Relaxa English Idioms 1

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Âñè÷êè ïðàâà çàïàçåíè.

Íàñòîÿùèÿò ó÷åáíèê è àóäèî-

êàñåòèòå, êîèòî ñà ñúñòàâíà

÷àñò íà òîçè åçèêîâ êóðñ, ñå

ïðîäàâàò ïðè óñëîâèå, ÷å

íÿìà äà ñå çàåìàò, ïðåïðîäà-

âàò èëè ðàçïðîñòðàíÿâàò ñ

òúðãîâñêà èëè äðóãà öåë,

âêëþ÷èòåëíî è ïîä äðóãà

ôîðìà èëè ñ âèäîèçìåíåí

âèä, ïî ôîòîêîïèðåí,

ìàãíèòåí èëè äðóã íà÷èí.

Ïðàâàòà ïðè ïîëçâàíåòî íà

òîçè åçèêîâ êóðñ ñå òðåòèðàò

îò ðàçïîðåäáèòå íà Çàêîíà çà

àâòîðñêîòî ïðàâî è ñðîäíèòå

ìó ïðàâà.

Èçïîëçâàíåòî ìó çà îðãàíèçè-

ðàíå íà êóðñîâå è ñåìèíàðè

- ñàìî ñ ïðåäâàðèòåëíîòî ïèñ-

ìåíî ñúãëàñèå íà èçäàòåëÿ.

Óâàæàåìè êëèåíòè!

Ïîçäðàâÿâàìå âè, ÷å ñòå

èçáðàëè ñàìîó÷èòåëèòå

ÐÅËÀÊÑÀ çà ñâîåòî åçèêîâî

îáó÷åíèå! Ñèãóðíè ñìå, ÷å ùå

îñòàíåòå äîâîëíè îò ïîêóï-

êàòà ñè. Ñêîðî ùå ñå óáåäèòå

âúâ âèñîêîòî êà÷åñòâî íà

íàøèòå ïðîäóêòè - ÷èñòè

çàïèñè, èäåàëíî ïðîèçíîøå-

íèå, ïúëåí ïðåâîä íà áúëãàð-

ñêè åçèê íà âñè÷êè äóìè è

äèàëîçè, êàêòî â ó÷åáíèêà,

òàêà è íà êàñåòèòå.

Çà âñè÷êî òîâà ñå ïîòðóäè

íàøèÿò åêèï. Ñåãà å âàø ðåä!

Çàïî÷íåòå åçèêîâîòî ñè

ñàìîîáó÷åíèå ñ îïòèìèçúì.

Ùå ñå óâåðèòå, ÷å ìîæåòå!

îò Èçäàòåëÿ

4 Ñúäúðæàíèå

Óðîê 1 ...........................................................................6

In the Kitchen

Â êóõíÿòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................14

Óðîê 2 ......................................................................... 18

At a Railway Station

Íà ÆÏ ãàðàòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................28

Óðîê 3 ......................................................................... 32

In the Office

Â îôèñà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................40

Óðîê 4 ......................................................................... 44

In the Living Room

Âúâ âñåêèäíåâíàòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................52

Óðîê 5 ......................................................................... 56

At the Bank

Â áàíêàòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................66

ÑÚÄÚÐÆÀÍÈÅ

5Ñúäúðæàíèå

Óðîê 6 ......................................................................... 70

At the Dentist’s

Ïðè çúáîëåêàðÿ

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................78

Óðîê 7 ......................................................................... 82

In the Living Room


Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................90

Óðîê 8 ......................................................................... 94

At the Hotel Reception

Íà ðåöåïöèÿòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 104

Óðîê 9 ....................................................................... 108

We’ve just had a Road Accident

Òîêó ùî ïðåòúðïÿõìå ïúòíî ïðîèçøåñòâèå

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 116

Óðîê 10 ..................................................................... 120

In the Doctor’s Surgery

Â ëåêàðñêèÿ êàáèíåò

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 128

6 Óðîê 1

Lesson 1

In the Kitchen

Did you sleep well?

like a log

making breakfast

I haven’t got time

on an empty stomach

a lot to do

Óðîê 1

Â êóõíÿòà

Äîáðå ëè ñïà?

êàòî ïúí

ïðàâÿ çàêóñêà

íÿìàì âðåìå

íà ãëàäåí ñòîìàõ

ìíîãî ðàáîòà

7In the Kitchen

M = Mary; J = John

M: Good morning. Did you sleep

well?

J: Very well, thanks. I slept like a

log!

M: Are you hungry? I’m making

breakfast.

J: I’m in a rush. I haven’t got time.

M: Don’t be silly. You can’t go out

on an empty stomach.

J: But I must hurry. I have a lot to

do.

Ì = Ìåðè; Ä = Äæîí

Ì: Äîáðî óòðî. Äîáðå ëè ñïà?

Ä: Ìíîãî äîáðå, áëàãîäàðÿ.

Ñïàõ êàòî ïúí!

Ì: Ãëàäåí ëè ñè? Ïðàâÿ çàêóñêà.

Ä: Áúðçàì. Íÿìàì âðåìå.

Ì: Íå ñòàâàé ãëóïàâ. Íå ìîæåø

äà èçëåçåø íà ãëàäåí ñòîìàõ.

Ä: Íî òðÿáâà äà áúðçàì. Èìàì

ìíîãî ðàáîòà.

Did you sleep well?

8 Óðîê 1

it won’t take long

Make it quick!

How does that sound?

that sounds great

Could you do me a favour?

no problem

íÿìà äà îòíåìå ìíîãî âðåìå

Ïîáúðçàé!

Êàê òè ñå ñòðóâà?

÷óäåñíî, ñòðàõîòíî

Ìîæåø ëè äà ìè ñâúðøèø åäíà

óñëóãà?

íÿìà ïðîáëåìè


9In the Kitchen

M: Come on, sit down. It won’t

take long.

J: All right then, but make it quick.

M: I’ll make bacon and eggs.


J: That sounds great.

M: When you’re in the city,

could you do me a favour?

J: Certainly. No problem.

M: Õàéäå, ñåäíè. Íÿìà äà îòíå-

ìå ìíîãî âðåìå.

Ä: Äîáðå òîãàâà, íî ïîáúðçàé.

M: Ùå íàïðàâÿ áåêîí ñ ÿéöà.

Êàê òè ñå ñòðóâà?

Ä: Ñòðàõîòíî.

M: Êîãàòî îòèäåø â ãðàäà, ìî-

æåø ëè äà ìè ñâúðøèø åäíà

óñëóãà?

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Íÿìà ïðîáëåìè.

10 Óðîê 1

reserve tickets for

develop a taste for

make fun of

only joking

Is that all right?

well done

çàïàçâàì áèëåòè çà

çàïî÷âàì äà õàðåñâàì

ïðèñìèâàì ñå

ïðîñòî ñå øåãóâàì

Òàêà äîáðå ëè å?

äîáðå èçïúðæåí

reserve tickets for

11In the Kitchen

M: Could you go by the theatre and

reserve tickets for Sunday?

J: The theatre? When did you

develop a taste for theatre?

M: I’ve always liked the arts.

Don’t make fun of me.

J: All right. I’m only joking.

M: (ironic) Ha! Ha! Here’s your

breakfast. Is that all right?

J: The eggs are too soft. I like

them well done.

M: Ìîæåø ëè äà îòèäåø â òåà-

òúðà è äà çàïàçèø áèëåòè çà

íåäåëÿ?

Ä: Â òåàòúðà? Îòêîãà òåàòúðúò

çàïî÷íà äà òè õàðåñâà?

M: Âèíàãè ñúì õàðåñâàëà èçêóñò-

âîòî. Íå ìè ñå ïðèñìèâàé.

Ä: Äîáðå äå. Ïðîñòî ñå øåãóâàì.

M: (èðîíè÷íî) Õà! Õà! Åòî òè çà-

êóñêàòà. Õàðåñâà ëè òè?

Ä: ßéöàòà ñà íåäîîïúðæåíè.

Îáè÷àì ãè äîáðå èçïúðæåíè.

only joking

12 Óðîê 1

something to moan about

Good heavens!

make a fuss

land in trouble

talk nonsense

out of a job

day off

íåùî, çà êîåòî äà ìúðìîðÿ

Ãîñïîäè!

âäèãàì øóì, âðÿâà

èçïàäàì â áåäà, çàãàçâàì

ãîâîðÿ ãëóïîñòè

áåç ðàáîòà

ïî÷èâåí äåí

13In the Kitchen

M: Oh, give it here. You always have

something to moan about.

J: Good heavens! Look at the

time. I’ve got to go.

M: Calm down, John. Don’t make

a fuss.

J: I can’t be late. Because if I’m

late I’ll land in trouble.

M: Land in trouble? Don’t talk

nonsense.

J: It won’t be nonsense when

I’m out of a job.

M: But John. Today is Saturday.

It’s your day off.

J: What!? ... Oh! No.

M: Î, äàé ãè òóê. Âèíàãè ùå íàìå-

ðèø çà êàêâî äà ìúðìîðèø.

Ä: Ãîñïîäè! Âèæ êîëêî å ÷àñúò.

Òðÿáâà äà òðúãâàì.

M: Óñïîêîé ñå, Äæîí. Íåäåé äà

äà âäèãàø òîëêîâà øóì.

Ä: Íå ìîãà äà çàêúñíÿâàì.

Çàùîòî, àêî çàêúñíåÿ, ùå

çàãàçÿ.

M: Ùå çàãàçèø? Íå ãîâîðè ãëó-

ïîñòè.

Ä: Íÿìà äà ñà ãëóïîñòè, êîãàòî

îñòàíà áåç ðàáîòà.

M: Íî, Äæîí. Äíåñ å ñúáîòà.

Òâîÿò ïî÷èâåí äåí.

Ä: Êàêâî? ... Î! Íå.

14 Óðîê 1

Exercises

So there we had the first segment. We’ll go over the idioms again. Thistime it will be your turn to fill them in the blanks.

Mary: Good morning. (Äîáðå ëè ñïà?) ............................................?

John: Very well, thanks. I slept (êàòî ïúí) .....................................

Mary: Are you hungry? I’m (ïðàâÿ çàêóñêà) .....................................

John: I’m in a rush. I (íÿìàì âðåìå) .....................................................

Mary: Don’t be silly. You can’t go out (íà ãëàäåí ñòîìàõ)

..........................................

John: No, I must hurry. I have (ìíîãî ðàáîòà) ....................................

Mary: Come on, sit down. (Íÿìà äà îòíåìå ìíîãî âðåìå.)

................................................

John: All right then, but (ïîáúðçàé) .................................................

Mary: I’ll make bacon and eggs. (Êàê òè ñå ñòðóâà?)

.............................................?

John: (Ñòðàõîòíî.) .......................................................................

Mary: When you’re in the city, (ìîæåø ëè äà ìè íàïðàâèø åäíà

óñëóãà?) ........................................................................................?

John: Certainly. (Íÿìà ïðîáëåìè.) .......................................................

15Óïðàæíåíèÿ

Mary: Could you go by the theatre and (çàïàçâàì áèëåòè çà)

...................................................................................... Sunday?

John: The theatre? When did you (çàïî÷âàì äà õàðåñâàì)

............................................................................... theatre?

Mary: I’ve always liked the arts. (Íå ìè ñå ïðèñìèâàé.)

.......................................................................................

John: All right. (Ïðîñòî ñå øåãóâàì.)

.....................................................

Mary: (ironic) Ha! Ha! Here’s your breakfast. (Õàðåñâà ëè òè?)

.......................................................................................?

John: The eggs are too soft. I like them (äîáðå èçïúðæåíè)

......................................................................

Mary: Oh, give it here. You always have (íåùî, çà êîåòî äà

ìúðìîðÿ) ..............................................................................

John: (Ãîñïîäè!) ...............................! Look at the time. I’ve got to go.

Mary: Calm down, John. Don’t (âäèãàì øóì).

...................................................................................................

John: I can’t be late. Because if I’m late I’ll (èçïàäàì â áåäà)

...........................................................

16 Óðîê 1

Mary: Land in trouble? Don’t (ãîâîðÿ ãëóïoñòè)

..........................................................................

John: It won’t be nonsense when I’m (áåç ðàáîòà)

...................................................................................................

Mary: But John. Today is Saturday. It’s your (ïî÷èâåí äåí)

...................................................................................................

John: What!? ... Oh! No.


Èçèãðàéòå ñöåíàòà, èçîáðàçåíà íà êàðòèíêàòà, êàòî çà óëåñíåíèå

èçïîëçâàòå äàäåíèòå äóìè è èçðàçè. Àêî íå ñå ñåùàòå çà íÿêîÿ äó-

ìà, ïðåäñòàâåòå ñìèñúëà º ñ æåñòîâå.

2 Ðàçãîâîðåí Àíãëèéñêè 1

18 Óðîê 2

Lesson 2

At a Railway Station

What’s your game?

What’s the matter?

