Книга - 49 незнакомцев, или Об обманчивой внешности английских слов
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1. Are you in the same grade again (grade )?
2. What grade are you in, again?
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1. Where did he go again?
2. Where did he go, again?
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Whats his name again? Howard, isnt it? ? ? , , , : Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me, . , , .[2 - K. J. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.]
Where is it that you send him, again, Vernon? ? , , .
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Shes an entomologist.
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An entomologist she studies insects.
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A: Whats his name, again?
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1. Whats your name, again? Johnny. (: What did you say your name was, again?) 2. Where did they go, again? To France. 3. Where did you put the money, again? Under the pillow. 4. When did he leave, again? At eight in the morning. 5. When did it happen, again? Last year. 6. Where did you find it, again? In the garden.
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A: Shes an entomologist.
B: Come again?
A: An entomologist she studies insects.
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. 1. His name is Sidebottom. Come again? Sidebottom. I agree. Kind of funny name. ( kind of funny : , : bottom , side .) 2. He is an ornithologist. Come again? An ornithologist. He studies birds. 3. He is an otolaryngologist. Come again? An otolaryngologist. An ear, nose and throat doctor. 4. Its all gobbledegook to me. Come again? Gobbledegook. Nonsense. 5. Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid? Come again? Acetylsalicylic acid. Oh, you mean aspirin! Thats it. I can never remember this Barbarian name.
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Is it all right? . , , , , ? . , , : Is it all right if I smoke?
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I have to leave a little early today, all right?
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Oda Mae: You want my help, then you apologize. Nobody talks to me like that, understand?
Sam: Damn it! All right. I apologize.
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2. Do you think he is dead? He is dead all right.
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Peter: Reggie?
Reggie: Hello, Peter.
Peter: Whats going on? ( ?)
Reggie: Dont you understand French?
Peter: Im still having trouble with English. ( .)
Reggie: The man and the woman are married.
Peter: Yes, I can see that. They are batting each other over the head with clubs ( ).
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Peter: Who is that with the hat?
Reggie: Thats the policeman. He wants to arrest Judy for killing Punch.
Peter: What is she saying now?
Reggie: That she is innocent she didnt do it.
Peter: Oh, she did it, all right take it from me.
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A: He seems very clever to me.
B: Oh, hes clever all right. A little too clever, if you ask me.
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A: I think he takes after his father.
B: Oh, he is his fathers son all right.
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Woman: I havent got the money.
Detective: Oh, youve got the money all right. You just dont know youve got it.
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A: She says she didnt kill her husband.
B: Oh, she did it, all right take it from me.
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1. He says he didnt kill his wife. Oh, he did it, all right take it from me. (: Oh, he killed her, all right take it from me.) 2. She says she didnt enter this room. Oh, she did it, all right take it from me. (: Oh, she entered it, all right take it from me.) 3. She says she didnt call him. Oh, she did it, all right take it from me. She called him and she warned him. (: Oh, she called him, all right take it from me.) 4. She says she didnt see that photograph. Oh, she saw it, all right take it from me. She saw it, and she hid it.
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A: He seems to be very clever.
B: Oh, he is clever, all right. A little too clever, if you ask me.
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. 1. He seems to be an honest fellow. Oh, he is honest all right. A little too honest, if you ask me. 2. She seems to be very modest. Oh, she is modest all right. A little too modest, if you ask me. 3. He seems to be a caring husband. Oh, he is a caring husband all right. A little too caring, if you ask me. 4. He seems to be very economical. Oh, he is economical all right. A little too economical, if you ask me.
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A: I havent got the money.
B: Oh, youve got the money all right. You just dont know youve got it.
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. 1. I dont know him. Oh, you know him all right. You just dont realize it. 2. Ive never seen this man before. Oh, youve seen him all right. You just dont realize it. 3. He isnt here. Oh, hes here all right. You just dont see him. 4. Are you sure its her? Oh, its her all right.
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I have an appointment at eight thirty. Important? Not very but Im going to be there anyway. 8:30. ? , .
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Ive never known him to be sad not this sad anyway. , , .
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. . , , .
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Poliakoff: What is it?
Jerry: Its about the Florida job.
Poliakoff: The Florida job?
Jerry: Were not too late, are we?
Poliakoff: Get out of here!
Joe: You need a bas and a sax, dont you?
Poliakoff: The instruments are right, but you are not.
Jerry: Whats wrong with us?
Poliakoff: Youre the wrong shape. Goodbye.
Joe: The wrong shape? Youre looking for hunchbacks or something? What kind of band is this, anyway?
