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- •От автора
- •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
Литература и искусство спорт
Авто-, мото- и велоспорт 125, 268, 396, 615, 671, 714-715, 872, 1199, 1249-1250, 1276, 1373, 1409, 1731, 1886, 1920, 1935
Бег 494, 533, 580, 713, 759, 1604
Бокс 2, 214-216, 271, 304, 350, 426-427, 431-432, 434, 445, 475-477, 480, 483-486, 492, 622, 702-707, 752, 766, 769, 796, 802, 982, 1067-1073, 1131, 1141, 1150, 1244, 1246, 1248, 1262, 1426, 1478-1479, 1634, 1636, 1692, 1700, 1702, 1997
Парусный спорт 354, 853, 1021, 1056, 1309, 1572, 1940
Спорт 5, 31, 40, 68-69, 123, 149, 269, 272, 280, 354, 424, 439-441, 448, 455, 464-466, 537, 566, 568-569, 586, 606, 613, 638, 647, 672, 674, 677-678, 700, 722, 765, 768, 775-776, 804, 835, 858, 864, 886, 888, 899, 934, 940, 944, 948, 961, 1018, 1053, 1063, 1185-1186, 1194-1195, 1204, 1220, 1235, 1236, 1327, 1359, 1380, 1420, 1423, 1435, 1446, 1449-1452, 1480-1481, 1588, 1632, 1635, 1646, 1669, 1671, 1675, 1800, 1827, 1832, 1856, 1860, 1863, 1906-1908, 1921-1922, 1944, 1952, 1959, 1964, 2003
Спортивные игры 10, 13, 58, 131, 165, 210, 354, 684, 943, 1352, 1962
Теннис 18, 35, 51, 58, 61, 77, 234, 447, 493, 504, 522, 527, 535, 585, 587-588, 686, 778, 803, 933, 939, 980, 1002, 1012, 1065, 1182, 1345, 1466, 1592, 1594, 1720
Футбол 11, 17, 19, 29, 48, 52, 71, 82, 153-154, 161, 163, 166, 168, 189, 279, 287, 316-317, 354, 390-393, 395, 398-401, 403, 410, 414-415, 417, 419-420, 433, 443-444, 519, 521, 570, 665-666, 681, 760, 764, 811, 821, 823-824, 829, 834, 859-860, 922, 938, 945, 971, 999, 1006, 1008, 1024-1025, 1027-1028, 1038, 1055, 1095, 1115-1116, 1126, 1129, 1147, 1180, 1184, 1187-1188, 1192, 1201, 1293, 1301, 1303, 1336, 1369, 1374, 1444, 1454-1455, 1457, 1464, 1470, 1467, 1473-1474, 1492, 1511, 1518, 1521, 1523, 1527-1528, 1584, 1589, 1615, 1693-1695, 1733, 1747, 1826, 1829, 1842, 1852, 1874, 1882, 1894, 1898-1899, 1905, 1909-1910, 1922, 1958
Хоккей 51, 354, 1090, 1678-1679, 1873
Географические названия
Америка 34, 1298
Англия 59, 1007
Африка 275
Бейрут 1555
Белоруссия 1845-1846, 1856
Бостон 46
Бразилия 648
Брюссель 1499
Великобритания 611
Грузия 978, 1880, 1954
Делавэр 1225
Денвер 221, 336
Дубай 64
Европа 589, 1553
Израиль 1042, 1543, 1707, 1939
Индиана 1226
Индия 1843
Ирак 85, 106, 121, 169, 181, 204, 274, 323, 530, 614, 616, 618, 629, 815, 851, 897, 914, 921, 936, 1263, 1138, 1674, 1756, 1794, 1849, 1972, 2004
Иран 753, 1428, 1605, 1608, 1620, 1937, 1960
Ирландия 59, 248
Испания 1308
Каир 670
Канада 174
Каролина 1228, 1234
Кения 675, 1795
Китай 798, 1082, 1165, 1224, 1547
Конго 385
Корея 312, 746, 1955, 1977, 1996
Косово 1158
Ливан 576, 1542-1543, 1566, 1939
Ливия 879
Лондон 637-638, 641, 656, 676
Лос-Анджелес 58, 335, 1713
Малайзия 209
Марокко 663
Массачусетс 1612
Мекка 321, 488
Мексика 1062
Миссури 1211
Монако 779
Монтенегро 1563
Непал 1484
Нигерия 687, 1820
Нью-Йорк 45, 218-220, 696, 1054, 1222
Нью-Орлеан 221, 1223, 1686, 1698, 1725
Оклахома 1210, 1536
Пакистан 698, 1193, 1843
Палестина 249, 295, 397, 772
Панама 1502
Париж 647, 1343, 1415
Пекин 1410
Португалия 930-931
Рио-де-Жанейро 1736
Россия 110, 176, 552, 733, 737, 1264, 1302, 1350, 1515, 1622, 1880, 1912, 1954, 1983
Сан-Франциско 47, 1062
Сирия 1078
Судан 1721
США 205, 254, 589, 620, 1040, 1429, 1709
Трансильвания 194
Турция 460, 827, 865
Украина 157, 387, 542
Филадельфия 49
Флорида 1221
Франция 240, 318, 1007
Чикаго 44, 229
Шотландия 15, 59
ЮАР 59
Япония 728, 734, 1458, 15