Section 33
I'm getting a divorce
Andy walked into the neighborhood bar and announced that he was divorcing his wife. The bartender asked why.
«Well,» Andy said, «yesterday was her birthday, so I took her to the fanciest restaurant in town.» «So?» the bartender replies.
"So I ordered a bottle of their best champagne, and I made a toast 'To the best woman a man could have.' "
«What's wrong with that?»
«Four waiters joined in…»
to walk
идти, передвигаться пешкомneighborhood
соседство; соседнийto announce
объявлятьbartender
барменfancy
restaurant
ресторанto order
заказывать champagne
шампанскоеtoast
тостwrong
неправильный, плохой; неправильно, плохоwaiter
официантto join in
присоединятьсяSection 34
Loyal wife
Her husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months yet she stayed by his bedside every single day.
When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, «You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business fell, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. Well, now that I think about it, I think you bring me bad luck!»
loyal
to slip
скользить, выскальзыватьcoma
bedside
место у кроватиto come
to приходить в себяto motion
знаком подзыватьto support
поддерживатьto fail
ослабевать, сдаватьluck
успех, везениеevery single day
каждый божий деньto get fired
быть уволеннымto get shot
быть раненым или убитым из огнестрельного оружияbad luck
невезениеSection 35
What to do when your wife Goes overboard
An elderly couple was on a cruise and it was really stormy. They were standing on the back of the boat watching the moon, when a wave came up and washed the old woman overboard. They searched for days and couldn't find her, so the captain sent the old man back to shore with the promise that he would notify him as soon as they found something.
Three weeks went by and finally the old man got a fax from the boat. It read: «Sir, sorry to inform you, we found your wife dead at the bottom of the ocean. We hauled her up to the deck and attached to her butt was an oyster and it was a pearl worth $50,000 . . . please advise.»
The old man faxed back: «Send me the pearl and re-bait the trap.»
stormy
штормовойwave
волнаto search
искатьshore
берегpromise
обещаниеto notify
известитьfax
факсto haul
вытаскивать сетьюdeck
палубаto attach
прицеплять, присоединятьbutt
ягодицыoyster
устрицаpearl
жемчужинаto advise
to re-bait
(от bait наживлять, заряжать насадкой) перезаряжать, наживлять зановоtrap
ловушкаto wash overboard
смывать за бортIt read
в ней говорилосьworth $50,000
стоимостью в 50 тысяч долларовto fax back
ответить по факсуSection 36
A widow
A woman was leaving a cafe after her morning coffee when she noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind. Behind the second hearse was a solitary woman walking a very mean-looking dog on a leash. Behind that were 200 women walking single file.
The woman couldn't stand the curiosity. She respectfully approached the woman walking the dog and said, «I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?»
The woman replied, «Well, that first hearse is for my husband.»
«What happened to him?»
The woman replied, «My dog attacked and killed him.»
She inquired further, «Well, who is in the second hearse?»
The woman answered, «My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my husband when the dog turned on her.»
A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two women.
«Can I borrow the dog?»
«Get in line.»
widow
вдоваfuneral
похороныprocession
процессияnearby
ближайшийcemetery
кладбищеhearse
катафалкbehind
позади, сзадиsolitary
одинокаяmean
дурной, злобный, угрожающий, низкийleash
собачий поводокsingle
один; единичный; одинокийcuriosity
любопытствоrespectfully
уважительноlossу
трата, потеряto disturb
беспокоитьto inquire
интересоваться, осведомлятьсяpoignant
острый, волнующийthoughtful
вдумчивый, полный размышлений