sure had one helluva time = surely had a hell of a time
наверняка чертовски хорошо провел времяSection 55
Pat the irishman
There once was an Irishman named Pat, who was born on St. Patrick's Day, died on St. Patrick's Day, marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade.
Pat went to heaven and saw St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter said, «Who are you?» and Pat replied, «My name is Pat, I'm an Irishman, born on St. Patrick's Day, died on St. Patrick's Day, marchin' in the St. Patrick's Day parade.»
St. Peter checked up in his book and saw all this information was true. So he said to Pat, «Yes, this is all true, so here is a little green cloud for you to drive around heaven in and here is a harp that, when you push this button here, will play „When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.“ You've earned it, Pat. Have a good time in heaven.»
Pat jumps on his little green cloud, punches the button, and it starts to play «When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.» He heads out into heaven, a smile on his face and a song in his heart.
He's having a wonderful time in heaven, driving his little green cloud around for two whole days. However, on the third day, he's driving down the main expressway in heaven with the harp playing full blast when, all of a sudden, a pink and white two-tone cloud roars past him. And in the back of this cloud is an organ which is playing all sorts of celestial music. Pat has just enough time to see that the person driving the pink and white two-tone cloud has a long nose and a darkish complexion.
Pat makes a U-turn right in the middle of the Heaven Expressway, charges back to the Pearly Gates, jumps off of his little green cloud and stalks up to St. Peter.
He says, "St. Peter, my name is Pat, I'm an Irishman. I was born on St. Patrick's Day, died on St. Patrick's Day, marchin' in the St. Patrick's Day parade. I come up here to heaven and I get this tiny, insignificant little green cloud and this little harp that plays only one song «When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.»
St. Peter, there's a Jew over there. He's got a big, beautiful pink and white two-tone cloud and a huge organ that plays all kinds of celestial music and I, Pat the Irishman, want to know why!"
St. Peter stands up from his desk. He leans over and motions Pat the Irishman to come closer. Then he says, «Pat, shush! He's the boss's son!»
parade
парадheaven
рай, небесаharp
арфаto push
нажимать, толкатьbutton
кнопкаto earn
зарабатыватьto punch
бить кулакомexpressway
скоростная дорога, проспектpink
розовыйtwo-tone
двухцветныйto roar
реветь, рычать, грохотатьorgan
celestial
небесныйcomplexion
цвет лицаU-turn
поворот на 180 градусовto charge back
to stalk up
подходить с гордым видомtiny
маленькийinsignificant
незначительныйhuge
огромныйto head out into
двигаться к чему-л.to play full blast
Shush
! Тихо!Section 56
St. patrick's day engagement
An Irishman, by the name of O'Mally proposed to his girl on St. Patrick's Day. He gave her a ring with a synthetic diamond. The excited young lass showed it to her father, a jeweler. He took one look at it and saw it wasn't real.
The young lass on learning it wasn't real returned it to her future husband. She protested vehemently about his cheapness.
«It was in honor of St. Patrick's Day,» he smiled. «I gave you a sham rock.»
engagement
помолвкаto propose
делать предложениеring
кольцоsynthetic
синтетическийdiamond
алмазlass
jeweler
ювелирvehement
неистовый, пылкийin honor
в честьsham
поддельныйrock
каменьshamrock
трилистникSection 57
At the post office
A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at the counter methodically placing «Love» stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. He then takes out a perfume bottle and starts spraying scent all over them.
His curiosity getting the better of him, he goes up to the balding man and asks him what he is doing. The man says, "I'm sending out 1,000 Valentine cards signed, 'Guess who?' "
«But why?» asks the curious fellow.
«I'm a divorce lawyer,» the gentleman replies.
bald
лысыйbalding
лысеющийcounter
прилавок, стойкаmethodically
методичноto place
stamp
маркаenvelope
конвертheart
сердцеperfume
духиto spray
разбрызгиватьscent
духиto sign
подписыватьlawyer
адвокат