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Er Uncle Vernon?
Uncle Vernon grunted to show he was listening.
Er I need to be at King's Cross tomorrow to to go to Hogwarts.
Uncle Vernon grunted again.
Would it be all right if you gave me a lift?
Grunt. Harry supposed that meant yes.
Thank you.
He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke.
Funny way to get to a wizards' school, the train. Magic carpets all got punctures, have they?
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A Frenchman dials his home number. The servant picks up the phone ( ).
Nestor?
Yes, Sir.
Put Madame on ( ), says the Frenchman.
Er Madame is in the bedroom, the servant answers hesitantly.
We have a telephone in the bedroom, do we not?
Yes, Monsieur, but
But what?
But Madame is er occupied. ( .) There is another gentleman in her bedroom.
Aha! Now, listen well, my good Nestor. Go to my study and take my gun. Load it, go to the bedroom, and kill the adulteress along with her lover ( ).
Whatever you say ( ), Monsieur.
After a while, the Frenchman hears three shots followed by some noise he cannot identify. ( , - , .)
Nestor, what happened? I heard three shots.
Well, Monsieur. I killed Madame, but I missed the gentleman. He tried to escape, I followed him into the courtyard. He slipped and fell into the pool. I got him there. ( , . . .)
What? A pool? What pool? We have no pool. What number is this, anyway? ( ?/ ?)
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1. Whats going on here? What are you doing in my room, anyway? 2. Whats going on here? Who is this woman, anyway? 3. Whose house is this? What are we doing here, anyway? 4. Who are you? How did you get my phone number, anyway? 5. The boss is in the meeting. You cant talk to him right now. How did you get in here, anyway? Through the door.
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Suppose you went out for a walk and ran into a lion. What would you do? his friend asks.
I would kill him with my gun.
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Then, I would kill him with my knife.
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Then, I would try and run away. (: Then, I would try to run away.)
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Young Wife: Dear, how does it happen that you told me that your father was a doctor back in your home town? It says here on his letterhead that hes an undertaker. ( , .)
Husband: Youre mistaken. I never said that the old man was a doctor.
Young Wife: But Im quite sure that you did tell me that very thing ( ) some time before we were married.
Husband: No. I merely said that he followed the medical profession. ( , .)
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. 1. But youre ugly, Granny. I wasnt back then. 2. But youre bald, Grandpa. I wasnt back then. 3. But the door is open. It wasnt back then. 4. But youre rich. I wasnt back then.
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Doctor: That man needs an operation badly!
Nurse: Dont you mean nicely, doctor? The last patient you operated on badly died!
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1.Do come back! I miss you badly. 2. They wanted to win so badly. 3. She wanted the job badly. 4. The building is badly in need of repair. 5. Who on earth wants you so badly?
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A farmer had seventeen sheep. All but nine died. How many live[4 - : [laiv]] (: ) sheep does he have left ( )?
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He: I will never drink again.
She: Promises, promises. Nothing but promises.
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1. Mother-in-law: I will never come back here again! Son-in-law: Promises, promises, Mother. Nothing but promises. 2. I will never touch whiskey again. Promises, promises, dear. Nothing but promises. 3. I will never look at another woman. Promises, promises, dear. Nothing but promises. 4. Mother: I will never interfere in your life. Son: Promises, promises, Mother. Nothing but promises. 5. Mother: I will never interfere in your quarrels with your wife. Son: Promises, promises, mother. Nothing but promises.
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A: Everyone gets presents everyone but me.
B: Yeah, life is unfair.
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1. I didnt tell anyone but my sister. 2. Weve had nothing but trouble with this car. 3. He thinks of nothing but money. 4. I got on the bus and who should be sitting in front of me but my ex-wife![5 - should , , , (Youshouldgetmoreexercise. ), .] 5. Who but you would think that?
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1. My father was not at all pleased when he heard my story.
2. My father was anything but pleased when he heard my story.
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. 1. You must be a confirmed bachelor. Anything but. 2. You must be a woman-hater. Anything but. 3. Are you happy in your marriage? Anything but. 4. I somehow dont trust this doctor. Dont you think he is a charlatan? Anything but. 5. They must be very happy together. Anything but.
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1. He was anything but dead when we found him.
2. He was all but dead when we found him.
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1.If they had but given me a chance, I know I could have done it. 2. He was here but five minutes ago. 3. She is still but a child. 4. I don't think we'll manage it. Still, we can but try.
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2. Your husband has character!
