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EXERCISE 351



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A: I should never have started this conversation in the first place.

B: My point exactly.

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      ,          , ,   ,    first  ,       . :

We should never have gone there in the first place.       . (        - ).

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Why didnt you tell me in the first place?       ? (             ?    .)

 in the first place     ,      .       (   )  ,     : You shouldnt have come here in the first place.       .

     would   , : Why would the police suspect him in the first place?

           ?,    .      :         ?        ( ),  .    ,  ,    ,        ,  ,        .

2. Mypointexactly.  ,        :       ;      .   point    ,   (= viewpoint).



1.      .      . 2.      .      . 3.        (place an advertisement).      . 4.         .      . 5.        .      . 6.        .      . 7.       .      . 8.           (in plain sight).      . 9.          .      . 10.        .      . 11.          (introduce somebody to somebody).      . 12.           .      .



. 1. I should never have started this argument in the first place. My point exactly. ( never     .       not    : I shouldnt have started this argument in the first place.) 2. We should never have come here in the first place. My point exactly. 3. You should never have placed this advertisement in the first place. My point exactly. 4. We should never have moved in with my parents in the first place. My point exactly. 5. We should never have played by their rules in the first place. My point exactly. 6. We should never have taken up this case in the first place. My point exactly. 7. We should never have let him stay in the first place. My point exactly. 8. I should never have left the letter in plain sight in the first place. My point exactly. (In plain sight   ,   .) 9. We should never have let her date this fellow in the first place. My point exactly. (: We should never have let her go out with this fellow in the first place.) 10. You should never have married this flirt in the first place. Dont rub it in. 11. You should never have introduced them to each other in the first place. Dont rub it in. 12. You should never have let him drink and drive in the first place. Dont rub it in.



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Boss: You should have been here at 9:30 a.m.

Employee: Why, what happened?



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EXERCISE 352



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You should have seen her face when she recognized me.

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.  you should have seen his face ,   ,     , ,   .     :     !; ,      . , ,     ,     .

 : You should have seen the look on his face; You should have seen the expression on his face.



1.    ,     ! 2.     ,        (on the list)! 3.     ,    ,    (that I was expecting). 4.     ,    ,      (alive and well). 5.     ,    ,      . 6.     ,      . 7.     ,     (: walk in on somebody). 8.     ,         (the warrant for his arrest). 9.     ,    (: realize),     (be trapped). 10.     ,   ,    (be surrounded). 11.     ,   ,   (: be broke).



. 1. You should have seen her face when she heard my answer. 2. You should have seen her face when she saw my name on the list. 3. You should have seen his face when I told him that I was expecting. (Be expecting = be pregnant.) 4. You should have seen her face when I told her that you were alive and well. 5. You should have seen her face when I told her that you were on your way here. 6. You should have seen their faces when I caught them red-handed. 7. You should have seen their faces when I walked in on them. (Walk in on somebody    ,       -       .) 8. You should have seen his face when I showed him the warrant for his arrest. 9. You should have seen his face when he realized that he was trapped. (Realize something  ,  -     -.) 10. You should have seen their faces when they realized that they were surrounded. (Surround somebody/something   -  -.) 11. You should have seen his face when he realized that he was broke. ( broke = bankrupt.)



EXERCISE 353



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1. He was broke.

2. He was broken.



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 -      -    -,   . : We must cook his goose before he can do any more harm.      ,       ; Just you wait, Ill cook your goose, I will!  ,     ,   !; You should have seen his face when he realized that his goose was cooked.      ,   ,    (,   ..)  .




  


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EXERCISE 354



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A: But for you, we would have avoided this foolish mistake.

B: But for you, we would have avoided lots of foolish mistakes.

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. 1.    would have done something    ,       ,   . :

We might just as well have taken French leave. No one would have noticed.      -.      .

2.  but for you,   ,         .  you      , ,     , ,   ,  . :

But for me, you would have been killed.    ,   .

But for your stupidity, no one would have suspected us.     ,     .



