Английские идиомы на каждый день в моделях и упражнениях – 2
3. He was my third – no, check that, my fifth husband. I have never been good with figures.
4. I have three boys and one girl – no, check that, two boys and two girls. Or the other way around. You have totally confused me with your questions, Inspector.
5. When I was cleaning the table, there were still three pieces of the cake left, Inspector. No, check that, there were only two pieces.
6. “I gave the patient 20 milligram of the stuff, doctor. No, check that, 40 mg.” “You ought to know better than that, nurse. No wonder the patient is in a coma.”
come to think of it
Эти слова произносят, когда по ходу разговора говорящий вдруг вспоминает о чем-то по ассоциации с только что сказанным. Например:
“I love getting her letters. Come to think of it, I haven’t had one for a while.” – «Я люблю получать от нее письма. Кстати, а я ведь уже давно ничего от нее не получал».
Узнав о гибели «Титаника», дама восклицает: “What a tragedy! Is it true? I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable.” – «Какая трагедия! Я полагала, что он непотопляем», – и тут же продолжает: “Come to think of it, wasn’t one of your cousins on the passenger list?” – «Кстати, один из ваших кузенов был в списке пассажиров, или я ошибаюсь?»