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- •Предисловие
- •Соль книги – Контексты
- •If they can put a man on the moon,
- •It is forbidden for a lady to eat chocolates on public transport (Stupid law of England).
- •It is unlawful to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street (Toronto) on a Sunday (Stupid law of Canada).
- •Illiterates don’t have to read this.
- •It is not legal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour
- •Irs agents never quit. They just don’t do anything too taxing anymore.
- •If sex is a pain in the ass you’re doing it wrong.
- •It is against the law to frown' at a police officer
- •It is a crime to delay or detain a homing pigeon
- •I have 75 balls and drive women crazy. I am best known as Bingo!
- •I’d give my left arm to be ambidextrous.
- •It is a crime to wear a mask in public
- •It is a crime for an owner of a pig to call him swine or 'Napoleon' (Stupid law of France).
- •If a man is caught kissing a woman in public the death penalty may be enforced (Stupid law of Greece).
- •It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas (Stupid law of Arkansas us).
- •Vampires are a pain in the neck.
- •In one Dutch region it is a crime to breach the dykes of a river, even though the region has no rivers (Stupid law of Holland).
- •I am too jung to see a psychologist.
- •It's a crime to set up a mousetrap without a hunting license
- •If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode, you are obliged by law to allow them entry (Stupid law of Scotland).
- •If the opposite of pro is con, then what is the opposite of progress?
- •It is an offence to possess a hippopotamus
- •I looked in my wallet this morning and realized some Drunk spent all my money Last Night!
- •I bet you I could stop gambling.
- •I’ve been faithful to my girlfriend several times.
- •It is considered an offence to shower naked
- •I haven’t had sex for so long I think I’m a virgin again.
- •I avoid all relationships. A “relationship” is when you’re screwing your cousin.
- •I’ll never forget the night I got so drunk I couldn’t remember anything.
- •If a sheep is a ram, and a donkey is an ass, how come a ram in the ass is a goose?
- •It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp in Atlanta (Stupid law of Florida us).
- •Important discovery just in from the Psychology Department: The majority of accidents are caused accidentally.
- •It is against the law to speak English
- •It is considered an offence if a woman appears in public unless she is accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
- •It is illegal to whisper dirty things in lover's ear during sex (Stupid law of Oregon us).
- •I am an optimist. I think women are bad.
- •I wish I could drink like a man. I can take one or two. Three puts me under the table. And four puts me under the host.
- •Virginity is like a balloon – all it takes is one prick and it’s gone.
- •I was ruined twice. When I got married and when I got divorced.
- •It is illegal for a monkey to smoke cigarettes
- •It is illegal for over 16 women to occupy a house together because that constitutes a brothel ... However up to 120 men can live together without breaking the law.
- •It is illegal to utter profanities when talking about country music singer Loretta Lynn (Stupid law of Kentucky us).
- •In the event that a horse refuses to pass a car on the road, the owner must take his car apart and conceal the parts in the bushes (Stupid law of Pennsylvania us).
- •Приложение I Неофициальные названия языков, штатов, городов, стран и жителей этих стран и городов
- •Приложение II numerals and how they function
- •In modern english
- •Thousand
- •In two minds about something
- •In two shakes of a lamb's tail
- •Приложение III
- •Goose – гусь
- •Fish – рыба
- •It’s better to be a small fish in a big pond than to be a big fish in a small pond.
- •It’s time to fish or cut bait – (дословно: или ловить рыбу, или снять с крючка наживку), «сматывать удочки» в виду отсутствия клева или бесполезности предприятия, время принимать решение.
- •Bird – птица
- •Wolf – волк
- •Butterfly – бабочка
- •Lion – лев
- •Crow – ворона
- •Duck – утка
- •Vixen – лиса (самка)
- •Rat fink.
- •Vulture – гриф
- •Varmint – вредное животное
- •Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed eager beavers.
