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"Well, all right," said Lord Ickenham, rising. "I can give her five minutes." (P. G. Wodehouse) — "Очень хорошо, - сказал лорд Икенхем поднимаясь, - я могу уделить ей пять минут."

to give to the world / public — опубликовать, обнародовать (книгу, открытие)

Would you give me the time? (Ch. Dickens) — Скажите, пожалуйста, сколько сейчас времени?

"Gentlemen," said the man in blue, with an air of the most consummate dandyism, "I'll give you the ladies; come." (Ch. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837) — "Джентльмены, - сказал джентльмен в голубом с видом заправского денди, - я предлагаю тост за леди!" (пер. А. В. Кривцовой и Е. Ланна)

You hope to be engaged to marry the girl who would give you forever. (P. Hammill) — Надеешься, что будешь помолвлен и что женишься на девушке, которая никогда тебе не откажет.

"Come on. Give." - "That ruddy policeman went digging things up and he found out I'd written my own testimonials." (P. Hobson) — "Давай, рассказывай!" - "Этот чёртов полицейский всё копал и копал и выяснил, что я сам написал свои рекомендации".

not to give a curse, not to give a damn — наплевать, совершенно не интересоваться, быть абсолютно равнодушным (к чему-л.)

You're a scolding, unjust, abusive, aggravating, bad old creature. (Ch.Dickens)

He's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-nosed peacock. (Ch.Dickens)

And then in a nice, old-fashioned, lady-like, maiden-lady way, she blushed. (A.Christie)

And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent. (T.S.Eliot)

I understand you are poor, and wish to earn money by nursing the little boy, my son, who has so prematurely deprived of what can never be replaced. [= mother] (Ch.Dickens)

The lamp-lighter made his nightly failure in attempting to brighten up the street with gas. [= lit the street lamps] (Ch.Dickens)

The beast that bears me. (horse) (W.Shakespeare - L)

What! all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop? (W.Shakespeare)

In manner, close and dry. In voice, husky and low. In face, watchful behind a blind. (Ch.Dickens)

His forehead was narrow, his face wide, his head large, and his nose all one side. (Ch.Dickens)

So Justice Oberwaltzer - solemnly and didactically from his high seat to the jury. (Dreiser)

Of all my old association, of all my old pursuits and hopes, of all the living and the dead world, this one poor soul alone comes natural to me. (Ch.Dickens)

Women are not made for attack. Wait they must. (J.Conrad)

To a medical student the final examinations are something like death... (R.Gordon) - Для студента-медика выпускные экзамены - смерти подобны...

Talent Mr. Micawber has; capital Mr.Micawber has not. (Ch.Dickens)

Down dropped the breeze... (Coleridge)

Better to borrow, better to beg, better to die! (Ch.Dickens)

Like a well, like a vault, like a tomb, the prison had no knowledge of the brightness outside. (Ch.Dickens)

For that one instant there was no one else in the room, in the house, in the world, besides themselves. (M.Wilson)

"Have you been seeing any spirits?" "Or taking any?" - added Bob Allen. (Ch.Dickens) (The first "spirit" refers to supernatural forces the second one - to strong drinks)

There comes a period in every man's life, but she is just a semicolon in his. (B.Evans) (a punctuation mark instead of an interval of time)

There are two things I look for in a man. A sympathetic character and full lips. (I.Shaw)

The Importance of being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)

"Bow to the board," said Bumble. Oliver brushed away tow or three tears that were lingering in his eyes; and seeing no board but the table. fortunately bowed to that" (Ch.Dickens)

But still he strummed on, and his mind wandered in and out of poultry and politics,... (J.Galsworthy)

I understand you are poor, and wish to earn money by nursing the little boy, my son, who has so prematurely deprived of what can never be replaced. [= mother] (Ch.Dickens)

The lamp-lighter made his nightly failure in attempting to brighten up the street with gas. [= lit the street lamps] (Ch.Dickens)

The beast that bears me. (horse) (W.Shakespeare - L)

By the time he had got all the bottles and dishes and knives and forks and glasses and plates and spoons and things piled up on big trays, he was getting very hot, and red in the face, and annoyed. (A.Tolkien)

Bella soaped his face and rubbed his face, and soaped his hands and rubbed his hands, and splashed him, and rinsed him, and towelled him, until he was as red as beetroot. (Ch.Dickens)

The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet, could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect. (Ch.Dickens)

"Have you been seeing any spirits?" "Or taking any?" - added Bob Allen. (Ch.Dickens) (The first "spirit" refers to supernatural forces the second one - to strong drinks)

There comes a period in every man's life, but she is just a semicolon in his. (B.Evans) (a punctuation mark instead of an interval of time)

There are two things I look for in a man. A sympathetic character and full lips. (I.Shaw)

The Importance of being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)

"Bow to the board," said Bumble. Oliver brushed away tow or three tears that were lingering in his eyes; and seeing no board but the table. fortunately bowed to that" (Ch.Dickens)

But still he strummed on, and his mind wandered in and out of poultry and politics,... (J.Galsworthy)

You're a scolding, unjust, abusive, aggravating, bad old creature. (Ch.Dickens)

He's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-nosed peacock. (Ch.Dickens)

And then in a nice, old-fashioned, lady-like, maiden-lady way, she blushed. (A.Christie)

And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent. (T.S.Eliot)

Of all my old association, of all my old pursuits and hopes, of all the living and the dead world, this one poor soul alone comes natural to me. (Ch.Dickens)

Women are not made for attack. Wait they must. (J.Conrad)

To a medical student the final examinations are something like death... (R.Gordon) - Для студента-медика выпускные экзамены - смерти подобны...

