Relaxa English Idioms 2

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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

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At the Travel Agent’s

Â òóðèñòè÷åñêàòà àãåíöèÿ

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

Óðîê 12 ....................................................................... 18

At the Airport

Íà ëåòèùåòî

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................26

Óðîê 13 ....................................................................... 30

At the Beach

Íà ïëàæà

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

Óðîê 14 ....................................................................... 44

At the Customs

Íà ìèòíèöàòà

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

Óðîê 15 ....................................................................... 56

At the Pub

Â êðú÷ìàòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................64

ÑÚÄÚÐÆÀÍÈÅ

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Óðîê 16 ....................................................................... 68

In the Office

Â îôèñà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................76

Óðîê 17 ....................................................................... 80

At Home

Ó äîìà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ................................................................88

Óðîê 18 ....................................................................... 92

At the Restaurant

Â ðåñòîðàíòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 102

Óðîê 19 ..................................................................... 106

At the Office

Â îôèñà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 114

Óðîê 20 ..................................................................... 118

In the Street

Íà óëèöàòà

Óïðàæíåíèÿ.............................................................. 126

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Óðîê 11

Â òóðèñòè÷åñêàòà àãåíöèÿ

Êàêâî ìîãà äà íàïðàâÿ çà Âàñ?

Áèõìå èñêàëè íÿêîè ñâåäåíèÿ.

åêñêóðçèÿ ïî êàòàëîã (ñ âñè÷êè

ðàçíîñêè, âêëþ÷åíè â öåíàòà)

ðåøèõ

íåòðàäèöèîííî

íåîáèêíîâåíî, íåîáè÷àéíî

Lesson 11

At the Travel Agent’s

Are you being served?

We’d like some information.

a package holiday

decided on

off the beaten track

out of the ordinary

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Ï = Ïîñðåäíèê; Ä = Äæîí;

Ì = Ìåðè

Ï: Äîáðî óòðî. Êàêâî ìîãà äà

íàïðàâÿ çà Âàñ?

Ä: Äîáðî óòðî. Áèõìå èñêàëè

íÿêîè ñâåäåíèÿ.

Ì: Äà. Èñêàìå äà ñå çàïèøåì çà

åêñêóðçèÿ ïî êàòàëîã.

Ï: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Èçáðàõòå ëè êîÿ?

Ä: Âñå îùå íå. Ìèñëåõìå çà íå-

ùî íåòðàäèöèîííî.

Ì: Äà! Íåùî íåîáèêíîâåíî.

A = Agent; J = John;

M = Mary

A: Good morning. Are you being

served?

J: Good morning. We’d like

some information.

M: Yes. We want to book a pack-

age holiday.

A: Certainly. Have you decided

on a destination?

J: Not yet. We thought some-

where off the beaten track.

M: Yes! Something out of the or-

dinary.

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òî÷íî òîâà

Òîâà äîïàäà ëè Âè?

òî÷íî â ìîÿ ñòèë

ñòðóâà öÿëî ñúñòîÿíèå

Ï: Äîáðå! Â òàêúâ ñëó÷àé èìàì

íåùî òî÷íî êàòî çà Âàñ.

Ä: È êàêâî å òî?

Ï: Ïúòóâàíå ñ Îðèåíò Åêñïðåñ.

Òîâà äîïàäà ëè Âè?

Ä: Çâó÷è ñòðàõîòíî. Âñúùíîñò

òî÷íî â ìîÿ ñòèë.

Ì: È òîëêîâà ðîìàíòè÷íî ... íî

òîâà ñèãóðíî ñòðóâà öÿëî

ñúñòîÿíèå!

Ï: Ïî ïðèíöèï - äà.

just the thing

Would that suit you?

just my style

cost a fortune

A: Good! Then I’ve got just the

thing for you.

J: What’s that?

A: A trip on the Orient Express.

Would that suit you?

J: Sounds perfect. Just my style

in fact.

M: And so romantic ... but that

must cost a fortune.

A: Normally, yes.


ìíîãî äîáðà ñäåëêà

ñïåöèàëíî ïðåäëîæåíèå

èçêëþ÷èòåëíî èçãîäíà öåíà

Òîâà å ùàñòëèâèÿò íè äåí.

Ðàçêàæåòå íè ïî-ïîäðîáíî çà

òîâà!

ïîëó÷àâàòå òîâà, çà êîåòî ñòå

ïëàòèëè

Ï: Íî òî÷íî ñåãà áèõ ìîãúë äà

Âè ïðåäëîæà ìíîãî äîáðà

ñäåëêà.

Ì: Èìàòå ïðåäâèä, ÷å èìàòå ñïå-

öèàëíî ïðåäëîæåíèå?

Ï: Îïðåäåëåíî äà. Ìîãà äà Âè

ïðåäëîæà åäíà èçêëþ÷èòåëíî

èçãîäíà öåíà.

Ä: ×óäåñíî! Çíàåø ëè, Ìåðè,

ìèñëÿ, ÷å äíåñ å ùàñòëèâèÿò

íè äåí.

Ì: Äà, òàêà å ... Ìîëÿ Âè, ðàçêà-

æåòå íè ïî-ïîäðîáíî çà òîâà!

Ï: Íå å åâòèíî, íî â êðàÿ íà

êðàèùàòà â äíåøíî âðåìå

ïîëó÷àâàòå òîâà, çà êîåòî ñòå

ïëàòèëè.

a very good deal

a special offer

a bargain basement price

This is our lucky day.

Tell us all about it!

you get what you pay for

A: But right now I could offer you

a very good deal.

M: Do you mean you have a spe-

cial offer?

A: I certainly do. I can offer you a

bargain basement price.

J: Wonderful! You know, Mary,

I think this is our lucky day.

M: Yes it is ... Oh, please, tell us

all about it!

A: It’s not cheap, but then, these

days you get what you pay

for.

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money is no object

It’s rather extravagant.

money well spent

spoil me

worth every penny

I don’t deserve it.

ïàðèòå íå ñà ïðîáëåì

Ïðåêàëåíî ðàçòî÷èòåëíî å.

äîáðå ïîõàð÷åíè ïàðè

ãëåçèø ìå

çàñëóæàâàì ñè

Íå ãî çàñëóæàâàì.


J: Don’t worry, money is no ob-

ject.

M: Are you sure, darling? It’s

rather extravagant.

J: For you, my darling, it’s money

well spent.

M: Oh, John, you do spoil me.

J: Not at all, dear. You’re worth

every penny.

M: You’re too good to me. I don’t

deserve it.

J: But you do, dear, of course you

do.

Ä: Íå ñå ïðèòåñíÿâàéòå, ïàðèòå

íå ñà ïðîáëåì.

Ì: Ñèãóðåí ëè ñè, ñêúïè? Ïðåêà-

ëåíî ðàçòî÷èòåëíî å.

Ä: Êîãàòî ñòàâà äóìà çà òåá,

ñêúïà, òîâà ñà äîáðå ïîõàð-

÷åíè ïàðè.

Ì: Î, Äæîí, òè íàèñòèíà ìå ãëå-

çèø.

Ä: Ñúâñåì íå, ìèëà. Òè çàñëóæà-

âàø âñÿêî ïåíè.

Ì: Ïðåêàëåíî äîáúð ñè êúì ìåí.

Íå ãî çàñëóæàâàì.

Ä: Íàïðîòèâ, ñêúïà, ðàçáèðà ñå,

÷å çàñëóæàâàø.

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May I interrupt you?

I got carried away.

present a problem

Ìîãà ëè äà Âè ïðåêúñíà?

Ïîóâëÿêîõ ñå.

ïðåäñòàâëÿâàì ïðîáëåì

A: Ahem ... excuse me. May I in-

terrupt you?

J: Of course ... yes. I’m sorry.

I got carried away.

A: That’s all right, sir. Well, now,

I’ll just check the price. Now,

normally this would cost twelve

thousand pounds, but right

now, I can let you have it for

Ï: (ïîêàøëÿíå) ... Èçâèíåòå ìå.

Ìîãà ëè äà Âè ïðåêúñíà?

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå ... äà. Ñúæàëÿâàì,

ïîóâëÿêîõ ñå.

Ï: Íÿìà íèùî, ãîñïîäèíå. Òàêà,

ñåãà ùå ïðîâåðÿ çà öåíàòà.

Çíà÷è, îáèêíîâåíî òîâà áè

ñòðóâàëî äâàíàäåñåò õèëÿäè

ëèðè, íî â ìîìåíòà ìîãà äà Âè


ÿ ïðåäëîæà çà äåñåò õèëÿäè

äåâåòñòîòèí äåâåòäåñåò è îñåì

ëèðè è ñåäåìäåñåò è ïåò ïåíñà.

Ä è Ì: Êàêâî? Êîëêî?

Ï: ... Úú ... äåñåò õèëÿäè äåâåò-

ñòîòèí äåâåòäåñåò è îñåì ëè-

ðè è ñåäåìäåñåò è ïåò ïåíñà,

ãîñïîäèíå. Òîâà áè ëè ïðåä-

ñòàâëÿâàëî ïðîáëåì?

Ä: (âèíîâíî) Úú ... Ñ êàêâî ðàçïî-

ëàãàòå â ðàìêèòå íà äåâåòñòî-

òèí äåâåòäåñåò è îñåì ëèðè?

Ì: Äà, Äæîí, è íå çàáðàâÿé, ÷å

çàñëóæàâàì âñÿêî åäíî ïåíè

îò òÿõ.

ten thousand nine hundred and

ninety-eight pounds, seventy-

five.

J & M: What? How much?

A: ... Er ... ten thousand nine hun-

dred and ninety-eight pounds,

seventy-five pence, sir. Would

that present a problem?

J: (sheepishly) Er ... What do you

have in the nine hundred and

ninety-eight pounds range?

M: Yes, John, and don’t forget

I’m worth every penny.

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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.

Agent: Good morning. (Êàêâî ìîãà äà íàïðàâÿ çà Âàñ?)

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

John: Good morning. (Áèõìå èñêàëè íÿêîè ñâåäåíèÿ.)

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

Mary: Yes. We want to book a (åêñêóðçèÿ ïî êàòàëîã)

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

Agent: Certainly. Have you (ðåøèõ) ............................... a destination?

John: Not yet. We thought somewhere (íåòðàäèöèîííî)

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

Mary: Yes! Something (íåîáèêíîâåíî) .............................................

Agent: Good! Then I’ve got (íåùî òî÷íî) ............................... for you.

John: What’s that?

Agent: A trip on the Orient Express. (Òîâà äîïàäà ëè Âè?)

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

John: Sounds perfect. (òî÷íî â ìîÿ ñòèë) ............................. in fact.

Mary: And so romantic ... but that must (ñòðóâà öÿëî ñúñòîÿíèå)

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

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Agent: Normally, yes.

Agent: But right now I could offer you (ìíîãî äîáðà ñäåëêà)

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

Mary: Do you mean you have (ñïåöèàëíî ïðåäëîæåíèå)

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

Agent: I certainly do. I can offer you a (èçêëþ÷èòåëíî èçãîäíà öåíà)

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

John: Wonderful! You know, Mary, I think (òîâà å ùàñòëèâèÿò íè

äåí) .....................................................................

Mary: Yes it is ... Oh, please, (Ðàçêàæåòå íè ïî-ïîäðîáíî çà

òîâà!) .....................................................................

Agent: It’s not cheap, but then, these days (ïîëó÷àâàòå òîâà, çà

êîåòî ñòå ïëàòèëè) ........................................................

John: Don’t worry, (ïàðèòå íå ñà ïðîáëåì)

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

Mary: Are you sure, darling? (Ïðåêàëåíî ðàçòî÷èòåëíî å.)

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

John: For you, my darling, it’s (äîáðå ïîõàð÷åíè ïàðè)

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

Mary: Oh, John, you do (ãëåçèø ìå) .................................................

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John: Not at all, dear. You’re (çàñëóæàâàø âñÿêî ïåíè)

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

Mary: You’re too good to me. (Íå ãî çàñëóæàâàì.)

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

John: But you do, dear, of course you do.

Agent: Ahem ... excuse me. (Ìîãà ëè äà Âè ïðåêúñíà?)

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

John: Of course ... yes. I’m sorry. (Ïîóâëÿêîõ ñå.)

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

Agent: That’s all right, sir. Well, now, I’ll just check the price. Now,

normally this would cost twelve thousand pounds, but right

now, I can let you have it for ten thousand nine hundred and

ninety-eight pounds, seventy-five.

John & Mary: What? How much?

Agent: ... Er ... ten thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight pounds,

seventy-five pence, sir. Would that (ïðåäñòàâëÿâàì

ïðîáëåì) ...........................................................................?

John: (sheepishly) Er ... What do you have in the nine hundred and

ninety-eight pounds range?

Mary: Yes, John, and don’t forget I’m worth every penny.

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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.

Óïðàæíåíèÿ

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Íà ëåòèùåòî

Òå òåæàò öÿë òîí.

Íå ïðåóâåëè÷àâàé!

ïîåìàì ñè äúõ

íå âúâ ôîðìà

áåç äúõ

áúðçàì

Lesson 12

At the Airport

They weigh a ton.

Don’t exaggerate!

take a breather

out of shape

out of breath

pressed for time

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Ä = Äæîí; Ì = Ìåðè

Ä: Óô! Òåçè ÷àíòè ñà òåæêè. Òå-

æàò öÿë òîí.

Ì: Î, õàéäå. Íå ïðåóâåëè÷àâàé!

Ä: Íå ïðåóâåëè÷àâàì. Íåêà äà

ñåäíåì è äà ñè ïîåìåì äúõ.

Ì: ×åñòíî êàçàíî, Äæîí, îñòàðÿ-

âàø. Íå ñè âúâ ôîðìà.

Ä: Íèùî ïîäîáíî. Ïðîñòî îñòà-

íàõ áåç äúõ.

Ì: Äîáðå äå. Íåêà äà ñåäíåì

òóê. Íå áúðçàìå çà íèêúäå.

