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pick up


     ,         ,  .             .         ,    pick up    ,  -  .



EXERCISE 1

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JOHNNY: I feel like I am going to croak.

MOTHER: To croak! I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny!

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: !     ,      , !



1.   (croak sb) ? !     ,      , !

2.  ,     (bump sb off). !     ,      , !

3.    (theft)     (be nicked for sth)   !   , ? .     ,      , !

4.       (a nick).  !   ,  ? .     ,      , !

5.      .   (total babe)! !     ,      , !



:

1. Who croaked the old lady? Croaked! I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny!

2. I think, they are going to bump him off! Bump him off! I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny!

3. He was nicked for the theft. Nicked? You mean, arrested? Uh-huh. I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny![1 -        .  ,  nick    .]

4. He spent ten years in the nick. In the nick? You mean, in prison? Uh-huh. I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny!

5. We have a new girlfriend in class. Total babe! Total babe! I dont know where you pick up all these words, Johnny!




point out


       -  -   -. : How am going to recognize him? Ive never seen him before. Ill point him out to you the moment he comes in.

               , :

Now that you've pointed it out, it strikes me as strange, too. ,       ,     .

I didnt realize what a bad husband I was until you pointed it out.   ,    ,       .



EXERCISE 2

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A: I hate to point out the obvious, but youre drunk, Sir!

B: So what?

:       ,    ,  , , !

:    ?



1.       ,    ,     (: a cover girl     ).

2.       ,    ,     .

3.     ,    ,       , .

4.     ,    ,      .

5.     ,    ,     (be a jinx).

6.     ,    ,        .








:

1. I hate to point out the obvious, but youre not a cover girl.

2. I hate to point out the obvious, but youre not Albert Einstein.

3. I hate to point out the obvious, but youre no longer young, dear.

4. I hate to point out the obvious, but youre old enough to be her father.

5. I hate to point out the obvious, but youre a jinx.

6. I hate to point out the obvious, but right now youre not the best company.



EXERCISE 3

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A: Have you noticed that one of Saras legs is shorter than the other?

B: No, I didnt notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!

:  ,       ?

: ,    ,        .     ,     !



1.  ,    (walk with a limp)? ,    ,        .     ,     !

2.  ,        ? ,    ,        .     ,     !

3.  ,     (resemble sb)    (Jack the Ripper)? ,    ,        .     ,     !

4.  , ,   (clumsy)  ? ,    ,        .     ,     !

5.  ,   (weird)   ? ,    ,        .     ,     !



:

1. Have you noticed that he walks with a limp? No, I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!

2. Have you noticed that he has six fingers on his right hand? No, I didnt notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!

3. Have you noticed how much he resembles Jack the Ripper? No, I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!

4. Have you noticed, dear, how clumsy your wife is? No, I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!

5. Have you noticed how weird everybodys been acting? No, I didnt notice that until you pointed it out. Now I keep noticing it!




put off


       -,     껠 , , , ,  . :

We have to put off the game till next Sunday.       .

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. There may be a law against it tomorrow.      ,    .    ,  .

You put this off till the last minute, didnt you?      ,   ?

      ,     , ,     ,    ,         .    put sb off     -. :

He tried to put me off with a lame excuse.       -  .

She tried to put me off with a jest.      .

I will not be put off any longer!        !

 put somebody off something    .     - ,  ,         ,  . :

It was only one of the reasons that put me off going to Australia.      ,        .

The mere smell of this cheese puts me off. Dont be put off by how it smells  its delicious.             .      ,    .

His manner puts me off.    .



EXERCISE 4

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A: You must see a doctor about your chest pain. You cant put it off any longer.

B: You think I dont know that?

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:  ,    ?



1.            (pain in the stomach).   .  ,    ?

2.            (backache).   .  ,    ?

3.          .   .  ,    ?

4.           (upset stomach).   .  ,    ?

5.      .   .     . ,  . .     .

6.     (to volunteer).   .    .   .



:

1. You must see a doctor about your pain in the stomach. You cant put it off any longer. You think I dont know that?

2. You must see a doctor about your backache. You cant put it off any longer. You think I dont know that?

3. You must see a doctor about your headaches. You cant put it off any longer. You think I dont know that?

4. You must see a doctor about your upset stomach. You cant put it off any longer. You think I dont know that?

5. You must talk to our son. You cant put it off any longer. I will talk to him tomorrow. No, not tomorrow. Today. Tomorrow may be too late.

6. Im going to volunteer. I cant put it off any longer. I feel a coward. Youre not.



EXERCISE 5

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A: Ive been meaning to see a doctor about my chest pain, but I keep putting it off.

B: Youve been putting it off for weeks.

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1.      ,   .       .

2.         (pay sb a return visit),   .       .