Get in line!

form a queue

A likely story!

get annoyed

Óðîê 2

Íà ÆÏ ãàðàòà

Êàêâè ãè âúðøèòå?

Êàêâî èìà?

Íàðåäåòå ñå íà îïàøêàòà!

íàðåæäàì ñå íà îïàøêà

Õóáàâà ðàáîòà! (èðîíè÷íî)

ÿäîñâàì ñå

What’s your game?

19At a Railway Station

M = Man; J = John; W = Woman

M: Just a minute, you. What’s

your game?

J:I beg your pardon. What’s the

matter?

W: You can’t just walk to the front.

Get in line!

J: I’m sorry. I didn’t know you had

formed a queue.

M: He didn’t realize. Hmmph -

a likely story.

J: I said I’m sorry. There’s no

need to get annoyed.

Ì = Ìúæ; Ä = Äæîí; Æ = Æåíà

Ì: Õåé, âèå, ïî÷àêàéòå ìàëêî.

Êàêâè ãè âúðøèòå?

Ä: Ìîëÿ? Êàêâî èìà?

Æ: Íå ìîæå ïðîñòî äà îòèäåòå

îòïðåä. Íàðåäåòå ñå íà

îïàøêàòà!

Ä: Ñúæàëÿâàì. Íå çíàåõ, ÷å ñòå

ñå íàðåäèëè íà îïàøêà.

M: (èðîíè÷íî) Íå áèë ðàçáðàë.

Õóáàâà ðàáîòà!

Ä: Êàçàõ, ÷å ñúæàëÿâàì. Íÿìà

íóæäà äà ñå ÿäîñâàòå.

20 Óðîê 2

(make) a mountain out of a molehill

the holdup

on strike

every other day

rely on

won’t stand for it

ïðàâÿ îò ìóõàòà ñëîí

çàêúñíåíèå

ñòà÷êóâàì

ïðåç äåí

ðàç÷èòàì íà

íÿìà äà òúðïÿ


W: He’s right. There’s no point in

making a mountain out of a

molehill.

J: What seems to be causing

the holdup?

W: Knowing British Rail, they’ve

probably gone on strike.

M: They go on strike every other

day.

J: You’re right. You can never

rely on them.

M: Well, I’m not waiting much

longer. I won’t stand for it.

Æ: Ïðàâ å. Íÿìà ñìèñúë äà ñå

ïðàâè îò ìóõàòà ñëîí.

Ä: Êàêâà ìîæå äà å ïðè÷èíàòà

çà çàêúñíåíèåòî?

Æ: Ïîçíàâàéêè áðèòàíñêèòå æå-

ëåçíèöè, íàé-âåðîÿòíî

ñòà÷êóâàò.

M: Òå ñòà÷êóâàò ïðåç äåí!

Ä: Ïðàâ ñòå. ×îâåê íå ìîæå äà

ðàç÷èòà íà òÿõ.

M: Å, àç íÿìà äà ÷àêàì ïîâå÷å.

Íÿìà äà òúðïÿ âñè÷êî òîâà.

22 Óðîê 2

to demand an explanation

do as they please

blow my top

fill us in

èñêàì îáÿñíåíèå

ïðàâÿò êàêâîòî ñè ïîèñêàò

êèïâàì

îñâåòëÿâà íè, èíôîðìèðà íè


W: That’s right. You go and

demand an explanation.

J: Quite right. They think they

can do as they please.

M: If I have to wait another

minute I’ll blow my top.

W: Here comes someone now.

Maybe he can fill us in.

Æ: Òàêà å. Îòèäåòå è ïîèñêàéòå

îáÿñíåíèå.

Ä: Òî÷íî òàêà. Òå ìèñëÿò, ÷å

ìîãàò äà ïðàâÿò êàêâîòî ñè

èñêàò.

M: Àêî ñå íàëîæè äà ÷àêàì è

åäíà ìèíóòà îùå, ùå êèïíà.

Æ: Åòî, èäâà íÿêîé. Ìîæå áè

òîé ùå ìîæå äà íè îñâåòëè.

24 Óðîê 2

Could you help me?

that depends

catch our train

In which direction?

Am I mistaken?

clear as daylight

Ìîæåòå ëè äà ìè ïîìîãíåòå?

çàâèñè

õâàùàìå âëàêà

Â êàêâà ïîñîêà?

Ãðåøà ëè?

ÿñíî êàòî áÿë äåí


J: Excuse me. Could you help

me?

M2: (laughing) Well, I don’t know.

That depends.

J: When can we expect to catch

our train?

M2: Catch your train, eh? In which

direction?

J: To London, of course. This is

the queue for the London

train, or am I mistaken?

M2: No, sir. That’s what the sign

says clear as daylight.

Ä: Èçâèíåòå. Ìîæåòå ëè äà ìè

ïîìîãíåòå?

M2: (ñìååéêè ñå) Àìè, íå çíàì.

Çàâèñè.

Ä: Êîãà ùå ìîæåì äà õâàíåì

âëàêà ñè?

M2: Äà õâàíåòå âëàêà ñè ëè? Â

êîÿ ïîñîêà?

Ä: Çà Ëîíäîí, ðàçáèðà ñå.

Òîâà å îïàøêàòà çà ëîíäîí-

ñêèÿ âëàê, èëè ãðåøà?

M2: Íå ãðåøèòå, ãîñïîäèíå. Òàêà

ïèøå íà òàáåëàòà. ßñíî êàòî

áÿë äåí.

Could you help me?

26 Óðîê 2

How much longer will it take?

haven’t got a clue

pick up

Êîëêî îùå òðÿáâà äà ÷àêàì?

íÿìàì ïðåäñòàâà

âçåìàì

How much longer will it take?


J: Look. I’m in a hurry. How

much longer will it take?

M2: I couldn’t tell you. I haven’t

got a clue.

J: Why not?

M2: Because I’m an ambulance

driver. I’m just here to pick

up my wife.

Ä: Âèæòå. Áúðçàì. Êîëêî îùå

ùå òðÿáâà äà ÷àêàì?

M2: Íå áèõ ìîãúë äà âè êàæà.

Íÿìàì ïðåäñòàâà.

Ä: Çàùî?

M2: Çàùîòî àç ñúì øîôüîð íà

ëèíåéêà. Ïðîñòî ñúì òóê,

çà äà âçåìà æåíà ñè.

28 Óðîê 2

Exercises

Let’s go back over the idioms used in this segment. And this time it will be

your turn to fill them in the blanks.

Man: Just a minute, you. (Êàêâè ãè âúðøèòå?)

....................................................

John: I beg your pardon. (Êàêâî èìà?)

.....................................................

Woman: You can’t just walk to the front. (Íàðåäåòå ñå íà îïàøêàòà!)

....................................................................................................

John: I’m sorry. I didn’t know you had (íàðåæäàì ñå íà îïàøêà)

....................................................................................................

Man: He didn’t realize. Hmmph - (Õóáàâà ðàáîòà!)

...................................................................................................

John: I said I’m sorry. There’s no need to (ÿäîñâàì ñå)

....................................................................................................

Woman: He’s right. There’s no point in making (ïðàâÿ îò ìóõàòà ñëîí)

......................................................................................

John: What seems to be causing (çàêúñíåíèå)

................................................... ?


Woman: Knowing British Rail, they’ve probably gone (ñòà÷êóâàì)

.............................................

Man: They go on strike (ïðåç äåí) ...........................................

John: You’re right. You can never (ðàç÷èòàì íà)

.................................................................. them .

Man: Well, I’m not waiting much longer. I (íÿìà äà òúðïÿ)

....................................................................................................

Woman: That’s right. You go and (èñêàì îáÿñíåíèå)

..................................................

John: Quite right. They think they can (ïðàâÿò êàêâîòî ñè ïîèñêàò)

..................................................................................................

Man: If I have to wait another minute, (êèïâàì) ................................

Woman: Here comes someone now. Maybe he can (îñâåòëÿâà íè)

........................................................................................................................

John: Excuse me. (Ìîæåòå ëè äà ìè ïîìîãíåòå?)

......................................................................... ?

Man 2: (laughing) Well, I don’t know. (Çàâèñè.) ...................................

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John: When can we expect to (õâàùàìå âëàêà) ...............................?

Man 2: Catch your train, eh? (Â êàêâà ïîñîêà?)

................................................. ?

John: To London, of course. This is the queue for the London train,

or (ãðåøà)?

............................................................................................... ?

Man 2: No, sir. That’s what the sign says (ÿñíî êàòî áÿë äåí)

.....................................................................................................

John: Look, I’m in a hurry. (Êîëêî îùå òðÿáâà äà ÷àêàì?)

...................................................................................................?

Man 2: I couldn’t tell you. (Íÿìàì ïðåäñòàâà.)

.....................................................................

John: Why not ?

Man 2: Because I’m an ambulance driver. I’m just here to (âçåìàì)

............................................................ my wife.

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Óïðàæíåíèÿ

32 Óðîê 3

Lesson 3

In the Office

What’s new?

hopping mad

cool down

get down to business

perk one up

Óðîê 3

Â îôèñà

Êàêâî íîâî?

âáåñåí

óñïîêîÿâàì ñå

çàëàâÿì ñå çà ðàáîòà

ñúæèâÿâàì, îáîäðÿâàì

33In the Office

J = John; H = Helen; P = Potter

J: Good morning, Helen. What’s

new?

H: Mr. Potter’s called three times.

He’s hopping mad.

J: Oh, I’d better wait for a while

then before I call him back ...

give him time to cool down.

H: Can I get you a cup of coffee

before you get down to busi-

ness?

J: Yes, please. Cup of coffee

should perk me up.

Ä = Äæîí; Õ = Õåëúí; Ï = Ïîòúð

Ä: Äîáðî óòðî, Õåëúí. Êàêâî

íîâî?

Õ: Ã-í Ïîòúð ñå îáàæäà òðè

ïúòè. Âáåñåí å.

Ä: Òîãàâà ïî-äîáðå äà èç÷àêàì

ìàëêî ïðåäè äà ìó ñå îáàäÿ

... çà äà ìó äàì âðåìå äà ñå

óñïîêîè.

Õ: Äà òè íàïðàâÿ ëè ÷àøà êàôå

ïðåäè äà ñå çàëîâèø çà

ðàáîòà?

Ä: Äà, ìîëÿ. ×àøêà êàôå áè ìå

ñúæèâèëî.


34 Óðîê 3

leave it to me

hold the line

look into sth.

any minute

get into a flap (sl.)

îñòàâè òîâà íà ìåí

ïî÷àêàéòå íà òåëåôîíà

ðàçãëåæäàì, ðàçó÷àâàì íåùî

âñåêè ìîìåíò

ïàíèêüîñâàì ñå

35

Hold the line, please.

H: Right then. Leave it to me.

(The telephone rings - Helen

picks up the phone.)

Mr. Jackson’s office ... Hold

the line please. - It’s Mr. Potter!

J: Good morning, Mr. Potter.

Yes, sir. I’m looking into it

now. Yes, sir. Bye-bye. (John

replaces the telephone) He’s

coming over now. (nervous)

He’ll be here any minute.

H: Take it easy. Don’t get into a

flap.

Õ: Äîáðå òîãàâà. Îñòàâè òîâà íà

ìåí. (Òåëåôîíúò çâúíè - Õåëúí

âäèãà ñëóøàëêàòà.) Îôèñúò íà

ã-í Äæàêñúí ... Ïî÷àêàéòå íà

òåëåôîíà, ìîëÿ. Ã-í Ïîòúð å!

Ä: Äîáðî óòðî, ã-í Ïîòúð. Äà,

ñúð. Â ìîìåíòà ãî ðàçãëåæ-

äàì. Äà, ñúð. Äîâèæäàíå.

(Äæîí çàòâàðÿ òåëåôîíà) Òîé

èäâà. (íåðâíî) Âñåêè ìîìåíò

ùå äîéäå.

Õ: Ñïîêîéíî. Íå ñå ïàíèêüîñâàé.

In the Office

36 Óðîê 3

J: At times like these I wish I were

self-employed.

H: He may want to give you that

raise.

J: He probably wants to give me

the sack.

H: Don’t worry about it. Take the

bull by the horns.

J: I suppose it’s too late now to

report ill.

Ä: Â òàêèâà ìîìåíòè áèõ èñêàë

ñàì äà ñúì ñè ãîñïîäàð.

Õ: Òîé ìîæå áè èñêà äà òè äàäå

îíîâà ïîâèøåíèå.

Ä: Ïî-âåðîÿòíî èñêà äà ìè äàäå

ïúòÿ.

Õ: Íå ñå òðåâîæè çà òîâà. Õâàíè

áèêà çà ðîãàòà.

Ä: Ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å âå÷å å ïðå-

êàëåíî êúñíî äà ñå ïðàâÿ íà

áîëåí.

self-employed

raise

give someone the sack

take the bull by the horns

report ill

ñàì ñúì ñè ãîñïîäàð

ïîâèøåíèå

äàâàì íÿêîìó ïúòÿ, óâîëíÿâàì

õâàùàì áèêà çà ðîãàòà

ïðàâÿ ñå íà áîëåí

37In the Office

äà ñè ïîãîâîðèì

âèæäàìå ñå

ìèíàâàì íà âúïðîñà

óâúðòàì

a word with you

get together

come to the point

beat around the bush

(Knock on the door)

J: Come in.

