Pocket English - Английский на каждый день - 14.07.2013
Анекдоты
Pat and Mike bought two horses at a sale in County Cork, but the two horses looked so much alike that Pat said to Mike, "How are we gonna tell
whose horse is whose? "
"We'll bob the tail of one of "em," said Mike.
By mistake the tails on both horses were bobbed, so Pat asked Mike what he thought they should do now.
"I'm going to need to think on this one," said Mike. "Until I can figure out what to do, you take the white one and I'll take the black."
Слова для запоминания:
tail - хвост
The boss calls his new employee into his office. "I'm giving you a week's
notice. You're fired."
"But I haven't done anything," complained the worker.
"I know," said the boss, "and that's why you're fired."
Слова для запоминания:
employee - служащий
notice - сообщение, уведомление
fire - увольнять
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30.
Слова для запоминания:
participate - участвовать
elephant - слон
Tiger shark embryos fight each other in their mother's womb. The survivor is born.
The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.