Чудеса на магической неделе - стр. 20
His father, «Come on! Spit it out!>6 What awful things have you done again?»
Student, «I tried my best to find the book, but failed. It was not available in our e-library either.»
Teacher (smiling), «Come off it!>7 If you’d tried, you could have just opened your lecture notes and looked at the links I referred you to.»
>1 fire away! – Валяй, говори! / (Ну) давай! / Выкладывай!
>2 lighten up! – Не парься! / Да ладно тебе! / Хватит уже!
>3 hang on/hold on! – Постой / Подожди!
>4 set smb up – Подставить к-л.
>5 steady on! – Не торопись! / Подожди! / Не спеши с выводами!
>6 spit it out! – Давай, выкладывай! / Говори! / Давай, говори, не стесняйся!
>7 come off it! – Да ну! / Правда, что ли? / Хватит врать! / Прекрати!
♦ STEP ON IT!
When he started up the engine, she nervously said:
«Step on it!>8 We’re late’. Just a few meters walk away, an elderly couple were crossing the road at the traffic lights.
«Watch out!>9» he answered pointing ahead through the windshield. «The traffic lights are against us. All I need is to lose my license now’.
As the green light showed, she demanded again:
«Damn it!>10 Go on!>11Hurry up!>12 We’ve not got all day! If we are late, I’ll die. I can’t wait’.
«Just belt up>13, will you!» he shouted and revved up the engine. When the well-known huge logotype showed up at the end of the street, she bit her lip trembling with impatience:
«Come on!>14 Come on!» and jumped out of the car as it drew up to the kerb in front of the luxury glass doors.
«Take your time!>15 Mind out!>16 Watch your step!>17 Oh, please, go easy on them!>18» he was begging, trying to keep up with her.
«Come along!>19» she said over her shoulder while walking. «Excuse me, where is the make-up department?» she asked the first shop assistant she ran into. «I heard that there’s a Christmas sale.»
«Oh, I’m sorry, ma’am, there must be some mistake,» the girl replied. «We have no make-up department. This is a computer electronics store. We sell mobile phones, tablet PCs and other IT gadgets’.
«Oh my God! What a bummer!» Jennifer said… «Forget it!>20 Let it go. Thank you for your help!» she turned round to her husband who shook his head and sighed.
«Calm down!>21 Take it easy!>22 Better luck next time, I hope’, he said and wandered slowly past.
>8 step on it! – поднажми! / жми на газ!
>9 watch out! – осторожно!
>10 damn it! – чёрт побери!
>11 go on! – давай, вперёд!
>12 hurry up! – поторопись!
>13 just belt up – заткнись!
>14 come on! – давай же!
>15 take your time! – не спеши!
>16 mind out! – осторожно!
>17 watch your step! – смотри под ноги!
>18 go easy on them! – полегче с ними!
>19 come along! – догоняй!
>20 forget it! – забудь!
>21 calm down! – успокойся!
>22 take it easy! – не расстраивайся!
♦ KEEP IT UP
«I want to take part in the final heat. It’ll be a real challenge to me.»
«Don’tworry!>23 You’re at your best! Hang in there!>24»
«You’ve run the first half. You’re doing very well! Keep it up>25!»
>23 don’t worry! – Не волнуйся! / Не беспокойся!
>24 hang in there! – Держись там!
>25 keep it up! – Так держать!
♦ UNLUCKY ROBBERS
«Hey! Look out!>26 The steps are crumbling and rotten. You’d be better off not going upstairs!»
«Oh my god! It hurts!>27 You were right! I seem to have twisted my ankle. I can barely walk on it!»
«You, dimwit! Bite the bullet!