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Choice Of Weapons


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Choice Of Weapons
2011-09-29 20:27 Alexei Vinidiktov

A little boy came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious he'd been in a bad fight and lost. While his father was patching him up, he asked his son what happened.

"Well, Dad," said the boy, "I challenged Larry to a duel, and, you know, I gave him his choice of weapons."

"Uh-huh," said the father, "that seems fair."

"I know, but I never thought he'd choose his big sister!"


Choice Of Weapons

[tʃɔɪs ɒv ˈwepənz]
Выбор оружия

A little boy came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing.
[ə ˈlɪtl bɔɪ keɪm həʊm frɒm ðə ˈpleɪɡraʊnd wɪð ə ˈblʌdɪ nəʊz blæk aɪ ænd tɔːn ˈkləʊðɪŋ]
Маленький мальчик пришел домой с игровой площадки с разбитым (= окровавленным) носом, подбитым глазом и разорванной одеждой.

It was obvious he'd been in a bad fight and lost.
[ɪt wɒz ˈɒbvɪəs hiːd biːn ɪn ə bæd faɪt ænd lɒst]
Было ясно, что он побывал в серьезной (зд. плохой) драке и проиграл.

While his father was patching him up, he asked his son what happened.
[waɪl hɪz ˈfɑːðə wɒz ˈpætʃɪŋ hɪm ʌp hiː ɑːskt hɪz sʌn wɒt ˈhæpənd]
Пока отец его подлечивал, он спросил сына, что произошло.
to patch up - подлечить, подштопать

"Well, Dad," said the boy, "I challenged Larry to a duel, and, you know, I gave him his choice of weapons."
[wel dæd sed ðə bɔɪ aɪ ˈtʃælɪndʒd ˈlæri tʊ ə ˈdjuːəl ænd jʊ nəʊ aɪ ɡeɪv hɪm hɪz tʃɔɪs ɒv ˈwepənz]
"Ну, папа, - сказал мальчик, я вызвал Ларри на дуэль, и, ты знаешь, я дал ему (его) выбор оружия."

"Uh-huh," said the father, "that seems fair."
[(Uhhuh) sed ðə ˈfɑːðə ðæt siːmz feə]
"Ага, - сказал отец, - это кажется честным."

"I know, but I never thought he'd choose his big sister!"
[aɪ nəʊ bʌt aɪ ˈnevə θɔːt hiːd tʃuːz hɪz bɪɡ ˈsɪstə]
"Я знаю, но я никогда не думал, (что) он выберет свою старшую (зд. большую) сестру!"


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