P: There you are, Jackson.

I want a word with you.

J: Yes, sir. I was hoping we could

get together today.

P: Good! Then I’ll come to the

point.

J: Well, I’m not one to beat

around the bush.

(Ïî÷óêâàíå íà âðàòàòà)

Ä: Âëåçòå.

Ï: Åòî òå è òåáå, Äæàêñúí.

Èñêàì äà ñè ïîãîâîðèì.

Ä: Äà, ñúð. Íàäÿâàõ ñå äà ñå

âèäèì äíåñ.

Ï: Äîáðå! Òîãàâà ùå çàïî÷íà

íàïðàâî.

Ä: Å, àç íå îáè÷àì äà óâúðòàì.

38 Óðîê 3

count on someone

bank on someone

fit sth. in

at a loss

pass sth. up

slip one’s mind

ðàç÷èòàì íà íÿêîãî

îñëàíÿì ñå íà íÿêîãî

âìåñòâàì íåùî (â ïðîãðàìàòà)

ãóáè ìè ñå

ïðîïóñêàì íåùî

èçëèçà ìè îò óìà, çàáðàâÿì

39

P: Fine. Excellent. Then I can

count on you?

J: Count on me, sir? You can

bank on me, Mr. Potter.

P: Fine. Excellent. Glad you can

fit it in.

J: Fit it in? I don’t understand, sir.

I’m at a loss.

P: The golf tournament at the

weekend. Couldn’t pass that

up, eh?

J: (relieved) Oh yes. The golf tour-

nament! It completely slipped

my mind. Phew.

Ï: Äîáðå. ×óäåñíî. Òîãàâà ìîãà

äà ðàç÷èòàì íà òåá?

Ä: Äà ðàç÷èòàòå íà ìåíå, ñúð?

Ìîæåòå äà ñå îñëàíÿòå íà

ìåí, ã-í Ïîòúð.

Ï: Äîáðå. ×óäåñíî. Ùàñòëèâ

ñúì, ÷å ìîæåø íÿêàêñè äà ãî

âìåñòèø.

Ä: Äà ãî âìåñòÿ? Íå ðàçáèðàì,

ñúð. Íåùî ìè ñå ãóáè.

Ï: Òóðíèðúò ïî ãîëô ïðåç ïî÷èâ-

íèòå äíè. Íå áè ìîãúë äà ïðî-

ïóñíåø òîâà, íàëè?

Ä: (ñ îáëåê÷åíèå) Î, äà. Òóðíè-

ðúò ïî ãîëô! Óô, ñúâñåì áÿõ

çàáðàâèë.

at a loss

In the Office

40 Óðîê 3

Exercises

Let’s go back over the idioms used in this segment. And this time it willbe your turn to fill them in the blanks.

John: Good morning, Helen. (Êàêâî íîâî?) ......................................?

Helen: Mr. Potter’s called three times. He’s (âáåñåí) ............................

John: I’d better wait for a while then before I call him back ... give him

time to (óñïîêîÿâàì ñå) ...............................................................

Helen: Can I get you a cup of coffee before you (çàëàâÿì ñå çà

ðàáîòà) .........................................................................................

John: Yes, please. A cup of coffee should (ñúæèâÿâàì) ......................

Helen: Right then. (Îñòàâè òîâà íà ìåíå.)

..................................................................

(The telephone rings, Helen picks up the phone) Mr. Jackson’s of-

fice ... (Ïî÷àêàéòå íà òåëåôîíà)

....................................................... please. It’s Mr. Potter!

John: Good morning, Mr. Potter. Yes, sir. I’m (ðàçãëåæäàì)

................................................. now. Yes, sir. Bye-bye. (John re-

places the telephone) He’s coming over now. (nervous) He’ll be

here (âñåêè ìîìåíò) ........................................................


Helen: Take it easy. Don’t (ïàíèêüîñâàì ñå) ........................................

John: At times like these I wish I were (ñàì ñúì ñè ãîñïîäàð)

..............................................................

Helen: He may want to give you that (ïîâèøåíèå) ...............................

John: He probably wants to (óâîëíÿâàì)

....................................................

Helen: Don’t worry about it. (Õâàíè áèêà çà ðîãàòà.)

.....................................................................................................

John: I suppose it’s too late now (ïðàâÿ ñå íà áîëåí)

...................................................................................... (Knock on

the door) Come in.

Pototer:There you are, Jackson. I want (äà ñè ïîãîâîðèì)

.....................................................................................................

John: Yes, sir. I was hoping we could (âèæäàìå ñå)

.......................................................................................... today.

Potter: Good! Then I’ll (ìèíàâàì íà âúïðîñà)

.......................................................

John: Well, I’m not one to (óâúðòàì) ...............................................

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Potter: Fine. Excellent. Then I can (ðàç÷èòàì íà íÿêîãî)

.......................................................... ?

John: Count on me, sir? You can (îñëàíÿì ñå íà íÿêîãî)

..................................................................................., Mr. Potter.

Potter: Fine. Excellent. Glad you can (âìåñòâàì)

..................................................

John: Fit it in? I don’t understand, sir. (Íåùî ìè ñå ãóáè.)

.....................................................................................................

Potter: The golf tournament at the weekend. Couldn’t (ïðîïóñêàì

íåùî) ...................................................................................., eh?

John: (relieved) Oh, yes. The golf tournament! It completely (èçëèçà

ìè îò óìà, çàáðàâÿì) ........................................................ Phew.





44 Óðîê 4

Lesson 4

In the Living Room

drop by

just in time

browse through

nothing on

Make yourself comfortable!

Óðîê 4


îòáèâàì ñå

òî÷íî íàâðåìå

õâúðëÿì åäíî îêî íà, ïðåãëåæäàì

íèùî ïðåäâèä çà

Íàñòàíè ñå óäîáíî!

M = Mary; M = John

M: John, did you have time to

drop by the travel agents’?

J: Yes. I made it just in time.


Ì: Äæîí, íàìåðè ëè âðåìå äà ñå

îòáèåø â òóðèñòè÷åñêîòî áþðî?

Ä: Äà. Óñïÿõ òî÷íî íàâðåìå.

45In the Living Room

M: Good! I thought we might

browse through the brochures

tonight.

J: Sounds good to me. I’ve got

nothing on tonight.

M: Great! You sit down then and

make yourself comfortable.

put my feet up

a hard day

the same as usual

do you good

get away from it all

J: (relaxing) Ahh! That’s better.

I need to put my feet up.

M: You look tired. Did you have

a hard day?

J: Just like every other day.

The same as usual.

M: You need a rest. A holiday will

do you good.

J: You’re right. I need to get away

from it all.

M: (dropping brochures on the table)

There we are.

Ì: Äîáðå! Ìèñëåõ ñè, ÷å áèõìå

ìîãëè äà õâúðëèì åäíî îêî

íà áðîøóðèòå äîâå÷åðà.

Ä: Çâó÷è ìè äîáðå. Íÿìàì íèùî

ïðåäâèä çà òàçè âå÷åð.

M: ×óäåñíî! Òîãàâà ñåäíè è ñå

íàñòàíè óäîáíî.

îòïî÷èâàì ñè

òåæúê äåí

âñå ñúùîòî

îòðàçÿâà òè ñå äîáðå

îòêúñâàì ñå îò âñè÷êî

Ä: (îòïóñêàéêè ñå) Îîî! Òàêà å

ïî-äîáðå. Èìàì íóæäà äà ñè

ïî÷èíà.

M: Èçãëåæäàø óìîðåí. Òåæúê

äåí ëè èìàøå?

Ä: Êàòî âñåêè äðóã äåí. Âñå

ñúùîòî.

M: Èìàø íóæäà îò ïî÷èâêà. Åäíà

îòïóñêà ùå òè ñå îòðàçè äîáðå.

Ä: Ïðàâà ñè. Èìàì íóæäà äà ñå

îòêúñíà îò âñè÷êî òîâà.

M: (ðàçïðúñêâàéêè áðîøóðè âúðõó

ìàñàòà) Åòî.

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Take your pick.

catch my eye

Forget it!

all the rage

Èçáèðàé!

õâàùà ìè îêîòî

Èçáèé ñè ãî îò ãëàâàòà!

íàé-ìîäåðíî, ïîñëåäåí õèò


Forget it!

M: Take your pick ...

J: I’ll take this one. It seems to

catch my eye.

M: (reading) Sunny Bottom Nudist

Camp! Forget it!

J: But it’s fashionable today.

It’s all the rage.

M: Èçáèðàé ...

Ä: Ùå âçåìà åòî òàçè. Òÿ ìè

õâàíà îêîòî.

M: (÷åòåéêè) Êúìïèíã çà íóäèñòè

Ñúíè Áîòúì! Èçáèé ñè ãî îò

ãëàâàòà!

Ä: Íî â äíåøíî âðåìå òîâà å

ìîäåðíî. Ïîñëåäåí õèò.

48 Óðîê 4

You should be ashamed of yourself.

it was just a thought

What about this one?

I’d be bored to death.

Çàñðàìè ñå îò ñåáå ñè!

ïðîñòî ñè ïîìèñëèõ

Êàêâî ùå êàæåø çà òîâà?

Ùå óìðà îò ñêóêà.

M: (disgusted) Oh! Really, John. You

should be ashamed of yourself.

J: Well, I’m sorry. It was just a

thought.

M: Well, think again. What about

this one?

J: Brown’s Family Holidays!

I’d be bored to death.

Ì: (âúçìóòåíà) Î! Äæîí. Çàñðà-

ìè ñå îò ñåáå ñè!

Ä: Å, ñúæàëÿâàì. Ïðîñòî ñè ïî-

ìèñëèõ.

M: Àìè, ïîìèñëè ñè ïàê. Êàêâî

ùå êàæåø çà òàçè?

Ä: “Áðàóí - ñåìåéíè ïî÷èâêè”!

Ùå óìðà îò ñêóêà.


occupy your time

up the wall

make a suggestion

it’s out of our price range

M: I’m sure you’ll find something

to occupy your time.

J: Like what? Counting the days

until it’s time to go home.

It would drive me up the wall.

M: All right. You decide. Make a

suggestion.

J: Let’s go to Hawaii.

M: Too expensive! It’s out of our

price range.

çàïúëâàø âðåìåòî ñè

ïîëóäÿâàì

ïðàâÿ ïðåäëîæåíèå

òîâà íå å ïî äæîáà íè

M: Ñèãóðíà ñúì, ÷å ùå íàìåðèø

íåùî äà çàïúëíèø âðåìåòî ñè.

Ä: Êàêâî íàïðèìåð? Äà áðîÿ äíè-

òå äîêàòî ñå âúðíåì ó äîìà?

Òîâà ùå ìå íàêàðà äà ïîëóäåÿ.

M: Äîáðå. Òè ðåøàâàé. Ïðåäëî-

æè íåùî.

Ä: Õàéäå äà îòèäåì íà Õàâàé-

ñêèòå îñòðîâè.

M: Ïðåêàëåíî ñêúïî å! Íå å ïî

äæîáà íè.

What about this one?


50 Óðîê 4

every mother’s son

out of my wits

tickled pink

âñåêè (áåç èçêëþ÷åíèå)

óìèðàì îò ñòðàõ

óìèðàì îò óäîâîëñòâèå


Spain

J: Spain!

M: Every mother’s son goes there.

J: Let’s go to Africa then.

M: With all those wild animals.

I’d be frightened out of my

wits.

J: (exasperated) Where, then?

M: We could visit my mother.

She’d be tickled pink to see

us.

J: (horrified) No! No! Brown’s

Family Holidays! Anything!

Please! Not your mother.

Ä: Èñïàíèÿ!

M: Âñåêè õîäè òàì.

Ä: Òîãàâà õàéäå äà îòèäåì â

Àôðèêà.

M: Ñ âñè÷êè îíåçè äèâè æèâîò-

íè. Ùå ìè èçêàðàò àêúëà îò

ñòðàõ.

Ä: (îò÷àÿí) Êúäå òîãàâà?

M: Áèõìå ìîãëè äà îòèäåì íà

ãîñòè íà ìàéêà ìè. Ùå óìðå

îò óäîâîëñòâèå äà íè âèäè.

Ä: (óæàñåí) Íå! Íå! “Áðàóí -

ñåìåéíè ïî÷èâêè”! Âñè÷êî

äðóãî! Ìîëÿ òå! Ñàìî íå è

ìàéêà òè.

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Exercises


Mary: John, did you have time to (îòáèâàì ñå)

............................................ the travel agents’?

John: Yes. I made it (òî÷íî íàâðåìå)

.........................................................

Mary: Good! I thought we might (õâúðëÿì åäíî îêî íà)

........................................ the brochures tonight.