J = John; M = Mary

J: Phew! These bags are heavy.

They weight a ton.

M: Oh come on, now. Don’t exag-

gerate!

J: I’m not. Let’s sit down and take

a breather.

M: Honestly, John, you’re getting

old. You’re out of shape.

J: Out of shape, nothing. I’m just

out of breath.

M: All right. Let’s sit down here.

We’re not pressed for time.

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â òåá

Îòêàçàõ ñå.

áåçìèòåí ìàãàçèí

òðàÿ òîëêîâà äúëãî

Ðåøàâàé!

íÿìà äà áúäå ëåñíî

Ä: Èìàì íóæäà îò öèãàðà. Èìàø

ëè íÿêàêâè â ñåáå ñè?

Ì: Âå÷å íå. Íå ñè ëè ñïîìíÿø?

Îòêàçàõ ñå îò ïóøåíåòî.

Ä: Îî ... Ñàìî ùå ïðèòè÷àì äî

ïàâèëèîíà è ùå êóïÿ åäèí ïà-

êåò.

on you

I gave up.

duty-free shop

last that long

Put your mind to it.

it won’t be easy

J: I need a cigarette. Do you have

any on you?

M: Not any more. Don’t you re-

member? I gave up smoking.

J: Oh ... I’ll just run over to the

kiosk and buy a pack.

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M: You can wait a little. Why not

buy the cigarettes at the duty-

free shop? It’s cheaper.

J: I suppose you’re right. If I can

last that long.

M: Of course you can. If you put

your mind to it.

J: I’ll try ... but it won’t be easy.

for example

memory like an elephant

Better safe than sorry.

get on with it

M: Think about something else.

J: What, for example?

M: Let’s check that we’ve got ev-

erything with us.

J: Of course we have. I’ve got a

memory like an elephant.

M: Let’s check just the same.

Better safe than sorry.

J: All right, all right. Let’s get on

with it!

Ì: Ìîæåø äà ïî÷àêàø ìàëêî. Çà-

ùî íå êóïèø öèãàðè îò áåç-

ìèòíèÿ ìàãàçèí? Ïî-åâòèíî å.

Ä: Ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å ñè ïðàâà.

Àêî ìîãà äà èçòðàÿ äîòîãàâà.

Ì: Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å ìîæåø. Àêî

íàèñòèíà ðåøèø.

Ä: Ùå îïèòàì ... íî íÿìà äà å

ëåñíî.

íàïðèìåð

ñëîíñêà ïàìåò

Ïî-äîáðå äà ñúì ñèãóðåí, îòêîë-

êîòî äà ñúæàëÿâàì.

çàïî÷âàì íåùî

Ì: Ìèñëè çà íåùî äðóãî.

Ä: Êàêâî íàïðèìåð?

Ì: Õàéäå äà ïðîâåðèì äàëè ñìå

âçåëè âñè÷êî.

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å ñìå. Èìàì

ñëîíñêà ïàìåò.

Ì: Õàéäå âñå ïàê äà ïðîâåðèì.

Ïî-äîáðå äà ñìå ñèãóðíè, îò-

êîëêîòî äà ñúæàëÿâàìå.

Ä: Äîáðå, äîáðå. Äà çàïî÷âàìå

òîãàâà.

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âàëèäåí çà

ïîäïå÷àòàí

å ÷ëåí íà

Îáùèÿò Ïàçàð

îò ñàìîòî íà÷àëî

íÿìà çíà÷åíèå

valid for

stamped in

is a member of

the Common Market

in the first place

never mind

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Ì: Äîáðå ... ïúðâî ïàñïîðòèòå.

Ä: Åòî ... òâîÿò ... ìîÿò ... è äâàòà

ñà âàëèäíè çà îùå ÷åòèðè ãî-

äèíè.

Ì: Íî, Äæîí, â òÿõ íÿìàìå âè-

çîâ ïå÷àò.

Ä: Íÿìà äà èìàìå íóæäà îò

âèçà çà Ãúðöèÿ. Ãúðöèÿ å

÷ëåí íà ÅÎ.

Ì: Íà êàêâî?

Ä: ÅÎ! Åâðîïåéñêàòà îáùíîñò ...

Îáùèÿò ïàçàð!

Ì: Àìè, çàùî íå êàçà òîâà îò

ñàìîòî íà÷àëî?

Ä: Çàùîòî àç ... úú ... íÿìà çíà-

÷åíèå.

M: Right ... first the passports.

J: Here we are ... yours ... mine ...

and they’re both valid for

another four years.

M: But, John, there’s no visa

stamped in them.

J: We don’t need a visa for

Greece. Greece is a member

of the E.C.

M: The what?

J: The E.C.! The European Com-

munity ... The Common Market!

M: Well, why didn’t you say that in

the first place?

J: Because I ... oh ... never mind.

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in a safe place

every confidence in

Are you satisfied?

íà ñèãóðíî ìÿñòî

ïúëíî äîâåðèå â

Äîâîëåí ëè ñè?

J: What’s next on the list?

M: The tickets. I hope you put

them in a safe place.

J: They’re here. You thought I’d

forgotten them?

Ä: Êîå å ñëåäâàùîòî ïî ðåä?

Ì: Áèëåòèòå. Íàäÿâàì ñå, ÷å ñè

ãè ñëîæèë íà ñèãóðíî ìÿñòî.

Ä: Òóê ñà. Ìèñëåøå, ÷å ñúì ãè

çàáðàâèë?

25At the Airport

Ì: Íå, íå ìèñëåõ. Èìàì ïúëíî

äîâåðèå â òåá.

Ä: Òàêà è òðÿáâà! Åòî. Äâà áè-

ëåòà Ãåòóèê - Àòèíà è îáðàò-

íî. Äîâîëíà ëè ñè ñåãà?

Ì: Ìíîãî ... ñ åäíî ìàëêî èçêëþ-

÷åíèå.

Ä: Êàêâî å òî?

Ì: Òîâà íå å ëåòèùå Ãåòóèê ...

Òîâà å Õèéòðîó.

Ä: Êàêâî? Õèéòðîó? Òóê? Î, ïî

äÿâîëèòå! Ãðàáâàé ÷àíòèòå ...

áúðçî ... äà ñå ìàõàìå îòòóê.

Êúäå ñà òàêñèòàòà?

M: No, I didn’t. I have every confi-

dence in you.

J: And so you should! There we

are ... two return tickets

Gatwick to Athens. Are you

satisfied now?

M: Very ... with one small excep-

tion.

J: What’s that?

M: This isn’t Gatwick airport ... It’s

Heathrow.

J: Heathrow, what? Here? Oh,

hell! Grab the bags ... quick ...

let’s get out of here. Where’s a

taxi?

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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: Phew! These bags are heavy. (Òåæàò öÿë òîí.)

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

Mary: Oh come on, now. (Íå ïðåóâåëè÷àâàé!)

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

John: I’m not. Let’s sit down and (ïîåìàì ñè äúõ)

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

MARY: Honestly, John, you’re getting old. You’re (íå âúâ ôîðìà)

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

John: Out of shape, nothing. I’m just (áåç äúõ) ....................................

Mary: All right. Let’s sit down here. We’re not (áúðçàì)

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

John: I need a cigarette. Do you have any (â òåá) ..............................?

Mary: Not any more. Don’t you remember? (îòêàçàõ ñå)

..................................................... smoking.

John: Oh ... I’ll just run over to the kiosk and buy a pack.

Mary: You can wait a little. Why not buy the cigarettes at the (áåçìèòåí

ìàãàçèí) .............................................? It’s cheaper.


John: I suppose you’re right. If I can (òðàÿ òîëêîâà äúëãî)

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

Mary: Of course you can. (Àêî íàèñòèíà ðåøèø.)

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

John: I’ll try ... but (íÿìà äà áúäå ëåñíî) .............................................

Mary: Think about something else.

John: What, (íàïðèìåð) .........................................?

Mary: Let’s check that we’ve got everything with us.

John: Of course we have. I’ve got a (ñëîíñêà ïàìåò)

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

Mary: Let’s check just the same. (Ïî-äîáðå äà ñìå ñèãóðíè îòêîë-

êîòî äà ñúæàëÿâàìå.) ................................................................

John: All right, all right. Let’s (çàïî÷âàìå) .........................................!

Mary: Right ... first the passports.

John: Here we are ... yours ... mine ... and they’re both (âàëèäåí çà)

............................................. another four years.

Mary: But, John, there’s no visa (ïîäïå÷àòàí) ........................... them.

John: We don’t need a visa for Greece. Greece (å ÷ëåí íà)

.................................................. the E.C.

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Mary: The what?

John: The E.C.! The European Community ... The (Îáùèÿò Ïàçàð)

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

Mary: Well, why didn’t you say that (îò ñàìîòî íà÷àëî)

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

John: Because I ... oh ... (íÿìà çíà÷åíèå) ............................................

Mary: What’s next on the list?

Mary: The tickets. I hope you put them (íà ñèãóðíî ìÿñòî)

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

John: They’re here. You thought I’d forgotten them?

Mary: No, I didn’t. I have (ïúëíî äîâåðèå â) ............................... you.

John: And so you should! There we are ... two return tickets Gatwick

to Athens. (Äîâîëíà ëè ñè) .................................. now?

Mary: Very ... with one small exception.

John: What’s that?

Mary: This isn’t Gatwick airport ... It’s Heathrow.

John: Heathrow, what? Here? Oh, hell! Grab the bags ... quick ... let’s

get out of here. Where’s a taxi?





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Íà ïëàæà

òîâà ñå êàçâà æèâîò

Êàêâî î÷àêâàøå?

çà÷åðâåí êàòî ðàê

áÿë êàòî ïëàòíî

íå ìîæå è òàêà, è òàêà

Lesson 13

At the Beach

this is the life

What did you expect?

burnt to a crisp

as white as a sheet

you can’t have it both ways

31At the Beach

J = John; M = Mary; B = Bill;

E = Elsie

J: Ahh ... This is great ... two

weeks with nothing to do but

enjoy our holiday ... hmm ...

this is the life.

M: Yes ... but it’s very hot here,

isn’t it?

J: Of course it is. This is Greece!

What did you expect?

M: I didn’t think it would be this

hot. I’m burnt to a crisp.

J: Why don’t you lie in the shade,

then?

M: Don’t be silly, John. I’m not go-

ing back to England looking as

white as a sheet.

J: Well, dear, you can’t have it

both ways.

Ä = Äæîí; Ì = Ìåðè; Á = Áèë;

Å = Åëçè

Ä: Àõ ... Òîâà å ÷óäåñíî ... äâå

ñåäìèöè áåç äà ïðàâèì

íèùî, îñâåí äà ñå íàñëàæäà-

âàìå íà îòïóñêàòà ñè ... ììì

... òîâà ñå êàçâà æèâîò.

Ì: Äà ... íî å ìíîãî ãîðåùî.

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å å. Òîâà å

Ãúðöèÿ! Òè êàêâî î÷àêâàøå?

Ì: Íå ìèñëåõ, ÷å ùå å òîëêîâà

ãîðåùî. Çà÷åðâèëà ñúì ñå

êàòî ðàê.

Ä: Òîãàâà çàùî íå ëåãíåø íà

ñÿíêà?

Ì: Íå ñòàâàé ãëóïàâ, Äæîí.

Íÿìà äà ñå âúðíà â Àíãëèÿ

áÿëà êàòî ïëàòíî.

Ä: Å, ñêúïà, íå ìîæå è òàêà, è

òàêà.

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èçòúðïÿâàì ãî

ñòðàäàì áåçìúëâíî

ãîëÿìà óòåõà

suffer it

suffer in silence

a great consolation

33At the Beach

Ì: Å, äîáðå. Ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å

ïðîñòî ùå òðÿáâà äà ãî èç-

òúðïÿ.

Ä: À àç áèõ èñêàë äà ïîñïÿ. Òàêà

÷å áè ëè ìîãëà, ìîëÿ òå, äà

òúðïèø áåçìúëâíî?

Ì: Áëàãîäàðÿ òè! Òè ñè ìè ãîëÿ-

ìà óòåõà.

M: Oh well, I suppose I should just

have to suffer it.

J: And I’d like to sleep, so could

you please suffer in silence?

M: Thanks! You’re a great conso-

lation.


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Èçãëåæäàò ïîçíàòè.

ñúñåäíàòà ñòàÿ

Ìîæå ëè äà ñå ïðèñúåäèíèì

êúì âàñ?

Ìîãà ëè äà âè ïðåäñòàâÿ ...?

Ïðèÿòíî ìè å äà ñå çàïîçíàåì.

They look familiar.

next door to

May we join you?

May I introduce ...?

I’m pleased to meet you.

35At the Beach

Ä: Ñëóøàé, Ìåðè ... Íå ñìå ëè

âèæäàëè îíåçè õîðà ïðåäè?

Èçãëåæäàò ìè ïîçíàòè.

Ì: Äà ... òå ñà íàñòàíåíè â íàøèÿ

õîòåë. Â ñúñåäíàòà ñòàÿ ñà.

Á: Çäðàâåéòå! Ìîæå ëè äà ñå

ïðèñúåäèíèì êúì âàñ?

Ì: Ðàçáèðà ñå!

Á: Êàçâàì ñå Áèë Áàäæúð. Ìîãà

ëè äà âè ïðåäñòàâÿ ñúïðóãàòà

ñè Åëçè.

Å: Çäðàâåéòå.

Ä: Çäðàâåéòå. Ïðèÿòíî ìè å äà

ñå çàïîçíàåì.

J: Hear, Mary ... Haven’t we seen

those people before? They

look familiar.

M: Yes ... they’re staying at our

hotel. They’re in the room next

door to us.

B: Hello there! May we join you?

M: Of course!

B: My name’s Bill Badger. May

I introduce my wife Elsie?

E: Hello.

J: Hello. I’m pleased to meet you.

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However did you guess?

stand out like a sore thumb

fed up with

as if they owned the place

Êàê ñå äîñåòèõòå?