1.   ,     (collision)    (truck).    ,    . 2.     ,      (battle).     ,    . 3.    ,     .    ,       (even sooner). 4.    ,     (catch up with somebody)    .    ,          (way before that). 5.    ,        (lose control of the car).    ,      (:     land in a ditch). 6.    ,       .    ,       . 7.    ,       .    ,     . 8.    ,      .    ,         (the worst man ever). 9.    ,      .    ,     (: end up dead). 10.    ,      .    ,          (lousy)   (travel agency). 11.    ,     .    ,     (make acquaintance of somebody)       (the most eligible bachelor in town).



. 1. But for you, we would have avoided collision with that truck. But for you, we would have avoided arrest. 2. But for General Smith, we would have won that battle. But for General Smith, we would have lost the war. 3. But for you, we would have figured him out sooner. But for me, he would have figured us out even sooner. (: But for you, we would have found him out sooner. But for me, he would have found us out even sooner.) 4. But for you, we would have caught up with them hours ago. But for me, we would have been arrested for speeding way before that. (       way   , : Grandma, youre way behind the times.  ,     .) 5. But for you, I wouldnt have lost control of the car. But for me, we would have landed in a ditch. 6. But for you, we wouldnt have landed on a desert island. But for me, you would have landed in the stomach of a shark. 7. But for you, we wouldnt have left empty-handed. But for me, we would have been caught red-handed. 8. But for you, I wouldnt have remained an old maid. But for me, you would have married the worst man ever. 9. But for you, we wouldnt have ended up in jail. But for me, we would have ended up dead. (   : we wouldnt have landed in jail,        .       ,           ,  ,   (, )     .) 10. But for you, I wouldnt have lost my job. But for me, you would still be working in that lousy travel agency. 11. But for you, I wouldnt have broken my heel. But for me, we wouldnt have made acquaintance of the most eligible bachelor in town. (    eligible ,              /  .)



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Two engineering students ran into each other when going across campus. One of them noticed that the other was riding a brand-new bicycle. He waved him over and asked, Hey, where did you get such a great bike?

"Well," said the other, "a couple of days ago, I was just walking along, minding my own business, when this gorgeous blonde pulls up, hops off the bike, rips off all her clothes, and says, Take what you want. So, I took the bike and left.

The other engineering student nodded approvingly, Good choice. Her clothes probably wouldnt have fit.



engineering student   ; go across ; campus  ; brand-new  ; wave over  ; hey! ! was just walking along, minding my own business  ,    ; gorgeous , ; pull up   ; hopoff ; rip off , ; nod ; approvingly ; probably ,  ; fit  




  


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EXERCISE 355



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You could have sneaked into the laboratory and stolen the samples, no one would have even noticed.

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1.         .     . 2.      (sneak up on somebody)     (stab somebody)  .     . 3.         (under cover of darkness).     . 4.      (climb [klaim] over the wall)   .     . 5.      (climb out of the window)  .     . 6.       (off the cliff).     . 7.     (ambush somebody)    .     . 8.        .     . 9.    (: replace something with something)   (bloodstained)   .     . 10.          .      (know the difference). 11.       -.     . 12.     ,     (stage it to look like suicide).       (: foul play). 13.     ,     .      . 14.     ,        (hunting accident).      .



. 1. You could have sneaked into your aunts room and switched the pills, no one would have even noticed. 2. You could have sneaked up on the old man and stabbed him in the back, no one would have even noticed. 3. You could have got rid of the body under cover of darkness, no one would have even noticed. 4. You could have climbed over the wall under cover of darkness, no one would have even noticed. (     climb.      .) 5. You could have climbed out of the window and walked away, no one would have even noticed. 6. You could have pushed her off the cliff, no one would have even noticed. 7. You could have ambushed him and thrown him overboard, no one would have even noticed. 8. You could have smuggled the weapon into the prison cell, no one would have even noticed. 9. You could have replaced the bloodstained carpet with a new one, no one would have suspected anything. 10. You could have passed yourself off as your twin brother, no one would have known the difference. 11. You could have stolen the original painting and replaced it with a copy, no one would have known the difference. 12. You could have staged it to look like suicide, no one would have suspected foul play. (Foul play    ,    .   ,           ,    .) 13. You could have staged it to look like an accident, no one would have suspected foul play. 14. You could have staged it to look like a hunting accident, no one would have suspected foul play.