John: Sounds good to me. I’ve got (íèùî ïðåäâèä çà)

.............................. tonight.

Mary: Great! You sit down then and (íàñòàíè ñå óäîáíî)

.......................................................................................

John: (relaxing) Ahh! That’s better. I need to (îòïî÷èâàì ñè)

...................................................................................................

Mary: You look tired. Did you have (òåæúê äåí) ..............................?

John: Just like every other day. (Âñå ñúùîòî.)

..........................................

Mary: You need a rest. A holiday will (îòðàçÿâà òè ñå äîáðå)

.........................................................

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John: You’re right. I need to (îòêúñâàì ñå îò âñè÷êî)

....................................................................

Mary: (dropping brochures on the table) There we are. (Èçáèðàé!)

....................................................................................................

John: I’ll take this one. It seems to (õâàùà ìè îêîòî)

.....................................................................................................

Mary: (reading) Sunny Bottom Nudist Camp! (Èçáèé ñè ãî îò

ãëàâàòà!) ....................................................................................!

John: But it’s fashionable today. It’s (ïîñëåäåí õèò)

....................................................................................................

Mary: (disgusted) Oh! Really, John. (Çàñðàìè ñå îò ñåáå ñè!)

.....................................................................................................

John: Well, I’m sorry. (Ïðîñòî ñè ïîìèñëèõ.)

......................................................................

Mary: Well, think again. (Êàêâî ùå êàæåø çà òàçè?)

......................................................................?

John: Brown’s Family Holidays! (Ùå óìðà îò ñêóêà.)

...............................................................

Mary: I’m sure you’ll find something to (çàïúëâàø âðåìåòî ñè)

.....................................................................................................


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John: Like what? Counting the days until it’s time to go home. It would

drive me (ïîëóäÿâàì) .............................................................

Mary: All right. You decide. (Ïðåäëîæè íåùî.)

.............................................................

John: Let’s go to Hawaii.

Mary: Too expensive! (Íå å ïî äæîáà íè.) .....................................

John: Spain!

Mary: (Âñåêè ) ........................................................... goes there.

John: Let’s go to Africa then.

Mary: With all those wild animals. I’d be frightened (óìèðàì îò ñòðàõ)

............................................................................

John: (exasperated) Where, then?

Mary: We could visit my mother. She’d be (óìèðàì îò óäîâîëñòâèå)

............................................................ to see us.

John: (horrified) No! No! Brown’s Family Holidays! Anything! Please!

Not your mother!

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56 Óðîê 5

Lesson 5

At the Bank

be of assistance

Is that possible?

have an appointment

a spare moment

Óðîê 5

Â áàíêàòà

ïîìàãàì

Âúçìîæíî ëè å?

èìàì óãîâîðåíà ñðåùà

ñâîáîäíà ìèíóòà

Is that possible?

57At the Bank

T = Teller; J = Mrs. Jackson;

G = Mr. Goldberg

T: Good morning. Can I be of

assistance?

J: I’d like to see the bank man-

ager. Is that possible?

T: I’ll just check. Do you have an

appointment, Mrs. Jackson?

J: No. I was just passing and

hoped he might have a spare

moment for me.

Ê = Êàñèåð; Ä = Ã-æà Äæàêñúí;

Ã = Ã-í Ãîëäáúðã

Ê: Äîáðî óòðî. Ìîãà ëè äà Âè

ïîìîãíà ñ íåùî?

Ä: Áèõ èñêàëà äà ñå ñðåùíà ñ

óïðàâèòåëÿ íà áàíêàòà. Âúç-

ìîæíî ëè å?

Ê: Ñåãà ùå ïðîâåðÿ. Èìàòå ëè óãî-

âîðåíà ñðåùà, ã-æî Äæàêñúí?

Ä: Íå. Ïðîñòî ìèíàâàõ è ñå íà-

äÿâàõ, ÷å ùå ìîæå äà ìè îò-

äåëè ìàëêî îò ñâîáîäíîòî ñè

âðåìå.

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you are in luck

save me the trouble

at a bad time

happy to oblige

èìàòå êúñìåò

ñïåñòÿâà ìè òðóäà

â íåïîäõîäÿùî âðåìå

íà Âàøå ðàçïîëîæåíèå ñúì

59At the Bank

T: Just a second, Mrs. Jackson,

I’ll see. (Teller picks up the re-

ceiver) Hello, Mr. Goldberg ...

it’s Mrs. Jackson to see you.

Yes ... Thank you, Mr.

Goldberg. (Teller replaces the

receiver) You’re in luck, Mrs.

Jackson.

J: Oh, good. That will save me

the trouble of coming back.

T: You can go straight through.

J: Thank you. (Mrs. Jackson goes

through) Good morning,

Mr. Goldberg. I hope I haven’t

come at a bad time.

G: Not at all. I’m always happy to

oblige. How can I help you?

Ê: Ñåêóíäà ñàìî, ã-æî Äæàêñúí.

Ùå ïðîâåðÿ. (Êàñèåðúò âäèãà

òåëåôîííàòà ñëóøàëêà) Àëî,

ã-í Ãîëäáúðã ... Ã-æà Äæàêñúí

èñêà äà Âè âèäè. Äà ... Áëàãî-

äàðÿ Âè, ã-í Ãîëäáúðã (Ïîñòàâÿ

òåëåôîííàòà ñëóøàëêà) Èìà-

òå êúñìåò, ã-æî Äæàêñúí.

Ä: Î, äîáðå. Òîâà ùå ìè ñïåñòè

òðóäà äà èäâàì ïàê.

Ê: Âëèçàéòå íàïðàâî.

Ä: Áëàãîäàðÿ Âè. (Ã-æà Äæàêñúí

âëèçà) Äîáðî óòðî, ã-í Ãîëä-

áúðã. Íàäÿâàì ñå, ÷å íå ñúì

äîøëà â íåïîäõîäÿùî âðåìå.

Ã: Ñúâñåì íå. Âèíàãè ñúì íà

Âàøå ðàçïîëîæåíèå. Ñ êàêâî

ìîãà äà Âè ïîìîãíà?

It's Mrs. Jackson to see you.

60 Óðîê 5

short of funds

have in mind

not out of the question

how it stands

in the red

it doesn’t look good

íåäîñòèã íà ñðåäñòâà

èìàì ïðåäâèä

íå å èçêëþ÷åíî

â êàêâî ñúñòîÿíèå å

íà ÷åðâåíî

íå èçãëåæäà äîáðå

61

Ä: Òðÿáâàò ìè ìàëêî ïàðè íàçà-

åì. Íå ìè äîñòèãàò ñðåäñòâà.

Ã: Çàåì, òàêà ëè? Êîëêî èìàòå

ïðåäâèä?

Ä: Òâúðäå ìíîãî ëè ñà õèëÿäà

ëèðè?

Ã: Íåêà ñàìî äà ïîãëåäíåì

ñìåòêàòà Âè, çà äà âèäèì

êàêâî å ïîëîæåíèåòî.

Ä: Ãîñïîäè! Çà ñúæàëåíèå ìèñ-

ëÿ, ÷å ñúì íà ÷åðâåíî.

Ã: (ðàçãðúùàéêè äîêóìåíòèòå)

Äà. Áîÿ ñå, ÷å å òàêà. Íå

èçãëåæäà ìíîãî äîáðå.

J: I need to borrow some money.

I’m short of funds.

G: A loan, eh? How much did you

have in mind?

J: Would one thousand pounds

not be out of the question?

G: Let’s just look through your ac-

count file and see how it

stands.

J: Oh dear! Unfortunately I think

I’m in the red.

G: (shuffling papers) Yes. I’m

afraid you are. It doesn’t look

good.

At the Bank

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up to my neck

in over your head

sort things out

throwing good money after bad

çàòúíàë äî ãóøà

ïîòúíàë

óðåæäàì íåùî

õâúðëÿì ïàðè íà âÿòúðà

63At the Bank

J: I’ve had a lot of bills lately.

I’m up to my neck in bills.

G: I would say you’re in over your

head.

J: That’s why I came to see you.

To sort things out.

G: But you already owe us two

thousand pounds. We’d be

throwing good money after

bad.

Ä: Íàïîñëåäúê èìàõ ìíîãî ðàç-

õîäè. Çàòúíàëà ñúì äî ãóøà â

íåïëàòåíè ñìåòêè.

Ã: Áèõ êàçàë, ÷å íàïðàâî ñòå

ïîòúíàëè.

Ä: Çàòîâà äîéäîõ äà Âè âèäÿ. Äà

óðåäèì íåùî.

Ã: Íî Âèå âå÷å íè äúëæèòå äâå

õèëÿäè ëèðè. Òîâà îçíà÷àâà

äà õâúðëÿì ïàðè íà âÿòúðà.

But you already owe us two thousand pounds.

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tide me over

ship comes in

looking up

money to burn

äà çàêðåïÿ ïîëîæåíèåòî

èçëèçà ìè êúñìåòúò

íåùàòà èçãëåæäàò ïî-äîáðå

ïàðè çà ïèëååíå

J: What about five hundred? Just

enough to tide me over.

G: (ironic) Until when? Until your

ship comes in?

J: Three hundred! Things should

be looking up next month.

G: Three hundred! Do you think

I have money to burn?

J: One hundred!

Ä: Êàêâî ùå êàæåòå çà ïåòñòî-

òèí. Ñàìî êîëêîòî äà çàêðåïÿ

ïîëîæåíèåòî.

Ã: (èðîíè÷íî) Äîêîãà? Äîêàòî

Âè èçëåçå êúñìåòúò?

Ä: Òðèñòà! Íåùàòà âåðîÿòíî ùå

èçãëåæäàò ïî-äîáðå ñëåäâà-

ùèÿ ìåñåö.

Ã: Òðèñòà! Ìèñëèòå ëè, ÷å èìàì

ïàðè çà ïèëååíå?

Ä: Ñòî!

65At the Bank

What do you take me for?

within your means

(I wasn’t) born yesterday.

G: Please, Mrs. Jackson. What do

you take me for?

J: What can you give me, then?

G: Advice, Mrs. Jackson, advice.

Take care of your money. Live

within your means. Save it.

J: But I do.

G: Then how come you owe us

two thousand pounds?

J: I save money with the building

society. They pay better inter-

est. I wasn’t born yesterday.

Çà êàêúâ ìå âçåìàòå?

ñïîðåä âúçìîæíîñòèòå ñè

(Íå ñúì) â÷åðàøåí.

Ã: Ìîëÿ Âè, ã-æî Äæàêñúí. Çà

êàêúâ ìå âçåìàòå?

Ä: Òîãàâà êàêâî ìîæåòå äà ìè

äàäåòå?

Ã: Ñúâåò, ã-æî Äæàêñúí, ñúâåò.

Ãðèæåòå ñå çà ïàðèòå ñè.

Ïðîñòèðàéòå ñå ñïîðåä âúç-

ìîæíîñòèòå ñè! Ïåñòåòå ãè!

Ä: Íî àç òîâà ïðàâÿ.

Ã: Êàê òîãàâà íè äúëæèòå äâå

õèëÿäè ëèðè?

Ä: Âëàãàì ïàðèòå â ñòðîèòåëíà

ôèðìà. Òå ïëàùàò ïî-ãîëÿìà

ëèõâà. Íå ñúì â÷åðàøíà.


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Exercises


Teller: Good morning. Can I (ïîìàãàì) ...............................................?

Mrs. J.: I’d like to see the bank manager. (Âúçìîæíî ëè å?)

...........................................?

Teller: I’ll just check. Do you (èìàì óãîâîðåíà ñðåùà)

........................................., Mrs. Jackson?

Mrs. J.: No. I was just passing and hoped he might have (ñâîáîäíà

ìèíóòà) .............................................. for me.

Teller: Just a second, Mrs. Jackson. I’ll see.(Teller picks up the re-

ceiver) Hello, Mr. Goldberg ... it’s Mrs. Jackson to see you. Yes

... Thank you, Mr. Goldberg. (Teller replaces the receiver) (èìàòå

êúñìåò) ....................................................., Mrs. Jackson.

Mrs. J.: Oh, good. That will (ñïåñòÿâà ìè òðóäà) ....................................

.............................................................. of coming back.

Teller: You can go straight through.

Mrs. J.: Thank you. (Mrs. Jackson goes through) Good morning, Mr.

Goldberg. I hope I haven’t come (â íåïîäõîäÿùî âðåìå)

........................................................

Mr. G.: Not at all. I’m always (íà Âàøå ðàçïîëîæåíèå ñúì)

............................................................ How can I help you?


Mrs. J.: I need to borrow some money. (Íå ìè äîñòèãàò ñðåäñòâà.)

....................................................................................................

Mr. G.: A loan, eh ? How much did you (èìàì ïðåäâèä)

....................................................................................................?

Mrs. J.: Would one thousand pounds not be (èçêëþ÷åíî)

.......................................?

Mr. G.: Let’s just look through your account file and see (â êàêâî

ñúñòîÿíèå å) ..............................................................................

