365 дней английского. Тетрадь одиннадцатая

Ключ. 1. “But for you, we would have avoided collision with that truck.” “But for you, we would have avoided arrest.” 2. “But for General Smith, we would have won that battle.” “But for General Smith, we would have lost the war.” 3. “But for you, we would have figured him out sooner.” “But for me, he would have figured us out even sooner.” (Или: “But for you, we would have found him out sooner.” “But for me, he would have found us out even sooner.”) 4. “But for you, we would have caught up with them hours ago.” “But for me, we would have been arrested for speeding way before that.” (В позиции перед предлогом или наречием слово way выполняет роль усилителя, например: “Grandma, you’re way behind the times.” – «Бабушка, ты сильно отстала от времени».) 5. “But for you, I wouldn’t have lost control of the car.” “But for me, we would have landed in a ditch.” 6. “But for you, we wouldn’t have landed on a desert island.” “But for me, you would have landed in the stomach of a shark.” 7. “But for you, we wouldn’t have left empty-handed.” “But for me, we would have been caught red-handed.” 8. “But for you, I wouldn’t have remained an old maid.” “But for me, you would have married the worst man ever.” 9. “But for you, we wouldn’t have ended up in jail.” “But for me, we would have ended up dead.” (Вы могли также сказать: we wouldn’t have landed in jail, что было бы практически одно и то же. Однако подобная замена невозможна в ответной реплике, поскольку ее в этом случае можно было бы понять только буквально, а именно, что человек (космонавт, парашютист) в момент приземления был мертв.) 10. “But for you, I wouldn’t have lost my job.” “But for me, you would still be working in that lousy travel agency.” 11. “But for you, I wouldn’t have broken my heel.” “But for me, we wouldn’t have made acquaintance of the most eligible bachelor in town.” (В отношении мужчины прилагательное eligible означает, что данный человек является наиболее подходящей партией для барышни по причине его богатства и/или привлекательной внешности.)

TIME FOR FUN

Two engineering students ran into each other when going across campus. One of them noticed that the other was riding a brand-new bicycle. He waved him over and asked, “Hey, where did you get such a great bike?”

"Well," said the other, "a couple of days ago, I was just walking along, minding my own business, when this gorgeous blonde pulls up, hops off the bike, rips off all her clothes, and says, “Take what you want.” So, I took the bike and left.”

The other engineering student nodded approvingly, “Good choice. Her clothes probably wouldn’t have fit.”

engineering student студент инженерного факультета; go across пересекать; campus университетский двор; brand-new совершенно новый; wave over подозвать жестом; hey! привет! was just walking along, minding my own business шел себе, размышляя о своих делах; gorgeous шикарный, красивый; pull up подъехать и остановиться; hop off спрыгнуть; rip off срывать, сдирать; nod кивать; approvingly одобрительно; probably вероятно, скорее всего; fit приходиться впору

День триста четвертый

Тема урока: Перфектный инфинитив. Конструкция would have done something.

EXERCISE 355

Вы подозреваете, что у вашего собеседника была возможность совершить некое действие и остаться при этом незамеченным. Поделитесьснимсвоимидогадками.

You could have sneaked into the laboratory and stolen the samples, no one would have even noticed.

Ты мог прокрасться в лабораторию и выкрасть образцы. Никто бы даже не заметил.