- •Приложение IV-бонус! Занимательные и широко употребительные выражения повседневного английского языка, граффити, каламбуры, заголовки, опечатки, рекламные ляпы и многие другие казусы
- •Шутливый медицинский словарь
- •Бизнес. Экономика и финансы
- •Наука и техника. Образование
- •Сми и пиар
- •Человек
- •Литература и искусство спорт
- •Географические названия
- •Персоналии
- •Ключевые слова "трудных" контекстов
- •Вопрос 799, 832, 881
Бизнес. Экономика и финансы
Бизнес 848, 1576, 1688, 1811, 1813-1814, 1853, 1878, 1897, 1923
Дело 206, 262, 327, 839, 873, 1339, 1404, 1706, 1903, 1981
Деньги 118, 147, 172, 176, 207, 251, 372, 780, 920, 1123, 1275, 1286, 1363, 1393, 1434, 1439, 1501, 1556, 1610, 1787
ЕС 53-54, 800-801, 847, 865, 1189, 1458
Карьера 3, 30, 132, 1696
Работа 144, 1254, 1342, 1408, 1508, 1785-1876
Торговля 21, 104, 173, 177, 229, 328, 404, 562, 623, 816, 874, 1064, 1810
Успех 26, 28, 30, 103, 146, 158, 716, 1215, 1388, 1737, 1806
Экономика 75, 157-158, 176, 178, 261, 273, 292, 305, 308, 372, 384, 442, 540, 543, 551, 574, 597, 732, 810, 1097, 1471, 1621, 1744, 1812, 1820, 1867, 1875, 2000
Наука и техника. Образование
Авиация 412, 428, 430, 529, 876, 988, 1137, 1311, 1314, 1340, 1537, 1822, 1927
Автомобиль 150, 257, 313, 357, 634, 862, 970, 1011, 1014-1015, 1124, 1237, 1245, 1251, 1287, 1296, 1306, 1331, 1384, 1417, 1533, 1564, 1568, 1831, 1872, 1935, 1943
Компьютер 684, 1322, 1416, 1550-1551, 1754, 1782, 1787, 1808
Космос 70, 605, 730, 740, 761, 1611, 1784
Лингвистика 33, 237, 270, 333, 352, 437, 869, 1191, 1253, 1828, 1895
Медицина 523, 546, 747, 1412-1413, 1531, 1544, 1653, 1677, 1730, 1819, 1838, 1891, 1926, 1932, 1961, 2003
Наука 9, 294, 298, 836, 929, 1203, 1261, 1446, 1901, 1951, 1994
Образование 83, 685, 697, 998, 1121, 1218, 1229, 1284, 1371, 1780, 1811, 1835, 1929, 2002
Перевод 283, 870, 1408, 1644, 1647, 1687, 1707, 1873
Слово 252, 833, 1727, 1824, 1833
Телефон 232, 1615
Сми и пиар
Би-Би-Си 122, 1859
Журналистика 81, 123, 155, 334, 468, 472-473, 573, 891, 904-905, 907, 910, 974, 1032, 1034, 1149, 1425, 1482, 1532, 1656, 1667, 1739, 1760, 1889, 1987
Информация 667, 669, 1711
Мода 102, 103, 624, 1323, 1676, 1704, 1914
Награды 24, 354, 482, 1832, 1871, 1920-1922
Реклама 224, 1084-1085, 1753, 1759
СМИ 382, 1848, 1876
Человек
И ЕГО МИР
Алкоголь 7, 93, 146, 235, 513-517, 571, 710, 814, 894, 1102, 1392, 1613, 1763, 1983
Дождь 311, 612, 1743
Допинг 131, 864, 1800
Женщина 87, 89, 275, 293, 355-357, 469, 498, 560, 852, 884, 941, 1430, 1448, 1641, 1999
Животные 94, 536, 579, 931-932, 949, 1441, 1967
Жизнь 1, 85, 114, 378, 682, 1219,1334-1335, 1398, 1400, 1459, 1517, 1624, 1762, 1821-1822, 1844
Катастрофа 36, 86, 506, 1682, 1925, 1969
Комплимент 67, 84, 774
Курение 503, 598, 893, 1915
Любовь 264, 1200, 1510
Мужчина 72, 255, 347, 386, 909
МЧС 1685
Наркотики 515, 566, 568-569, 1084, 1220, 1289, 1469, 1506, 1933
Одежда 26, 79, 102, 593-594, 1321, 1465, 1540, 1719
Пиво 14, 221, 225, 1098, 1264, 1816
Секс 6, 108-109, 505, 509, 534, 563, 653, 895, 927, 952, 962-965, 969, 973, 1139, 1353, 1362, 1462, 1516, 1761, 1840, 1891
Ураган 42, 209, 642, 1422, 1436, 1488
Цунами 36, 138, 481, 495, 526, 889, 1447
Человек 12, 20, 133, 259, 407, 577, 1924, 1953, 1982