Mrs. J.: Oh dear! Unfortunately I think I’m (íà ÷åðâåíî)

.....................................................................................................

Mr. G.: (shuffling papers) Yes. I’m afraid you are. (Íå èçãëåæäà

äîáðå.) .........................................................................................

Mrs. J.: I’ve had a lot of bills lately. I’m (çàòúíàë äî ãóøà)

............................................................................ in bills.

Mr. G.: I would say you’re (íàïðàâî ñòå ïîòúíàëè)

....................................................................

Mrs. J.: That’s why I came to see you: To (óðåæäàì íåùî)

....................................................................................................

Mr. G.: But you already owe us two thousand pounds. We’d be

(õâúðëÿì ïàðè íà âÿòúðà)

.............................................................................

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Mrs. J.: What about five hundred? Just enough to (äà çàêðåïÿ

ïîëîæåíèåòî)

....................................................................................................

Mr. G. : (ironic) Until when? Until your (èçëèçà ìè êúñìåòúò)

......................................................................................?

Mrs. J.: Three hundred! Things should be (èçãëåæäàò ïî-äîáðå)

......................................................................... next month.

Mr. G.: Three hundred! Do you think I have (ïàðè çà ïèëååíå)

................................................................?

Mrs. J.: One hundred!

Mr. G.: Please, Mrs. Jackson. (Çà êàêúâ ìå âçåìàòå?)

.........................................................?

Mrs. J.: What can you give me then?

Mr. G.: Advice, Mrs. Jackson, advice. Take care of your money. Live

(ñïîðåä âúçìîæíîñòèòå ñè) ........................................... Save it.

Mrs. J.: But I do.

Mr. G.: Then how come you owe us two thousand pounds?

Mrs. J.: I save my money with the building society. They pay better inter-

est. (Íå ñúì â÷åðàøíà.) .......................................................





70 Óðîê 6

Lesson 6

At the Dentist’s

I’ve got a toothache

it’s an emergency

a very busy schedule

I’m in agony

I’ll see what I can do.

it’s very kind of you

Óðîê 6

Ïðè çúáîëåêàðÿ

áîëè ìå çúá

òîâà å ñïåøåí ñëó÷àé

ìíîãî íàòîâàðåí ãðàôèê

óìèðàì

Ùå âèäÿ êàêâî ìîãà äà íàïðàâÿ.

ìíîãî ìèëî îò Âàøà ñòðàíà

71At the Dentist’s

R = Receptionist; J = Jim;

M = Man

R: Good morning, sir.

J: Hello. I must see the dentist.

I’ve got a toothache.

R: Do you have an appointment,

Mr. ...?

J: Brown. James Brown, ... er ...,

no. It’s an emergency.

R: I’m afraid, Mr. Brown, the doc-

tor has a very busy schedule.

J: Please, miss. I’m in agony.

R: All right, I’ll see what I can do.

J: Thank you. It’s very kind of you.

Ñ = Ñëóæèòåëêà â ðåãèñòðàòó-

ðàòà; Ä = Äæèì; Ì = Ìúæ

Ñ: Äîáðî óòðî, ãîñïîäèíå.

Ä: Çäðàâåéòå. Òðÿáâà ìè çúáî-

ëåêàð. Áîëè ìå çúá.

Ñ: Èìàòå ëè çàïàçåí ÷àñ, ãîñïî-

äèí ...?

Ä: Áðàóí. Äæåéìñ Áðàóí ... ú ...,

íå. Òîâà å ñïåøíî.

Ñ: Áîÿ ñå, ã-í Áðàóí, ÷å çúáîëå-

êàðÿò èìà ìíîãî íàòîâàðåí

ãðàôèê.

Ä: Ìîëÿ Âè, ãîñïîæèöå. Óìèðàì.

Ñ: Äîáðå. Ùå âèäÿ êàêâî ìîãà

äà íàïðàâÿ.

Ä: Áëàãîäàðÿ Âè. Ìíîãî ìèëî îò

Âàøà ñòðàíà.

72 Óðîê 6

if you don’t mind waiting

not at all

take a seat

you’re welcome

àêî íÿìàòå íèùî ïðîòèâ äà

ïî÷àêàòå

íè íàé-ìàëêî

ñåäíåòå

ìîëÿ, íÿìà çàùî

I feel sorry for him.


R: We could fit you in in half an

hour, if you don’t mind waiting.

J: I don’t mind. Not at all.

R: Please take a seat.

J: Thank you.

R: You’re welcome.

Is this seat free?

I feel sorry for him.

J: Good morning. Is this seat

free?

M: Yes.

J: Thank you.

M: You’re welcome.

J: Will the dentist be long?

M: No. I don’t think so. His patient

has stopped moaning.

J: Moaning?

M: Yes, you should have heard

him. Moaning, real loud. (Man

moans demonstratively) Ooh ...

J: Like that, was it?

M: Yes.

J: Oh, I feel sorry for him.

Ñ: Ìîæåì äà Âè âìåñòèì ñëåä

ïîëîâèí ÷àñ, àêî íÿìàòå íè-

ùî ïðîòèâ äà ïî÷àêàòå.

Ä: Íÿìàì íèùî ïðîòèâ. Íè íàé-

ìàëêî.

Ñ: Ìîëÿ, ñåäíåòå.

Ä: Áëàãîäàðÿ.

Ñ: Íÿìà çàùî.

Òîâà ìÿñòî ñâîáîäíî ëè å?

Æàë ìè çà íåãî.

Ä: Äîáðî óòðî. Òîâà ìÿñòî ñâî-

áîäíî ëè å?

Ì: Äà.

Ä: Áëàãîäàðÿ.

Ì: Ìîëÿ.

Ä: Ùå ñå áàâè ëè çúáîëåêàðÿò?

Ì: Íå, ìèñëÿ ÷å íå. Ïàöèåíòúò

ìó ñïðÿ äà ñòåíå.

Ä: Äà ñòåíå?

M: Äà, òðÿáâàøå äà ãî ÷óåòå.

Íàèñòèíà ïúøêàøå ñèëíî.

(Ìúæúò ñòåíå äåìîíñòðà-

òèâíî) Îîî ...

Ä: Òàêà ëè?

M: Äà.

Ä: Î, æàë ìè å çà íåãî.

74 Óðîê 6

that’s nothing

Screamed like a baby.

you’re not serious

I swear

to put the wind up

suit yourself

he looked terrible

òîâà å íèùî

Ïèùåøå êàòî çàêëàí.

íå ãîâîðèòå ñåðèîçíî

êúëíà ñå

äà èçïëàøà

Âàøà ðàáîòà

òîé èçãëåæäàøå óæàñíî


M: But that’s nothing. You should

have heard the last one.

J: Why?

M: He screamed like a baby.

J: Go on! You’re not serious!

M: I am. I swear.

J: You’re just trying to put the

wind up me.

M: All right. Don’t believe me.

Suit yourself. But he looked

terrible when he came out.

Ì: Íî òîâà å íèùî. Òðÿáâàøå äà

÷óåòå ïðåäíèÿ.

Ä: Çàùî?

M: Òîé ïèùåøå êàòî çàêëàí.

Ä: Õàéäå, íå ãîâîðèòå ñåðèîçíî!

M: Íàïðîòèâ. Êúëíà ñå.

Ä: Âèå ñå îïèòâàòå äà ìå èçïëà-

øèòå.

M: Äîáðå. Íå ìè âÿðâàéòå. Âàøà

ðàáîòà. Íî òîé èçãëåæäàøå

óæàñíî, êîãàòî èçëåçå.

76 Óðîê 6

I feel faint

act like a man

getting out of here

lost your nerve

have a tooth pulled

false teeth

ïðèëîøàâà ìè

äúðæà ñå êàòî ìúæ

ìàõàì ñå îòòóê

ãóáèø êóðàæ

âàäÿò ìè çúá

çúáíè ïðîòåçè


J: (weakly) Oh God. I feel faint.

M: Stop moaning. Act like a man.

J: I’m getting out of here.

M: What?! Have you lost your

nerve then?

J: Yes! But tell me, how come

you’re not afraid to have a

tooth pulled?

M: I don’t have any left. I’m here to

collect my new false teeth.

Ä: (ïëàõî) Î, áîæå. Ïðèëîøàâà

ìè.

M: Ñïðåòå äà õëåí÷èòå. Äðúæòå

ñå êàòî ìúæ.

Ä: Ìàõàì ñå îòòóê.

M: Êàêâî?! Çíà÷è çàãóáèõòå

êóðàæ?

Ä: Äà! Íî êàæåòå ìè, Âàñ êàê íå

Âè å ñòðàõ, ÷å ùå Âè âàäÿò

çúá?

M: Âå÷å íÿìàì îñòàíàëè çúáè.

Òóê ñúì äà ñè âçåìà íîâèòå

çúáíè ïðîòåçè.

78 Óðîê 6

Exercises


Receptionist: Good morning, sir.

Jim: Hello. I must see the dentist. (Áîëè ìå çúá.)

...................................

Rec.: Do you have an appointment, Mr. ...?

Jim: Brown. James Brown, ... er ..., no. (Òîâà å ñïåøíî.)

...................................................................................................

Rec.: I’m afraid, Mr. Brown, the doctor has (ìíîãî íàòîâàðåí

ãðàôèê) .......................................................................

Jim: Please, miss. (Óìèðàì.) ...............................................

Rec.: All right, (ùå âèäÿ êàêâî ìîãà äà íàïðàâÿ.)

....................................................

Jim: Thank you. (Ìíîãî ìèëî îò Âàøà ñòðàíà.)

....................................................................

Rec.: We could fit you in in half an hour, (àêî íÿìàòå íèùî ïðîòèâ

äà ïî÷àêàòå.) .............................................................................

Jim: I don’t mind. (Íè íàé-ìàëêî.) ...............................................


Rec.: Please (ñåäíåòå) ...........................................................

Jim: Thank you.

Rec.: (Íÿìà çàùî.) .......................................................................

Jim: Good morning. (Òîâà ìÿñòî ñâîáîäíî ëè å?)

..............................................?

Man: Yes.

Jim: Thank you.

Man: You’re welcome.

Jim: Will the dentist be long?

Man: No. I don’t think so. His patient has stopped moaning.

Jim: Moaning?

Man: Yes. You should have heard him. Moaning, real loud. (Man

moans demonstratively) Ooh ...

Jim: Like that, was it?

Man: Yes.

Jim: Oh, (æàë ìè å çà íåãî.) ...........................................................

Man: But (òîâà å íèùî) ................................. You should have heard

the last one.

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Jim: Why?

Man: He (ïèùåøå êàòî çàêëàí.) .......................................................

Jim: Go on! (Íå ãîâîðèòå ñåðèîçíî!) ................................................

M: I am. (Êúëíà ñå.) ..........................................................................

Jim: You’re just trying to (äà èçïëàøà) ...................................... me.

Man: All right, don’t believe me. (Âàøà ðàáîòà.) ..................................

But (òîé èçãëåæäàøå óæàñíî) .................................................,

when he came out.

Jim: (weakly) Oh God. (Ïðèëîøàâà ìè.) ...................................

Man: Stop moaning. (Äðúæòå ñå êàòî ìúæ.)

.........................................

Jim: (Ìàõàì ñå îòòóê.) .........................................................................

Man: What?! Have you (ãóáèø êóðàæ) ...............................................

.......................... then?

Jim: Yes! But tell me, how come you’re not afraid to (âàäÿò ìè çúá)

....................................................................................?

Man: I don’t have any left. I’m here to collect my new (çúáíè

ïðîòåçè) ...........................................................






82 Óðîê 7

Lesson 7

In the Living Room

needs redecorating

let’s change the subject

don’t make a long face

put it off

as soon as possible

I’m useless at

Óðîê 7


íóæäàå ñå îò ïðåáîÿäèñâàíå

õàéäå äà ñìåíèì òåìàòà

íå ñå öóïè

îòëàãàì

êîëêîòî ñå ìîæå ïî-áúðçî

íèêàê íå ìå áèâà çà


M = Mary; J = John

M: John, do you know, I think this

room needs redecorating.

J: Oh, it looks okay to me, Mary.

Let’s change the subject.

M: It has to be done, so don’t

make a long face.

J: Couldn’t we put it off for a

while?

M: No. I want it done as soon as

possible.

J: But I can’t do it. I’m useless at

decorating.


Ì: Äæîí, çíàåø ëè, ìèñëÿ, ÷å

òàçè ñòàÿ ñå íóæäàå îò ïðå-

áîÿäèñâàíå.

Ä: Òàêà ëè, íà ìåí ìè èçãëåæäà

äîáðå, Ìåðè. Õàéäå äà ñìå-

íèì òåìàòà.

M: Òîâà òðÿáâà äà ñå ñâúðøè,

òàêà ÷å íå ñå öóïè.

Ä: Íå áèõìå ëè ìîãëè äà ãî îò-

ëîæèì çà èçâåñòíî âðåìå?

M: Íå. Èñêàì äà áúäå íàïðàâåíî

êîëêîòî ñå ìîæå ïî-ñêîðî.

