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Ilustrowane idiomy angielskie
Get the PictureIlustrowane idiomy angielskieJerzy ChybtekstMichaã DĈbrowskiilustracjeWarszawa 2006
ReviewerDariusz KčtlaConsultantEwa WolaęskaCopy editorNatica SchmederAnna KozãowskaProduction editorBarbara GluzaCover designerMichaã DĈbrowskiDTPKrzysztof ģwistakDruk i oprawaOPOLGRAF SAText and illustrationscopyright by FELBERG SJAPublishing House, 2006All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher.Printed in PolandISBN 83-88667-55-6
3Spis treĤciPrzedmowa . 5Idioms . 6Exercises . 51Key to exercises . 55Indeks polsko-angielski . 57Indeks idiomów. 61
5PrzedmowaOto ksiĈİka, która ma caãkiem ambitny cel, choþ byþ moİe nie sprawia takiegowraİenia. KsiĈİka, która w niepowaİnej formie chce speãniþ powaİnĈ rolč nauczyþ angielskich idiomów, zarazem bawiĈc Czytelnika.Kaİdy jčzyk ma szereg charakterystycznych utartych wyraİeę i zwrotów, któreĤwiadczĈ o jego bogactwie i kolorycie. Idiomy sĈ szczególnymi zwiĈzkami wyrazowymi, stanowiĈ bowiem nierozerwalnĈ caãoĤþ znaczeniowĈ. PrzywoãujĈ na myĤlkonkretne sytuacje, czasem wrčcz opowiadajĈ minihistorie. Zapamičtanie idiomusprawia osobie uczĈcej sič jčzyka obcego pewnĈ trudnoĤþ z powodu zãoİonej formy.Niniejsza pozycja ma to zadanie uãatwiþ. Prezentujemy w niej w nietypowy, bo w wizualny i dosãowny sposób ponad 40 charakterystycznych dla wspóãczesnej angielszczyzny idiomów. WičkszoĤþ z nich pochodzi z jčzyka nieformalnego i jest typowa dlaİywej mowy.SkĈd przewrotny pomysã zilustrowania idiomów obrazkami dosãownie wyraİajĈcymi ich treĤþ? Pobudzenie wyobraĮni przez wykreowanie obrazu jest prostĈdrogĈ do trwaãego zapamičtania jego treĤci. Ilustracja wspomaga bowiem pamičþ,dostarczajĈc jej dosãownych skojarzeę i wynikajĈcych z nich niespodziewanych, czčsto groteskowych sytuacji. Jest to znana i skuteczna metoda stosowana m.in. w naucejčzyków obcych, jedna z bardziej lubianych tzw. mnemotechnik.Get the Picture jest pozycjĈ przeznaczonĈ dla Polaków uczĈcych sič angielskiego,dla osób praktycznie w kaİdym wieku i na dowolnym poziomie znajomoĤci tegojčzyka. Pod warunkiem wszakİe, İe majĈ one otwarte gãowy i poczucie humoru.KsiĈİka moİe teİ z powodzeniem sãuİyþ nauczycielom, którym zaleİy na oİywieniui urozmaiceniu wprowadzania angielskiej frazeologii w klasie. Wszystkich korzystajĈcych z ksiĈİki zarówno samodzielnie, jak i na lekcji powinien zainteresowaþrozdziaã z þwiczeniami. Czytelnik moİe w nim sprawdziþ, na ile skutecznie przyswoiã prezentowany materiaã i czy potrafi go wykorzystaþ w praktyce.Idiomy w naszym zbiorze dla przejrzystoĤci zostaãy uãoİone w porzĈdku alfabetycznym wedãug wybranych rzeczowników wchodzĈcych w skãad danego zwiĈzkuwyrazowego. Jeİeli Czytelnik poszukuje zwrotu idiomatycznego ze sãowem nie bčdĈcym wyrazem hasãowym (ewentualnie zna tylko rodzimy ekwiwalent idiomu), topowinien go bez trudu znaleĮþ w jednym z indeksów na koęcu ksiĈİki. Na kaİdejstronie, na której zostaã podany idiom, znajduje sič jego polski odpowiednik, czčstorównieİ bčdĈcy frazeologizmem, a pod obrazkiem dwa przykãadowe angielskiezdania ilustrujĈce jego uİycie w naturalnym kontekĤcie.Przyjemnej nauki i dobrej zabawy!Jerzy Chyb
Idioms
7applebe the apple of somebody’s eyebyþ czyimĤ oczkiem w gãowieThe youngest daughter has always been the apple of her dad’s eye.Which of the students is the apple of your eye?
8beansspill the beanspuĤciþ farbč; wygadaþ sičPlease don’t spill the beans about my plans to quit my job.Our plan was meant to be a secret but Henry spilt the beans.
