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1. A: Everything all right?
B: _____________
2. A: I’m afraid I can’t let you in.
B: ______________
3. PICKERING: What is his trade, Eliza?
LIZA: Ain’t (= aren’t) you going to call me Miss Doolittle any more?
PICKERING: I beg your pardon, Miss Doolittle. ______________.
4. A: It’ll be a smack in the eye for me.8
B: ___________
5. A: I forgot to bill the city for the trip.9 I’ll have to do that first thing tomorrow morning.
B: _____________
6. A: Come and lunch with me, all of you.
B: Can you afford it?
A: Thomson’s company will pay. They have a standing account (открытый счет) at the Ritz. Over five thousand a year, it comes to.
B: Right. _______________.
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You can take it; Let us spoil the Egyptians; Just peachy; It was a slip of the tongue; No soap. It won’t wash; Oh, here we go again!
Ключ:
Вот что у вас должно было получиться:
1. A: Everything all right?
B: Just peachy. (Просто замечательно.)
2. A: I’m afraid I can’t let you in.
B: Oh, here we go again!” (Опять то же самое!; Опять двадцать пять!)
3. PICKERING: What is his trade, Eliza?
LIZA: Ain’t you going to call me Miss Doolittle any more?
PICKERING: I beg your pardon, Miss Doolittle. It was a slip of the tongue. (Нечаянно сорвалось с языка.)
4. A: It’ll be a smack in the eye for me.
B: You can take it. (Уж как-нибудь переживете.)
5. A: I forgot to bill the city for the trip. I’ll have to do that the first thing tomorrow morning.
B: No soap. It won’t wash. (Этот номер не пройдет. Ничего у тебя не выйдет.)
6. A: Come and lunch with me, all of you.
B: Can you afford it?
A: Thomson’s company will pay. They have a standing account at the Ritz. Over five thousand a year, it comes to.
B: Right. Let us spoil the Egyptians. («Давай обожрем буржуев». Здесь spoil – не «баловать», а «грабить; мародёрствовать». Сравните: the spoils of war – военные трофеи.)