Ä: Íî àç íå ìîãà äà ãî íàïðàâÿ.

Íèêàê íå ìå áèâà çà òàçè

ðàáîòà.

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Have a go!

I hate doing it

give you a hand

that’s terribly nice of you

get into a huff

I can’t get out of it

Íàïðàâè îïèò!

íå ìè õàðåñâà òàçè ðàáîòà

ïîìàãàì òè

òîâà å óæàñíî ìèëî îò òâîÿ

ñòðàíà

ðàçâàëÿì ñè íàñòðîåíèåòî,

âêèñâàì ñå

íå ìîãà äà ñå èçìúêíà


M: You’ve never tried. Have a go!

J: (reluctant) All right, but I hate

doing it.

M: Don’t worry, I’ll even give you a

hand.

J: (ironic) Really? Thanks! That’s

terribly nice of you.

M: There’s no need to get into a

huff.

J: Oh, all right. I can see I can’t

get out of it.

M: Íèêîãà íå ñè ñå îïèòâàë.

Ïðîáâàé.

Ä: (ñ íåîõîòà) Äîáðå, íî íå ìè

õàðåñâà òàçè ðàáîòà.

M: Íå ñå òðåâîæè. Àç äîðè ùå òè

ïîìîãíà.

Ä: (èðîíè÷íî) Òàêà ëè? Áëàãî-

äàðÿ! Òîâà å óæàñíî ìèëî îò

òâîÿ ñòðàíà.

M: Íÿìà íóæäà äà ñå âêèñâàø.

Ä: Å, äîáðå. Âèæäàì, ÷å íå ìîãà

äà ñå èçìúêíà.

I hate doing it

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maêe a start

made other plans

That’s bad luck!

spoils my weekend

Look at it this way.

çàïî÷âàì

èìàõ äðóãè ïëàíîâå

Êîëêî æàëêî! (èðîíè÷íî)

ðàçâàëÿ ìè óèêåíäà

Ïîãëåäíè íà íåùàòà ïî äðóã

íà÷èí.


M: You can make a start at

the weekend.

J: But I’ve made other plans

for this weekend.

M: That’s bad luck!

J: That certainly spoils my

weekend.

M: But, John, look at it this way.

J: What way?

just for the fun of it

to my way of thinking

it’s over and done with

it’s a pity about

M: Do it just for the fun of it.

J: Redecorating a room can’t be

fun to my way of thinking.

M: You’ll be happy when it’s over

and done with.

J: (sighs) Still, it’s a pity about

the weekend.

M: Ìîæåø äà çàïî÷íåø ïðåç

óèêåíäà.

Ä: Íî àç èìàõ äðóãè ïëàíîâå çà

óèêåíäà.

M: (èðîíè÷íî) Êîëêî æàëêî!

Ä: Òîâà îïðåäåëåíî ìè ðàçâàëÿ

óèêåíäà.

M: Íî, Äæîí, ïîãëåäíè íà íåùà-

òà ïî äðóã íà÷èí.

Ä: Êàêúâ íà÷èí?

çà ñîáñòâåíî óäîâîëñòâèå

ñïîðåä ìåí

âñè÷êî å ãîòîâî

æàëêî çà

M: Íàïðàâè ãî çà ñîáñòâåíî

óäîâîëñòâèå.

Ä: Ïðåáîÿäèñâàíåòî íà åäíà

ñòàÿ íå ìîæå äà áúäå óäîâîë-

ñòâèå ñïîðåä ìåí.

M: Òè ùå áúäåø ùàñòëèâ, êîãàòî

âñè÷êî å ãîòîâî.

Ä: (âúçäèøà) Âñå ïàê, æàëêî çà

óèêåíäà.

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you’ll get over it

no use crying over spilt milk

don’t talk in riddles

the work can wait

ùå ãî ïðåæèâååø

êàêâîòî áèëî - áèëî / ñòàíàëîòî

ñòàíàëî

íå ãîâîðè ñ íåäîìëúâêè

ðàáîòàòà ìîæå äà ïî÷àêà


M: Don’t worry. You’ll get over it.

J: I’m not worried ... it’s just ...

well ... no use crying over

spilt milk.

M: What are you trying to say?

Don’t talk in riddles.

J: It’s just that I booked a room at

the Grand Hotel in Brighton for

this weekend, but this is more

important.

M: Don’t be silly ... I’ll pack my

case. The work can wait.

J: (sniggers) Heh ... heh ...

M: Íå ñå òðåâîæè, ùå ãî ïðåæè-

âååø.

Ä: Àç íå ñå òðåâîæà ... ñàìî ÷å

... àìè ... Å, ñòàíàëîòî ñòàíà-

ëî.

M: Êàêâî ñå îïèòâàø äà ìè

êàæåø? Íå ãîâîðè ñ íåäî-

ìëúâêè.

Ä: Ïðîñòî çàïàçèõ ñòàÿ â Ãðàíä

õîòåëà â Áðàéòúí çà òîçè

óèêåíä, íî òîâà òóê å ïî-

âàæíî.

M: Íå ñå èçëàãàé ... Îòèâàì äà

ñòÿãàì áàãàæà ñè. Ðàáîòàòà

ìîæå äà ïî÷àêà.

Ä: (õèõèêà) Õå ... õå ...

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Exercises


Mary: John, do you know, I think this room (íóæäàå ñå îò ïðåáîÿäèñ-

âàíå) ..............................................................................

John: It looks okay to me, Mary. (Õàéäå äà ñìåíèì òåìàòà.)

...................................................................................................

Mary: It has to be done, so (íå ñå öóïè)

..............................................................................

John: Couldn’t we (îòëàãàì) ......................................... for a while?

Mary: No. I want it done (êîëêîòî ñå ìîæå ïî-áúðçî)

.......................................................

John: But I can’t do it. (íèêàê íå ìå áèâà çà) .................................

.......................................................... decorating.

Mary: You’ve never tried. (Ïðîáâàé.) ..............................................

John: (reluctant) All right, but (íå ìè õàðåñâà òàçè ðàáîòà)

...........................................................

Mary: Don’t worry. I’ll even (ïîìàãàì òè) ..............................................


John: (ironic) Really? Thanks! (Òîâà å óæàñíî ìèëî îò òâîÿ ñòðàíà.)

...................................................................................................

Mary: There’s no need to (ðàçâàëÿì ñè íàñòðîåíèåòî,

âêèñâàì ñå) ..................................................

John: Oh, all right. I can see (íå ìîãà äà ñå èçìúêíà)

...................................................................................................

Mary: You can (çàïî÷âàì) .......................................... at the weekend.

John: But I’ve (èìàõ äðóãè ïëàíîâå) .......................................... for

this weekend.

Mary: (Êîëêî æàëêî!) ............................................................................

John: That certainly (ðàçâàëÿ ìè óèêåíäà) .........................................

Mary: But, John, (ïîãëåäíè íà íåùàòà ïî äðóã íà÷èí.)

....................................................

John: What way?

Mary: Do it (çà ñîáñòâåíî óäîâîëñòâèå) ..............................................

John: Redecorating a room can’t be fun (ñïîðåä ìåí)

................................................................................

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Mary: You’ll be happy when (âñè÷êî å ãîòîâî)

..........................................................

John: (sighs) Still, (æàëêî çà) .................................. the weekend.

Mary: Don’t worry. (Ùå ãî ïðåæèâååø.)

................................................................

John: I’m not worried ... it’s just ... well ... (ñòàíàëîòî ñòàíàëî)

....................................................................................................

Mary: What are you trying to say? (Íå ãîâîðè ñ íåäîìëúâêè.)

...................................................................................................

John: It’s just that I booked a room at the Grand Hotel in Brighton for

this weekend, but this is more important.

Mary: Don’t be silly ... I’ll pack my case ... (Ðàáîòàòà ìîæå äà

ïî÷àêà.) .......................................................................................

John: (sniggers) Heh ... heh ...





94 Óðîê 8

Welcome to the Grand Hotel!

Lesson 8

At the Hotel Reception

Welcome to ...!

booked for

with a view at the sea

Is that correct?

confirmed the booking

sign the register

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Íà ðåöåïöèÿòà

Äîáðå äîøëè â ...!

ðåçåðâàöèÿ çà

ñ èçãëåä êúì ìîðåòî

Òàêà ïðàâèëíî ëè å?

ïîòâúðäèõ ðåçåðâàöèÿòà

ïîäïèñâàì ñå â õîòåëñêàòà êíèãà

95At the Hotel Reception

C = Clerk; J = John; M = Mary

C: Good afternoon, sir, madam.

Welcome to the Grand Hotel!

J: Hello. We’re Mr. and Mrs. Jack-

son. We’ve booked for the

weekend.

M: We’d like a double room with a

view of the sea.

C: Hmm ... Mr. John and Mrs.

Mary Jackson. Is that correct?

J: Yes. That’s right. I confirmed

the booking yesterday.

C: Fine, fine. Would you sign the

register please.

J: Certainly. (he signs)

Ñ = Ñëóæèòåë; Ä = Äæîí; Ì = Ìåðè

Ñ: Äîáúð äåí, ãîñïîäèíå, ãîñïîæî.

Äîáðå äîøëè â Ãðàíä õîòåë!

Ä: Çäðàâåéòå. Íèå ñìå ã-í è ã-æà

Äæàêñúí. Èìàìå ðåçåðâàöèÿ

çà óèêåíäà.

Ì: Áèõìå èñêàëè äâîéíà ñòàÿ ñ

èçãëåä êúì ìîðåòî.

Ñ: Õìì ... Ã-í Äæîí è ã-æà Ìåðè

Äæàêñúí. Òàêà ïðàâèëíî ëè å?

Ä: Äà. Òî÷íî òàêà. Â÷åðà ïîòâúð-

äèõ ðåçåðâàöèÿòà.

Ñ: Äîáðå, äîáðå. Áèõòå ëè ñå

ïîäïèñàëè â êíèãàòà, ìîëÿ.

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå. (ïîäïèñâà ñå)

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form of identification

vouch for

I don’t doubt you

Will that do?

that will do fine

äîêóìåíò çà ñàìîëè÷íîñò

ãàðàíòèðàì çà

íå ñå ñúìíÿâàì âúâ Âàñ

Òîâà ùå ñâúðøè ëè ðàáîòà?

òîâà ùå å íàïúëíî äîñòàòú÷íî


C: Do you have any form of iden-

tification with you?

M: He’s my husband, all right.

I can vouch for that.

C: I don’t doubt you, but I still

need to see some identifica-

tion.

J: What about my passport?

Will that do?

C: That will do fine.

Ñ: Íîñèòå ëè íÿêàêâè äîêóìåíòè

çà ñàìîëè÷íîñò?

Ì: Òîâà å ìîÿò ñúïðóã. Ìîãà äà

ãàðàíòèðàì çà òîâà.

Ñ: Íå ñå è ñúìíÿâàì âúâ Âàñ, íî

âñå ïàê òðÿáâà äà âèäÿ íÿêàêúâ

äîêóìåíò çà ñàìîëè÷íîñò.

Ä: Êàêâî ùå êàæåòå çà ïàñïîðòà

ìè. Òîâà ùå ñâúðøè ëè ðàáî-

òà?

Ñ: ×óäåñíî.


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misplaced it

that’s unfortunate

if you like

maiden name

not acceptable

Is this necessary?

çàáóòàë ñúì ãî

êîëêî æàëêî (èðîíè÷íî)

àêî èñêàòå

ìîìèíñêî èìå

íåïðèåìëèâî

Íåîáõîäèìî ëè å?


J: (rummaging through his pock-

ets) I’m sorry. It seems that I’ve

misplaced it.

C: Oh dear. That’s unfortunate.

M: I can show you my driver’s

license, if you like.

C: Fine ... madam, this license

belongs to Mary Jenkins.

M: That’s right. That’s my maiden

name.

C: I’m sorry. This is not accept-

able.

J: Oh, come on! Is this neces-

sary?

Ä: (ðîâåéêè â äæîáîâåòå ñè) Ñú-

æàëÿâàì. Èçãëåæäà ñúì ãî

çàáóòàë íÿêúäå.

Ñ: Î. Êîëêî æàëêî.

Ì: Àç ìîãà äà Âè ïîêàæà øîôüîð-

ñêàòà ñè êíèæêà, àêî èñêàòå.

Ñ: Äîáðå ... ã-æî, òàçè øîôüîð-

ñêà êíèæêà ïðèíàäëåæè íà

Ìåðè Äæåíêèíñ.

M: Òî÷íî òàêà. Òîâà å ìîìèíñêî-

òî ìè èìå.

Ñ: Ñúæàëÿâàì. Òîâà å íåïðèåì-

ëèâî.

Ä: Å, õàéäå ñåãà! Íåîáõîäèìî ëè

å òîâà?

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our good name

What does that mean?

take it personally

make a complaint

take our word

íàøåòî äîáðî èìå

Êàêâî îçíà÷àâà òîâà?