9berthgive somebody (something) a wide berthomijaþ kogoĤ (coĤ) szerokim ãukiemWhenever Alice is in a bad mood, I give her a wide berth.He gave all the big hotels a wide berth and found a small, quiet one.
10birdskill two birds with one stoneupiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniuHe was in town on business, but killed two birds with one stone and visited hisuncle too.Why don’t you kill two birds with one stone and do the shopping on your way towork?
11bloodget blood out of a stoneoczekiwaþ po kimĤ niemoİliwegoYou can’t get blood out of a stone, so stop trying to persuade her to stay.I tried to make him change his mind, but it was like getting blood out of a stone.
12bucketkick the bucketkopnĈþ w kalendarzYou’d better stop smoking so much or you’ll kick the bucket before you turn forty.He suddenly fell ill and then just kicked the bucket within days.
13bush(not) beat about the bush(nie) owijaþ w baweãnčAfter beating about the bush for half an hour, she finally told me the truth.Let’s not beat about the bush the film was simply horrible!
14candleburn the candle at both endsprzepracowywaþ sič; Ĥlčczeþ po nocachWhen I was a student, I burnt the candle at both ends, studying for exams.You look tired have you been burning the candle at both ends again?
15catput the cat among the pigeonswetknĈþ kij w mrowiskoDon’t put the cat among the pigeons by asking them to come to work on Sunday.His remark was like putting the cat among the pigeons everybody startedquarrelling.
16cleaner’stake somebody to the cleaner’soskubaþ kogoĤ; puĤciþ kogoĤ z torbamiThe taxi driver took me to the cleaner’s by charging almost forty pounds.Check around for the best price or you’ll be taken to the cleaner’s.
17coalshaul somebody over the coalsnie zostawiþ na kimĤ suchej nitkiHis first novel was so bad that the critics hauled him over the coals.Did you have to haul me over the coals in front of everybody?
18colourbe (feel, look) off colourczuþ sič niewyraĮnieI think I’ll go to bed early, I’ve been feeling off colour all day.No, it was nothing serious, she was just feeling slightly off colour.
19cornerforce somebody into a cornerprzyprzeþ kogoĤ do muruThe girl was forced into a corner and finally admitted she wasn’t telling the truth.I’m sorry I told them everything they forced me into a corner.
20daggerslook daggers at somebodyprzeszyþ kogoĤ wzrokiemWhen the boy ran across the street, the driver slammed the brakes and lookeddaggers at him.Don’t look daggers at me, I’m really sorry I’m late.
21doglike a dog with two tailspeãen radoĤciWhenever I bring them presents, my children are like dogs with two tails.The coach was like a dog with two tails when his team won the match.
22dogslet sleeping dogs lienie wywoãywaþ wilka z lasuYou’d better let sleeping dogs lie and never mention John’s ex-wife in his presence.The teacher forgot about the test and we didn’t remind her, preferring to let sleepingdogs lie.
23earsbe all earszamieniaþ sič w sãuchI’m sorry I haven’t been listening to you, I’m all ears now.The moment the neighbour started gossiping, the old lady was suddenly all ears.
24eggsput all your eggs in one basketpostawiþ wszystko na jednĈ kartčHe lost his money by putting all his eggs in one basket and investing in a riskyfund that failed.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket send your job application to severalcompanies.
25facepull a face (pull faces)zrobiþ minč (stroiþ miny)Behind her mother’s back, Lucy pulled a face and left the room.The children sat at the window, pulling faces at the people outside.
26feathershow the white feathermieþ cykora; stchórzyþThe moment I saw the big guy, I showed the white feather, apologised and backeddown.Come on, be a man don’t show the white feather before you know for sure thecase is lost.
27floorwipe the floor with somebodypoãoİyþ kogoĤ na (obie) ãopatki; sponiewieraþ kogoĤDon’t worry, you’re so good at chess that you’ll wipe the floor with the othercontestants.The boy asked a difficult question but soon the teacher was wiping the floor withhim.
28frying panjump out of the frying pan into the firewpaĤþ z deszczu pod rynnčAt my new school I realised that leaving the old one was jumping out of the fryingpan into the fire.She just jumped out of the frying pan into the fire when she finished her essayearly and got some extra writing to do.
29handlefly off the handledostaþ biaãej gorĈczkiWhen we saw his red face we knew he was about to fly off the handle.I flew off the handle when they announced that our flight was cancelled.
30headhave your head screwed onmieþ gãowč na karkuJill won’t act silly, she has her head screwed on the right way.My uncle has always had his head screwed on and now, at fifty, he’s a rich man.
31heartwear your heart on your sleevemieþ serce na dãoniIf you always wear your heart on your sleeve, you risk rejection and pain.He’s very reserved and has never worn his heart on his sleeve.
Get the Picture Ilustrowane idiomy angielskie Jerzy Chyb tekst Michaã D browski ilustracje Warszawa 2006