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A police officer was investigating an accident on a narrow two-lane road on which two drivers had hit virtually head-on. One driver, an extremely elderly woman, kept repeating, He wouldnt let me have my half of the road! After gathering as much information as possible, the officer approached the other driver, who was examining his own damage. The police officer said, That old lady says you wouldnt let her have her half of the road. Why not? In exasperation, the man turned from his smashed car and said, Officer, I would have been more than happy to give her half of the road, if she would have just let me know which half she wanted.



investigate ; narrow ; two-lane road  ; had hit virtually head-on     ; extremely elderly  ; He wouldnt let me have my half of the road.           . (   would     - .) gatherinformation  ; examinethedamage  ; exasperation , , ; smashed  , 




  


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EXERCISE 356



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A: Your new acquaintance is already in her forties.

B: No kidding? I would never have guessed that. She certainly doesnt look her age.

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.  No kidding,    ,      .           : ?,  ?,  ?,   !,   !,   ! ? ..

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1.     . ?  ?    .       . 2.      (in her late fifties). ?  ?    .       . 3.      (in his early seventies). ?  ?    .       . 4.       (have a stormy youth). ?  ?    . 5.      (mother tongue). ?  ?    .    (flatter somebody). . 6.          (the most eligible bachelorette in town). ?  ?    ,    (to look at her). 7.     .       . ?  ?    ,   . ?      .    ,  . (People are not always what they seem.) 8.     (I heard a rumour),       . ?  ?    .       (their relationship   ). 9.    ,      (a sham). ?  ?    .     . 10.       (circus rider)    (in her younger days).   (I bet),         . 11.       (macho)   .  ,         . 12.       ,     (earned a living by dancing in a night club).  ,         . 13.       ,    (pick other peoples pockets).  ,         . 14.       ,   (sit for a painter).  ,         .



. 1. My uncle Roger is in his fifties. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. He certainly doesnt look his age. 2. My aunt Jane is in her late fifties. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. She certainly doesnt look her age. 3. My butler is in his early seventies. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. He certainly doesnt look his age. 4. My grandma had a stormy youth. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. 5. English is not my mother tongue. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. Youre flattering me. Not at all. 6. Your new acquaintance is the most eligible bachelorette in town. No kidding? I would never have guessed that, to look at her. 7. Be careful with that man. He has the reputation of a lady-killer and a cradle robber. No kidding? I would never have guessed that, to look at him. My point exactly. People are not always what they seem. 8. I heard a rumour (that) our hostess and General Smith are lovers. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. They hide their relationship pretty well. 9. I heard a rumour (that) their marriage is a sham. No kidding? I would never have guessed that. They hide it pretty well. 10. My aunt Maggie was a circus rider in her younger days. I bet you wouldnt have guessed that about her. 11. My uncle Tom was a real macho in his younger days. I bet you wouldnt have guessed that about him. 12. In my younger days, I earned a living by dancing in a night club. I bet you wouldnt have guessed that about me. 13. In my younger days, I earned a living by picking other peoples pockets. I bet you wouldnt have guessed that about me. 14. In my younger days, I earned a living by sitting for painters. I bet you wouldnt have guessed that about me.



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A young banker decided to get his first tailor-made suit. So, he went to the best tailor in town and got measured for a suit. A week later he went in for his first fitting. He put on the suit. It fitted perfectly. He felt that in this suit he could do business.

As he was preening himself in front of the mirror, he reached down to put his hands in the pockets, and to his surprise he noticed that there were no pockets. He mentioned this to the tailor who asked him, "Didn't you tell me you were a banker?"

The young man answered, "Yes, I did."

To this the tailor said, "Who ever heard of a banker with his hands in his own pockets?"



tailor-made   ; tailor ; hegot measured    ; fitting ; It fitted perfectly.   ; preening himself ,  ; reach down:  ; to this  




  


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 Present Perfect Continuous  ,   -     ,     ,    .

Youve come at last, dear! I have been waiting for you for two hours. -  , !      .

   Present Perfect Continuous,  ,     . :

Ive been shopping all day. Im exhausted.      .   .

The ground is wet. It has been raining since morning.  .    .

I have been learning Russian for two years, but I still cant speak it.       ,        .