íàáèâàì ñå íà î÷è

äî ãóøà ìè å äîøëî îò

êàòî ÷å ëè òîâà ìÿñòî å òÿõíî

37At the Beach

B: You’re English, aren’t you?

J: (half ironic) However did you

guess?

B: You’re so white. You stand out

like a sore thumb.

E: Yes! But it’s lovely to meet

someone from home. I’m fed

up with these foreigners.

M: What foreigners?

E: These Greeks ... walking around

as if they owned the place.

Á: Âèå ñòå àíãëè÷àíè, íàëè?

Ä: (ïîëóèðîíè÷íî) Êàê ñå äîñå-

òèõòå?

Á: Òîëêîâà ñòå áåëè, ÷å ñå íàáè-

âàòå íà î÷è.

Å: Äà! Íî å õóáàâî äà ñðåùíåø

ñúíàðîäíèê. Äî ãóøà ìè å

äîøëî îò òåçè ÷óæäåíöè.

Ì: Êàêâè ÷óæäåíöè?

Å: Òåçè ãúðöè ... ðàçõîæäàò ñå

êàòî ÷å ëè òîâà ìÿñòî å òÿõíî.

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we don’t care

it makes no difference

Live and let live.

specialises in

a great selection

delivered daily

home away from home

packed with

íå íè èíòåðåñóâà

íÿìà çíà÷åíèå

Æèâåé è îñòàâè äðóãèòå äà

æèâåÿò!

ñïåöèàëèçèðàí â

ãîëÿì èçáîð

äîñòàâÿò ñå åæåäíåâíî

(÷óâñòâàì ñå) êàòî ó äîìà ñè

ïðåòúïêàíî ñúñ

39At the Beach

J: I think they do, Mrs. Badger.

B: Well, we’re only staying two

weeks so we don’t care.

E: Yes, Bill, you’re right. It makes

no difference.

B: That’s my opinion: live and let

live.

J: I’m sure the Greeks will be

happy to hear that.

E: Of course the food is terrible,

but we found a nice little res-

taurant that specialises in

English food ...

B: ... with a great selection of En-

glish beers ...

E: ... and a newsagent that has

the English newspapers deliv-

ered daily ...

B: ... and a real English pub in the

town centre. It’s like home

away from home.

J: Excuse me, Mr. Badger, but

why did you come to Greece?

B: Well, because England is no

place for a summer holiday. It’s

packed with foreigners! Right,

Elsie?

Ä: Íî òî å, ã-æî Áàäæúð.

Á: Å, íèå ñìå òóê ñàìî çà äâå

ñåäìèöè, òàêà ÷å íå íè èíòå-

ðåñóâà.

Å: Äà, Áèë, ïðàâ ñè. Íÿìà íèêàê-

âî çíà÷åíèå.

Á: Æèâåé è îñòàâè äðóãèòå äà

æèâåÿò - òàêà ñìÿòàì àç.

Ä: Ñèãóðåí ñúì, ÷å ãúðöèòå ùå

áúäàò ùàñòëèâè äà ÷óÿò òîâà.

Å: Õðàíàòà, åñòåñòâåíî, å óæàñ-

íà ... íî íèå íàìåðèõìå åäèí

ïðåêðàñåí ìàëúê ðåñòîðàíò,

êîéòî å ñïåöèàëèçèðàí â àí-

ãëèéñêàòà êóõíÿ ...

Á: ... ñ ãîëÿì èçáîð íà àíãëèéñêà

áèðà ...

Å: ... è åäèí ïàâèëèîí çà âåñò-

íèöè è ñïèñàíèÿ, êúäåòî àí-

ãëèéñêàòà ïðåñà ñå äîñòàâÿ

åæåäíåâíî ...

Á: ... è èñòèíñêà àíãëèéñêà êðú÷-

ìà â öåíòúðà íà ãðàäà. Âñå

åäíî ñè ó äîìà.

Ä: Èçâèíåòå ìå, Ã-í Áàäæúð, íî

çàùî äîéäîõòå â Ãúðöèÿ?

Á: Àìè, çàùîòî Àíãëèÿ íå å ìÿñ-

òî çà ëÿòíà ïî÷èâêà. Ïðåòúï-

êàíî å ñ ÷óæäåíöè! Íàëè

òàêà, Åëçè?

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Exercises


John: Ahh ... This is great ... two weeks with nothing to do but enjoy

our holiday ... hmm ... (òîâà ñå êàçâà æèâîò)

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

Mary: Yes ... but it’s very hot here, isn’t it?

John: Of course it is. This is Greece! (Êàêâî î÷àêâàøå?)

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

Mary: I didn’t think it would be this hot. I’m (çà÷åðâåí êàòî ðàê)

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

John: Why don’t you lie in the shade, then?

Mary: Don’t be silly, John. I’m not going back to England looking (áÿë

êàòî ïëàòíî) ...................................................

John: Well, dear, (íå ìîæå è òàêà, è òàêà) ............................................

Mary: Oh well, I suppose I should just have to (èçòúðïÿâàì ãî)

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

John: And I’d like to sleep, so could you please (ñòðàäàì áåçìúëâíî)

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

Mary: Thanks! You’re (ãîëÿìà óòåõà) ..................................................


John: Hear, Mary ... Haven’t we seen those people before?

(Èçãëåæäàò ïîçíàòè.) .....................................................

Mary: Yes ... they’re staying at our hotel. They’re in the room

(ñúñåäíàòà ñòàÿ) ................................................................... us.

Bill: Hello there! (Ìîæå ëè äà ñå ïðèñúåäèíèì êúì âàñ?)

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

Mary: Of course!

Bill: My name’s Bill Badger. (Ìîãà ëè äà âè ïðåäñòàâÿ)

........................................................... my wife Elsie?

Elsie: Hello.

John: Hello. (Ïðèÿòíî ìè å äà ñå çàïîçíàåì.)

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

Bill: You’re English, aren’t you?

John: (half ironic) (Êàê ñå äîñåòèõòå?) ...........................................

Bill: You’re so white. You (íàáèâàì ñå íà î÷è) ..................................

Elsie: Yes! But it’s lovely to meet someone from home. I’m (äî ãóøà

ìè å äîøëî îò) ................................................ these foreigners.

Mary: What foreigners?

Elsie: These Greeks ... walking around (êàòî ÷å ëè òîâà ìÿñòî å

òÿõíî) ..............................................................................

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John: I think they do, Mrs. Badger.

Bill: Well, we’re only staying two weeks so (íå íè èíòåðåñóâà)

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

Elsie: Yes, Bill, you’re right.(Íÿìà çíà÷åíèå.) .......................................

Bill: That’s my opinion. (Æèâåé è îñòàâè äðóãèòå äà æèâåÿò!)

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

John: I’m sure the Greeks will be happy to hear that.

Elsie: Of course the food is terrible, but we found a nice little restau-

rant that (ñïåöèàëèçèðàí â) ............................... English food ...

Bill: ... with (ãîëÿì èçáîð) .................................. of English beers ...

Elsie: ... and a newsagent that has the English newspapers (äîñòàâÿò

ñå åæåäíåâíî) .......................................................

Bill: ... and a real English pub in the town centre. It’s like (êàòî ó

äîìà ñè) ..............................................................................

John: Excuse me, Mr. Badger, but why did you come to Greece?

Bill: Well, because England is no place for a summer holiday. It’s

(ïðåòúïêàíî ñúñ) ......................................................................

foreigners! Right, Elsie?





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Íà ìèòíèöàòà

ó äîìà å íàé-äîáðå

ìèíàâàì ìèòíèöà

Íåùî çà äåêëàðèðàíå?

íèùî, êîåòî ñè çàñëóæàâà

Ì = Ìåðè; Ä = Äæîí;

Ìò = Ìèòíè÷àð

Ì: Çíàåø ëè, Äæîí, ÷óäåñíî å

äà ïúòóâàø, íî ó äîìà å íàé-

äîáðå.

Ä: Å, ñêîðî ùå ñìå â êúùè.

Íÿìà äà íè îòíåìå ìíîãî

âðåìå äà ìèíåì ìèòíèöàòà.

Ìò: Ñëåäâàùèÿò, ìîëÿ! Äîáúð

äåí, ãîñïîäèíå. Èìàòå ëè

íåùî çà äåêëàðèðàíå?

Ä: Íå, íå. Íèùî, êîåòî ñè

çàñëóæàâà.

Lesson 14

At the Customs

there’s no place like home

pass through customs

Anything to declare?

nothing to speak of

M = Mary; J = John;

C = Customs officer

M: You know, John, it’s nice to

travel but there’s no place like

home.

J: Well, we’ll be home soon.

It won’t take long to pass

through customs.

C: Next, please! Good afternoon,

sir. Do you have anything to

declare?

J: No, no. Nothing to speak of.

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×óâàë ñúì òîâà è ïðåäè.

íå ñå øåãóâà

èçâúí ñòðàíàòà

ïî ðàáîòà èëè çà óäîâîëñòâèå

Ìò: Î, äà. Òîâà ñúì ãî ÷óâàë è

ïðåäè.

Ì: Äæîí, òîçè ÷îâåê íå ñå

øåãóâà.

Ìò: Êîëêî âðåìå ñòå áèëè èçâúí

ñòðàíàòà?

Ä: Òî÷íî äâå ñåäìèöè.

Ìò: Òîâà ïúòóâàíå ïî ðàáîòà ëè

áåøå èëè çà óäîâîëñòâèå?

Ä: Çà óäîâîëñòâèå. Áÿõìå íà

ïî÷èâêà.

Ìò: Äîáðå.

I’ve heard that before.

means business

out of the country

business or pleasure

C: Oh, yes! I’ve heard that before.

M: Oh, oh John, this man means

business.

C: How long have you been out of

the country?

J: Two weeks to the day.

C: Was that for business or plea-

sure?

J: Pleasure. We were on holiday.

C: Fine.

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ïðîâåðÿâàì áàãàæà Âè

íÿìà êàêâî äà êðèÿ

ñåðèîçíî íàðóøåíèå

íàïúëíî îñúçíàâàì

íå ñúì òàêúâ ÷îâåê

inspect your luggage

nothing to hide

a very serious offence

well aware of that

not the type

47At the Customs

Ìò: Îòâîðåòå ÷àíòèòå, ãîñïîäè-

íå. Áèõ èñêàë äà ïðåãëåäàì

áàãàæà Âè.

Ä: Ñèãóðåí ñúì, ùå ñå óâåðèòå,

÷å íÿìà êàêâî äà êðèåì.

Ìò: Íàäÿâàì ñå, ÷å íÿìàòå, ãîñ-

ïîäèíå. Êîíòðàáàíäàòà å

ìíîãî ñåðèîçíî íàðóøåíèå.

Ä: Çíàì. Îñúçíàâàì ãî íàïúëíî.

Ì: Òàêà èëè èíà÷å, íå áèõìå ãî

íàïðàâèëè. Íå ñìå òàêèâà

õîðà.

C: Open the bags, sir. I’d like to

inspect your luggage.

J: I’m sure you’ll find we have

nothing to hide.

C: I hope not, sir. Smuggling is a

very serious offence.

J: I know. I’m well aware of that.

M: Anyway, we wouldn’t do that.

We’re not the type.

inspect your luggage

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Êàê ùå îáÿñíèòå òîâà?

êîëè÷åñòâî, ðàçðåøåíî çà

áåçìèòåí âíîñ

íÿìàõ ïðåäñòàâà

õâúðëÿòå ìè ïðàõ â î÷èòå

áè ìîãëî äà ñå ñëó÷è íà âñåêè

Ïîòúíàõ â çåìÿòà îò ñðàì.

How do you explain this?

duty-free allowance

I had no idea

pull the wool over my eyes

it could happen to anyone

I could die of embarrassment.

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Ìò: Ììì, äà. À êàê ùå îáÿñíèòå

òîâà?

Ä: Êàêâî äà îáÿñíèì?

Ìò: Òðè ëèòðà óèñêè! Êîëè÷åñ-

òâîòî, ðàçðåøåíî çà áåçìè-

òåí âíîñ å åäèí ëèòúð.

Ä: Òàêà ëè? Íÿìàõ ïðåäñòàâà.

Ìò: Íÿìàõòå? Ìàé, ÷å ñå îïèò-

âàòå äà ìè õâúðëèòå ïðàõ â

î÷èòå.

Ä: Áåøå íåäîðàçóìåíèå. Íà

âñåêè ìîæå äà ñå ñëó÷è.

Ì: Äæîí, êàê ìîæà? Ùå ïîòúíà

â çåìÿòà îò ñðàì.

At the Customs

C: Well, well. How do you explain

this?

J: Explain what?

C: Three litres of whiskey! Your

duty-free allowance is one li-

tre.

J: Really? I had no idea.

C: No? I think you’re trying to pull

the wool over my eyes.

J: It was a misunderstanding.

It could happen to anyone.

M: John, how could you?! I could

die of embarrassment.


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there’s worse to come

get away with

I expected more of you.

pay a very stiff fine

the joke is on us

ëîøîòî òåïúðâà ïðåäñòîè

ðàçìèíàâà ìè ñå

Íå ãî î÷àêâàõ îò òåá!

ïëàùàì ñîëåíà ãëîáà

øåãàòà å çà íàøà ñìåòêà

51At the Customs

C: Could you indeed, madam?

Well, there’s worse to come.

M: Why? What’s wrong?

C: Five bottles of French perfume.

Did you really expect to get

away with this?

J: Mary! I expected more of you.

M: What will happen to us now?

C: Well, I’ll have to confiscate the

whiskey and perfume and you

two can expect to pay a very

stiff fine.

J & M: Oh Lord.

C: Welcome home, Bonnie and

Clyde. Ha! Ha!

J: Ha! Ha! Ha! Welcome home!

I think the joke is on us.

Ìò: Íàèñòèíà ëè, ãîñïîæî? Å,

ëîøîòî òåïúðâà ïðåäñòîè.

