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act up


           .      ,          .     - ,  ,   .     ,  ,   .       .       .          ,     . :

I cant understand why a good car like this should keep acting up.  ,       .

My left knee acts up in bad weather.       .

I thought everything was fine until your donkey started acting up.  ,    ,      .

His parents happen to be going through a really bad divorce and thats why hes acting up.    ,   ,     .

I told you if you kept acting up you werent getting anything.    ,    ,    !

Is your male pride acting up?        ?



EXERCISE 1 

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PATIENT: Doctor, my kidneys have been acting up lately.

DOCTOR: My verdict is: the kidneys must out!

: , -      .

:   :   !



1. , -       .   :   !

2. , -        (pancreas) .   :    !

3. , -          -  .   :   !

4. , -         .   :   !

5. , -        .   :   !



. 1. Doctor, my stomach has been acting up lately. My verdict is: the stomach must out!

2. Doctor, my pancreas has been acting up lately. My verdict is: the pancreas must out!

3. Doctor, my right leg has been acting up lately. My verdict is: the leg must off! ( off,   out!)

4. Doctor, my left arm has been acting up lately. My verdict is: the arm must off!

5. Doctor, my right ear has been acting up lately. My verdict is: the ear must off!



EXERCISE 2 

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1.   - .      .

2. ,  (: folks[1 - Folks          .]),     - . ,   ,     (take the stairs up).

3. :    .     , ?  : ,    , .  :    , ?  :  ?  :      (the other day),      .

4.  ?       (hurt sth) ,    ,    ,    (otherwise)   .

5.: -     , . :    ,  ,  (age-related).    . :  ,      ,  ,     !

6.:     , ,          . :     .



.1. My car is acting up. Ill have to take it to the mechanic.

2. Im sorry, folks, but the elevator has been acting up. I hope you dont mind taking the stairs up.

3.Mrs. Brown: Im going to visit my mother. Would you like to join me, dear? Mr. Brown: Im afraid youll have to go alone, sweetheart. Little Johnny: Are your allergies acting up again, Dad? Mr. Brown: What allergies? Little Johnny: Didnt you say the other day, you were allergic to Granny?

4. How are you doing? I fell down the stairs and hurt my back, my asthmas acting up, and so is my rheumatism, but otherwise Im okay.

5.Patient: My left legs been acting up something awful, Doctor. Doctor: This leg pain must be age-related. Nothing to worry about. Patient: But, Doctor, my right leg is as old as the left one, and it never acts up!

6.Mother: If you dont stop acting up, Ill never take you with me to see aunt Sally again. Little Johnny: Then I wont stop acting up.




add up


     :

She didnt add up the numbers right.    .

He quickly added up the figures in his head.       .

    ,       .  ,  ,     ,   ,          . :

The various facts in the case just dont add up.          .

You know, Detective, there are a couple of holes in your story, too. It just doesnt add up, and I think you know that.   , ,        .      .  ,  ,     .

    add up     ,    . : His story is starting to add up.      .



EXERCISE 3

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1.        , .       ,   ,    ?     (insinuate sth), ?   ,      ?

2. -     , .         .  ,  ?   (most likely).

3.         , .  ,  ?  .

4. -     , .     ,  ,         1940- .

5. -     , .     .         (a major power outage),   (affect sth)   -.  ,  ?  .








. 1. Your story just doesnt add up, Brown. If you have been home all this time, how come your coat is wet? What are you insinuating, Inspector? Do you mean to say, I killed that fellow? (Insinuate sth    -   .)

2. Her story just doesnt add up, Gregson. She couldnt have seen the dead body out of her bedroom window. Do you think she is lying? Most likely.

3. The various facts in his story just dont add up, Watson. Do you think he is lying? Most likely.

4. His story just doesnt add up, Watson. This letter bears a postal stamp, which means that it couldnt have been posted before May1840.

