Don’t take it literally! Задачки по фразеологии

drunk as a piper – пьяный как сапожник (буквально: как волынщик)

4. sober as a judge – трезвый как стеклышко (буквально: как судья)

Задание 2

Не то по рассеянности, не то по какой другой причине, но художник, которому было поручено сделать рисунок к известной английской идиоме, кое-что напутал и получилось не совсем то, что требовалось. Что именно не так на этом рисунке?

Ключ:

Когда идет проливной дождь, англичане говорят: “It is raining cats and dogs.” У нашего же художника получилось it is raining pigs and dogs.

Задание 3

Допишите часть реплики шейха, выбрав один из предлагаемых ниже вариантов.

THE SHEIKH AND HIS TWO WIVES

There was a sheikh who had two wives. One day, he went to the market and bought two gold necklaces. When he gave each woman her necklace, he told her not to mention the gift to the other.

After some time had gone by, the wives, who were jealous of each other, fell upon him with questions:

"Tell us, our dear husband, which of us do you love more?"

“______________! I have told you many times that I love you both equally," answered the sheikh.

But the women were not satisfied with this answer.

"We want to know which of us you love the greatest," they insisted.

"My beloved ones, I can't see why you're quarrelling. My heart belongs to the both of you."

But the women were unrelenting. "You can't shake us off that easily.

Finally, the sheikh gave in.

"Alright," he said. "I will tell you the truth. My heart belongs to the one I gave a gold necklace."

The women looked at each other, each thinking that she had won. The peace in the house was restored.

Варианты:

1. Here goes!

2. There you go again!

3. Here’s to my beautiful wives!

4. Here you are.

sheikh шейх; necklace ожерелье; mention упоминать; go by проходить; be jealous ревновать (of sb – к кому-либо); fallздесь: набрасываться (upon sb – на кого-либо); equally одинаково; satisfied удовлетворенный; greatestздесь: больше всех; insist настаивать; beloved любимый; quarrel ссориться; belong принадлежать; unrelenting безжалостный, неумолимый; shake off отделаться (от кого-либо); keep at itздесь: не отставать, продолжать надоедать; reveal открывать, раскрывать (секретипод.