The little boy wasn't getting good marks in school. One day he made the teacher quite surprised. He tapped her on the shoulder and said, "I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't get better grades… somebody is going to get a spanking… "
to tap
похлопать (поshoulder
плечоto scare
пугатьgrade
оценка, отметкаto spank
шлепатьto get a spanking
получить нахлобучку, шлепкиSection 44
Circumcised
Two five-year-old boys are standing at the potty to pee. One says, «Your thing doesn't have any skin on it!»
«Well, I've been circumcised,» answered the other one. «Huh, what's that mean?» asked the first boy. «It means they cut the skin off the end,» said the second one. The first boy was very puzzled, «How old were you when it was cut off?»
The second boy replied, «My Mom said I was only two days old.»
«Wow, did it hurt?» the first boy wondered. The second boy responded without hesitation, «You bet it hurt… I couldn't walk for a year!»
to circumcise
potty
to pee
skin
кожаhurt
болеть, ранить, причинять больYou bet it hurt…
Бьюсь об заклад, болело…Section 45
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Johnny
американский аналог русского Вовочкиto behave
вести себяto punish
наказыватьsince
так какto chew
жеватьgum
резина, каучук, резинкаchewing gum
жевательная резинкаstupid
глупыйto deserve
заслуживатьzero
ноль; низшая оценкаmark
оценка, отметкаarithmetic
арифметикаto break a promise
нарушать обещаниеto keep a promise
сдержать обещаниеSection 46
Naming the baby
The proud young mother was discussing with her husband what they should call the new baby. «I've made up my mind,» she declared firmly, «we'll call her Penelope.» The husband didn't like the name at all, but he decided to be subtle about it.
«That's a lovely name, dear,» he said. «The first girl I ever went out with was called Penelope and it will bring back pleasant memories.»
«I think we'll call her Mary, after my mother,» said the wife.
subtle
мягкий, вкрадчивыйlovely
милыйpleasant
приятныйmemories
воспоминанияto make up one's mind
решатьto be subtle about sth
не высказываться резко о чем-л.to go out with
ходить на свидание сto call sb after sb
называть кого-л. в чью-л. честьSection 47
Twins
Once there were two twins at the age of eight who were completely opposite, one always had a good attitude and a positive outlook on life, the other was always negative and found something to whine about in everything.
When Christmas was around the corner that year their parents decided to try and balance out the brothers' attitudes. For the negative son they bought a brand new bike. For the possitive son they went out to a farm and filled a box full of horse crap.
Christmas came and the parents watched their reactions. The negative son opened his gift first, finding the new bike. Immediately he began to complain, «It's too cold out to ride a bike, I don't even know how to ride one, I hate this gift!»