5. His story just doesnt add up, Gregson. He couldnt have used the elevator. A major power outage affected much of New-York that day. Do you think he is lying? Most likely.




add up to something


    to   add up    -.        ,       ,    ,   . :

By my math, that adds up exactly to 2 minutes and 17 seconds.         2  17 .

The exterior angles add up to 360 degrees.    []  360 .

These clues dont really add up to very much.      .

All this adds up to a pattern.         . ,  :       .

These isolated incidents dont add up to a true picture of the situation.           . (,  :     .)

His answer added up to a refusal.     .

Not bad for a guy who thinks his life didnt add up to anything.   ,  ,     .

      :  ,    ,      ,          ,      up.



EXERCISE 4

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HERCULE POIROT: All these facts add up to one conclusion: the murderer is among us.

 :       :    .



1.       :   (be betrayed).

2.       :     (a traitor).

3.       :    (inhabited).

4.       :   -    (manage to survive).

5.       :  -   (mysteriously)    (be taken back in time).

6.       :  -      .

7.       :    (deal with sb)    .

8.       :    (go around in circles),  .








. 1. All these facts add up to one conclusion: we have been betrayed.

2. All these facts add up to one conclusion: we have a traitor among us. (: there is a traitor among us.)

3. All these facts add up to one conclusion: the island is inhabited.

4. All these facts add up to one conclusion: our friend has somehow managed to survive.

5. All these facts add up to one conclusion: weve been mysteriously taken back in time.

6. All these facts add up to one conclusion: weve been mysteriously taken to another world.

7. All these facts add up to one conclusion: were dealing with a very smart man.

8. All these facts add up to one conclusion: were going around in circles, were lost.




ask away


  ,    ,    . :

May I ask you something, Johnny? Ask away.    - , ? , .

So if you have anything you want to ask me, please, ask away.   ,       , , ,  .

  away   ,  .  ,        go ahead  go on. :

Go on, ask your question! ,   .

Go ahead, ask me anything! , ,  .

Can I ask you a personal question? Sure, go ahead.       ? . !



EXERCISE 5

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A: Do you mind if I ask you something?

B: Of course not. Ask away!

A: How old are you?

:   ,       ?

: , .  , .

:   ?



1.   ,       ? , .  , .    ?

2.   ,       ? , .  , .    (trust sb)  ?

3.   ,       ? , .  , .    (a man of honour)?

4.   ,       ? , .  , .     ?

5.   ,       ? , .  , .    (how come),        (be single)?

6.   ,       ? , .  , . ?  ,    ?

7.   ,       ? , .  , . ?      ?

8.   ,       ? , .  , .      (a business rival)?



. 1. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. What is your real name?

2. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. Can we trust your friend?

3. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. Are you a man of honour?

4. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. Why have you never married? (: Why have you never got married?)

5. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. How come youre still single?

6. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. How come you always win?

7. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. How did you earn your first million?

8. Do you mind if I ask you something? Of course not. Ask away. What happened to your business rivals?




be around


          .         ,     ,   ,          ,       ,  ,      ,    ,       ,      .       be around: My father was not around much when I was a child.

   ,   be around    :

Everything was fine there. Not for him. Well, how would you know? You haven't been around for 10 years.     .   .   ?       10 .

Marsha? Where are you going? I guess, the only way to make a new start is to be around new people.  ,  ?  ,           .

      (   -,  - ),      .  : Its not safe to be around him.      .

He doesn't want to be around a bunch of screaming tourists.         .

You didn't bring her any milk? Well, you didn't think of it, either. I  I've never really been around a baby. I thought you said you had seven brothers and sisters. Well, I did, but, uh, see, I was the youngest.      ?       ? ߅        .  ,  ,        . -  ,    .

           ,   - . :

I need to be around when the ruling is handed down.    ,    .

You wont be around tomorrow to save Tom.     ,   .

     have been around.       ,     . :

I have been around a lot longer than you have, so don't try to teach me what's right and what's wrong.       ,       -.



EXERCISE 6

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1. (fortuneteller):      .  ,     ,   (share)  .  ?     (crystal ball),        (sea captain).

