I can turn sounds into letters part VI. Writing

Exercise 14: Turn the transcriptions into the words and insert them into the text in the correct place.

A sad story

['θɪətə] ['endɪŋ] ['hɔlədeɪ] [bɪ'gæn] [wɔːk] [tɜːnd] [hɔːl] [ðeə] [tə'naɪt] ['ɪntrəstɪŋ] ['taɪəd] [ɪ'nʌf] [ʤəuks]

Three men came to New York for a … . They came to a very large hotel and took a room there. … room was on the forty-fifth floor. In the evening the three men went to the … and came back to the hotel very late. “I am very sorry”, said the clerk at the hotel, “but our lifts do not work … . If you don’t want to walk up to your room, we’ll make beds for you in the hall.” “No, no”, said one of the three men, “no, thank you. We don’t want to sleep in the … . We shall walk up to our room.” Then he … to his two friends and said. “It is not easy to … up to the forty-fifth floor, but I think I know how to make it easier. On our way to the room I’ll tell you some … ; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some … stories.” So they … to walk up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs. At last they came to the thirty-four floor. They were … and decided to have rest. “Well”, said Tom, “now it is your turn, Peter. After all the jokes we heard on our way here tell us a long and interesting story with a sad … .” “I’ll tell you a sad story you ask me for”, said Peter. “It is not long, but it is sad … . We left the key to our room in the hall.”

Exercise 15: Can you guess what the right word is? Correct mistakes.

Eye halve a spelling chequer

Eye halve a spelling chequer

It came with my pea sea

It plainly marques four my revue

Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a quay and type a word

And weight four it two say

Weather eye am wrong oar write

It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid

It nose bee fore two long

And eye can put the error rite

Its really ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it

I am shore your pleased two no

Its letter perfect in it's weigh

My chequer tolled me sew.

I can translate conversational clichés!

Part VII. Translation

Клише - это фразы, которые использовались в течение многих лет для передачи мысли в интересной и временами юмористической манере. Использование клише в разговоре может существенно повлиять на настроение аудитории. Наиболее распространенный метод перевода клише - это подбор аналогичных русских эквивалентов. Некоторые английские фразы-клише или слова-клише имеют аналогичные русские соответствия и, следовательно, легко поддаются переводу. Когда в русском языке невозможно найти словарное соответствие, которое бы даже частично сохраняло образную сторону английского клише следует обратиться к методу перифразы.

Exercise 16: Translate the text. Find in the text the clichés and state the method of translation: to find a Russian equivalent or paraphrase.

CANADA

Canada is the second largest country (Russia is the largest). But it has fewer people than many other countries that are much smaller. This is because much of Canada is a very cold place with long winters. In the northern islands it is often cold even in summer. Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian humorist once wrote that life in Canada consisted of preparing for winter, enduring winter and recovering from winter.

C anada is surrounded by three oceans – the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic. It has the longest coastline in the world: 243, 000 kilometres. No wonder the country’s motto is “from sea to sea”. The latest big craze in Canada is whale-watching. Special boats go out into the ocean – at the right place and at the right time – and you have 99% chance of seeing whales.

Nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada. Canada has more lakes than any other country. Many of the lakes were created by the glaciers. There are lots of rivers in Canada too.

Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Much of the country’s wealth lies in its many miles and forests. Minerals such as coal, copper, nickel and iron ore are found in the mines. Forests cover almost half of Canada’s territory.

There are 42 national parks in Canada. They were created to protect forests, animals and plants. The oldest national park is Baffs in Alberta. It was created in 1885 in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

There are more polar bears in Canada than in any other country in the world. Sometimes they even come to villages and towns in search of food.

Canada’s official languages are English and French. But many other languages are spoken there too, including Inuktitut, (the language of the Inuit or Eskimos) and other Canadian Indian languages.

About 77% of Canadians live in cities and towns. Toronto is the largest city in Canada. Toronto is the country’s business centre and home to the largest companies and banks.

Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is one of the country’s most attractive cities. It’s the public face of Canada for many people so the city has been kept lovely and welcoming. It has many parks, museums, art galleries and universities.

Canada is a wonderful place to visit – the country is waiting for you!

Exercise 17: Now when you know that each cliché has its own story study the following conversational clichés and prepare a short report on the history of any cliché you like:

Money: "Money is the root of all evil"."Money makes the world go round”. "Time is money". "A fool and his money are easily parted". "Another day, another dollar".

Love: "Love is blind". "All's fair in love and war."Unlucky in cards, lucky in love". "Misery loves company"."You only hurt the one you love".

Medicine: "Laughter is the best medicine"."A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down".

Luck: "Don't push your luck". "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all".

Friends: "Diamonds are a girl's best friends". "We are known by the company we keep". "A friend in need is a friend indeed".

Animals: "Curiosity killed the cat". "Why close the barn door after the horse is gone?"

Beauty: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". "Beauty is only skin-deep"

Fruits: "One bad apple spoils the barrel". "An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. “If you eat well, you will never fall sick!”

Being Free: "There's no such thing as a free lunch". "Foot lose and fancy free”. "Free as a bird”. "If you love something set it free".

"and that's the way" clichés: "... and that's the way lady luck dances”; "... and that's the way the cookie crumbles";"... and that's the way the dice rolls"; "... and that's the way the ball bounces".