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1. I need to take a book to the library.

2. I need to take the book to the library.

       .  ,  ,      - : Im afraid, I cant join you, I need to take a book to the library.    ,   ,     .   ,       .       :      ,         .      ,    ,      .

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1. Get yourself a chair.

2. Youll get the chair.

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1. He is cold.  .

2. He has a cold.   .

1. He is drunk.  .

2. He is a drunk.  .



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She: Im almost done. Just give me a minute, dear.

He: Take two minutes.

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A minute! Give me a minute! A minute! Youll get 20 years!   !    !  !   20 !

Get a doctor! I cannot see. Get two doctors!  !    .   !

Someone finally bought a copy of the book. -      .

A penny for your thoughts.[1 -  a penny for your thoughts ,   ,    .] Oh, my thoughts are not worth a penny.      ,   ,    .     .

Come on, Fred, you havent eaten a bite. Arent you hungry?  , ,     .    ?

I dont believe a word of it. Not one single word.         .   .

I havent slept a wink.       .




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King Richard: A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

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You cant marry just any girl. You can only marry a princess.        .      ,  - .   ,     ,     ,     ,     .

Hello, get me a plumber. Any plumber.  ,    .  . (  any   ,      ,   ,      .)

Pick a card  any card.   ,  ,     .

Now, now, dear.[3 -    now    .] Well come up with a solution. Ill think of something.   , , , ?   . ?  - .  - .

Let go of me! Hold it! This is no way to treat a lady.   ! !      . (       .)

Robber: This is a stick-up. Put all your money in a bag and put your hands down.

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    bag      ,        .     ,      , ,   ,    : Put all your money in the bag.      () .




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Sultan: Where did you get this lamp?

Vizier: My servant bought it from a junkman. It is said to be magic.

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Who is that under your balcony? Oh, nobody. Just a fan.       ?  , .  .

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A gentleman was here, asking for you.   - ,  ,      .     ,      .     :      ,  .

Boss: Youre late, Smith. What happened to you this time?

Employee: I was attacked by a dog.

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Husband: What happened?

Wife: Nothing. I just dropped a cup.

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The guy cannot read. How can you tell? He is holding the newspaper upside down.     .    ?     . ( ,     .)

What time did you say the boat leaves?  ,  ,  ?

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Stop teasing the dog!    !

Wife: Good-bye, dear. Dont forget to feed the cat.

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Landlady: You cant keep a monkey. My other lodgers may not like it.

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You cant keep the monkey. It is obvious that it isnt well-behaved.         .  ,      .




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Sultan: How many girls!

Chief eunuch: You are to select a hundred or so for wives, Your Majesty.

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I have told you a hundred times not to enter my room without knocking.      ,         .

A thousand pardons, Madam.   , .

A thousand bucks down the drain!      . (.:  .)

You look like a million dollars.      .

Guys like you are a dime a dozen.          .




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Charlie: Heres the hundred bucks I borrowed from you two years ago.

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Have they caught the daring men who robbed you? Not yet.     ,   ?  .

Have they caught the two men who robbed you? Not yet.     ,   ?  .

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1. He took the two suitcases and carried them to his car.

2. He took two suitcases and carried them to his car.

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Butler: Ill take the million bucks, and beat it.[5 - beat it ? ,  ]

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Fortune-teller: Your will soon get a raise.

Client: A raise? Do you mean to tell me that my penny-pinching boss will give me a raise? Are you sure?

Fortune-teller: My magic ball never lies.

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Fortune-teller: Your will soon get the raise you have been asking for.

Client: At last!

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Its a stick-up!   ! ?  ,          .

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He: Good evening, dear! I have brought you a present.

She: A present? For me? Oh, thank you.

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Little Red Riding Hood: Oh, Granny!

Wolf: What is it, my child?

Little Red Riding Hood: You have grown a tail!

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,     ,   : Just my luck. A flat tire!  ,  , .  !

,     ,   , : Oh, no! A tip from Billy Scott? I cant believe it!   !    ?      !

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Old lady: Thank you, Officer. Youve been very kind to help me across the street.

Police officer: Only doing my duty, maam.

Old lady: Here, take this.

Police officer (surprised):A five-dollar bill! Say, thats very kind of you, maam.

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Hold it, lady! I cant take this money. Lady, wait! Boy, shes a fast old lady!

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Judge: Why did you shoot at Mr. Robinson?

Defendant: I took him for a bear.

Judge: When did you realize that you were wrong?

Defendant: When the bear began to shoot back at me.

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Big boaster: When I was in Africa, I met a lion. I had no gun with me, so I took a pail of water and poured it over the lions head, and he ran away.

Listener: I can confirm that. I was in Africa at that time, and the lion ran into me, and when I stroked him, he was still quite wet.

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Stork: You have a little brother.

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You have a letter.  .

You have a visitor, Mr. Holmes.   ,  .

It looks like you have a secret admirer. ,     .

Im afraid we have a problem. ,   .

I have a family.    .

I dont need a husband. I have a cat that stays out all night, a parrot that knows many bad words, a fireplace that smokes, and a dog that never stops barking. What do I need a husband for? ?   :   ,  -   , ,     , ,   ,  ,  ,  .     ?

  :     I have a wife   ,   ,     ? , ,   ,     ,      ,   ,   ,      , , ,   .    .




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Frank: Weve got to get out of here, Charlie.

Charlie: Do you have a plan, Frank?

Frank: Do I have a plan? Napoleon had a plan. Caesar had a plan. Robert Lee had a plan.[6 -   ?     ,       19 .           .]




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