Àíãëèéñêèå ñëîâà è âûðàæåíèÿ: it’s swings and roundabouts – òî íà òî è âûõîäèò (â ñèòóàöèè åñòü êàê ...

Àíãëèéñêèå ñëîâà è âûðàæåíèÿ:

it’s swings and roundabouts – òî íà òî è âûõîäèò (â ñèòóàöèè åñòü êàê +, òàê è -): It’s swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more to travel to work.

he is a man/woman after my own heart – îí/îíà “ìîé” ÷åëîâåê, òî åñòü ÿ ðàçäåëàþ åãî/åå âçãëÿäû: I agree with his political views, he’s a man after my own heart.

to have a bee in your bonnet – ñ óìà ñõîäèòü ïî ÷åìó-òî: He’s got a real bee in his bonnet about horse racing at the moment.

any Tom, Dick and Harry – àáû êòî, êòî-òî, êàêîé-òî ÷åëîâåê: He’s not any Tom, Dick and Harry. He’s a diplomat.

to talk turkey – ãîâîðèòü íà ïðÿìóþ, ïî äåëó: John wanted to talk turkey, but Jane just wanted to joke around.

a jawdropper – ÷òî-òî íåîæèäàííîå (áóêâ. ÷òî-òî òàêîå, ÷òî çàñòàâëÿåò âàñ îòêðûòü ðîò îò óäèâëåíèÿ, òî÷íåå çàñòàâëÿåò óïàñòü âàøó ÷åëþñòü;): He has a backbone! That was a jawdropper. – À ó íåãî, îêàçûâàåòñÿ, åñòü ñâîå ìíåíèå. Óäèâèë!/Âîò ýòî äà!/Íå îæèäàëà!

catchpenny – áóêâ. ëîâÿùèé ïåííè, ÿ áû ïåðåâåëà êàê “çàïîìèíàþùèåñÿ”, ñëîâàðü ãîâîðèò “ïîêàçíûå”: Publishers like catchpenny titles.

a watershed – áóêâ. âîäîðàçäåë, à åùå “ïåðåëîìíûé ìîìåíò”: This crisis was a watershed in the history of our country.

the writing is on the wall – áóêâ. íàäïèñü (óæå) íà ñòåíå. ×àñòî ýòî âûðàæåíèå ìîæíî ïåðåâåñòè íà ðóññêèé êàê “(åãî) ñóäüáà ïðåäðåøåíà”. Íàïðèìåð: You know Mary. She’s a party girl that loves the city but I heard her husband is shy and has always wanted to live on a farm. The writing is definitely on the wall for their marriage. (Òû çíàåøü Ìýðè, îíà òóñîâùèöà è ëþáèò ãîðîä, íî ÿ ñëûøàëà, ÷òî åå ìóæ çàñòåí÷èâûé è ÷òî îí âñåãäà õîòåë æèòü íà ôåðìå. Ñóäüáà èõ áðàêà ïðåäðåøåíà)

Âû çíàëè, ÷òî “ïåâèöà” ìîæåò íàçûâàòüñÿ íå òîëüêî singer, íî åùå è songstress?

×òîáû âûáðàòü, êòî áóäåò âûïîëíÿòü òî èëè èíîå äåëî – ñóùåñòâóþò ñ÷èòàëî÷êè. À åùå ìîæíî âûòÿãèâàòü ñïè÷êè èëè ïàëî÷êè. Òîò, êòî âûòÿíåò ñàìóþ êîðîòêóþ ïàëî÷êó, è íàçíà÷àåòñÿ îòâåòñòâåííûì çà âûïîëíåíèå êàêîé-òî (êàê ïðàâèëî íåïðèÿòíîé) ðàáîòû. Âîò òàê ïîñòåïåííî ó âûðàæåíèÿ to pull the short straw ïîÿâèëîñü ïåðåíîñíîå çíà÷åíèå – “íå ïîâåçòè”: Hugh alsways seems to pull the short straw with the dialogues (Äèàëîãè ó Õüþ âñåãäà êàêèå-òî íå òàêèå).

a chick flick – êèíî äëÿ äåâóøåê. Ôèëüìû â äóõå Love Story, When Harry met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, The devil wears Prada, Enchanted, Sex and the City etc.

Ïåðâîå çíà÷åíèå ñëîâà rap – ëåãêèé óäàð, ñòóê. À â Àìåðèêå åùå åñòü çíà÷åíèå “ðåàêöèÿ, îòçûâ”: The new show got a bad rap in all the papers.

It won’t wash – ýòîò íîìåð íå ïðîéäåò; íå ïðîêàòèò

Íåñêîëüêî collocations

a blazing row – êðóïíàÿ ññîðà

a tongue-in-cheek suggestion – íàñìåøëèâîå ïðåäëîæåíèå

a pronounce change – çàìåòíîå èçìåíåíèå

snarky comments – åäêèå êîììåíòàðèè

raucous laughter – ðåçêèé ñìåõ

a bank of clouds – ãðÿäà îáëàêîâ

a wisp of fog – ïîëîñà òóìàíà

a sliver of glass – îñêîëîê ñòåêëà

a devoted friend – âåðíûé äðóã