“Chicken” idioms

“Chicken” idioms

1) As mad as a wet hen (äîñë. «òàêîé æå çëîé, êàê ìîêðàÿ êóðèöà»)

Íàñêîëüêî ìîæåò áûòü çëà ìîêðàÿ êóðèöà, äîïîäëèííî íåèçâåñòíî, íî òàêîå âûðàæåíèå èñïîëüçóåòñÿ, êîãäà õîòÿò ïîêàçàòü, ÷òî ÷åëîâåê çëîé èëè ðàññåðæåííûé

Example: The nurse was as mad as a wet hen when the patient tried to bite her. Ìåäñåñòðà áûëà î÷åíü çëà, êîãäà ïàöèåíò ïîïûòàëñÿ åå óêóñèòü.

2) Chicken and egg situation (äîñë. «ñèòóàöèÿ êóðèöû è ÿéöà»)

Ýòî âûðàæåíèå óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ â ñèòóàöèè, êîãäà äâå âåùè ïðîèçîøëè âìåñòå è òðóäíî ïîíÿòü, êàêàÿ èç íèõ áûëà ïðè÷èíîé äðóãîé. Ìèðîâîé âîïðîñ î òîì, ÷òî æå ïîÿâèëîñü ðàíüøå: êóðèöà èëè ÿéöî, òàê è îñòàåòñÿ îòêðûòûì.

Example: I do not know if I should buy a new computer so I can make some money with it or make some money first and then buy a new computer. It is a chicken and egg situation.
ß íå çíàþ, ñòîèò ëè ìíå êóïèòü íîâûé êîìïüþòåð, ÷òîáû áûëà âîçìîæíîñòü çàðàáîòàòü ñ åãî ïîìîùüþ äåíåã, èëè ìíå íóæíî ñíà÷àëà çàðàáîòàòü äåíåã, à ïîòîì óæå ïîêóïàòü êîìïüþòåð. Ýòî êàê ñ êóðèöåé è ÿéöîì.

3) Chicken feed (äîñë. «êîðìåæêà êóðèöû»)

Ýòî âûðàæåíèå îáîçíà÷àåò ìàëåíüêóþ ñóììó äåíåã. Ïðèìåðíûé ðóññêèé ýêâèâàëåíò «êîò íàïëàêàë».

Example: The amount of money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
Äåíåã, êîòîðûå ÿ â÷åðà ïîòðàòèë, áûëî êîò íàïëàêàë è ÿ íèñêîëüêî ïî ýòîìó ïîâîäó íå âîëíóþñü.

4) Chicken-livered (äîñë. «ñ ïå÷åíüþ êàê ó êóðèöû»)

Âîçìîæíî, ó êóðèöû î÷åíü ñëàáàÿ ïå÷åíü, è ïðè èñïóãå äàåò ñáîé, òàê êàê ýòî âûðàæåíèå èñïîëüçóþò, êîãäà õîòÿò ñêàçàòü î ÷åëîâåêå òðóñëèâîì, êîòîðûé ëåãêî ïóãàåòñÿ.

Example: The boy called his friend chicken-livered which made the friend very angry.
Ìàëü÷èê íàçâàë ñâîåãî äðóãà òðóñëèâûì, èç-çà ÷åãî åãî äðóã î÷åíü ðàçîçëèëñÿ.