ездка в Таиланд? Тебе понравилось?
— I wasn’t lucky with the weather. / Мне не повезло с погодой.
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Lucky you!
Везет же!
• — I won a lottery last week! / На прошлой неделе я выиграл в ло-
терею!
— Lucky you! / Везет же!
Exercises
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1. — I want to tell you something.
— Great! Lay it on me!
a) lay down with me; b) tell me what happened; c) I think you should lay down
2. He’s very generous. He can lay out five hundred dollars for a nice dinner.
a) borrow; b) pay; c) lend
3. Sarah will never be laid off because the CEO is her father’s friend.
a) will never be hired; b) will never be fired; c) will never be the CEO’s friend
4. When the boss learns of your mistakes, he will give you hell.
a) finds out; b) forgets; c) sees
5. You can trust me. I won’t let you down. I promise.
a) I will do what I want. b) I will not disappoint you. c) I will let you do what you want.
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7. Don’t go in this room. It’s off limits for you.
a) There’s a limit set out for you in this room. b) You’re not allowed to come in. c) The door is locked.
8. You don’t understand! My future is on the line.
a) My future is calling. b) My future is at stake. c) This is how my future will go.
9. Sam doesn’t work. He lives off of his parents.
a) He lives at his parents’ house. b) His parents are living with him.
c) He lives on his parents’ money.
10. Warren Buffett, the world’s richest man, had to sell newspapers to make a living when he was a teen.
a) because he liked it; b) because it was his parents’ business; c) to make some money to live on
11. When the situation is getting better, you can say: a) It’s OK. b) It’s great! c) Things are looking up!
12. The weather is lousy. We can’t make a barbecue in the backyard.
a) bad; b) with patchy sunshine; c) cold
13. Mike looks up to his father. He thinks he’s the smartest man in the world.
a) hates; b) doesn’t think much; of c) admires
14. My battery is .... . The line will cut off shortly.
a) full; b) low; c) expired
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high maintenance
дорогое обслуживание/содержание (о машинах и жен-
щинах)
• — Do you like Porsche Cayenne? / Тебе нравится «Порше кайен»?
— Yeah, but it’s a high maintenance car. / Да, но это дорогая
в обслуживании машина.
major
профилирующий предмет
• — What was your major in the university? / Какой у тебя был глав-