Ì: Çàùî? Êàêâî èìà?

Ìò: Ïåò øèøåòà ôðåíñêè ïàð-

ôþì. Íàèñòèíà ëè î÷àêâàõòå

äà Âè ñå ðàçìèíå òîêó òàêà?

Ä: Ìåðè! Íå ãî î÷àêâàõ îò òåá!

Ì: Ñåãà êàêâî ùå ñòàíå ñ íàñ?

Ìò: Àìè, ùå òðÿáâà äà êîíôèñêó-

âàì óèñêèòî è ïàðôþìà, à

Âàñ äâàìàòà Âè î÷àêâà ìíî-

ãî ñîëåíà ãëîáà.

Ä è Ì: Î, ãîñïîäè.

Ìò: Äîáðå äîøëè ó äîìà, Áîíè è

Êëàéä. Õà! Õà!

Ä: Õà! Õà! Õà! Äîáðå äîøëè ó

äîìà! Ìèñëÿ, ÷å øåãàòà å çà

íàøà ñìåòêà.

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Exercises


C = Customs officer

Mary: You know, John, it’s nice to travel but (ó äîìà å íàé-äîáðå)

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

John: Well, we’ll be home soon.

It won’t take long to (ìèíàâàì ìèòíèöà) .....................................

C: Next, please! Good afternoon, sir. Do you have (íåùî çà

äåêëàðèðàíå) ..........................................................................?

John: No, no. (Íèùî, êîåòî ñè çàñëóæàâà.) ........................................

C: Oh, yes! (×óâàë ñúì òîâà è ïðåäè.) ...........................................

Mary: Oh, oh John, this man (íå ñå øåãóâà) ........................................

C: How long have you been (èçâúí ñòðàíàòà)

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

John: Two weeks to the day.

C: Was that for (ïî ðàáîòà èëè çà óäîâîëñòâèå)?

John: Pleasure. We were on holiday.


C: Fine. Open the bags, sir. I’d like to (ïðîâåðÿâàì áàãàæà Âè)

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

John: I’m sure you’ll find we have (íÿìà êàêâî äà êðèÿ)

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

C: I hope not, sir. Smuggling is (ñåðèîçíî íàðóøåíèå)

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

John: I know. I’m (íàïúëíî îñúçíàâàì) .............................................

Mary: Anyway, we wouldn’t do that. We’re (íå ñúì òàêúâ ÷îâåê)

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

C: Well, well. (Êàê ùå îáÿñíèòå òîâà?)

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

John: Explain what?

C: Three litres of whiskey! Your (êîëè÷åñòâî, ðàçðåøåíî çà

áåçìèòåí âíîñ) .........................................................................

is one litre.

John: Really? (Íÿìàõ ïðåäñòàâà.) .....................................................

C: No? I think you’re trying to (õâúðëÿòå ìè ïðàõ â î÷èòå)

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

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John: It was a misunderstanding. (Áè ìîãëî äà ñå ñëó÷è íà âñåêè.)

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

Mary: John, how could you?! (Ïîòúíàõ â çåìÿòà îò ñðàì.)

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

C: Could you indeed, madam? Well, (ëîøîòî òåïúðâà ïðåäñòîè)

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

Mary: Why? What’s wrong?

C: Five bottles of French perfume. Did you really expect to

(ðàçìèíàâà ìè ñå) ............................................................ this?

John: Mary! (Íå ãî î÷àêâàõ îò òåá!) ...................................................

Mary: What will happen to us now?

C: Well, I’ll have to confiscate the whiskey and perfume and you

two can expect to (ïëàùàì ñîëåíà ãëîáà)

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

J & Mary: Oh Lord.

C: Welcome home, Bonnie and Clyde. Ha! Ha!

John: Ha! Ha! Ha! Welcome home! I think (øåãàòà å çà íàøà

ñìåòêà) ..........................................................................





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Â êðú÷ìàòà

åäíî çà èç ïúò

Çäðàâàòà ùå ñè èçïàòÿ.

àç ÷åðïÿ

çà ìîÿ ñìåòêà å

ïîðú÷âàì äâîéíî

Lesson 15

At the Pub

one for the road

There’ll be hell to pay.

it’s my round

it’s on me

make it a double

57At the Pub

Ä = Äæàê; Äì = Äæèì; Ì = ìîìè÷å

Äì: Õàéäå, Äæàê. Ïèéíè îùå

åäíî. Åäíî çà èç ïúò.

Ä: Íå, áëàãîäàðÿ, Äæèì. Òðÿá-

âà äà ñå ïðèáèðàì ðàíî

âêúùè èíà÷å çäðàâàòà ùå

ñè èçïàòÿ.

Äì: Õàéäå. Íàñòîÿâàì. Ìîé ðåä

å äà ÷åðïÿ.

Ä: Äîáðå ... òîãàâà ñàìî åäíî.

Íî àç ùå ïî÷åðïÿ.

Äì: (ñìååéêè ñå) Òîãàâà ìîæåø

äà ïîðú÷àø äâîéíî.

Ñëåä ñåêóíäà ñúì ïðè âàñ.

õâúðëÿ òè îêî

Àç ïî÷òè íå ÿ ïîçíàâàì.

õâúðëÿì ìíîãîçíà÷èòåëåí ïîãëåä

Ä: (âèêà) Øúðëè! ...

Ì: (îòäàëå÷) Èäâàì! Ñëåä

ñåêóíäà ñúì ïðè âàñ.

Äì: Çíàåø ëè, Äæàê. Ìèñëÿ, ÷å

òàçè áàðìàíêà òè å õâúðëè-

ëà îêî.

Ä: Øúðëè? Íå ñòàâàé ãëóïàâ.

Àç ïî÷òè íå ÿ ïîçíàâàì.

Äì: Å, òÿ îïðåäåëåíî òè õâúðëÿ

ìíîãîçíà÷èòåëíè ïîãëåäè.

J = Jack; G = Girl

Jim: Come on Jack. Have another

drink. One for the road.

J: No thanks, Jim. I must get

home early or there’ll be hell

to pay.

Jim: Come on. I insist. It’s my

round.

J: Well ... just one then. But I’ll

buy it. It’s on me.

Jim: (laughing) Then you can

make it a double.

I’ll be with you in a tick!

has an eye for you

I hardly know her.

giving a funny look

J: (calling) Shirley! ...

G: (off) Coming! I’ll be with you

in a tick.

Jim: You know, Jack. I think that

barmaid has an eye for you.

J: Shirley? Don’t be silly.

I hardly know her.

Jim: Well, she’s certainly giving

you a funny look.

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Òîâà ëè å âñè÷êî?

çàñåãà

íà òâîå ìÿñòî ñúì

Ïðåñòàíè!

Êàêúâ å íîìåðúò?

Äðúæ ñå ïðèëè÷íî!

Will that be all?

for the time being

trade places with you

Cut it out!

What’s your secret?

Behave yourself!

59At the Pub

Ä: Øøò! Ñòèãà! Åòî ÿ ... úú, åä-

íà ïèíòà (1 ïèíòà = 0.56 ëèò-

ðà, á.ï.) áèðà Ãèíåñ è äâîéíî

óèñêè, àêî îáè÷àø, Øúðëè.

Ì: Åäíà Ãèíåñ è åäíî äâîéíî

óèñêè. Òîâà ëè å âñè÷êî?

Ä: Òîâà íè óñòðîéâà çàñåãà.

Äì: Ïî äÿâîëèòå! Âèäÿ ëè êàê òå

ïîãëåäíà? Áèõ èñêàë äà ñúì

íà òâîå ìÿñòî.

Ä: Ñòèãà, Äæèì. Ïðåñòàíè!

Äì: Êàê ãî ïðàâèø, Äæàê? Êàêúâ

å íîìåðúò?

Ä: Ñïðè! Òÿ ñå âðúùà. Äðúæ ñå

ïðèëè÷íî!

J: Shh! Give over! Here she

comes ... er, a pint of

Guiness and a double Scotch

please, Shirley.

G: A Guiness and a double

Scotch. Will that be all?

J: That should do us fine for

the time being.

Jim: Cor! Did you see the look she

gave you? I’d like to trade

places with you.

J: Come off it, Jim. Cut it out!

Jim: How do you do it, Jack?

What’s your secret?

J: Stop it ! She’s coming back.

Behave yourself!

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Çàäðúæ ðåñòîòî.

ïîäõîä êúì æåíèòå

Íå çàïî÷âàé îòíîâî!

Ïîâå÷å è äóìà íÿìà äà îáåëÿ çà

òîâà.

Íå ìîæå äà îòêúñíå ïîãëåä îò òåá.

Keep the change.

a way with women

Don’t start that again!

I’ll never mention it again.

can’t keep her eyes off you

61At the Pub

Ì: Åòî ïèòèåòàòà. Òîâà ïðàâè

äâå ëèðè è øåñòäåñåò, ìîëÿ.

Ä: Åòî òðè ëèðè. Çàäðúæ ðåñ-

òîòî, Øúðëè.

Ì: (ñòóäåíî) Ìíîãî áëàãîäàðÿ.

Äì: Óäèâèòåëíî. Òè èìàø ïîä-

õîä êúì æåíèòå.

Ä: Ñòèãà, Äæèì. Íå çàïî÷âàé

îòíîâî!

Äì: Äîáðå äå, äîáðå. Ïîâå÷å è

äóìà íÿìà äà îáåëÿ çà òîâà.

Ä: Áëàãîäàðÿ òè.

Äì: Òÿ ïàê òå ãëåäà. Íå ìîæå äà

îòêúñíå ïîãëåä îò òåá.

Ä: Äæèì, òè îáåùà ...

G: Here, the drinks. That’ll be

two pounds sixty, please.

J: Here’s three pounds. Keep

the change, Shirley.

G: (coldly) Thanks a lot.

Jim: Amazing. You have a way

with women!

J: Really, Jim, that’s enough.

Don’t start that again!

Jim: All right, okay. I’ll never

mention it again.

J: Thank you.

Jim: She’s doing it again. She

can’t keep her eyes off you.

J: Jim, you promised ...

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I can’t help it.

A happily married man.

find someone so appealing

if it means so much

got my name wrong

Íå ìîãà äà òè ïîìîãíà.

Àç èìàì ùàñòëèâ áðàê.

íàìèðàì íÿêîãî ìíîãî ïðèâëå-

êàòåëåí

ùîì å òîëêîâà âàæíî

ñãðåøè ìè èìåòî

63At the Pub

Jim: It’s not my fault she finds you

so interesting. I can’t help it.

J: Now it’s enough. I’m a hap-

pily married man.

Jim: I know that. But why does

she find you so appealing?

J: Why don’t you ask her if it

means so much?

Jim: I will ... Shirley! Come here

for a minute, will you please.

G: Yes. What do you want?

Jim: I want to know what Jack’s

got that I haven’t.

G: For a start he’s got my name

wrong. It’s not Shirley. It’s

Sally.

Äì: Íå å ìîÿ âèíàòà, ÷å òÿ òå

íàìèðà çà òîëêîâà èíòåðå-

ñåí. Íå ìîãà äà òè ïîìîãíà.

Ä: Å, ñòèãà âå÷å. Àç èìàì ùàñò-

ëèâ áðàê.

Äì: Çíàì òîâà. Íî çàùî òÿ òå íà-

ìèðà òîëêîâà ïðèâëåêàòåëåí?

Ä: Çàùî íå ïîïèòàø íåÿ, ùîì

òîâà å òîëêîâà âàæíî?

Äì: Ùå ÿ ïîïèòàì ... Øúðëè! Åëà

çà ìèíóòà, àêî îáè÷àø.

Ì: Äà. Êàêâî èñêàòå?

Äì: Èñêàì äà çíàì ñ êàêâî ìå

ïðåâúçõîæäà Äæàê.

Ì: Îò ñàìîòî íà÷àëî òîé ìè

ãðåøè èìåòî. Íå ñå êàçâàì

Øúðëè, à Ñàëè.

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Exercises


Jim: Come on Jack. Have another drink. (Åäíî çà èç ïúò.)

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

Jack: No thanks, Jim. I must get home early or (çäðàâàòà ùå ñè

èçïàòÿ) ..................................................................

Jim: Come on. I insist. (Àç ÷åðïÿ.) .................................

Jack: Well ... just one then. But I’ll buy it. (Çà ìîÿ ñìåòêà å.)

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

Jim: (laughing) Then you can (ïîðú÷âàì äâîéíî) .............................

Jack: (calling) Shirley! ...

Girl: (off) Coming! (Ñëåä ñåêóíäà ñúì ïðè âàñ.)

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

Jim: You know, Jack. I think that barmaid (õâúðëÿ òè îêî)

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

Jack: Shirley? Don’t be silly. (Àç ïî÷òè íå ÿ ïîçíàâàì.)

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

Jim: Well, she’s certainly (õâúðëÿì ìíîãîçíà÷èòåëåí ïîãëåä)

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


Jack: Shh! Give over! Here she comes ... er, a pint of Guiness and a

double Scotch please, Shirley.

Girl: A Guiness and a double Scotch. (Òîâà ëè å âñè÷êî?)

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

Jack: That should do us fine (çàñåãà) ................................................

Jim: Cor! Did you see the look she gave you? I’d like to (íà òâîå

ìÿñòî ñúì )

Jack: Come off it, Jim. (Ïðåñòàíè!) ..............................................

Jim: How do you do it, Jack? (Êàêúâ å íîìåðúò?)

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

Jack: Stop it ! She’s coming back. (Äðúæ ñå ïðèëè÷íî!)

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

Girl: Here, the drinks. That’ll be two pounds sixty, please.

Jack: Here’s three pounds. (Çàäðúæ ðåñòîòî) ...................................

..........................., Shirley.

Girl: (coldly) Thanks a lot.

Jim: Amazing. You have (ïîäõîä êúì æåíèòå) ..................................!

Jack: Really, Jim, that’s enough. (Íå çàïî÷âàé îòíîâî!)

