Английский шутя. Английские и американские анекдоты для начального чтения

The doctor says, "Hmm, guess (/мне/ кажется) you need (вам нужно) something stronger (что-то сильнее)," and prescribes (выписывает) a powerful laxative (сильное слабительное; power — мощь).

Still (все же, тем не менее) another week later (спустя еще неделю: "спустя другую неделю") the poor (несчастный) guy is back: "Doc, STILL nothing! (по-прежнему ничего)"

The doctor, worried (обеспокоенный), says, "We'd better get some more information about you (нам лучше получить побольше информации о вас) to try to figure out what's going on (чтобы попытаться выяснить, что происходит). What do you do for a living? (что вы делаете "для проживания" = чем вы зарабатываете на жизнь)"

"I'm a musician (я музыкант)."

The doctor looks up (поднимает глаза) and says, "Well, that's it! (ну, понятно) Here's (здесь: "вот") $10.00. Go get something to eat! (идите купите что-нибудь поесть)"

A guy walks into the doctor's office and says, "Doc, I haven't had a bowel movement in a week!" The doctor gives him a prescription for a mild laxative and tells him, "If it doesn't work, let me know."

A week later the guy is back: "Doc, still no movement!"

The doctor says, "Hmm, guess you need something stronger," and prescribes a powerful laxative.

Still another week later the poor guy is back: "Doc, STILL nothing!"

The doctor, worried, says, "We'd better get some more information about you to try to figure out what's going on. What do you do for a living?"

"I'm a musician."

The doctor looks up and says, "Well, that's it! Here's $10.00. Go get something to eat!"

That's it!

What do you do for a living?

"Do you believe in life after death? (вы верите в жизнь после смерти)" the boss (начальник) asked one of his employees (спросил одного из его служащих; employee [emplɔɪˈi:]).

"Yes, Sir (да, сэр)," the new recruit replied (новый работник ответил; recruit [rɪˈkru:t]).

"Well, then, that makes everything just fine (ну, это "делает все просто прекрасным")," the boss went on (продолжал). "After you left early yesterday (после того, как вы ушли рано вчера; to leave-left-left — покидать, уходить) to go to your grandmother's funeral (чтобы пойти на похороны вашей бабушки; funeral [ˈfjun(ǝ)r(ǝ)l]), she stopped in to see you (она заглянула, зашла вас повидать)."

"Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his employees.

"Yes, Sir," the new recruit replied.

"Well, then, that makes everything just fine," the boss went on. "After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stopped in to see you."

That makes everything just fine.

A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer (дирижер имел много неприятностей с одним ударником). He talked and talked and talked (он говорил, говорил и говорил) with the drummer, but his performance simply didn't improve (но его исполнение просто не улучшалось; performance [pǝ(r)ˈfɔ:mǝns]).

Finally (наконец), before the whole orchestra, he said (перед всем оркестром он сказал; orchestra [ˈɔ:kɪstrǝ]), "When a musician just can't handle his instrument (когда музыкант просто не умеет обращаться со своим инструментом; instrument [ˈɪnstrument]) and doesn't improve when given help (и не совершенствуется, когда получает помощь), they take away the instrument (/они/ забирают /прочь/ инструмент), and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer (и дают ему две палочки и делают его ударником)."