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1. A Mother’s Dictionary Bottle feeding: An opportunity for Daddy to get up at 2 am too. Defense: What you’d better have around de yard if you’re going to let the children play outside. Drooling: How teething babies wash their chins. Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert. Family planning: The art of spacing […]...
2. Значение идиомы welcome mat [welcome mat] {n.} 1. A mat for wiping your shoes on, often withthe word “welcome” on it, that is placed in front of a door. Motherbought a welcome mat for our new house. 2. {informal} A warm welcome;a friendly greeting. – Used in such phrases as “the welcome mat isout” and “put out the welcome […]...
3. Dictionary for women Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. A discussion that occurs when you’re right, but he just hasn’t realized it yet. Airhead (er*hed) n. What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman. Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n. You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but, […]...
4. Being Gifted Would you want to have a special Talent in something? Maybe as a musician or an athlete? I’m Of two minds about this. Sometimes I watch TV or read about someone who has a special talent. This was true during the Olympics. Some of those athletes I saw were very talented. Whether it was Playing […]...
5. Getting Immunizations Required by Schools Jonas: Hi, Jenny. Are you getting your kids ready for school, too? Jenny: Yes, as you can see, we’re buying lots of school supplies. Jonas: Did you get the school letter reminding parents to submit proof of Immunization before the first day of school? I know that your youngest is starting school this year. Jenny: […]...
6. Having a Temper Tantrum Alberto: What was that Ear-splitting scream?! Melissa: That little girl over there is having a Temper tantrum. Alberto: Oh, great! The movie hasn’t even started and that kid is already Acting up. Melissa: I hope she’s okay. She looks Miserable. Maybe her parents can Distract her somehow. Alberto: She’s fine. She’s just Looking for attention […]...
7. Значение идиомы boiling point [boiling point] {n.} 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. The boiling point of water is 272 Fahrenheit. 2. The time when you become very angry. He has a low boiling point. After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point. When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, […]...
8. Childhood Illnesses and Diseases Rebecca: You look exhausted! Another tough day at the Daycare center? Puneet: Yeah, it was. This is a Record year for the kids getting sick. The Chicken pox is Going around. Last year, it was the Measles. The year before that, it was the Mumps. This year, it’s the chicken pox. Rebecca: You sent the […]...
9. A Birthday Party My sister called me at the Last minute to help her with my nephew’s birthday party. She was feeling really sick and couldn’t get out of bed. I’d never given a children’s party before, but how hard could it be? Well, I found out. First, I had to go to the Party supply store To […]...
10. Перевод идиомы break one’s word, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: break one’s word Перевод: нарушить слово, обещание Пример: The young child promised his parents that he would not break his word. Ребенок пообещал родителям, что не нарушит своего слова....
11. Значение идиомы say the word [say the word] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say or show that you wantsomething or agree to something; show a wish, willingness, orreadiness; give a sign; say yes; say so. Just say the word and Iwill lend you the money. I will do anything you want; just say theword. If you get tired of those pictures, […]...
12. Shopping for Men’s Shoes Curran: I like these Tennis shoes. I need a new pair. Beth: We’re here to buy you some Dress shoes for attending Chelsey’s wedding. You can’t go wearing those Worn out loafers, and you need time To break them in. Curran: All right. Just pick whatever you think is suitable and let’s go. Beth: Don’t […]...
13. Shopping for Men’s Shoes Curran: I like these Tennis shoes. I need a new pair. Beth: We’re here to buy you some Dress shoes for attending Chelsey’s wedding. You can’t go wearing those Worn out loafers, and you need time To break them in. Curran: All right. Just pick whatever you think is suitable and let’s go. Beth: Don’t […]...
14. Santa’s Pet Peeves Department Store Santa Peeves 8. Kids who refuse to believe that’s fruitcake on your breath, not gin 7. When the last guy to use the beard leaves bits of his lunch in it 6. Even with the costume, people recognizing you from “Crime Watch” 5. Parents who get all uptight when you offer their kids […]...
15. Bikers Support Abused Children During Courtroom Cases Bikers Against Child Abuse International (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. Crime Watch Daily hits the road and meets the BACA crew in Los Angeles as they work with a new member named Mika. BACA members truly go above and beyond in order to make children more comfortable […]...
16. Using Profanity Cameron: Oh, f-! Dorothy: Watch your language. I don’t want the kids to hear Foul language. Cameron: Sorry, I Stubbed my toe. What’s the Big deal? Kids hear all kinds of cursing on TV and in movies. Dorothy: Not my kids, at least not yet. I don’t want them learning To swear before they learn […]...
17. Перевод слова term Term – срок, период; условия; термин Перевод слова Long-term care – длительное лечение presidential term – срок президентских полномочий unacceptable terms – неприемлемые условия contradiction in terms – противоречие в терминах They acceded to all his Terms. Они согласились на все его условия. The Term of the contract is 60 months. Срок действия договора составляет […]...
18. Sisters and Brothers В топике Братья и сестры – я хочу рассказать, как хорошо, когда у тебя есть самые родные люди, готовые поддержать в любую минуту. Часто в детстве, у детей в семье бывают конфликты между собой, по разным причинам: они делят игрушки, родителей, не могут жить в одной комнате, стараются превзойти в чем-то своих братьев, сестер и […]...
19. A Jewish Mother Hi Mom. Can I leave the kids with you tonight? You’re going out? Yes. With whom? With a friend. I don’t know why you left your husband. He is such a good man. I didn’t leave him. He left me! You let him leave you, and now you go out with anybodies and nobodies. I […]...
20. Children`s happiness – Детское счастье Childhood is the happiest time. We always remember our childhood as the happiest moments of our life. However, childhood made for us our parents. Each child dreams about happy family, about loving parents. And parents dream to do only the best for their babies, give them that they had not. Parents are the nearest people […]...