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


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Jim: All right, okay. (Ïîâå÷å è äóìà íÿìà äà îáåëÿ çà òîâà.)

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

Jack: Thank you.

Jim: She’s doing it again. (Íå ìîæå äà îòêúñíå ïîãëåä îò òåá.)

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

Jack: Jim, you promised ...

Jim: It’s not my fault she finds you so interesting. (Íå ìîãà äà òè

ïîìîãíà.) ..................................................................................

Jack: Now it’s enough. (Àç èìàì ùàñòëèâ áðàê.)

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

Jim: I know that. But why does she (íàìèðàì íÿêîãî ìíîãî

ïðèâëåêàòåëåí) ...................................................................?

Jack: Why don’t you ask her (ùîì å òîëêîâà âàæíî)

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

Jim: I will ... Shirley! Come here for a minute, will you please.

Girl: Yes. What do you want?

Jim: I want to know what Jack’s got that I haven’t.

Girl: For a start he’s (ñãðåøè ìè èìåòî) .....................................

................... It’s not Shirley. It’s Sally.





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Â îôèñà

èçãëåæäàì èçòîùåí

Áåøå êîøìàð.

â íàé-äîáðà ôîðìà

Íå ìå ðàçñìèâàé!

Lesson 16

In the Office

look worn out

It was a nightmare.

in the best of form

Don’t make me laugh!

69In the Office

Õ = Õåëåí; Ä = ã-í Äæàêñúí

Õ: Äîáðî óòðî, ã-í Äæàêñúí. Ãîñ-

ïîäè ... èçãëåæäàòå èçòîùåí.

Ä: Èäâàíåòî ñ êîëà íà ðàáîòà

äíåñ áåøå óæàñíî. Áåøå

êîøìàð.

Õ: Î, áîæå. Òîãàâà åäâà ëè ñòå â

íàé-äîáðà ôîðìà.

Ä: Â íàé-äîáðà ôîðìà! Íå ìå

ðàçñìèâàé!

H = Helen; J = Mr. Jackson

H: Good morning, Mr. Jackson.

My ... you look worn out.

J: Driving to work was dreadful

today. It was a nightmare.

H: Oh dear! Then you’re hardly

in the best of form.

J: The best of form! Don’t make

me laugh!

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ñúçäàâàì Âè äîïúëíèòåëíè

ïðîáëåìè

Íåùàñòèåòî íèêîãà íå èäâà ñàìî.

èçìèñëÿì èçâèíåíèå

Äà áÿõ ñè îñòàíàë â ëåãëîòî!

add to your troubles

It never rains but it pours.

think of an excuse

I wish I’d stayed in bed.

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Õ: Íå èñêàì äà Âè ñúçäàâàì

äîïúëíèòåëíè ïðîáëåìè, íî

èìàòå ñðåùà ñ ã-í Òåéëúð,

çàâåæäàùèÿ “Ëè÷åí ñúñòàâ”.

Ä: Êîãà å ñðåùàòà?

Õ: Íå êîãà å ... à êîãà áåøå! Âå÷å

ñòå çàêúñíåëè ñ ïîëîâèí ÷àñ.

Ä: Î, ìèëè áîæå! Íåùàñòèåòî

íèêîãà íå èäâà ñàìî.

Õ: Ïî-äîáðå èçìèñëåòå íÿêàêâî

èçâèíåíèå çà ïðåä íåãî.

Ä: Êàêâî äà ìó êàæà? Åõ, äà áÿõ

ñè îñòàíàë â ëåãëîòî!

H: Well, I hate to add to your

troubles, but you have an

appointment with Mr. Taylor,

the personnel director.

J: When is that?

H: Not is ... was! You’re a half

hour late already.

J: Oh Good Lord! It never rains

but it pours.

H: You’d better think up an

excuse for him.

J: What can I say? Oh ... I wish

I’d stayed in bed.

In the Office

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èçìèñëÿì íåùî

Íå óìåÿ äà ëúæà.

Íå å äîøúë êðàÿò íà ñâåòà.

â ìíîãî ëîøà ñâåòëèíà

èìàì ìíîãî äîáðî ìíåíèå çà

Õ: Íå èçïàäàéòå â ïàíèêà ...

Ïîìèñëåòå ... ìîæå äà èçìèñ-

ëèòå íåùî.

Ä: Íå ìîãà. Íå óìåÿ äà ëúæà.

Õ: Òîãàâà ìó êàæåòå èñòèíàòà.

Íå å äîøúë êðàÿò íà ñâåòà.

come up with something

I’m a very bad liar.

It’s not the end of the world.

in a very bad light

have a very high opinion of

H: Don’t panic ... think ... you can

come up with something.

J: I can’t. I’m a very bad liar.

H: Then tell him the truth. It’s not

the end of the world.

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Ä: Ïî-äîáðå íå. Çàùîòî òîâà ìå

ïðåäñòàâÿ â ìíîãî ëîøà

ñâåòëèíà.

Õ: Ìîæå íà âñåêè äà ñå ñëó÷è.

Îñâåí òîâà ã-í Òåéëúð èìà

ìíîãî äîáðî ìíåíèå çà Âàñ.

ïåäàíò ïî îòíîøåíèå íà

íå ñå áåçïîêîÿ çà òîâà

ñïîäåëÿì îïòèìèçìà Âè

íàèñòèíà íå å òîëêîâà ëîøî,

êîëêîòî ãî ïðåäñòàâÿòå

íîñÿ ñè ïîñëåäñòâèÿòà

Ä: Çíàì. Íî ã-í Òåéëúð å ïåäàíò

ïî îòíîøåíèå íà òî÷íîñòòà.

Õ: Òîé âåðîÿòíî ùå âè êàæå äà

íå ñå áåçïîêîèòå çà òîâà.

Ä: Áèõ èñêàë äà ìîæåõ äà ñïî-

äåëÿ îïòèìèçìà òè.

Õ: Íàèñòèíà íåùàòà íå ñà òîë-

êîâà ëîøè êîëêîòî ãè

ïðåäñòàâÿòå.

Ä: Ïðåäïîëàãàì, ÷å ñè ïðàâà.

Ïðîñòî òðÿáâà äà ñè ïîíåñà

ïîñëåäñòâèÿòà.

J: Maybe not. But it does show

me in a very bad light.

H: It could happen to anyone.

Besides, Mr. Taylor has a very

high opinion of you.

a stickler for

think nothing of it

share your optimism

it’s really not as black as you paint it

face the music

J: I know. But Mr. Taylor is a

stickler for punctuality.

H: He’ll probably tell you to think

nothing of it.

J: I wish I could share your opti-

mism!

H: It’s really not as black as you

paint it.

J: I suppose you’re right. I shall

just have to face the music.

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see how the land lies

forewarned is forearmed

give her a buzz

won’t improve matters

(She’ll) keep it under her hat

âèæäàì êàê ñòîÿò íåùàòà

ïîäãîòâåíèÿò å ïî-ñèëåí

çâúíâàì º åäèí òåëåôîí

íÿìà äà ïîäîáðÿ ïîëîæåíèåòî

(Òÿ) ùå ãî çàïàçè â òàéíà.

H: I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll call

Mr. Taylor’s secretary and see

how the land lies.

J: Great idea, Helen. Forewarned

is forearmed.

H: Fine. Then I’ll give her a buzz.

J: (over dialling) If Mr. Taylor finds

out you called, it won’t

improve matters.

H: Don’t worry. His secretary is a

friend of mine. She’ll keep it

under her hat.

J: I hope so.

Õ: Ùå âè êàæà êàêâî ùå íàïðà-

âÿ. Ùå ñå îáàäÿ íà ñåêðåòàð-

êàòà íà ã-í Òåéëúð è ùå âèäÿ

êàê ñòîÿò íåùàòà.

Ä: Ïðåêðàñíà èäåÿ, Õåëúí. Ïîä-

ãîòâåíèÿò å ïî-ñèëåí.

Õ: ×óäåñíî. Òîãàâà ùå º çâúííà

åäèí òåëåôîí.

Ä: (äîêàòî òÿ íàáèðà) Àêî

ã-í Òåéëúð ðàçáåðå, ÷å ñè ñå

îáàæäàëà, òîâà íÿìà äà ïî-

äîáðè ïîëîæåíèåòî.

Õ: Íå ñå òðåâîæåòå. Ñåêðåòàð-

êàòà ìó ìè å ïðèÿòåëêà. Òÿ

ùå ãî çàïàçè â òàéíà.

Ä: Íàäÿâàì ñå.

75In the Office

let him know

caught in a traffic jam

H: Hello, Cathy. I’m calling about

Mr. Jackson’s appointment

with ... oh ... I see ... yes ... I’ll

let him know. Bye.

J: Let me know what? Is it bad

news?

H: I’m afraid so. Mr. Taylor can’t

make it here for another half

hour. He’s caught in a traffic

jam.

J: Oh Happy Day!

óâåäîìÿâàì ãî

ïîïàäàì â óëè÷íî çàäðúñòâàíå

Õ: Çäðàâåé, Êåéòè. Îáàæäàì ñå

çà ñðåùàòà íà ã-í Äæàêñúí ñ

... î ... ðàçáèðàì ... äà, ùå ìó

ñúîáùÿ. ×àî.

Ä: Ùå ìè ñúîáùèø êàêâî? Ëîøè

íîâèíè ëè?

Õ: Áîÿ ñå, ÷å äà. Ã-í Òåéëúð íÿ-

ìà äà ìîæå äà äîéäå äî ïî-

ëîâèí ÷àñ. Ïîïàäíàë å â

óëè÷íî çàäðúñòâàíå.

Ä: Êàêúâ ùàñòëèâ äåí!

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Exercises


Helen: Good morning, Mr. Jackson. My ... you (èçãëåæäàì

èçòîùåí) ...........................................................................

Mr. Jackson: Driving to work was dreadful today. (Áåøå êîøìàð.)

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

Helen: Oh dear! Then you’re hardly (â íàé-äîáðà ôîðìà)

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

Mr. Jackson: The best of form! (Íå ìå ðàçñìèâàé!)

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

Helen: Well, I hate to (ñúçäàâàì Âè äîïúëíèòåëíè ïðîáëåìè)

........................................................................, but you have

an appointment with Mr. Taylor, the personnel director.

Mr. Jackson: When is that?

Helen: Not is ... was! You’re a half hour late already.

Mr. Jackson: Oh Good Lord! (Íåùàñòèåòî íèêîãà íå èäâà ñàìî.)

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

Helen: You’d better (èçìèñëÿì èçâèíåíèå) ............................

................................... for him.


Mr. Jackson: What can I say? Oh ... (Äà áÿõ ñè îñòàíàë â ëåãëîòî!)

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

Helen: Don’t panic ... think ... you can (èçìèñëÿì íåùî)

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

Mr. Jackson: I can’t. (Íå óìåÿ äà ëúæà.) .................................................

Helen: Then tell him the truth. (Íå å äîøúë êðàÿò íà ñâåòà.)

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

Mr. Jackson: Maybe not. But it does show me (â ìíîãî ëîøà

ñâåòëèíà) .............................................................................

Helen: It could happen to anyone. Besides, Mr. Taylor (èìà

ìíîãî äîáðî ìíåíèå çà) ...................................................

Mr. Jackson: I know. But Mr. Taylor is (ïåäàíò ïî îòíîøåíèå íà)

.................................................................... punctuality.

Helen: He’ll probably tell you to (íå ñå áåçïîêîÿ çà òîâà)

Mr. Jackson: I wish I could (ñïîäåëÿì îïòèìèçìà Âè)

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

Helen: (Íàèñòèíà íå å òîëêîâà ëîøî, êîëêîòî ãî ïðåäñòàâÿòå.)

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

Mr. Jackson: I suppose you’re right. I shall just have to (íîñÿ ñè

ïîñëåäñòâèÿòà) ..................................................................

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Helen: I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll call Mr. Taylor’s secretary and

(âèæäàì êàê ñòîÿò íåùàòà) ...............................................

Mr. Jackson: Great idea, Helen. (Ïîäãîòâåíèÿò å ïî-ñèëåí.)

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

Helen: Fine. Then I’ll (çâúíâàì º åäèí òåëåôîí)

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

Mr. Jackson: (over dialling) If Mr. Taylor finds out you called, it (íÿìà äà

ïîäîáðÿ ïîëîæåíèåòî) ......................................................

Helen: Don’t worry. His secretary is a friend of mine. She’ll (Òÿ

ùå ãî çàïàçè â òàéíà.) .......................................................

Mr. Jackson: I hope so.

Helen: Hello, Cathy. I’m calling about Mr. Jackson’s appointment

with ... oh ... I see ... yes ... I’ll (óâåäîìÿâàì ãî)

........................................................... Bye.

Mr. Jackson: Let me know what? Is it bad news?

Helen: I’m afraid so. Mr. Taylor can’t make it here for another half

hour. He’s (ïîïàäàì â óëè÷íî çàäðúñòâàíå)

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

Mr. Jackson: Oh Happy Day!





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Ó äîìà

èäâà íè íà ãîñòè

Êàêâà ïðèÿòíà èçíåíàäà!

íàïúëíÿë, íàääàë íà òåãëî

íàïúëíÿâàíå ñ âúçðàñòòà

íå ñúì ñå ïðîìåíèë âúîáùå

Lesson 17

At Home

pay us a visit

What a pleasant surprise!

put on weight

middle-age spread

haven’t changed a bit

81At Home

Ì = Ìåðè; Ä = Äæîí;

Ñ = Ñàëè; Ï = Ïèòúð

Ì: Äæîí! Ïîãëåäíè êîé íè å äî-

øúë íà ãîñòè. Ïèòúð è Ñàëè.

Ä: Ïèòúð! Ñàëè! Êàêâà ïðèÿòíà

èçíåíàäà.

Ñ: Çäðàâåé, Äæîí. Îõî-î-î,

ïîíàääàë ñè.

Ï: Å, âñåêè çíàå ÷å òîâà å, ú-ú-ú

... íàïúëíÿâàíå ñ âúçðàñòòà.