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1.Its just not in my character to behave like that. 2. He is an interesting character. 3. Have you ever heard of a character called Freud? 4. Some character just walked up to her and snatched her purse. 5. The modern hotels here have no real character. 6. There were some really strange characters hanging around the bar. 7. In Japanese, a Chinese character has more than one reading, in both Korean and Chinese only one. 8. This Chinese character keeps mostly to himself, but goes out for a drink occasionally. (Keep to oneself , , .)
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1.Some men choose not to marry. 2. They chose to go by train. 3. He chose to keep quiet. 4. She chose to ignore the doctors warning. 5. You can do as you choose. 6. Employees () can retire ( ) at 60 if they choose.
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A: You can stay if you choose.
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. 1. You can stay for another hour if you choose. I think Id better (= I had better) go. 2. You can come along if you choose. I think Id better stay at home. 3. You can stay with us if you choose. I think Id better go to a hotel. I dont want to inconvenience you, guys. Thank you all the same. (: Thank you anyway). 4. You can keep your shoes on if you choose. I think Id better take them off. I dont want to make a mess of your floor. 5. You can join us if you choose. I think youd better go without me. 6. You can stay in bed if you choose. I think Id better get up.
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. 1. Id better stay here. Do as you choose. 2. Id better stay at a hotel. Do as you choose. 3. Id better go there tomorrow. Do as you choose. 4. Id better go by bus. Do as you choose. 5. Id better take a taxi. Do as you choose.
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. 1. Do you love your wife? I choose not to answer this question. 2. How did you earn your first million? I choose not to answer this question. 3. How much did you lose? I choose not to answer this question. 4. Where did you get this money? I choose not to answer this question. 5. How do you earn your living? I choose not to answer this question. 6. What were you doing between 9 and 10 oclock last night? I choose not to answer this question.
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1.I collect paintings. And you? Oh, nothing quite so precious. I only collect my mother-in-law from the airport. 2. I have come to collect the stamps you promised me. 3. The garbage is collected every Thursday. 4. The garbage tends to collect. 5. My some will come to collect the rent. 6. He collects medals. 7. He ran well, but failed to collect the medal. 8. Pasternak refused to collect his Nobel Prize.
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You can be dead sure that he wont make the same mistake again.
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. 1. You can be dead sure that he will offer to take you home. (: drive you home; walk you home.) 2. You can be dead sure that she will cut us dead. 3. You can be dead sure that he will get away with it. 4. You can be dead sure that he will try to outwit us. 5. You can be dead sure that she will try to play us off against each other.
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. 1. He shouldnt have played cat and mouse with us. Youre dead right. He shouldnt have. 2. He shouldnt have played us against each other. Youre dead right. He shouldnt have. 3. He is dead from the neck up. Youre dead right. 4. It is better to be wealthy and healthy than poor and ill. Youre dead right. 5. Dead men tell no tales. Youre dead right.
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HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC
One day, a doctor happened to listen in on a story about an English sailor who broke his leg by falling from a mast.
Well, said the teller of the story, I dressed it without nothing but tar and oakum, and within three days I was able to walk just as well as before the accident.
Absolutely impossible! exclaimed the doctor.
Whereupon the narrator cleared his throat and said, Oh, I forgot to mention that it was a wooden leg.
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Now, if youll excuse me, I have to go back to work.
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1. Dont speak ill of the dead. 2. She never thinks ill of anybody. 3. Goodbye, Mother. Dont think ill of me. 4. It was never my intention to do you ill. 5. I'm worried that this solution will do more ill than good. 6. The mere thought of it makes me ill.
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- Жанр: Английский язык, Самоучители, Учебная литература
- Теги: лексический материал, разговорный английский, Самиздат, углубленное изучение английского языка, учебники по английскому языку
- Язык: Книги на русском языке
- Объём: 250 стр. 31 иллюстрация
- Дата написания: 2021
- Возрастные ограничения: 12+
- Дата выхода книги: 29 августа 2021
- Версия: 📚 Электронная книга
Цель книги ‒ в доступной форме рассказать о менее знакомых значениях нескольких самых употребительных английских слов. Освоив их, изучающие английский уберегут себя от досадных ошибок, научатся применять слова в речи в новых для себя значениях и свободнее заговорят на иностранном языке. Объяснения сопровождаются языковыми загадками и упражнениями для лучшего усвоения нового материала. Книга предназначена для изучающих английский язык на начинающем и продолжающем уровне, для изучающих язык как самостоятельно, так и в учебном заведении, на курсах или с преподавателем. Книга проиллюстрирована автором.
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