American Slang Работу выполнили ученики 10 «а»класса МОУ – СОШ 4 г. Маркса Саратовской области. Руководитель: Александрова Е.А.

Cabbage How mach cabbage do you have? Деньги

Cake I dont have cake in my pocket, in the bank or under my mattress. Деньги

Big cheese The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year. Босс, начальник, ключевая фигура.

Cup of tea Thats another cup of tea. 1 Другое дело. Playing cards is not my cap of tea. 2 Что- либо предпочтитель ное или желаемое.

Hоt potato I dont want to deal with that hot potato. Сложная проблема.

Cool beans You have got a car, havent you? Cool beans! «Ну!», «Ну, даёшь!».

Zebra The zebra blew the whistle and the game started. Рефери

Bear This problem is a real bear. 1) Сложная задача. Theres a bear hiding under that bridge. 2) Патрульный полисмен на шоссе.

Have you ever been in a country bear cage? Полицейский участок. Bear cage

Bird I like the bird you were with. 1)Девушка

Some old bird came up to me and tried to sell me a cookbook. Странный человек. Bird

Dog My dogs are killing me. 1 Нога. She isnt a movie star;she isnt a dog either. 2 Уродливая девушка.

Doggy-bag Shall we ask for a doggy-bag? Пакет, предлагаемый в ресторане для остатков еды.

Dog and pony show Ive seen that dog and pony show so many times. I know all the words and replies. Часто повторяемое шоу, демонстрация или речь.

Dark horse We are sure that dark horse will appear before the election. 1 Неизвестный ранее участник соревнований или кандидат на выборный пост. A dark horse plays much better than all the others. 2 Незнакомый ранее.

Cat 1)This cat wants to borrow some money from me. Приятель, парень 2)Dont you know that Mary is such a cat. Сплетница.

Hooks Dont stand there with your hooks in your pocket.Get busy. Руки

Big wheel. He is a big wheel with the gas company for while. Очень важная персона

Egghead My uncle was an egghead. Интеллектуал.

Литература: С.И. Тобольская. «В мире сленга». Саратов, «Лицей», 2004г.