Talent Mr. Micawber has; capital Mr.Micawber has not. (Ch.Dickens)

Down dropped the breeze... (Coleridge)

...it may be a reference to Pickwick himself, who has most unquestionably been a criminally slow coach during the whole of this transaction... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XXXIV) —...это относится к самому Пиквику, который, конечно, преступно запаздывал во всем этом деле...

Old May never thinks what she's doing. Old slow coach. Old muddlehead. (M. Dickens, ‘The Heart of London’, part III) — Старая Мей никогда не думает о том, то делает. Она такой тугодум и вечно все путает.

‘Where have you been?’ ‘Out and about. Catching up on the news.’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Heart of London’, part III) — - Где ты был? - Вышел пройтись. Хотел узнать, что нового.

When you're out and about again, you must come and visit us. (M. Dickens, ‘The Heart of London’, part III) — Когда поправитесь, обязательно приезжайте к нам.

And what does he want?.. Money? Meat? Drink? He's come to the wrong shop for that, if he does. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Sketches by Boz’, ‘Drunkard's Death’) — А что ему нужно?.. Денег, еды, питья? Если это ему нужно, то он обратился не по адресу.

Lord W (To the crowd): "My friends, you've come to the wrong shop. There's nobody in London more sympathetic with you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Foundations’, act III) — Лорд У ( обращаясь к толпе): "Друзья мои! Вы ошиблись адресом. Никто так не сочувствует вам, как мы."

Says sHe's a writer and wants peace and quiet. Hah! SHe's come to the wrong shop, I'd say. (M. Dickens, ‘The Winds of Heaven’, ch. VI) — Эта дама говорит, что она писательница и что ей нужны тишина и покой. Боюсь, в этой гостинице она не найдет ни того ни другого.

...if I didn't think there was a lot in it that was awfully good I wouldn't bother pulling it to pieces. (M. Dickens, ‘Thursday Afternoons’, ch. VII) —...если бы я не считала, что в этой книге очень много хорошего, я не стала бы ее так критиковать.

If I picked his idea to pieces in front of you he would have died. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. V) — Если б я в вашем присутствии сказал, что его идея никуда не годится, он бы просто умер.

‘Gentlemen,’ said the mayor, as he took his stand in front of an august array of legal talent which was waiting to pick his argument to pieces... ‘I miscalculated but one thing in this case.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘A Mayor and His People’) — - Джентльмены, - сказал мэр, обращаясь к августейшей комиссии, состоявшей из самых видных юристов, готовых вдребезги разбить его аргументацию... - В этом деле я просчитался только в одном...

...they would tear a brother author to pieces the moment that his back was turned. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. III) —...они нещадно злословили о своем собрате-писателе, стоило ему только от них отвернуться.

Poor Joe, it isn't fair to pull him to pieces as soon as he's out of the room. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 2) — Бедный Джо! Чего только не говорят о нем за его спиной! Это несправедливо.

‘George, my faithful feller [= fellow], how are you?’ George received this advance with a surly indifference, observing that he was well enough for the matter of that, and hammering lustily all the time. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XXVIII) — - Джордж, мой верный друг! Как поживаешь? Джордж выслушал это приветствие с полным равнодушием и, не переставая старательно стучать молотком, грубовато ответил, что если речь идет о нем, то жаловаться не приходится.

He's a thoroughly good fellow, trustworthy and sensible; so is Bailey, for that matter; and they both know how to hold their tongues. (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part II, ch. X) — Это очень славный, разумный парень, и вообще он заслуживает полного доверия. Бейли ему в этом отношении не уступит, и оба умеют держать язык за зубами.

‘Why don't you let the boy alone?’ ‘Let him alone!’ said Noah. ‘Why everybody lets him alone enough, for the matter of that.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Oliver Twist’, ch. V) — - Почему бы вам не оставить мальчика в покое? - Оставить в покое? - повторил Ной. - Да ведь все и так оставили его в покое.

The pattern of a novel is of course plain; it has a beginning, a middle and an end; and so, for the matter of that, has a well-constructed story. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Preface’) — Роман строится очень просто. У него есть начало, середина и конец, и к тому же он должен иметь хорошо продуманную сюжетную линию.

