American Slang Работу выполнили ученики 10 «а»класса МОУ – СОШ № 4 г. Маркса Саратовской области. Руководитель: Александрова Е.А. 5klass.net
Cabbage How mach cabbage do you have? Деньги
Cake I don’t have cake in my pocket, in the bank or under my mattress. Деньги
Big cheese The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year. Босс, начальник, ключевая фигура.
Cup of tea That’s another cup of tea. 1 Другое дело. Playing cards is not my cap of tea. 2 Что- либо предпочтительное или желаемое.
Hоt potato I don’t want to deal with that hot potato. Сложная проблема.
Cool beans You have got a car, haven’t you? Cool beans! «Ну!», «Ну, даёшь!».
Zebra The zebra blew the whistle and the game started. Рефери
Bear This problem is a real bear. 1) Сложная задача. There’s a bear hiding under that bridge. 2) Патрульный полисмен на шоссе.
Have you ever been in a country bear cage? Полицейский участок. Bear cage
Bird I like the bird you were with. 1)Девушка
Some old bird came up to me and tried to sell me a cookbook. Странный человек. Bird
Dog My dogs are killing me. 1 Нога. She isn’t a movie star;she isn’t a dog either. 2 Уродливая девушка.
Doggy-bag Shall we ask for a doggy-bag? Пакет, предлагаемый в ресторане для остатков еды.
Dog and pony show I’ve seen that dog and pony show so many times. I know all the words and replies. Часто повторяемое шоу, демонстрация или речь.
Dark horse We are sure that dark horse will appear before the election. 1 Неизвестный ранее участник соревнований или кандидат на выборный пост. A dark horse plays much better than all the others. 2 Незнакомый ранее.
Cat 1)This cat wants to borrow some money from me. Приятель, парень 2)Don’t you know that Mary is such a cat. Сплетница.
Hooks Don’t stand there with your hooks in your pocket .Get busy. Руки
Big wheel. He is a big wheel with the gas company for while. Очень важная персона
Egghead My uncle was an egghead. Интеллектуал.
Литература: С.И. Тобольская. «В мире сленга». Саратов, «Лицей», 2004г.