Ì: Àìè âèå äâàìàòà ... çàùî íå

ñòå ñå ïðîìåíèëè âúîáùå?

M = Mary; J = John;

S = Sally; P = Peter

M: John! Look who’s come to pay

us a visit. It’s Peter and Sally.

J: Peter! Sally! What a pleasant

surprise!

S: Hello, John. My oh my, you’ve

put on weight.

P: Well, we know what that is, eh

... middle-age spread.

M: But you two ... why you haven’t

changed a bit?


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ìàëêî ïîîñòàðÿë

îò öÿëà âå÷íîñò

êàòî ÷å ëè áåøå â÷åðà

Äà âè ïðåäëîæà íåùî çà ïèåíå?

ïàçÿ òàëèÿ

longer in the tooth

ages ago

it seems like only yesterday

Can I offer you a drink?

watching my waistline

83At Home

Ï: Ïðîñòî ìàëêî ñìå ïîîñòàðå-

ëè, Ìåðè.

Ì: Îòêîãà íå ñìå ñå âèæäàëè?

Ñèãóðíî èìà öÿëà âå÷íîñò.

Ï: Òðÿáâà äà ñà òðè ãîäèíè, íî

êàòî ÷å ëè áåøå â÷åðà.

Ä: Ñÿäàéòå. Ñÿäàéòå. Äà âè

ïðåäëîæà íåùî çà ïèåíå?

Ï: Ñàìî ìèíåðàëíà âîäà çà

ìåí. Ïàçÿ òàëèÿ.

P: Just a little bit longer in the

tooth, Mary.

M: How long has it been since we

last saw you? It must be ages

ago.

P: It must be three years but it

seems like only yesterday.

J: Sit down, sit down. Can I offer

you a drink?

P: Just a mineral water for me.

I’m watching my waistline.

it seems like only yesterday

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Ñ êîëà ñúì. / Âúçäúðæàòåë ñúì.

êàêâî ñúì ïðàâèë

êâàðòàëà íà áîðñîâèòå ïîñðåä-

íèöè

â áðîé

êóï ïàðè

I’m on the wagon.

been up to

the stockbroker belt

cash down

a pretty penny

85At Home

Ä: À çà òåá, Ñàëè?

Ñ: Íåùî áåçàëêîõîëíî. Àç ùå

êàðàì.

Ì: È òàêà, õàéäå. Êàçâàéòå

êàêâî ñòå ïðàâèëè ïðåç òåçè

òðè ãîäèíè.

Ñ: Î, íèùî îñîáåíî. Êóïèõìå

íîâà êúùà.

Ì: Òàêà ëè. Êúäå?

Ñ: Â Óåéáðèäæ ... â êâàðòàëà íà

áîðñîâèòå ïîñðåäíèöè.

Ï: Õóáàâà êúùà ñ äåñåò ñòàè.

Ïëàòåíà â áðîé, ðàçáèðà ñå.

Ä: Òðÿáâà äà å ñòðóâàëà êóï

ïàðè.

î÷èòå º îñòàíàõà â íåÿ

Ëþáîâ îò ïðúâ ïîãëåä.

Íàçäðàâå!

Ï: Òîâà íå å âàæíî. Êîãàòî Ñàëè

ÿ âèäÿ, î÷èòå º îñòàíàõà â

íåÿ.

Ñ: Äà ... Íå ìîæåõ äà óñòîÿ ...

áåøå ëþáîâ îò ïðúâ ïîãëåä.

Ä: Åòî ïèòèåòàòà âè. Íàçäðàâå!

Çàåäíî: Íàçäðàâå!

Ä: Çíà÷è áèçíåñúò òè ñèãóðíî

âúðâè äîñòà äîáðå, Ïèòúð.

J: And for you, Sally?

S: Something non-alcoholic.

I’m on the wagon.

M: So, come on. Tell me what

you’ve been up to these last

three years.

S: Oh. It’s been quite normal. We

bought a new house.

M: Oh. Where?

S: In Weybridge ... in the stock-

broker belt.

P: A nice house, ten rooms. We

paid cash down, of course.

J: That must have cost a pretty

penny.

set her heart on it

Love at first sight!

Cheers!

P: That’s not important. When

Sally saw it, she set her heart

on it.

S: Yes ... I couldn’t resist ... it was

love at first sight.

J: Here are your drinks. Cheers!

Together: Cheers!

J: Your business must be doing

well then, Peter.

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P: Well, I suppose I can’t complain.

M: What is your business, now,

Peter? I don’t remember.

S: Oh, he can’t say. It’s govern-

ment business. Very hush

hush!

P: Yes. Confidential. I’m sworn to

secrecy.

M: Couldn’t you tell us? It won’t

go any further.

Ï: Äà, íå ìîãà äà ñå îïëà÷à.

Ì: Ñ êàêâî ñå çàíèìàâàø ñåãà,

Ïèòúð? Íå ñè ñïîìíÿì.

Ñ: Î, òîé íå ìîæå äà êàæå.

Ðàáîòè çà ïðàâèòåëñòâîòî.

Ñëóæåáíà òàéíà.

Ï: Äà. Ïîâåðèòåëíî. Äàë ñúì

êëåòâà äà ìúë÷à.

Ì: Íå ìîæåø ëè äà íè êàæåø?

Íÿìà äà èçëåçå îò òàçè ñòàÿ.

I can’t complain.

Very hush hush!

sworn to secrecy

it won’t go any further

Íå ìîãà äà ñå îïëà÷à.

òàéíà

äàë ñúì êëåòâà äà ìúë÷à

Íÿìà äà èçëåçå îò òàçè ñòàÿ.

(çà òàéíà)

87At Home

afford the risk

I’ll get it.

as a matter of fact

P: I’m afraid not. I can’t afford the

risk. (the telephone rings)

J: I’ll get it. Yes ... fine, I’ll tell

him.

P: Was that for me?

J: Yes. Did you park your car in

our neighbour’s driveway?

P: My Rolls Royce? Yes, I did,

as a matter of fact.

J: What a pity! You forgot to put

your handbrake on. It’s just

rolled into their swimming pool.

ïîçâîëÿâàì ñè äà ðèñêóâàì

Àç ùå âäèãíà.

âñúùíîñò

Ï: Áîÿ ñå, ÷å íå. Íå ìîãà äà ñè

ïîçâîëÿ äà ðèñêóâàì ...

(òåëåôîíúò çâúíè)

Ä: Àç ùå ãî âäèãíà. Äà ... äîáðå,

ùå ìó êàæà.

Ï: Çà ìåí ëè áåøå?

Ä: Äà. Òè ëè ïàðêèðà ïðåä ãàðà-

æà íà ñúñåäèòå?

Ï: Ìîÿò Ðîëñ-Ðîéñ? Äà, âñúù-

íîñò àç ãî ïàðêèðàõ.

Ä: Êîëêî æàëêî! Çàáðàâèë ñè äà

äðúïíåø ðú÷íàòà ñïèðà÷êà. Òî-

êó ùî å ïàäíàë â áàñåéíà èì.

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Exercises


Mary: John! Look who’s come to (èäâà íè íà ãîñòè) .........................

.............................. It’s Peter and Sally.

John: Peter! Sally! (Êàêâà ïðèÿòíà èçíåíàäà!)

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

Sally: Hello, John. My oh my, you’ve (íàïúëíÿë) ..................................

Peter: Well, we know what that is, eh ... (íàïúëíÿâàíå ñ âúçðàñòòà)

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

Mary: But you two ... why you (íå ñúì ñå ïðîìåíèë âúîáùå)

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

Peter: Just a little bit (ìàëêî ïîîñòàðÿë) ..................................

....................................................., Mary.

Mary: How long has it been since we last saw you? It must be (îò

öÿëà âå÷íîñò) ...............................................................................

Peter: It must be three years but (êàòî ÷å ëè áåøå â÷åðà)

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

John: Sit down, sit down. (Äà âè ïðåäëîæà íåùî çà ïèåíå?)

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


Peter: Just a mineral water for me. I’m (ïàçÿ òàëèÿ) .............................

John: And for you, Sally?

Sally: Something non-alcoholic. (Ñ êîëà ñúì.) ......................................

Mary: So, come on. Tell me what you’ve (êàêâî ñúì ïðàâèë)

................................................................. these last three years.

Sally: Oh. It’s been quite normal. We bought a new house.

Mary: Oh. Where?

Sally: In Weybridge ... in (êâàðòàëà íà áîðñîâèòå ïîñðåäíèöè)

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

Peter: A nice house, ten rooms. We paid (â áðîé) ................................,

of course.

John: That must have cost (êóï ïàðè) ....................................................

Peter: That’s not important. When Sally saw it, she (î÷èòå º îñòàíàõà

â íåÿ) .......................................................................................

Sally: Yes ... I couldn’t resist ... it was (Ëþáîâ îò ïðúâ ïîãëåä.)

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

John: Here are your drinks. (Íàçäðàâå!) .................................

Together: Cheers!

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John: Your business must be doing well then, Peter.

Peter: Well, I suppose (íå ìîãà äà ñå îïëà÷à.)

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

Mary: What is your business, now, Peter? I don’t remember.

Sally: Oh, he can’t say. It’s government business. (òàéíà)

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

Peter: Yes. Confidential. I’m (äàë ñúì êëåòâà äà ìúë÷à)

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

Mary: Couldn’t you tell us? (Íÿìà äà èçëåçå îò òàçè ñòàÿ.)

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

Peter: I’m afraid not. I can’t (ïîçâîëÿâàì ñè äà ðèñêóâàì)

........................................................... (the telephone rings)

John: (Àç ùå âäèãíà.) ...................................... Yes ... fine, I’ll tell him.

Peter: Was that for me?

John: Yes. Did you park your car in our neighbour’s driveway?

Peter: My Rolls Royce? Yes, I did, (âñúùíîñò) .......................................

John: What a pity! You forgot to put your handbrake on. It’s just rolled

into their swimming pool.





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Â ðåñòîðàíòà

Èìàòå ëè ðåçåðâàöèÿ?

ìàñà çà äâàìà

Ìîëÿ ïîñëåäâàéòå ìå!

ìàëêî å òÿñíî

çàåòè ñà

Lesson 18

At the Restaurant

Do you have a reservation?

a table for two

Please follow me.

a little cramped

are taken

93At the Restaurant

Ñ = Ñåðâèòüîð; Ä = Äæîí;

Ì = Ìåðè

Ñ: Äîáúð âå÷åð. Èìàòå ëè ðåçåð-

âàöèÿ?

Ä: Äà. Íà èìåòî Äæàêñúí. Ìàñà

çà äâàìà, ìîëÿ.

Ñ: Äà, ã-í Äæàêñúí. Ìîëÿ ïîñ-

ëåäâàéòå ìå. Åòî òóê.

Ä: Ìîæå ëè äà ñåäíåì íà ìàñà

äî ïðîçîðåöà? Òóê å ìàëêî

òÿñíî.

Ñ: Ñúæàëÿâàì, ãîñïîäèíå. Âñè÷-

êè ìàñè äî ïðîçîðåöà ñà

çàåòè.

W = Waiter; J = John;

M = Mary

W: Good evening. Do you have

a reservation?

J: Yes. Jackson’s the name.

A table for two, please.

W: Yes, Mr. Jackson. Please

follow me. Here we are.

J: Could we have a table by the

window? It’s a little cramped

here.

W: I’m sorry, sir. All the window

tables are taken.

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ñâîáîäíà å

î÷àêâàì êîìïàíèÿ

äîòîãàâà

äà ñå îïèòàì äà ãî óðåäÿ

íÿìà äà ñúæàëÿâàòå

it’s vacant

expecting a party

by then

try to arrange it

make it worth your while

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Ì: À òàçè òàì? Òÿ å ñâîáîäíà.

Ñ: Òàì î÷àêâàì åäíà êîìïàíèÿ

â äåñåò ÷àñà, ãîñïîæî.

Ä: Íî ñåãà å ñàìî îñåì ÷àñà. Äî

òîãàâà ùå ñìå ñè çàìèíàëè.

Ñ: Õúì ... áèõ ìîãúë äà ñå îïè-

òàì äà ãî óðåäÿ, ãîñïîäèíå.

Ä: (òèõî) Áëàãîäàðÿ âè. Íÿìà äà

ñúæàëÿâàòå.

M: What about that one? It’s va-

cant.

W: I’m expecting a party at ten

o’clock there, madam.

J: But it’s only eight o’clock now.

We’ll be gone by then.

W: Ahem ... I could try to arrange

it, sir.

J: (softly) Thank you. I’ll make it

worth your while.

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Íàñàì! / Îòòóê!

Ñèãóðíî òè ñå ÷óâà äóìàòà òóê.

äàâàì ìó ïîäêóï

Êàêâî íàõàëñòâî!

Òàêà å ïðèåòî.

Come this way.

You must have pull here.

grease his palm

What a nerve!

The done thing.

97At the Restaurant

Ñ: Äà, ãîñïîäèíå. Îòòóê!

Ì: Òàçè ìàñà å ìíîãî ïî-õóáàâà.

ßâíî òè ñå ÷óâà äóìàòà òóê.

Ä: Åäèíñòâåíîòî íåùî, êîåòî ñå

÷óâà òóê, ñà ïàðèòå, êîèòî ìó

äàäîõ. Òðÿáâàøå äà ãî ïîäêóïÿ.

Ì: Èñêàø äà êàæåø, ÷å òîé âçå

ïàðè ñàìî çà äà íè äàäå ìàñà!

Íàèñòèíà ... Êàêâî íàõàëñòâî!

Ä: Òàêà ñòàâàò íåùàòà. Òàêà å

ïðèåòî.

W: Yes, sir. Come this way.

M: This is a much better table.

You must have pull here.

J: The only pull I have is the

money I gave him. I had to

grease his palm.

M: You mean he took money just

to give us a table. Well ...

What a nerve!

J: That’s how it works. It’s the

done thing.