After all you, you haven't done her any harm in this instance. Nor has Tollifer, for that matter. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Stoic’, ch. 53) — В конце концов, ты не сделал Эйлин ничего дурного. Да и Толлифер тоже, коли на то пошло!

Quilp has such a way with him when he likes, that the best-looking woman here couldn't refuse him... (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. IV) — Квилп так обходителен с дамами, что ни одна из нас, даже самая красивая, перед ним не устоит...

‘Well, I declare!’ his mother said. ‘You have a way with you...’ (P. Abrahams, ‘The Path of Thunder’, book I, ch. 3) — - Ну и хитрец же ты! - сказала мать. - Видно, умеешь с девушками обращаться...

‘Anyway you must confess,’ he said. ‘Anthony has a way with him. He certainly makes friends easily. And they always seem to want to do everything for him.’ (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part I, ch. XVIII) — - Во всяком случае, нужно признать, что у Энтони есть подход к людям, - заметил отец. - Он, действительно, быстро заводит друзей. И люди к нему всегда хорошо относятся.

When he close to exept himself, there were few men or women he failed to please; as the saying went, he had a way with him. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 1) — При желании Най умел нравиться, и стоило ему захотеть, лишь немногие - будь то мужчина или женщина - способны были противостоять его обаянию: он, что называется, умел влезть в душу.

Machiavelli knew very well that, as for himself, he had a way with women... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXIV) — Макиавелли прекрасно понимал, что умеет очаровывать женщин...

Frank certainly has a way with vegetables. They're growing splendidly. (M. Dickens, ‘The Winds of Heaven’, ch. 3) — Фрэнк понимает толк в овощах. Они у него прекрасно растут.

Old Man: "How now! Who's there?" (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Lear’, act IV, sc. 1) — Старик: "Эй, кто там?"

‘How now!’ he cried... ‘Why, where have you been hiding?’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Barnaby Rudge’, ch. XLVIII) — - Как! Это ты? - вскричал он... - Где это ты пропадал?

‘Mr. Abinger... I must speak to you.’ ‘How now,’ he said. (M. Dickens, ‘Joy and Josephine’, ch. IV) — - Мистер Абинджер... мне нужно поговорить с вами. - Неужели? - буркнул Абинджер.

There stood Mrs. Tarvin. The shock, the sight of her standing there... cut the last binding thread of self-control in Inigo. ‘...How now, you secret, black, and midnight hag!’ he thundered down the room. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book I, ch. 3) — Перед Иниго стояла миссис Тарвин. Ее появление так возмутило его, что он потерял самообладание. -...Откуда ты взялась, старая ведьма? Ходят тут всякие по ночам! - вопил он на всю комнату.

Second Soldier: "How now, masters?" Soldiers (speaking together): "How now? How now? do you hear this?" (W. Shakespeare, ‘Antony and Cleopatra’, act IV, sc. 3) — Второй часовой: "Господа, что скажете?" Солдаты (все вместе): ""что скажете!" Слыхали?"

...How now, Missy! Hasn't your ardent beau popped the question yet? (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XXVIII) —...Ну как, девочка, ваш пылкий обожатель еще не сделал вам предложения?

‘Say, young lady, if you please,’ pursued Rachel, ‘why in an evil hour, you ever came to Stephen's that night.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book III, ch. IV) — - Может быть, молодая леди будет так добра и расскажет, - продолжала Рэчел, - почему в недобрый час она зашла в тот вечер к Стивену.

Now, if you will forgive me, I should like to go home. No: nobody is to go with me. If you please I must insist. (P. H. Johnson, ‘Night and Silence Who Is Here?’, ch. XXVIII) — Прошу извинить меня, но я хочу пойти домой. Нет, пожалуйста, не провожайте меня. Я не хочу.

‘Won't you sit down, if you please? And perhaps I may know what to call you both?’ ‘I am miss Adela Bird,’ said the taller, ‘and this is my sister, Miss Pauline.’ (P. H. Johnson, ‘Catherine Carter’, part III, ch. V) — - Прошу вас, садитесь. С кем имею честь? - Я мисс Адела Берд, - сказала более высокая девушка. - А это моя сестра, мисс Полина.

Mr. Whiffler and his friend are left alone together; but Mr. Whiffler's thoughts are still with his family, if his family are not with him. ‘Saunders,’ says he after a short silence, ‘if you please, we'll drink Mrs. Whiffler and the children.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Sketches of Young Couples’, ‘The Couple Who Dote upon Their Children’) — Мистер Уиффлер со своим другом остались одни, но мысленно мистер Уиффлер был с семьей. - Сондерс, - сказал он, помолчав немного, - с вашего разрешения мы выпьем за здоровье миссис Уиффлер и детей.

Mrs. Pearce: "If you please, sir, the trouble's beginning already. There's a dustman downstairs, Alfred Doolittle, wants to see you. He says you have his daughter here." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act II) — Миссис Пирс: "Подумать только, сэр, неприятности уже начинаются. Внизу мусорщик Дулиттл, и он говорит, что у вас тут находится его дочь."