TLI 13. Finding out who is who.
Дата публикации: Feb 16, 2015 4:4:8 PM
- Hello!
- Hi!
- I'm glad you could make. Would you like to go to drink ...
- Yeap
- How do you feel about star...?
- A bit nervous. It's always the same really. It's first ...
- Oh, you should be very nice ...
- It ... quite a lot of them over there
- Yes, I know
- You should get to meet them
- Yeah. Who are they all?
- Well, they ... they're almostly students. There is one teacher.
- Yes. Which one is teacher?
- Can you see the blond chap standing next to the ... there, er, with the sort of white sweater with the stripes on it?
- Oh, yes, yes.
- .. the sports
- Bringing on every ....
- Yes, that's right
- Yes, that's right. It's always like that.
- Yeah
- Yeah, he, er, he's a very jolly .... He is .. about the sports and ... great
- Yeah
- Uh-huh.
- What about the girl next to him, the one all in white looks rather glamorous?
- Oh, she is, yes. She is .. That's Katy.
- Yeah
- Erm, she's .. to talk .. you. She is quite good really.
- She .. .. well
- Yes
- And she ..
- Oh, that's nice.
- And that's .. Yeah, she's okay... And there is her sister next to her, the one drinking ..
- Yeah
- She is look funny at the moment. She's okay. She's quite good really. I should ... The one in the st...
- Yes. And she's gonna do party ...
- Yes
- Good
- Yeah
- That's nice. So, what is the one ..
- Katy and Ann. They're the sisters.
- The sisters, fine. Okay.
- Right
- There is a nice chap over there right on the right, where .. .. dark, dark hair. He's good and jolly.
- Yeah. He is a relative of .. He's Italian. .. .. ..
- Uh-huh
- He's a lot of fans. He 's a bit slapdash but, erm, he's done photography and he is quite known. He's all right really. He's quite nice and jolly.
- Who is the next to him with a long hair?
- Oh, she's okay, she's quite good. I think she's .. .. ..
- Yes
- to photography
- What's her name?
- Erm, oh, gosh, I'm so bad at names... Mary.
- Yeah
- That's right
- So, there are two Maries, aren't they? .. .. trouble with that, forgive me...
- Are they?
- Yes
- This one of the sister called Mary
- No. They are Katy and Ann.
- Oh?
- The one in the str.. thing is Ann and the one in white is Katy. And the big old chap next to tr.. with the dark curly hair
- Uh-huh
- Er, look, with the mustache.
- Yeah
- That's Kraig. He's really nice. He'll be very friendly. I think he .. .. history .. too.
- I think them seem nice.
- You should go and meet them. ..
- Well
- Come on, be brave
- All right. As I've got to meet them sometime
- Yes, you have. Come on Kay
2.
- Hello!
- Hi!
- Glad you could make it. Oh, you got a drink, great!
- Yes, yes
- How are you feeling about starting?
- A bit nervous. I don't know. It's always the same really first job, isn't it?
- Oh, you shouldn't be. They are a nice lot.
- Look there is quite a lot of them over there. You can, er, you'll have to get to meet them
- Yes. Who are they all?
- Well, they're mostly students. Though there is one teacher.
- Yes? Which one is that?
- Can you see... the blonde(?) chap standing next to the tree there, er, with the sort of white sweater with stripes on it?
- Oh, yes.
- He is the sport's...
- Grinning all over his face
- That's right. It's always like that.
- Yes
- Yes, he, er, he's a very jolly character. He runs all the sports and he knows all the girls. He's great fun.
- Yes?
- Uh-huh.
- What about the girl next to him? The one next to him. The one all in white. She looks rather glamorous?
- Oh, she is. She is .. That's Katy.
- Yes
- Erm, she has been doing photography with me. She is quite good really.
- She is going to the pottery?
- a bit disorganized really. Yes she will.
- Yes
- Yes, she'd like to do that
- Oh, that's nice. She looks nice.
- Yes, she's okay. And there is her sister next to her, the one drinking out of the coke can there
- Yes
- She is look funny at the moment but she's okay. She's, erm, quite good really. I should think. The one in the striped thing.
- Yes. And she's going to do pottery as well you reckon
- Uh-huh
- Good
- Yes
- Well, that's nice. So, what is the one
- Katy and Ann. They're sisters.
- Sisters, fine. Okay. Right. Good.
- Yes, there is a nice chap over the other side on the right wearing light colored sweater and dark trousers. Dark... dark-haired fellow. He's called Jo.
- Yes. He is really Jovanny. He's Italian but everybody calls him Jo
- Uh-huh
- He's a lot of fun. He's a bit slapdash but... erm... he's done photography and you never quite know whether he is coming or going but he's all right really, he's quite nice, very jolly.
- What about the girl next to him with a long... long hair?
- Oh, she's okay. She's quite good. I think she's probably doing pottery too
- Yes
- She was a photography student
- What's her name?
- Erm, oh, gosh, I'm so bad at names, Mary, Mary... That's right
- Okay
- Yes, yes, and...
- So, there are two Maries, aren't they? I shall have trouble with that to begin with
- Are there?
- Yes, didn't you say that... that one of the sister was called Mary
- No. They are Katy and Ann.
- Oh. Right
- The one in the striped thing is Ann and the one in white is Katy. And then the big old chap next to tree.. You can just see there, the dark curly hair, erm, looking at us, with the mustache
- Yes
- That's Greg. He's very nice. He'll be very friendly. I think... I'm pretty sure he's doing pottery too
- Good
- He's a nice chap
- Well, they seem nice, don't them?
- Why don't you come over and meet them? I'm introduce you to them
- Well
- Come on, be brave
- All right. I suppose I've got to meet them sometime
- Yes, you have. Come on. Okay
Ништяки:
Glad you could make it - Рад, что у тебя получилось/что ты смогла выбраться/прийти.
Аналогично: We made it! Мы сделали это! Фу-у-у, пронесло! Еле успели (сделать что-то в последнюю минуту)
Perfect timing - успеть в последнюю долю секунды.
They are a nice lot.
Look there is quite a lot of them over there.
lot [lɒt] - любое множество чего-либо
5) разг.
а) (the lot) всё, все
б) группа, компания (каких-л. людей)
в) человек; тип
a bad lot — негодяй
You'll have to get to meet them - Тебе придется познакомиться с ними
get to do something - по-дружиться, по-знакомиться и др.
...the blond chap standing next to the tree there
blond chap - гендерные различия
blonde girl
...he's a very jolly character - он большой весельчак - постоянная характеристика человека
a very stupid/crazy character - мудак
He's great fun. - С ним весело.
He's a great fun. - Он весельчак.
He's a very funny character. - Он клоун.
character
thing
fact
lot
He's a bit slapdash [ˈslæpdæʃ] - done, or doing something, too quickly and carelessly