Have you been crying? What makes you think so? Your eyes are red.   ? ?    ? ?    .



EXERCISE 357 



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A: Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere.

B: I was away on business.

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1.  ?    .      (be out of town). 2.   ?    .    (take out) .    ? 3.   ?    .   (step out)  . 4.   ?    .     (get some air). 5.   ?    .   ,   -  . 6.   ?    .   ,      (take a phone call). 7.   ?    .   ,   (have a smoke). 8.   ?    .   ,      . 9.   ?    .   ,    ,      (arrange for a car to take us to the airport). 10.   ?    .   ,    ,      (pick us up from the airport). 11.   ?    .   ,    ,       . 12.   ?    .     -     (sales manager).



. 1. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I was out of town. 2. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I decided to take out the dog. At three oclock in the morning? 3. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out for a minute. 4. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to get some air. 5. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to buy something for supper. 6. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to take a phone call. 7. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to have a smoke. 8. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to borrow some salt from a neighbour. 9. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to arrange for a car to take us to the airport. (Arrange for something    -,  -.) 10. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to arrange for a car to pick us up from the airport. 11. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I stepped out to arrange for a boat to take us to the other bank (of the river). 12. Where have you been? Ive been looking for you everywhere. I had to discuss a few things with the sales manager.



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An officer pulled up to the side of the road and called to a boy.

Did you see an airplane come down anywhere near here? he asked.

No, sir, said the boy, sticking his slingshot in his shirt, Ive only been shooting at a bottle.



pull up   ; call to sb  -; airplane ; come down   ( ); stick , ; slingshot 











  


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EXERCISE 358 



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A: I think John wants to go out with me.

B: Did he say that?

A: Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints.

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1. ,      (suspect foul play).   ?    ,   . 2.  ,      (retire).   ?    ,   . 3.   ,     -   (an inside job).   ?    ,   . 4.     ,      (be on the wrong track), .   ?    ,   . 5.  ,        (sole heiress).   ?    ,  . 6.  ,      .  ,     .   ?    ,   . 7.  ,      .   ?    ,   . 8.  ,        (put me in the closet)  ,    咻.   ?    ,   . 9.  ,   []     (raise the rent).   ?    ,   . 10.  ,       (cut somebodys salary).   ?    ,   . 11.    ,         .   ?    ,   .



. 1. The sheriff suspects foul play. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 2. I think Brown is going to retire. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 3. Lieutenant Colombo thinks its an inside job. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 4. My friend, Sherlock Holmes, thinks that youre on the wrong track, Inspector. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 5. I think Granny is going to make me her sole heiress. Did she say that? Not in so many words, but shes been dropping hints. 6. John wants me to meet his parents. I think he is going to propose. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 7. I think our lodger wants to move out. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 8. I think my aunt is going to put me in the closet under the stairs, like in Harry Potter. Did she say that? Not in so many words, but shes been dropping hints. (: under the staircase.) 9. I think our landlady is going to raise the rent. Did she say that? Not in so many words, but shes been dropping hints. 10. I think our boss is going to cut our salaries. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints. 11. I have a suspicion that our son is going to break off his engagement to miss Roberts. Did he say that? Not in so many words, but hes been dropping hints.



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A man and his wife attended a dinner party at the home of their friends. Near the end of the meal, the wife reprimanded her husband. Thats the third time youve gone for dessert, she scolded. The hostess must think youre an absolute pig.

I dont think so, he said. Ive been telling her its for you.



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EXERCISE 359 



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A: What are you doing here?

B: Ive been asking myself the same question ever since I started working for this company.

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1.,       :   ?           ,  . 2.   ?          ,   . 3.      ?          ,   (put)     . 4.        ?           ,     . 5.     ?           ,    . 6.   ?          (for the last half hour). 7.     [ ] ?         20 . 8.  ,    ?          . 9.       , ?    , ,          .



. 1. Where is your money? Ive been asking myself the same question ever since I got married. 3. What is going on here? Ive been asking myself the same question ever since I got here. (: ever since I arrived here.) 3. Why did you marry this woman? Ive been asking myself the same question ever since I put a wedding ring on her finger. 4. Who are you and how did you get (in) here? Ive been asking myself the same question ever since I woke up in this bed. (:




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