Section 39
Grandpa and granddaughter
Grandpa and granddaughter were sitting talking when she asked, «Did God make you, Grandpa?»
«Yes, God made me,» the grandfather answered.
A few minutes later, the little girl asked him, «Did God make me too?»
«Yes, He did,» the older man answered.
For a few minutes, the little girl seemed to be studying her grandpa, as well as her own reflection in the mirror, while her grandfather wondered what was running through her mind.
At last she spoke up. «You know, Grandpa,» she said, «God's doing a lot better job lately.»
God
Богreflection
отражениеlately
последнее времяSection 40
Gift from god
A little boy wanted $100 badly and prayed for two weeks but nothing happened. Then he decided to write GOD a letter requesting the $100.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to GOD USA, they decided to send it to President Clinton. The President was so impressed, touched, and amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill. President Clinton thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 and sat down to write a thank you note to GOD, which read:
"Dear GOD,
Thank you very much for sending the money, however, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through Washington D.C. and, as usual, those bastards deducted $95.00."
to request
просить, требоватьpostal
почтовыйauthorities
властиto receive
получатьPresident
президентto touch
трогать (тж.to amuse
забавлятьto instruct
инструктировать, делать распоряженияhowever
тем не менее, вместе с темWashington D.C.
адрес почтового округа «Вашингтон, округ Колумбия»bastard
ублюдокto deduct
to want sth badly
сильно хотеть чего-л.to appear to be
казатьсяto be delighted
быть обрадованнымa thank you note
for some reason
по той или иной причинеas usual
Section 41
Learning to swear
A seven-year-old and his four-year-old brother are upstairs in their bedroom. The seven-year-old is explaining that it is high time that the two of them learn to swear. When his little brother responds enthusiastically, the seven-year-old says, "When we go downstairs for breakfast this morning, I'll say 'hell' and you say 'ass' ". The four-year-old happily agrees.
As the boys are seating themselves at the breakfast table, their mother walks in and asks her older son what he would like to eat for breakfast. The seven-year-old replies, «Aw hell, mom, I'll just have some cornflakes.»
WHACK!
The seven-year-old runs upstairs, bawling and rubbing his behind.
With a sterner note in her voice, the mother then asks the younger son,
«And what would YOU like for breakfast?»
«I don't know!» the four-year-old blubbers. «But you can bet your ass it's not gonna be cornflakes!»
to swear
ругатьсяenthusiastically
с энтузиазмомhell
ад; черт!cornflakes
кукурузные хлопьяWHACK
! Бац!to bawl
громко вопитьto rub
потиратьbehind
to blubber
реветьto bet
биться об заклад, ставить на конSection 42
Career day at school
It's career day at school and the teacher instructs his students each to stand up, state their parents occupation, spell it and then tell what their parents would do if they were here today.
Little Rodney stands up and says," My father is an accountant, A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-N-T, and if he were here today, he would help you balance your checkbook."
«Good Rodney,» says the teacher. «How about you, Johnny?»
Johnny stands up and stammers, "My father is an electrician, E-L-E-K-T, no, no, E-L-E-C-K-T no … L-E-C-H-
no… "
The teacher interrupts, «Never mind, Johnny, sit down. How about you, Vinnie?»
Vinnie stands up and says, «My dad's a bookie, that's B-O-O-K-I-E, and if he were here today he'd give you ten to one odds that there's no way Johnny's ever gonna spell electrician!»
career
карьера, профессияto state
утверждать, заявлятьoccupation
род занятийto spell
произносить по буквамaccountant
бухгалтерto balance
checkbook
чековая книжкаto stammer
заикаться, лепетатьelectrician
электрикbookie
odds
разница, преимуществоhe'd give you ten to one odds
он даст вам десять против одногоSection 43
Better grades