ïðèåìàì ëè÷íî

ïîäàâàì îïëàêâàíå

âÿðâàòå íè


C: We are a respectable hotel.

We have our good name to

protect.

J: What does that mean?

C: It means that I need to see

some identification. Don’t

take it personally.

J: Really! Where’s the manager?

I want to make a complaint.

C: I am the manager, sir.

J: Oh!

M: (the helpless woman) Oh,

please. I’m sorry we don’t have

any identification with us. Can’t

you take our word?

Ñ: Íèå ñìå óâàæàâàí õîòåë.

Òðÿáâà äà ïàçèì äîáðîòî ñè

èìå.

Ä: Êàêâî îçíà÷àâà òîâà?

Ñ: Òîâà îçíà÷àâà, ÷å òðÿáâà äà

âèäÿ íÿêàêúâ äîêóìåíò çà

ñàìîëè÷íîñò. Íå ãî ïðèåìàé-

òå ëè÷íî.

Ä: Òàêà ëè! Êúäå å óïðàâèòåëÿò?

Èñêàì äà ïîäàì îïëàêâàíå.

Ñ: Àç ñúì óïðàâèòåëÿò, ãîñïîäè-

íå.

Ä: Î!

M: (áåçïîìîùíàòà æåíà) Î, ìî-

ëÿ Âè. Ñúæàëÿâàì, ÷å íå

íîñèì íèêàêúâ äîêóìåíò çà

ñàìîëè÷íîñò. Íå ìîæåòå ëè

äà íè ïîâÿðâàòå?

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pay by cheque

make an exception

first things first

pay by cheque

ïðàâÿ èçêëþ÷åíèå

êàðàì åäíî ïî åäíî

ïëàùàì ñ ÷åê


C: Hmm ... Well, all right. This time

I’ll make an exception.

J: (ironic) Wonderful! May we

have our key now?

C: Just a moment. First things

first. How would you like to

pay?

J: ... Er ... by cheque. I’d like to

pay by cheque.

C: Ah, I see. Could you show me

some form of identification?

J: Oh not ... not again!

Ñ: Õìì ... Àìè, äîáðå. Òîçè ïúò

ùå íàïðàâÿ èçêëþ÷åíèå.

Ä: (èðîíè÷íî) ×óäåñíî! Ìîæå ëè

ñåãà äà ïîëó÷èì êëþ÷à ñè?

Ñ: Åäèí ìîìåíò. Äà êàðàìå

åäíî ïî åäíî. Êàê áèõòå

èñêàëè äà ïëàòèòå?

Ä: ... Úú ... ñ ÷åê. Áèõ èñêàë äà

ïëàòÿ ñ ÷åê.

Ñ: Î, ðàçáèðàì. Ìîæåòå ëè äà

ìè ïîêàæåòå íÿêàêúâ äîêó-

ìåíò çà ñàìîëè÷íîñò?

Ä: Î, íå ... ïàê ëè?!

104 Óðîê 8

Exercises

Let’s go back over the idioms used in this segment. And this time it will be

your turn to fill them in the blanks.

Clerk: Good afternoon, sir, madam. (Äîáðå äîøëè â)

................................................... to the Grand Hotel.

John: Hello. We’re Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. We’ve (ðåçåðâàöèÿ)

......................................................................... for the weekend.

Mary: We’d like a double room (ñ èçãëåä êúì ìîðåòî)

.....................................................

Clerk: Hmm ... Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Jackson. (Òàêà ïðàâèëíî ëè

å?) .....................................

John: Yes, that’s right. I (ïîòâúðäèõ ðåçåðâàöèÿòà)

....................................................................... yesterday.

Clerk: Fine, fine. Would you (ïîäïèñâàì ñå â õîòåëñêàòà êíèãà)

.......................................................................................... please.

John: Certainly. (He signs)

Clerk: Do you have any (äîêóìåíò çà ñàìîëè÷íîñò)

................................... with you?

Mary: He’s my husband, all right. I can (ãàðàíòèðàì çà)

............................................. that.


Clerk: (Íå ñå è ñúìíÿâàì âúâ Âàñ) ......................................................,

but I still need to see some identification.

John: What about my passport? (Òîâà ùå ñâúðøè ëè ðàáîòà?)

.................................................. ?

Clerk: (òîâà ùå å íàïúëíî äîñòàòú÷íî) ................................................

John: (rummaging through his pockets) I’m sorry. It seems that I’ve

(çàáóòàë ñúì ãî) .......................................................................

Clerk: Oh dear. (Êîëêî æàëêî.) ...........................................................

Mary: I can show you my driver’s license, (àêî èñêàòå)

..................................................................................................

Clerk: Fine ... madam, this license belongs to Mary Jenkins.

Mary: That’s right. That’s my (ìîìèíñêî èìå) ......................................

Clerk: I’m sorry. This is (íåïðèåìëèâî) .................................

John: Oh, come on! (Íåîáõîäèìî ëè å òîâà?)

...................................................................?

Clerk: We are a respectable hotel. We have (íàøåòî äîáðî èìå)

....................................................... to protect.

John: (Êàêâî îçíà÷àâà òîâà?) .............................................................?

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Clerk: It means that I need to see some identification. Don’t (ïðèåìàì

ëè÷íî) .....................................................................

John: Really! Where’s the manager? I want to (ïîäàâàì îïëàêâàíå)

.......................................................................

Clerk: I am the manager, sir.

John: Oh!

Mary: (the helpless woman) Oh, please. I’m sorry we don’t have any

identification with us. Can’t you (âÿðâàòå íè)

.......................................................................................................?

Clerk: Hmm ... Well, all right. This time I’ll (ïðàâÿ èçêëþ÷åíèå)

...........................................................................................

John: (ironic) Wonderful! May we have our key now?

Clerk: Just a moment. (Äà êàðàìå åäíî ïî åäíî.)

................................................ How would you like to pay?

John: ... Er ... by cheque. I’d like to (ïëàùàì ñ ÷åê)

...........................................................................................

Clerk: Ah, I see. Could you show me some form of identification?

John: Oh not ... not again!





108 Óðîê 9

Lesson 9

We’ve just had a Road

Accident

Look at that!

It was an accident.

It’s your fault.

on purpose

It could’ve been worse.

It was careless of me.

Óðîê 9

Òîêó ùî ïðåòúðïÿõìå

ïúòíî ïðîèçøåñòâèå

Ïîãëåäíè òîâà!

Áåøå íåùàñòåí ñëó÷àé.

Âèíàòà å Âàøà.

óìèøëåíî

Áè ìîãëî äà áúäå è ïî-ëîøî.

Áåøå íåáðåæíîñò îò ìîÿ ñòðàíà.

109We’ve just had a Road Accident

John: Oh, no! Look at that!

Jill: I’m sorry. It was an accident.

J: You broke my headlight. It’s

your fault.

Jill: I didn’t do it on purpose.

J: Well, nobody’s hurt. It could

have been worse.

Jill: I’m really sorry. It was care-

less of me.

Äæîí: O, íå! Ïîãëåäíè òîâà!

Äæèë: Ñúæàëÿâàì. Áåøå íåùàñ-

òåí ñëó÷àé.

Ä: Ñ÷óïèõòå ìè ïðåäíèÿ ôàð.

Âèíàòà å Âàøà.

Äæèë: Íå ãî íàïðàâèõ óìèøëåíî.

Ä: Å, íèêîé íå ïîñòðàäà. Ìî-

æåøå äà áúäå è ïî-ëîøî.

Äæèë: Íàèñòèíà ñúæàëÿâàì. Áå-

øå íåáðåæíîñò îò ìîÿ

ñòðàíà.

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call the police

settle it

take the blame

have no choice

pay for the damage

insist on it

èçâèêâàì ïîëèöèÿòà

óðåæäàì

ïîåìàì âèíàòà

íÿìàì èçáîð

ïëàùàì ùåòèòå

íàñòîÿâàì çà òîâà


J: I suppose we should call the

police.

Jill: Oh dear. Couldn’t we settle it

ourselves?

J: If you’re prepared take the

blame.

Jill: I have no choice.

J: Then you’ll pay for the dam-

age?

Jill: Of course. I insist on it.

Ä: Ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å áè òðÿá-

âàëî äà ïîâèêàìå ïîëè-

öèÿòà.

Äæèë: Î, çà áîãà. Íå áèõìå ëè

ìîãëè ñàìè äà óðåäèì íå-

ùàòà?

Ä: Àêî ñòå ãîòîâà äà ïîåìå-

òå âèíàòà.

Äæèë: Íÿìàì èçáîð.

Ä: Òîãàâà ùå ïëàòèòå ùåòè-

òå?

Äæèë: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Íàñòîÿâàì

çà òîâà.

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no harm done

foot the bill

admit one’s mistakes

honesty is the best policy

these days

by nature

íÿìà îùåòåíè

ïëàùàì ñìåòêàòà

ïðèçíàâàì ãðåøêèòå ñè

äà ñè ÷åñòåí å íàé-äîáðå

â äíåøíî âðåìå

ïî ïðèðîäà

J: Good. Then there’s no harm

done.

Jill: No. You have your car re-

paired, and I’ll foot the bill.

Ä: Äîáðå. Òîãàâà íÿìà îùå-

òåíè.

Äæèë: Íå. Âèå ùå äàäåòå äà Âè

îïðàâÿò êîëàòà è àç ùå

ïëàòÿ ñìåòêàòà.


J: It’s good to admit one’s mis-

takes.

Jill: I always say honesty is the

best policy.

J: You don’t hear that a lot these

days.

Jill: Well, I suppose I’m just an

honest person by nature.

I’m pleased to hear it.

let me think

straighten things out

What’s going on here?

J: I’m pleased to hear it. Where

should I send the bill?

Jill: (hesitant) ... Eh ... well ... let

me think ... eh ... oh, no ...

(upset) Here comes a police-

man.

J: There, there. Don’t get upset.

I’ll straighten things out.

(Policeman approaches.)

Policeman: All right then. What’s

going on here?

Ä: Äîáðå å, êîãàòî ÷îâåê

ïðèçíàâà ãðåøêèòå ñè.

Äæèë: Âèíàãè ñúì êàçâàëà, ÷å

äà ñè ÷åñòåí å íàé-äîáðå.

Ä: Íà ÷îâåê íå ìó ñå ñëó÷âà

÷åñòî äà ÷óâà òîâà â

äíåøíî âðåìå.

Äæèë: Å, ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å ïî ïðè-

ðîäà ñúì ÷åñòåí ÷îâåê.

Ðàäâàì ñå äà ãî ÷óÿ.

÷àêàéòå äà ïîìèñëÿ

óðåæäàì íåùàòà

Êàêâî ñòàâà òóê?

Ä: Ðàäâàì ñå äà ãî ÷óÿ. Êúäå

äà èçïðàòÿ ñìåòêàòà?

Äæèë: (êîëåáëèâî) ... Úú ... àìè ...

÷àêàéòå äà ïîìèñëÿ ... î,

íå ... (ðàçñòðîåíî) Åòî,

÷å èäâà åäèí ïîëèöàé.

Ä: Íÿìà íèùî. Íå ñå ðàç-

ñòðîéâàéòå. Àç ùå óðåäÿ

íåùàòà.

(Ïðèáëèæàâà ñå ïîëèöàé.)

Ïîëèöàé: ß äà âèäèì. Êàêâî ñòà-

âà òóê?


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crashed into

should be locked up

she’s making it up

áëúñíàõ ñå â

òðÿáâà äà áúäå àðåñòóâàí

òÿ ñè èçìèñëÿ


She's making it up.

Jill: (crying) Oh, officer. Thank

goodness you’re here. This

terrible man crashed into

my car ...

J: What?! But that’s not ...

Jill: And then he started shouting

at me. He ... he should be

locked up.

J: But that’s not true, officer.

She’s making it up.

P: That’s enough from you! You

come along with me.

J: No, officer! It’s a mistake ...

really ... help ... police!

Äæèë: (ïëà÷åéêè) Î, ã-í ïîëèöàé.

Ñëàâà áîãó, ÷å ñòå òóê. Òî-

çè óæàñåí ÷îâåê áëúñíà

êîëàòà ìè ...

Ä: Êàêâî?! Íî òîâà íå å ...

Äæèë: È ñëåä òîâà çàïî÷íà äà ìè

êðåùè. Òîé ... òîé òðÿáâà

äà áúäå àðåñòóâàí.

Ä: Íî òîâà íå å èñòèíà, ã-í

ïîëèöàé. Òÿ ñè èçìèñëÿ.

Ï: Äîñòàòú÷íî! Åëàòå ñ ìåí.

Ä: Íå, ã-í ïîëèöàé! Òîâà å

ãðåøêà ... íàèñòèíà ...

ïîìîù ... ïîëèöèÿ!

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Exercises


John: Oh, no! (Ïîãëåäíè òîâà!) ...........................................................!

Jill: I’m sorry. (Áåøå íåùàñòåí ñëó÷àé.)

...................................................................................

John: You broke my headlight. (Âèíàòà å Âàøà.)