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take your order

in order

daylight robbery

a bit steep

It’s outrageous!

W: Would you like a drink before

I take your order?

J: Yes. I think two martinis would

be in order.

W: Yes, sir.

J: Now, what shall we have?

M: (whispering) John, have you

seen the prices on the menu?

This is daylight robbery.

âçåìàì Âè ïîðú÷êàòà

èäâà ìè äîáðå

ïëàäíåøêè ãðàáåæ

ïðåêàëåíî

Òîâà å ñêàíäàëíî!

Ñ: Áèõòå ëè èñêàëè íåùî çà ïèå-

íå ïðåäè äà âè âçåìà ïîðú÷-

êàòà?

Ä: Äà. Ìèñëÿ, ÷å äâå ìàðòèíèòà

ùå íè äîéäàò äîáðå.

Ñ: Äà, ãîñïîäèíå.

Ä: Ñåãà, êàêâî ùå ïîðú÷àìå?

Ì: (øåïíåéêè) Äæîí, âèäÿ ëè

öåíèòå â ìåíþòî? Òîâà å

ïëàäíåøêè ãðàáåæ.

99At the Restaurant

Ä: Äåñåò ëèðè çà êóïè÷êà ñóïà.

Òîâà å ïðåêàëåíî.

Ì: Ïðåêàëåíî ëè?! Òîâà å íà-

ïðàâî ñêàíäàëíî!

J: Ten pounds for a bowl of soup.

It is a bit steep.

M: A bit steep, indeed. It’s

outrageous!

grin and bear it

That’s that!

I’ll fix him.

J: Well, we can’t do anything

about it now. We’ll just have to

grin and bear it.

M: We’re not going to pay these

prices and that’s that!

J: But how can we leave without

eating? They’ll think that we

can’t afford the prices. It would

be embarrassing.

M: Leave it to me. Here he comes.

I’ll fix him.

ïðåæèâÿâàì ãî

È òîâà ñè å!

Ùå ãî ïîäðåäÿ.

Ä: Å, íèùî íå ìîæåì äà íàïðà-

âèì ñåãà. Ùå òðÿáâà äà ãî

ïðåæèâååì.

Ì: Íÿìà äà ïëàùàìå òåçè öåíè è

òîâà ñè å!

Ä: Íî êàê ùå ñè òðúãíåì áåç äà

ñìå ÿëè? Ùå ñè ïîìèñëÿò, ÷å

íå ìîæåì äà ñè ïîçâîëèì

öåíèòå. Ùå áúäå íåóäîáíî.

Ì: Îñòàâè òîâà íà ìåí. Åòî ãî è

íåãî. Ñåãà ùå ãî ïîäðåäÿ.

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It’s just not good enough!

get out of my way

Òîâà å ïðîñòî ïîäèãðàâêà!

ìàõíåòå ñå îò ïúòÿ ìè

101At the Restaurant

W: Your martinis.

M: You call this a martini! If this is

how you serve drinks, I should

hate to see the food. It’s just

not good enough!

W: I ... I’m sorry, madam. If there’s

anything I can do.

M: There is. You can return the

money my husband paid you

for this table and get out of my

way. We’re leaving!

Ñ: Ìàðòèíèòàòà Âè.

Ì: Âèå íàðè÷àòå òîâà ìàðòèíè!

Ùîì òàêà ñåðâèðàòå ïèòèåòà-

òà, ïðåäñòàâÿì ñè êàêâà ùå å

õðàíàòà. Òîâà å ïðîñòî ïîäè-

ãðàâêà!

Ñ: Àç ... Àç ñúæàëÿâàì, ãîñïîæî.

Ìîãà ëè äà íàïðàâÿ íåùî?

Ì: Äà. Ìîæåòå äà âúðíåòå íà ñúï-

ðóãà ìè ïàðèòå, êîèòî Âè ïëà-

òè çà òàçè ìàñà è äà ñå ìàõ-

íåòå îò ïúòÿ ìè. Òðúãâàìå ñè!

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Exercises


Waiter: Good evening. (Èìàòå ëè ðåçåðâàöèÿ?)

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

John: Yes. Jackson’s the name. (Ìàñà çà äâàìà)

.........................................................., please.

Waiter: Yes, Mr. Jackson. (Ìîëÿ ïîñëåäâàéòå ìå!)

...................................................... Here we are.

John: Could we have a table by the window? It’s (ìàëêî å òÿñíî)

................................................. here.

Waiter: I’m sorry, sir. All the window tables (çàåòè ñà)

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

Mary: What about that one? (Ñâîáîäíà å.) .........................................

Waiter: I’m (î÷àêâàì êîìïàíèÿ) at ten o’clock there, madam.

John: But it’s only eight o’clock now. We’ll be gone (äîòîãàâà)

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

Waiter: Ahem ... I could (äà ñå îïèòàì äà ãî óðåäÿ)

................................................................, sir.


John: (softly) Thank you. I’ll (íÿìà äà ñúæàëÿâàòå)

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

Waiter: Yes, sir. (Îòòóê!) ..................................

Mary: This is a much better table. (Ñèãóðíî òè ñå ÷óâà äóìàòà òóê.)

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

John: The only pull I have is the money I gave him. I had to (äàâàì ìó

ïîäêóï) ....................................................................

Mary: You mean he took money just to give us a table. Well ... (Êàêâî

íàõàëñòâî!) ....................................................................

John: That’s how it works. It’s (Òàêà å ïðèåòî.) ....................................

Waiter: Would you like a drink before I (âçåìàì Âè ïîðú÷êàòà)

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

John: Yes. I think two martinis would be (èäâà ìè äîáðå)

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

Waiter: Yes, sir.

John: Now, what shall we have?

Mary: (whispering) John, have you seen the prices on the menu? This

is (ïëàäíåøêè ãðàáåæ) ........................................................

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John: Ten pounds for a bowl of soup. It is (ïðåêàëåíî)

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

Mary: A bit steep, indeed. (Òîâà å ñêàíäàëíî!) ...................................

John: Well, we can’t do anything about it now. We’ll just have to

(ïðåæèâÿâàì ãî) ....................................................................

Mary: We’re not going to pay these prices and (è òîâà ñè å)

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

John: But how can we leave without eating? They’ll think that we can’t

afford the prices. It would be embarrassing.

Mary: Leave it to me. Here he comes. (Ùå ãî ïîäðåäÿ.)

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

Waiter: Your martinis.

Mary: You call this a martini! If this is how you serve drinks, I should

hate to see the food. (Òîâà å ïðîñòî ïîäèãðàâêà!)

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

Waiter: I ... I’m sorry, madam. If there’s anything I can do.

Mary: There is. You can return the money my husband paid you for

this table and (ìàõíåòå ñå îò ïúòÿ ìè) .......................................

................................... We’re leaving!





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Â îôèñà

Ïî êàêúâ ñëó÷àé?

Èìàì ñðåùà.

ñãîäåí

ðàçâàëèõ ãîäåæà

ïðàâÿ äîáðî âïå÷àòëåíèå

Lesson 19

At the Office

What’s the occasion?

I’ve got a date.

engaged to be married

broke the engagement

make a good impression

make a good impression

107At the Office

Ä = Äæàê; Äì = Äæèì; Ì = ìúæ

Ä: Ïî äÿâîëèòå, Äæèì! Ñëîæèë

ñè êîñòþì è âðàòîâðúçêà!

Ïî êàêúâ ñëó÷àé?

Äì: Òàçè âå÷åð ùå ñå âèäÿ ñúñ

Ñþçúí. Èìàì ñðåùà.

Ä: Ñþçúí? Ñþçúí îò ñ÷åòîâîä-

ñòâîòî? Íî àç ìèñëåõ, ÷å òÿ

å ñãîäåíà.

Äì: Îò åäèí ìåñåö íå å. Òÿ ðàç-

âàëè ãîäåæà.

Ä: Å, âèæäàì, ÷å ñè ðåøèë äà

íàïðàâèø äîáðî âïå÷àòëå-

íèå.

J = Jack; M = man

J: Cor, Jim! You wearing a suit

and tie! What’s the occa-

sion?

Jim: I’m meeting Susan this

evening. I’ve got a date.

J: Susan? Susan from the ac-

counts department? But

I thought she was engaged

to be married.

Jim: Not since last month. She

broke the engagement.

J: Well I can see you’re out to

make a good impression.

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ñ ìàëêî ïîâå÷êî êúñìåò

Ùå º çàâúðòèø ãëàâàòà.

Ñàìî òàêà ãîâîðèø.

îáëå÷åí ñòðàõîòíî

with a little bit of luck

You’ll sweep her off her feet.

You’re only saying it.

dressed to kill

109At the Office

Äì: Íàäÿâàì ñå ... ñ ìàëêî ïîâå-

÷êî êúñìåò.

Ä: Íå òè òðÿáâà êúñìåò, Äæèì.

Ùå º çàâúðòèø ãëàâàòà.

Äì: Ñòèãà! Ñàìî òàêà ãîâîðèø.

Ä: Íå. Íàèñòèíà ìèñëÿ òàêà.

Èçãëåæäàø æåñòîêî!

Jim: I hope so ... with a little bit

of luck.

J: You don’t need luck, Jim.

You’ll sweep her off her feet.

Jim: Go on! You’re only saying it.

J: No. I mean it. You look

dressed to kill.

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â çàòðóäíåíî ïîëîæåíèå

Ñàìî êàæè!

ãðèæa ñå çà íåãî

Çà êàêâî ñà ïðèÿòåëèòå?

îùå åäíî íåùî

îòñåãà íàòàòúê

in a fix

Just name it.

take care of him

What are friends for?

one more thing

from now on

Jim: Jack ... could you do me a

favour? I’m in a fix.

J: Sure. Just name it.

Jim: Well, I’m expecting a client ...

er ... Mr. Everett and ... well, if

I wait, I’ll miss my date with

Susan. Could you take care

of him?

Äì: Äæàê ... ìîæåø ëè äà ìè íà-

ïðàâèø åäíà óñëóãà? Â çàò-

ðóäíåíî ïîëîæåíèå ñúì.

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Ñàìî êàæè!

Äì: Àìè, î÷àêâàì êëèåíò, ãîñïî-

äèí Åâúðåò è ... å, àêî

÷àêàì, ùå ïðîïóñíà ñðå-

ùàòà ñè ñúñ Ñþçúí. Ìîæåø

ëè äà ñå ïîãðèæèø çà íåãî?

111At the Office

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Èñêàì äà êàæà,

íàëè çà òîâà ñà ïðèÿòåëèòå?

Äì: Î ... è îùå íåùî.

Ä: Äà.

Äì: Øåôúò ìå ïîìîëè àç äà ñå

çàåìà ñ òîâà. Òàêà ÷å áè ëè

ñå ïðåäñòàâèë çà ìåí?

Ä: Íÿìà ïðîáëåìè. Îòñåãà íà-

òàòúê ùå áúäà Äæèì Áðàóí.

Çàäúëæåí ñúì òè.

Çà ìåí å óäîâîëñòâèå.

Ïî-äîáðå äà òðúãâàì.

ïî òîâà âðåìå

Äì: Áëàãîäàðÿ òè, Äæàê. Çàäúë-

æåí ñúì òè.

Ä: Íå ñå ïðèòåñíÿâàé çà òîâà.

Çà ìåí å óäîâîëñòâèå.

Äì: Å, è òàêà, ðàçðåøèõìå ïðî-

áëåìà. Àç ïî-äîáðå äà òðúã-

âàì.

Ä: Òîëêîâà ðàíî? Êúäå ùå

õîäèø ïî òîâà âðåìå?

J: Of course. I mean, what are

friends for?

Jim: Oh ... and one more thing.

J: Yes.

Jim: The boss asked me to take

care of it. So could you pre-

tend to be me?

J: No problem. I’ll be Jim Brown

from now on.

I owe you one.

It’s my pleasure.

I’d better be off.

at this hour

Jim: Thanks, Jack. I owe you one.

J: Think nothing of it. It’s my

pleasure.

Jim: Well, now, that’s that settled.

I’d better be off.

J: So early? Where are you go-

ing at this hour?

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has been pestering her

before I change my mind

All the best!

Have a good time.

Jim: I’m picking Susan up from her

office. Her ex-boyfriend has

been pestering her lately.

J: (laughs) Oh I see ... Go on,

off with you before I change

my mind.

Jim: Thanks, Jack. All the best!

J: See you tomorrow. Have

a good time. (Jack’s murmur-

ing) Now ... (After a pause Jack

is startled) Oh ... er ... hello.

äîñàæäàë º å

ïðåäè äà ñúì ðàçìèñëèë

Âñè÷êî íàé-õóáàâî!

Ïðèÿòíî ïðåêàðâàíå!

Äì: Ùå âçåìà Ñþçúí îò îôèñà

º. Áèâøèÿò º ïðèÿòåë íåùî

º äîñàæäàë íàïîñëåäúê.

Ä: (ñìåå ñå) Î, ðàçáèðàì ...

Õàéäå, çàìèíàâàé ïðåäè äà

ñúì ðàçìèñëèë.

Äì: Áëàãîäàðÿ òè, Äæàê. Âñè÷êî

íàé-õóáàâî!

Ä: Äî óòðå. Ïðèÿòíî ïðåêàðâà-

íå. (ìúðìîðåéêè) Ñåãà ...

(ñëåä ïàóçà, ñòðåñíàòî) Î,

... ú ... çäðàâåéòå.

113At the Office

How do you do?

beat the daylights out of you

M: Is your name Brown?

J: That’s right, Brown. Jim

Brown. How do you do?

M: Do you know who I am?

J: Of course. I’ve been expect-

ing you.

M: Good. I don’t want you going

out with Susan. And to show

you I mean business, I’m go-

ing to beat the daylights out

of you.

J: No ... wait ... it’s a mistake.

Oh ... no, go away ...

Ïðèÿòíî ìè å!

òåãëÿ Âè åäèí áîé

Ì: Âèå ëè ñòå Áðàóí?