2.:     .  ,    (fianc)   ,      .  ?    ,    (show up for sth)    .

3.:     (: split sth) , ? :  .  : ,         ,       (share), .

4. :     , ,       (desert island),      (come across sth).  : ,     ,  ,     (settle into sth)   , .

5.     ,    ,    ,     ,    (gamble away your fortune).

6.     ,    ,    ,    (smear  , , , )   .








. 1.Fortune teller: You will be very happy in your marriage. Unfortunately, your husband wont be around to share your happiness. How so? According to my crystal ball, you will marry a sea captain.

2.Fortune teller: You will make a very beautiful bride. Too bad, your fianc wont be around to see it. How so? According to my crystal ball, he wont show up for the wedding.

3.Pirate: When are we going to split the treasure, Captain? Captain: Soon enough. Captains parrot: Too bad you wont be around to see how we spend your share, Ben.

4.Pirate captain: I have decided not to kill you, Ben, but to leave you on the first desert island we come across. Captains parrot: Its a pity we wont be around to watch you settle into your new place, buddy.

5. Luckily for your father, he is no longer around to watch you gamble away your fortune.

6. Luckily for your father, he is no longer around to watch you smear his good name.



EXERCISE 7

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A: Take it from me, buddy, Ive been around for 49 years. There is nothing worse than a clingy girlfriend.

B: That much I have figured out for myself.

:    , .       49 .     .

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.  Take it from me        .  - ![2 -             ,  2.]



1.    ,  .   55     -  .     (stingy) .      .

2.    , .   50     -  .     (jealous) .      .

3.    ,  .   50     -  .   .      .

4.    , .   69     -  .      (resourceful),  (especially)     ,       (trap sb).      .

5.    , .       60 .      (justice).      .

6.    , .   55     -  .      (a missed opportunity).      .

7.    , .       50 .   ,      .      .



. 1. Take it from me, my girl, Ive been around for 55 years. There is nothing worse than a stingy man. That much I have figured out for myself.

2. Take it from me, son, Ive been around for 50 years. There is nothing worse than a jealous woman. That much I have figured out for myself.

3. Take it from me, my girl, Ive been around for 50 years. Men cant be trusted. That much I have figured out for myself.

4. Take it from me, son, Ive been around for 69 years. Some women are very resourceful, especially when it comes to trapping a man. That much I have figured out for myself.

5. Take it from me, buddy, Ive been around for 60 years. There is no justice in this world. That much I have figured out for myself.

6. Take it from me, son, Ive been around for 55 years. There is nothing worse than a missed opportunity. That much I have figured out for myself.

7. Take it from me, buddy, Ive been around for 50 years. There's nothing worse than being alone in a strange city. That much I have figured out for myself.




be cut out for something


 be cut out for sth      -. :

He wasnt cut out for that kind of life.       .

I think you are cut out for languages.  ,      .

They seem to be cut out for each other.      .

      ,      : He is cut out for teaching.    .

          be cut out to be sth. :

He is cut out to be a teacher; Im not cut out to be a hero.    .

I always knew I was cut out for the big time.   ,    .

Its not my fault if I was cut out to be a star.    ,  ,   .



EXERCISE 8

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Stranger: I think you are cut out to be an actor.[3 -    ,      cut out   (,        )  .]

Pinocchio: I am?

Stranger: Definitely.

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1.  ,   . ?   .

2.  ,   . ?   .

3.  ,   . ?   .

4.  ,   . ?   .

5.  ,      . ?   .

6.  ,      (the stage). ?   .

7.  ,     ,   . ?   .








. 1. I think you are cut out to be an actress. I am? Definitely.

2. I think you are cut out to be an artist. I am? Definitely.

3. I think you are cut out to be a diplomat. I am? Definitely.

4. I think you are cut out to be a pilot. I am? Definitely.

5. I think you are cut out for this job. I am? Definitely.

6. I think you are cut out for the stage. I am? Definitely.

7. I think you are cut out to be a movie star. I am? Definitely.



EXERCISE 9

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