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Один из лучших способов быстрого расширения словарного запаса и совершенствования английского языка до уровня выше среднего – это чтение коротких рассказов и занимательных историй.
В предлагаемой книжке подобраны анекдоты и шутливые рассказы, которые превратят изучение языка в увлекательное занятие.
Тексты подобраны для уровня 3 (для продолжающих учить английский язык средней ступени) и снабжены комментариями.
В конце книги предлагаются упражнения и англо-русский словарик.
Издание рассчитано на всех, кто стремится читать на английском языке.
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One day Mongo is in his back yard digging a hole. His neighbour, seeing him there, decides to investigate. “What are you doing?” he asked. Mongo replies, “My goldfish died and I’m burying him.” “That’s an awful big hole for a goldfish, isn’t it?” asked the neighbour. Mongo shot back, “That’s because he’s inside your ugly cat!”
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A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
“Sir, the lift will be here in a moment.”
“Lift? Lift?” replies the American. “Oh, you mean the elevator.”
“No sir, here we call it a lift.”
“Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator.”
“Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift.”
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Joe: I love you. I love you. Won’t you be my wife?
Jess: You must see mama first.
Joe: I have seen her several times, but I love you just the same.
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Mom and Dad were trying to console Susie, whose dog had recently died.
“You know, it’s not your fault that the dog died. He’s probably up in heaven right now, having a grand old time with God.”
Susie, still crying, said, “What would God want with a dead dog?”
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