Ä: Òî÷íî òàêà, Áðàóí. Äæèì

Áðàóí. Ïðèÿòíî ìè å.

Ì: Çíàåòå ëè êîé ñúì àç?

Ä: Ðàçáèðà ñå. Î÷àêâàõ Âè.

Ì: Äîáðå. Íå èñêàì äà èçëè-

çàòå ñúñ Ñþçúí. È çà äà âè

ïîêàæà, ÷å íå ñå øåãóâàì,

ùå Âè òåãëÿ åäèí áîé.

Ä: Íå ... ÷àêàéòå ... èìà ãðåø-

êà. Îî ... íå, ìàõàéòå ñå ...


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Exercises


Jack: Cor, Jim! You wearing a suit and tie! (Ïî êàêúâ ñëó÷àé?)

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

Jim: I’m meeting Susan this evening. (Èìàì ñðåùà.)

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

Jack: Susan? Susan from the accounts department? But I thought

she was (ñãîäåí) ......................................................................

Jim: Not since last month. She (ðàçâàëèõ ãîäåæà)

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

Jack: Well I can see you’re out to (ïðàâÿ äîáðî âïå÷àòëåíèå)

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

Jim: I hope so ... (ñ ìàëêî ïîâå÷êî êúñìåò)

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

Jack: You don’t need luck, Jim. (Ùå º çàâúðòèø ãëàâàòà.)

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

Jim: Go on! (Ñàìî òàêà ãîâîðèø.) ..................................................

Jack: No. I mean it. You look (îáëå÷åí ñòðàõîòíî)

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


Jim: Jack ... could you do me a favour? I’m (â çàòðóäíåíî ïîëîæå-

íèå) ....................................................................................

Jack: Sure. (Ñàìî êàæè!) ......................................................................

Jim: Well, I’m expecting a client ... er ... Mr. Everett and ... well, if I

wait, I’ll miss my date with Susan. Could you (ãðèæa ñå çà

íåãî) .................................................................................?

Jack: Of course. I mean, (çà êàêâî ñà ïðèÿòåëèòå)

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

Jim: Oh ... and (îùå åäíî íåùî) .........................................................

Jack: Yes.

Jim: The boss asked me to take care of it. So could you pretend to

be me?

Jack: No problem. I’ll be Jim Brown (îòñåãà íàòàòúê)

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

Jim: Thanks, Jack. (Çàäúëæåí ñúì òè.) ..............................................

Jack: Think nothing of it. (Çà ìåí å óäîâîëñòâèå.)

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

Jim: Well, now, that’s that settled. (Ïî-äîáðå äà òðúãâàì.)

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

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Jack: So early? Where are you going (ïî òîâà âðåìå)

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

Jim: I’m picking Susan up from her office. Her ex-boyfriend

(äîñàæäàë º å) .................................................................. lately.

Jack: (laughs) Oh I see ... Go on, off with you (ïðåäè äà ñúì ðàçìèñ-

ëèë) ...........................................................................

Jim: Thanks, Jack. (Âñè÷êî íàé-õóáàâî!) ..........................................

Jack: See you tomorrow. (Ïðèÿòíî ïðåêàðâàíå!) .............................

................................................... (Jack’s murmuring) Now ... (After

a pause Jack is startled) Oh ... er ... hello.

Man: Is your name Brown?

Jack: That’s right, Brown. Jim Brown. (Ïðèÿòíî ìè å!)

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

Man: Do you know who I am?

Jack: Of course. I’ve been expecting you.

Man: Good. I don’t want you going out with Susan. And to show you I

mean business, I’m going to (òåãëÿ Âè åäèí áîé)

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

Jack: No ... wait ... it’s a mistake. Oh ... no, go away ...





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Could you direct me to ...

Óðîê 20

Íà óëèöàòà

Áèõòå ëè ìå óïúòèëè äî ...

ñúñ ñèãóðíîñò

èçâúí ãðàäà

Íå ñè îòèâàéòå.

Òîé ñå å çàãóáèë.

òúðñÿ ïúòÿ

Lesson 20

In the Street

Could you direct me to ...

for certain

out of town

Don’t go away!

He’s lost.

looking for the way

119In the Street

Ä = Äæàê; Æ = æåíà;

Ì = Ìåéâèñ

Ä: Èçâèíåòå. Áèõòå ëè ìå óïúòè-

ëè äî Áðèäæ ñòðèéò?

Æ:Î ... àìè, íå ìîãà äà âè êàæà

ñúñ ñèãóðíîñò.

Ä: Âèæòå, íå ñúì îò òóê. Îò äðóã

ãðàä ñúì.

Æ:×àêàéòå, ùå ïîïèòàì ïðèÿ-

òåëêàòà ñè. Íå ñè îòèâàéòå.

Ìåéâèñ!

Ì: Äà?

Æ:Òîçè ãîñïîäèí èñêà äà ñòèãíå

äî Áðèäæ ñòðèéò. Çàãóáèë ñå å.

Ä: Íå. Íå ñúì ñå çàãóáèë ñúâ-

ñåì. Ïðîñòî òúðñÿ ïúòÿ äî

Áðèäæ ñòðèéò.

J = Jack; W = Woman;

M = Mavis

J: Excuse me. Could you direct

me to Bridge Street?

W: Oh ... well, I couldn’t say for

certain.

J: You see, I don’t live here. I’m

from out of town.

W: Hold on, I’ll ask my friend.

Don’t go away. Mavis!

M: Yes?

W: This gentleman wants to get

to Bridge Street. He’s lost.

J: No. I’m not quite lost. I’m just

looking for the way to Bridge

Street.

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èñêàì äà ìå óïúòÿò

Íå ñúì îò òóê.

îáÿñíÿâà íåùàòà

çàä úãúëà

Êàê äà ñòèãíà äî ...?

asking directions

I’m a stranger here.

sums up the situation

around the corner

How do I get to ...?

121In the Street

Ì: Àêî íå ñòå ñå çàãóáèë, çàùî

èñêàòå äà âè óïúòâàò?

Ä: Çàùîòî íå ïîçíàâàì òîçè

ãðàä. Íå ñúì îò òóê.

Ì: Ðàçáèðàì ... è òúðñèòå Áðèäæ

ñòðèéò.

Ä: Äà. Ìèñëÿ, ÷å òîâà îáÿñíÿâà

íåùàòà.

Ì: Å, òîâà íå å ïðîáëåì. Òÿ å

âåäíàãà ñëåä êàòî çàâèåòå ïî

Øèï ñòðèéò.

Ä: Ðàçáèðàì ..., à êàê äà ñòèãíà

äî Øèï ñòðèéò.

Æ:Íî Âèå ñèãóðíî çíàåòå êúäå å

Øèï ñòðèéò. Âñè÷êè ÿ çíàÿò.

M: If you’re not lost, then why are

you asking directions?

J: Because I don’t know this town.

I’m a stranger here.

M: I see ... and you’re looking for

Bridge Street.

J: Yes. I think that sums up the

situation.

M: Well, it’s no problem. It’s

around the corner from Ship

Street.

J: I see ... and how do I get to

Ship Street?

W: But you must know Ship Street.

Everybody does.

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èçêëþ÷åíèå îò ïðàâèëîòî

çàïî÷âà äà ìè äîñàæäà

Íå èñêàõ äà ñòàíå òàêà.

Òîé áè òðÿáâàëî äà çíàå.

ìèíàâàì íàïðÿêî

the exception to the rule

making it awkward

I didn’t mean to.

He should know.

take the short cut

123In the Street

Ä: Òîãàâà áîÿ ñå, ÷å àç ñúì èç-

êëþ÷åíèå îò ïðàâèëîòî.

Æ:Çíàåòå ëè, ÷å çàïî÷âàòå äà

ñòàâàòå äîñàäåí.

Ä: Ñúæàëÿâàì. Íå èñêàõ äà ñòà-

íå òàêà.

Ì: Åòî ãî è ñúïðóãúò ìè. Ñåãà ùå

ãî ïîïèòàìå. Òîé áè òðÿáâàëî

äà çíàå. ... (êúì ñúïðóãà ñè)

Òîçè ÷îâåê èñêà äà ñòèãíå äî

Áðèäæ ñòðèéò. Çàãóáèë ñå å.

Ìúæ: Òàêà ëè? Ïî ãëàâíèòå óëè-

öè ëè èñêàòå äà ìèíåòå èëè

íàïðÿêî?

J: Then I’m afraid I’m the excep-

tion to the rule.

W: You’re making it awkward, you

know.

J: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.

M: Here’s my husband. Let’s ask

him. He should know. ... (to

her husband) This man wants to

get to Bridge Street. He’s lost.

Man: Oh? Do you want to use the

main streets or take the short

cut?

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the quickest way

the first turn on your right

I’m with you.

Could you repeat that?

J: I’ll take whichever is the

quickest way.

Man: Then go down that way and

take the first turn on your

right.

J: First on my right, yes. I’m

with you.

Man: Then the next left, cross the

footbridge, then ...

J: Wait a minute. Could you

repeat that?

íàé-ïðåêèÿò ïúò

ïúðâàòà ïðÿêà íàäÿñíî

Ñëåäÿ ìèñúëòà Âè.

Áèõòå ëè ïîâòîðèëè òîâà?

Ä: Ùå òðúãíà ïî íàé-ïðåêèÿ

ïúò.

Ìúæ: Òîãàâà òðúãâàòå îòòóê íà-

äîëó è çàâèâàòå ïî ïúðâà-

òà ïðÿêà íàäÿñíî.

Ä: Ïúðâàòà ïðÿêà íàäÿñíî.

Ñëåäÿ ìèñúëòà Âè.

Ìúæ: Ñëåä òîâà ñëåäâàùàòà

âëÿâî, ïðåêîñÿâàòå ìîñòà,

ñëåä òîâà ...

Ä: ×àêàéòå ìàëêî. Áèõòå ëè

ïîâòîðèëè òîâà?

125In the Street

follow directions

catch it all

Is that clear?

I’ll take a cab.

ñëåäâàì óêàçàíèÿ

ñõâàùàì âñè÷êî

ßñíî ëè å?

Ùå âçåìà òàêñè.

Ìúæ: Íå å ÷óäíî, ÷å ñòå ñå çàãó-

áèëè, ùîì íå ìîæåòå äà

ñëåäâàòå óêàçàíèÿ.

Ä: Ñúæàëÿâàì. Ïðîñòî íå ìî-

æàõ äà ñõâàíà âñè÷êî.

Ìúæ: Äîáðå. Ùå ãî êàæà îòíî-

âî. Ïúðâî íàäÿñíî, ïîñëå

íàëÿâî, ïðåêîñÿâàòå ìîñ-

òà, âòîðàòà âëÿâî, òðåòàòà

âäÿñíî. Òîâà ÿñíî ëè å?

Ä: Î, äà ... ÿñíî êàòî áÿë äåí.

Îñòàâåòå, ùå âçåìà òàêñè.

Man: It’s no wonder you’re lost if

you can’t follow directions.

J: I’m sorry. I just didn’t catch

it all.

Man: Right. I’ll say it again. First

right, next left, cross the

footbridge, second left, third

on your right. Is that clear?

J: Oh yes ... clear as daylight.

Forget it. I’ll take a cab.

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Exercises


Jack: Excuse me. (Áèõòå ëè ìå óïúòèëè äî) Bridge Street?

Woman: Oh ... well, I couldn’t say (ñúñ ñèãóðíîñò) .................................

Jack: You see, I don’t live here. I’m from (èçâúí ãðàäà)

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

Woman: Hold on, I’ll ask my friend. (Íå ñè îòèâàéòå.)

.................................................................. Mavis!

Mavis: Yes?

Woman: This gentleman wants to get to Bridge Street. (Òîé ñå å

çàãóáèë.) ..................................................................

Jack: No. I’m not quite lost. I’m just (òúðñÿ ïúòÿ) ........................

............................................... to Bridge Street.

Mavis: If you’re not lost, then why are you (èñêàì äà ìå óïúòÿò)

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

Jack: Because I don’t know this town. (Íå ñúì îò òóê.)

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

Mavis: I see ... and you’re looking for Bridge Street.


Jack: Yes. I think that (îáÿñíÿâà íåùàòà) ..........................................

Mavis: Well, it’s no problem. It’s (çàä úãúëà) ........................................

from Ship Street.

Jack: I see ... and (êàê äà ñòèãíà äî) ............................. Ship Street?

Woman: But you must know Ship Street. Everybody does.

Jack: Then I’m afraid I’m (èçêëþ÷åíèå îò ïðàâèëîòî)

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

Woman: You’re (çàïî÷âà äà ìè äîñàæäà) ....................................

.............................., you know.

Jack: I’m sorry. (Íå èñêàõ äà ñòàíå òàêà.) ........................................

Mavis: Here’s my husband. Let’s ask him. (Òîé áè òðÿáâàëî äà

çíàå.) ...........................................................................

... (to her husband) This man wants to get to Bridge Street.

He’s lost.

Man: Oh? Do you want to use the main streets or (ìèíàâàì

íàïðÿêî) ..................................................................?

Jack: I’ll take whichever is (íàé-ïðåêèÿò ïúò) ....................................

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Man: Then go down that way and take (ïúðâàòà ïðÿêà íàäÿñíî)

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

Jack: First on my right, yes. (Ñëåäÿ ìèñúëòà Âè.) ..............................

Man: Then the next left, cross the footbridge, then ...

Jack: Wait a minute. (Áèõòå ëè ïîâòîðèëè òîâà?)

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

Man: It’s no wonder you’re lost if you can’t (ñëåäâàì óêàçàíèÿ)

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

Jack: I’m sorry. I just didn’t (ñõâàùàì âñè÷êî)

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

Man: Right. I’ll say it again. First right, next left, cross the footbridge,

second left, third on your right. (ßñíî ëè å?)

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

Jack: Oh yes ... clear as daylight. Forget it. (Ùå âçåìà òàêñè.)

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






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