger. You begin.” So the Sun […]...
16. How Chuko Liang Used A Lute To Single-Handedly Defeat An Army Of 150,000 During China’s Three Kingdoms period there was a brilliant general and master strategist of Shu Han named Chuko “Sleeping Dragon” Liang. During the War of the Three Kingdoms, he had sent a majority of his soldiers many miles away before he was alerted that an opposing army of 150,000 was headed towards the small town […]...
17. You can eat your plate Taipei, Taiwan (AP) – Diners tempted to lick a plate after a delicious meal can now go a step further – eat the plate. Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor, announced Friday that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible crockery including […]...
18. Значение идиомы dead to the world [dead to the world] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o’clock this morning. 2. As if dead; unconscious. Tom was hit on the head by a baseball and was dead to the world for two hours....
19. Перевод слова food Food – еда, пища Перевод слова Food and clothing – пища и одежда preserved food – консервированные продукты exotic food – экзотическая пища I love French Food. Я люблю французскую кухню. Food sustains life. Пища поддерживает жизненные силы. The Food was yucky. Еда была противной....
20. Eating a Home-Cooked Meal Louise: What’s the matter with you? Gil: I just got off the phone with my mom and she says they’re planning a welcome-home party for me next week – at a restaurant! Louise: What’s wrong with that? Gil: After Living abroad for a year, I was really looking forward to a Home-cooked meal. Louise: Why […]...
21. Feeling Ill from Food While Traveling Rumi: I’m as Sick as a dog! Hugo: It serves you right. I Warned you not to eat food sold by Food vendors on the street. Cleanliness is not a priority at some of those food Stands. Rumi: I’m not one To turn up my nose up at street food. On the street is where […]...
22. Значение идиомы stone-dead [stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life;completely dead. Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it wasstone-dead....
23. Bar Hopping A Bunch of my old college friends Came into town for a few days and we went out last night Bar hopping until Closing time. We started around 9 p. m. and Were on our third bar when we Closed it down. Some of us were Starving and the rest of us were Peckish so […]...
24. This fundamentalist Christian couple felt it important to This fundamentalist Christian couple felt it important to own an equally fundamentally Christian pet. So, they went shopping. At a kennel specializing in this particular breed, they found a dog they liked quite a lot. When they asked the dog to fetch the Bible, he did it in a flash. When they instructed him to […]...
25. Значение идиомы come to a dead end [come to a dead end] {v. phr.} To reach a point from which one cannot proceed further, either because of a physical obstacle or because of some forbidding circumstance. Our car came to a dead end; the only way to get out was to drive back in reverse. The factory expansion project came to a […]...
26. Being Forced Out of a Position Julianna: Ha ha! The Wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is Stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I Thought this day would never come. Hugo: That’s a big surprise. I never thought I’d Live to see the day when Bettina would Willingly give up her position. Julianna: It […]...
27. The Plumber has arrived A lady was expecting the plumber; he was supposed to come at ten o’clock. Ten o’clock came and went; no plumber; eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock, one o’clock; no plumber. She concluded he wasn’t coming, and went out to do some errands. While she was out, the plumber arrived. He knocked on the door; the lady’s […]...
28. Значение идиомы dead on one’s feet [dead on one’s feet] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he’s dead on his feet. After the soldiers march all night, they are dead on their feet. Compare: DEAD TIRED, WEAR OUT....
29. I like monkeys This was originally posted in rec. sport. pro-wrestling Date: 1999/03/04 Author: briang68g@gearthlink. net I like monkeys. The pet store was selling them for five cents a piece. I thought that odd since they were normally a couple thousand. I decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I bought 200. I like monkeys. […]...
30. No change Husband, upon meeting ex – after two years of separation: “Listen honey, why don’t we have a few drinks, dinner, go to my apartment and really make love?” Ex-: “Over my dead body!” Husband: “You haven’t changed a bit”...
31. Over my dead body! A man happened to meet his ex-wife at a party, and after a few drinks, he suggested that they might have another try at marriage. His ex-wife sneered in reply, “Over my dead body!” He downed his drink and replied, “Well, I see you haven’t changed one little bit.”...
32. Значение идиомы catch dead [catch dead] {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. You won’t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies. John wouldn’t be caught dead in the necktie he got for Christmas....
33. Working Part-Time Jobs Luisa: Are you still here? I thought you Got off at 3:00. Max: I Picked up a second Shift. I Could use the money. Luisa: But I thought you had another Part-time job in the evenings. Max: I normally do, but the restaurant where I work has been Cutting back my hours, so I’m trying […]...
34. Пословица / поговорка let the dead bury their dead – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: let the dead bury their dead Перевод: пусть мертвые хоронят своих мертвецов Эквивалент в русском языке: кто старое помянет, тому глаз вон Пример: It would be better for the woman to let the dead bury their dead and stop thinking about what happened with her sister many years ago. Для женщины будет […]...
35. Значение идиомы dead as a doornail [dead as a doornail] {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won’t start....
36. 15 THINGS THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN PSYCHO It’s been 15 years since Christian Bale brought the serial killer (?) and charismatic, Huey Lewis-obsessed Wall Street yuppie Patrick Bateman to our screens. People are still debating whether Patrick Bateman actually did kill all those people and went mad from this gory modern masterpiece. So, to celebrate the films 15th birthday, here are 15 […]...
37. A folk remedy A man’s wife had been in a coma for several days following a particularly nasty knock on the head. As usual, one of the nurses in the hospital was giving her a wash in bed. As she washed down the woman’s body, she sponged her pubic hair. Out of the corner of her eye she […]...
38. Перевод идиомы to someone’s liking, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: to someone’s liking Перевод: быть кому-либо по вкусу, по нраву Пример: The cook in my favorite restaurant always cooks the food exactly to my liking. Повар в моем любимом ресторане всегда готовит еду точно так, как я люблю....
39. ‘If We Left, They Wouldn’t Have Nobody’ Maurice Rowland (left) and Miguel Alvarez were working at an assisted living home last fall. When it shut down, Maurice -€- the cook -” and Miguel – the janitor -” stayed to take care of the residents left behind. When an assisted living home in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were […]...
40. Значение идиомы dead center [dead center] {n.} The exact middle. The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island. Often used like an adverb. The arrow hit the circle dead center....