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CЦEHKA 19

 

 THE JOYS OF MOTORING

Jane and Robert are taking Barbara, their Polish friend, for a ride, in Robert's car.

Jane: Ouch, Robert! Can't you drive a bit more carefully? You nearly had us through the roof ¹ that time.

Robert: I'm sorry about the bumps. According to the map this is supposed to be an A road², but it can't have been repaired³ for goodness knows how long.⁴

Jane: Poor Barbara's been given such a shaking⁵ that she's incapable of saying anything.

Barbara: I'm quite all right, I'm enjoying the ride.

 

Jane: Are you sure it's just the road, Robert? Perhaps the tyres need pumping up.

Robert: They were all checked this morning at the garage. Oh, dash it! Sorry. I think I had better have a look at them. Maybe we have got a flat⁶ (the car stops and all get out).

Jane: Look Robert, this tyre's definitely flat. It must be a puncture.

 

 

Can't you drive a bit more carefully?

 

Robert: I suppose it'll have to be changed. Well, here goes⁷. It looked so easy when the man at the garage did it. I just hope I'll manage.

Barbara: In Poland I was told all Englishmen were very handy at odd jobs and repairs.

Robert: I only hope you won't be disillusioned. Jane, you'd better give me a hand⁸ with the jack.

Jane: Oh, I think I'd better attend to the lunch⁹, Robert. I wasn't brought up to crawl under cars.

Robert: Well, all I can say is that your education has been sadly neglected¹⁰. As usual I'm to be left to deal with all the unpleasant jobs, I suppose. You might at least give me a drink

Jane: Where's the beer?

Robert: I think it was packed in the boot.

Jane: I'll get it out in a minute. How are you getting on with the wheel?

Robert: All in good time¹¹, all in good time! Rome wasn't built in a day¹², you know. I thought I was to be given some beer.

Jane: Oh, Robert, something tumble's happened. The bottle wasn’t closed properly and all the beer’s run out. You’ll have to have tea.

Robert: Tea! That’s not a man’s drink.

Barbara: Tea is said to be a very good stimulant. Much better for drivers than alcohol.

Robert: I suppose there’s nothing for it.¹³ Fancy being reduced to drinking tea¹⁴ at a picnic! There, that’s the wheel back on.¹⁵ Let’s be off.¹⁶ (Robert starts the car) Strange, it doesn’t seem to be any better. There must be something radically wrong. I’ll have to get out and have another look. (Robert stops the car and gets out). Oh, dash it. The spare tyre must have had a puncture as well.

Jane: You simply forgot to pump it up, Robert.

Robert: Well, so did I.¹⁷

 

 

ПОЯСНЕНИЯ

give me a hand help me

rd better attend to the lunch - я лучше займусь приготовлением второго завтрака (или ленча)

sadly neglected - страшно запущенные

All In Rood time - все в своё время, здесь: не спеша, медленно

Rome wasn't built in a day.  - Рил построили не в один день.

there's nothing; for it - тут ничем не поможешь.

Fancy being reduced to drinking tea - подумать только, что человек

вынужден пить чай

There that's the wheel back on. - Hy, колесо уже поменяли.

Let's be off. - Поехали!

so Г did - правда, забыл.