21. Значение идиомы born out of wedlock [born out of wedlock] {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. Sometimes when a married couple can’t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock. Today we no longer make fun of children born out of wedlock....
22. Man Memorizes French Dictionary to Win French Scrabble Tournament, Does Not Speak French Nigel Richards is very good at Scrabble. He’s thought of as possibly the best English-speaking Scrabble player in the world (he’s won the USA National Scrabble Championship five times and the World Championship three times), but he also recently won the French Scrabble Championship, which might compound his title. Richards, who lives in Malaysia, did […]...
23. Day care workers charged with running toddler’Fight Club’ Two employees of a New Jersey day care center instigated “Fight Club”-style brawls between the toddlers and shared footage of the pint-sized pugilists on Snapchat, prosecutors said Tuesday. Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, were criminally charged for allegedly staging tussles between kids ages 4 to 6 at Lightbridge Academy, in Cranford. “Approximately a […]...
24. Dictionary of Musical Terms JAZZ : Five men on the same stage all playing different tunes. BLUES : Played exclusively by people who woke up this morning. WORLD MUSIC : A dozen different types of percussion all going at once. OPERA : People singing when they should be talking. RAP : People talking when they should be singing. CLASSICAL […]...
25. Family Problems Some people like big families, while others think that small families are better. As someone has rightly said: “The family is the nucleus of civilization”. A person’s upbringing and education starts in his or her family and it is in the family that values, norms and ideas are communicated from generation to generation. Families can […]...
26. Clinton administration medical dictionary Acute: Opposite of an ugly Artery: The study of paintings Bacteria: Back door of a cafeteria Barium: What doctors do to dead patients Benign: What you are after you’re eight. Bowel: Letter like A, E, I, O, or U Cat scan: Searching for a kitty Cauterize: Made eye contact with her Cesarean Section: Neighborhood in […]...
27. Wear your collar backwards Johnny is walking along and a priest is coming the other way. Johnny says, “Hey, mister, why are you wearing your collar backwards?” The priest says, “Because I’m a father.” Johnny says, “Yeah? Well, my old man’s got three kids and he don’t wear his collar backwards.” The priest says “You don’t understand, son. I […]...
28. Значение идиомы boil over [boil over] {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. “Watch out!” Jane cried. “The milk is boiling over on the stove!” 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. John took a lot of abuse from his boss, […]...
29. The Only Child in a Family Топик Единственный ребенок в семье – рассказывает о преимуществах и недостатках того, что в семье воспитывается лишь один ребенок. Если ребенок – единственный, то все свое внимание родители уделяют только ему, заботятся о его образовании и, по некоторым данным, такому ребенку легче стать лидером в его будущей взрослой жизни. С другой стороны, в многодетных семьях […]...
30. Значение идиомы — and — [– and –] 1. – And is used between repeated words to show continuation or emphasis. When the children saw the beautiful Christmas tree they looked and looked. Old Mr. Bryan has known Grandfather for years and years, since they were boys. Billy dived to the bottom of the lake again and again, looking for […]...
31. Пословица / поговорка spare the rod and spoil the child – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: spare the rod and spoil the child Перевод: розги пожалеешь – ребенка испортишь Пример: The parents supported some physical punishment for their children and believed that if you spare the rod you will spoil the child. Родители были за то, чтобы иногда наказывать своих детей физически, и считали, что если пожалеть розги, […]...
32. Значение идиомы word for word [word for word] {adv. phr.} In exactly the same words. Marycopied Sally’s composition word for word. Joan repeated theconversation word for word. She learned the poem many years agobut she recited it word for word....
33. Family Life in Britain – Семейная жизнь в Британии A “typical” British family used to consist of mother, father and two children. But in recent years there have been many changes in family life. For example, since the law made it easier to get a divorce, the number of divorces has increased. That’s why 24% of British children live with only one parent, usually […]...
34. Construction Worker Hides Waldo On Site For Kids In Hospital Next Door One man is helping kids find a little joy. Jason Haney, a construction foreman, hides a life-size cutout he made of Where’s Waldo on site every day for kids who are staying at a hospital next door to find. “It’s just for the kids to get their minds off of things,”Haney told The Huffington Post. […]...
35. Choice of parents – Выбор родителей There are millions possibilities in the world thousands from which may be given to one person. But we often choose from them only one or two. We have a choice since our childhood. We choose the games to play, we ask to buy this or that thing. Parents create our first choice, they influence our […]...
36. Canada language How you can spot a Canadian, eh? – Don McGillivray (Ottawa columnist for Southam Newspapers) How do you tell a Canadian from an American? It used to be enough to ask him to say the alphabet. When the Canadian got to the end, he’d say “zed” instead of “zee”. But 18 years of Sesame Street […]...
37. Значение идиомы step into one’s shoes [step into one’s shoes] {v. phr.} To do what someone else usuallydoes after he has stopped doing it. When Bill’s father died, Billhad to step into his father’s shoes to support his mother. A coachtrains the junior varsity to step into the shoes of the members of thevarsity team when they graduate. When the boss […]...
38. Interesting facts If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing pound puppy underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room When you hear the toilet flush […]...
39. American and British schools – Американские и Британские школы In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in “elementary” school, and four or six years in “secondary” or “high” school. School education is free. At the end of every school year, the children take a test. If a child does well, he goes into next class (“grade”). […]...
40. Adopting a Child Scott: Hi, I thought I’d stop by to pick up those chairs I wanted to borrow. Roberta: Oh, sure. Here they are. Scott: What are you doing? Roberta: I’m looking through the material we got on Adoption. Scott: Are you and Robert thinking about adopting a child? Roberta: Yeah, we are. We’ve been thinking about […]...