.....................................................

Jill: I didn’t do it (óìèøëåíî) ................................................

John: Well, nobody’s hurt. (Ìîæåøå äà áúäå è ïî-ëîøî.)

...............................................................................................................................

Jill: I’m really sorry. (Áåøå íåáðåæíîñò îò ìîÿ ñòðàíà.)

...............................................................................................................................

John: I suppose we should (èçâèêâàì ïîëèöèÿòà)

....................................................................

Jill: Oh dear. Couldn’t we (óðåæäàì)

....................................................................

John: If you’re prepared to (ïîåìàì âèíàòà)

.......................................................................................


Jill: I (íÿìàì èçáîð) .............................................................

John: Then you’ll (ïëàùàì ùåòèòå) .....................................................

Jill: Of course. I (íàñòîÿâàì çà òîâà) ................................................

John: Good. Then there’s (íÿìà îùåòåíè)

..........................................................

Jill: No. You have your car repaired, and I’ll (ïëàùàì ñìåòêàòà)

..........................................................................

John: It’s good to (ïðèçíàâàì ãðåøêèòå ñè)

.................................................................

Jill: I always say (äà ñè ÷åñòåí å íàé-äîáðå)

...........................................................

John: You don’t hear that a lot (â äíåøíî âðåìå)

............................................................

Jill: Well, I suppose I’m just an honest person (ïî ïðèðîäà)

..................................................................

John: (Ðàäâàì ñå äà ãî ÷óÿ.) ............................................................

Where should I send the bill?

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Jill: (hesitant) ... Eh ... well ... (÷àêàéòå äà ïîìèñëÿ)

.............................................................................. eh ... oh, no ...

(upset) Here comes a policeman.

John: There, there. Don’t get upset. I’ll (óðåæäàì íåùàòà)

................................................................................ (Policeman ap-

proaches)

Policeman: All right then. (Êàêâî ñòàâà òóê?)

.........................................................?

Jill: (crying) Oh, officer. Thank goodness you’re here. This terrible

man (áëúñíàõ ñå â) ...................................................... my car ...

John: What?! But that’s not ...

Jill: And then he started shouting at me. He ... he (òðÿáâà äà áúäå

àðåñòóâàí) ....................................................................................

John: But that’s not true, officer. (Òÿ ñè èçìèñëÿ.)

........................................................................................................

Policeman: That’s enough from you! You come along with me.

John: No, officer! It’s a mistake ... really ... help ... police!

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120

Lesson 10

In the Doctor’s Surgery

How are you feeling?

fit as a fiddle

be the judge of that

in the best of health

pretend to me

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Â ëåêàðñêèÿ êàáèíåò

Êàê ñå ÷óâñòâàòå?

çäðàâ êàòî ñêàëà

ïðåöåíÿâàì òîâà

â öâåòóùî çäðàâå

ïðåñòðóâàòå ñå ïðåä ìåí

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121In the Doctor’s Surgery

D = Doctor; B = Mr. Brown

D: Come in, Mr. Brown, come in.

How are you feeling?

B: Very well, doctor. I’m as fit as

a fiddle.

D: O, I think we’ll let me be the

judge of that.

B: No, really, doctor. I’m in the

best of health.

D: Come, come, Mr. Brown. You

don’t have to pretend to me.

Ë = Ëåêàð; Á = ã-í Áðàóí

Ë: Âëåçòå, ã-í Áðàóí, âëåçòå.

Êàê ñå ÷óâñòâàòå?

Á: Ìíîãî äîáðå, äîêòîðå. Çäðàâ

ñúì êàòî ñêàëà.

Ë: Ìèñëÿ, ÷å òðÿáâà äà îñòàâèì

àç äà ïðåöåíÿ òîâà.

Á: Íå, íàèñòèíà, äîêòîðå. Â

öâåòóùî çäðàâå ñúì.

Ë: Õàéäå, õàéäå, ã-í Áðàóí. Íå

òðÿáâà äà ñå ïðåñòðóâàòå

ïðåä ìåí.

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confusing me

in your condition

never felt better

examine you

making me nervous

pull yourself together

ïðèòåñíÿâàòå ìå

âúâ Âàøåòî ñúñòîÿíèå

íèêîãà íå ñúì ñå ÷óâñòâàë

ïî-äîáðå

äà Âè ïðåãëåäàì

èçíåðâÿ ìå

îâëàäåéòå ñå

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B: (puzzled) I’m sorry, doctor, but

you’re confusing me.

D: Yes. Yes. That often happens

in your condition.

B: What condition? I’ve never felt

better.

D: Take your shirt off, please. Let

me examine you.

B: Please, doctor. You’re making

me nervous.

D: Now, now, Mr. Brown. Pull

yourself together.

B: I’m sorry, doctor.

Á: (îçàäà÷åí) Èçâèíÿâàì ñå,

äîêòîðå, íî Âèå ìå ïðèòåñ-

íÿâàòå.

Ë: Äà. Äà. Òîâà ÷åñòî ñå ñëó÷âà

âúâ Âàøåòî ñúñòîÿíèå.

Á: Êàêâî ñúñòîÿíèå? Íèêîãà íå

ñúì ñå ÷óâñòâàë ïî-äîáðå.

Ë: Ìîëÿ, ñúáëå÷åòå ñè ðèçàòà.

Íåêà äà Âè ïðåãëåäàì.

Á: Ìîëÿ Âè, äîêòîðå. Èçíåðâÿòå

ìå.

Ë: Ñïîêîéíî, ñïîêîéíî,

ã-í Áðàóí. Îâëàäåéòå ñå.

Á: Ñúæàëÿâàì, äîêòîðå.

Let me examine you.

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Is it serious?

Let’s hope for the best.

That’s small comfort!

to be under medical treatment

What’s your opinion?

to be quite honest

Ñåðèîçíî ëè å?

Äà ñå íàäÿâàìå çà íàé-äîáðîòî.

Òîâà íå å ãîëÿìî óñïîêîåíèå!

ïîä ëåêàðñêî íàáëþäåíèå

Êàêâî å Âàøåòî ìíåíèå?

àêî òðÿáâà äà áúäà ñúâñåì ÷åñòåí

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D: Now, take a deep breath.

(Mr. Brown inhales) ... Oh dear

... (tut, tut) ... Hmm ... (tut, tut) ...

Hmm ...

B: (breathless) Well, doctor? Is it

serious?

D: Could be worse. Let’s hope

for the best.

B: Hope for the best? That’s

small comfort!

D: You’re lucky to be under

medical treatment.

B: Tell me, doctor. What’s your

opinion?

D: I wish I knew, to be quite hon-

est.

Ë: Ñåãà, ïîåìåòå äúëáîêî äúõ.

(Ã-í Áðàóí ïîåìà âúçäóõ) ... Î,

áîæå ... (òö, òö) ... Õúìì ...

(òö, òö) ... Õúìì ...

Á: (áåç äúõ) Å, äîêòîðå? Ñåðèîç-

íî ëè å?

Ë: Ìîæåøå äà áúäå è ïî-ëîøî.

Äà ñå íàäÿâàìå çà íàé-äî-

áðîòî.

Á: Äà ñå íàäÿâàìå çà íàé-äîá-

ðîòî? Òîâà íå å óñïîêîåíèå!

Ë: Âèå èìàòå êúñìåò, ÷å ñòå ïîä

ëåêàðñêî íàáëþäåíèå.

Á: Êàæåòå ìè, äîêòîðå. Êàêâî å

Âàøåòî ìíåíèå?

Ë: ×åñòíî êàçàíî, áèõ èñêàë è

àç äà çíàì.

to be quite honest

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tell me straight

I’m quite amazed.

have reason to be

no hope for you

made a complete recovery

êàæåòå ìè íàïðàâî

Àç ñúì äîñòà èçíåíàäàí.

èìàì ïðè÷èíà äà áúäà

íèêàêâà íàäåæäà çà Âàñ

íàïúëíî âúçñòàíîâåí

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B: Please, doctor, tell me straight.

D: Well, Mr. Brown. I’m quite

amazed.

B: Why? Do you have reason to

be?

D: Last week I saw no hope for

you.

B: What?

D: And now you’ve made a com-

plete recovery.

my first time here

Isn’t it obvious?

who the devil

B: But, doctor, this is my first

time here.

D: Pardon? ... Er ... you mean

you’re not Mr. Brown of Willow

Street?

B: Of course not. Isn’t it obvious?

D: Then who the devil are you?

B: I’m John Brown, the optician,

I’ve brought your new spec-

tacles around.

Á: Ìîëÿ Âè, äîêòîðå, êàæåòå ìè

íàïðàâî.

Ë: Àìè, ã-í Áðàóí. Äîñòà ñúì

èçíåíàäàí.

Á: Çàùî? Èìàòå ëè ïðè÷èíà äà

áúäåòå?

Ë: Ìèíàëàòà ñåäìèöà íå âèæäàõ

íèêàêâà íàäåæäà çà Âàñ.

Á: Êàêâî?

Ë: À ñåãà Âèå ñòå âúçñòàíîâåí

íàïúëíî.

òóê ñúì çà ïúðâè ïúò

Íå å ëè î÷åâèäíî?

êîé, ïî äÿâîëèòå

Á: Íî, äîêòîðå, òóê ñúì çà ïúðâè

ïúò.

Ë: Ìîëÿ? ... Úú ... èìàòå

ïðåäâèä, ÷å Âèå íå ñòå ã-í

Áðàóí îò Óèëîó Ñòðèéò?

Á: Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å íå ñúì. Íå å

ëè î÷åâèäíî?

Ë: Òîãàâà êîé, ïî äÿâîëèòå, ñòå

Âèå?

Á: Àç ñúì Äæîí Áðàóí, î÷íèÿò

ëåêàð, äîíåñîõ Âè íîâèòå

î÷èëà.

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Exercises


Doctor: Come in, Mr. Brown, come in. (Êàê ñå ÷óâñòâàòå?)

.................................................................?

Mr. B.: Very well, doctor. I’m as (çäðàâ êàòî ñêàëà)

.......................................................................

Doctor: I think we’ll let me (àç äà ïðåöåíÿ òîâà)

.........................................................................................

Mr. B.: No, really, doctor. I’m (â öâåòóùî çäðàâå)

.................................................................

Doctor: Come, come, Mr. Brown. You don’t have to (ïðåñòðóâàòå ñå

ïðåä ìåí) ....................................................................................

Mr. B.: (puzzled) I’m sorry, doctor, but you’re (ïðèòåñíÿâàòå ìå)

...........................................................................................

Doctor: Yes. Yes. That often happens (âúâ Âàøåòî ñúñòîÿíèå)

...................................................................................................

Mr. B.: What condition? I’ve (íèêîãà íå ñúì ñå ÷óâñòâàë ïî-äîáðå)

..........................................................................................................

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Doctor: Take your shirt off, please. Let me (äà Âè ïðåãëåäàì)

...................................................................................................

Mr. B.: Please, doctor. You’re (èçíåðâÿ ìå) ............................................

Doctor: Now, now, Mr. Brown. (îâëàäåéòå ñå)

.....................................................................................

Mr. B.: I’m sorry, doctor.

Doctor: Now, take a deep breath. (Mr. Brown inhales) ... Oh dear ... tut,

tut, tut ... hmm ... hmmm ...

Mr. B.: (breathless) Well, doctor? (Ñåðèîçíî ëè å?)

......................................................?

Doctor: Could be worse. (Äà ñå íàäÿâàìå çà íàé-äîáðîòî.)

.................................................

Mr. B.: Hope for the best? (Òîâà íå å ãîëÿìî óñïîêîåíèå!)

.........................................................!

Doctor: You’re lucky (ïîä ëåêàðñêî íàáëþäåíèå)

........................................................

Mr. B.: Tell me, doctor. (Êàêâî å Âàøåòî ìíåíèå?)

....................................................?


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Doctor: I wish I knew, (àêî òðÿáâà äà áúäà ñúâñåì ÷åñòåí)

..............................................................

Mr. B.: Please, doctor, (êàæåòå ìè íàïðàâî) .........................................

Doctor: Well, Mr. Brown. (Àç ñúì äîñòà èçíåíàäàí.)

...........................................................

Mr. B.: Why? (Èìàòå ëè ïðè÷èíà äà áúäåòå?)

...........................................................................?

Doctor: Last week I saw (íèêàêâà íàäåæäà çà Âàñ)

...................................................................

Mr. B.: What?

Doctor: And now you’ve (íàïúëíî âúçñòàíîâåí)

.......................................................

Mr. B.: But, doctor, this is (òóê ñúì çà ïúðâè ïúò)

.............................................................................................

Doctor: Pardon? ... Er ... you mean you’re not Mr. Brown of Willow Street?

Mr. B.: Of course not. (Íå å ëè î÷åâèäíî?)

.................................................................?

Doctor: Then (êîé, ïî äÿâîëèòå) ............................................ are you?

Mr. B.: I’m John Brown, the optician. I’ve brought your new spectacles

around.

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