3.       (make a will),   .       .

4.         (break the news to sb[2 - break the news to somebody   ,     , ,  , .]),   .     .   .



:

1. Ive been meaning to call her, but I keep putting it off. Youve been putting it off for weeks.

2. Ive been meaning to pay her a return visit, but I keep putting it off. Youve been putting it off for weeks.

3. Ive been meaning to make a will, but I keep putting it off. Youve been putting it off for years.

4. Ive been meaning to break the news to her, but I keep putting it off. Youve been putting it off for days. You cant put it off any longer.



EXERCISE 6

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A: She put him off with the excuse that she had another appointment.

B: Do you think she lied?

:      ,      .

:  ,  ?



1.      ,     .  ,  ?

2.       ,     .     . , .

3.       ,      (his day off).

4.         .

5.     , ,      (be fully booked).

6.     , ,    .

7.       !



:

1. She put him off with the excuse that her working day was over. Do you think she lied? (      ,     an excuse, a promise, a lie  .,  : She put him off saying that her working day was over.)

2. The secretary tried to put me off with the excuse that her boss was away on a business trip. But you didnt believe her. Of course I didnt.

3. He tried to put me off with the excuse that it was his day off.

4. He tried to put me off with the promise to receive me tomorrow.

5. The porter tried to put me off with a lie that the hotel was fully booked.

6. He tried to put us off, saying that the hour was late.

7. You wont put me off with fine words!



EXERCISE 7

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A: Why arent you eating your pudding?

B: Youve just put me off it, calling me fat.

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:      , ,   .



1.      ?      , ,   .

2.       (cheesecake)?      , ,   .

3.      ?      ,    (guzzler).

4.      ?  ?       ,    (freeloader).

5.       ?        .  ,    (stumble upon sth)    (recipe)   .  ?



:

1. Why arent you eating your cake? Youve just put me off it, calling me fat.

2. Why arent you eating your cheesecake? You've just put me off it, calling me fat.

3. Why arent you eating your steak? You've just put me off it, calling me a guzzler.

4. Why arent you eating your chicken? Dont you like it? Your husband has just put me off it, calling me a freeloader.

5. Why arent you eating your mushroom soup? Your husband has just put me off it. He says you stumbled upon this recipe in a detective story! Is that true?




put somebody up to something


       -,     -   . : That wasnt his idea. Some of the older boys must have put him up to it.      . -  .

Well, I'll be square with you. Its Bob who put me up to it.  ,     .    .

Who put you up to it? No one put me up to anything, Sir.      ?       , .

   ,    .   to,   for.  for       ,  ,       . : Ive missed the last bus  could you put me up for the night?      .      ?



EXERCISE 8

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A: How can you just sit back and let him insult your wife?

B: What do you want me to do? Twist his ears?

A: Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.

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:  , -,   ?   ?

:  .   ,     .



1.              ?  , -,   ?    (kick him out)?  .   ,     .

2.            (make fun of sb)    ?  , -,   ?   ?  .   ,     .

3.          (: gumshoe)          (snoop around)?  , -,   ?    ?  .   ,     .

4.            ?  , -,   ?     (kick sb downstairs)?  .   ,     .

5.               (spread ugly rumours about sb)?  , -,   ?     (muzzle)?  .   ,     .



:

1. How can you just sit back and let him insult you in your own house? What do you want me to do? Kick him out? Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.

2. How can you just sit back and let him make fun of you in your own house? What do you want me to do? Kick him out? Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.

3. How can you just sit back and let this gumshoe snoop around? What do you want me to do? Kick him out of the house? Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.

4. How can you just sit back and let him flirt with your wife? What do you want me to do? Kick him downstairs? Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.

5. How can you just sit back and let that woman spread ugly rumours about you? What do you want me to do? Put a muzzle on her? Good idea. Just dont say I put you up to it.



EXERCISE 9

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A: Ive missed the last bus  could you put me up for the night?

B: Sure thing![3 -   sure thing  .]

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1.     .      ? .

2.  ,      .      ? .

3.   .      -? .

4.   -  (stay).      -? .



:

1. Ive missed my train  could you put me up for the night? Sure thing!

2. Its late, and I cant find a taxi  could you put me up for the night? Sure thing!

3. I have nowhere to go  could you put me up for a day or two? Sure thing!

4. I have to stay somewhere  could you put me up for a week or two? Sure thing!




put up with somebody or something


    -  -,   -, ()  -.             ,  , ,  - ,      . :

You dont have to put up with this kind of behavior.       .

Young lady, I won't put up with your tomfoolery.       ,  .

I put up with that guy because he was your friend.      ,     .

Ive put up with your mother long enough.      .




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       .  ,  nick    .




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break the news to somebody   ,     , ,  , .




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  sure thing  .


