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Petite Polyglot - интересный блог девушки, изучающей несколько языков.

Kate Bush - Army Dreamers

"Army Dreamers"

"B.F.P.O."
Army dreamers.
"Mammy's hero."
"B.F.P.O."
"Mammy's hero."

Our little army boy
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
I've a bunch of purple flowers
To decorate a mammy's hero.

Mourning in the aerodrome,
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Four men in uniform
To carry home my little soldier.

"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.

Tears o'er a tin box.
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know,
Like a chicken with a fox,
He couldn't win the war with ego.

Give the kid the pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Now he's sitting in his hole,
He might as well have buttons and bows.

"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of all that
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers, oh...

("B.F.P.O.")
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
Army dreamers.
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army Dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.

Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"

"Should Have Known Better"

I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies

I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy

When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Be my rest, be my fantasy

I’m light as a feather
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud
Frightened by my feelings
I only wanna be a relief

No, I’m not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I wanna believe

When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Be my rest, be my fantasy

I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should have wrote a letter
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination

Don’t back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I’m a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me

Don’t back down: nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination

Как предлагать

Making suggestions

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• How about doing… 

/ haʊ əˈbaʊt ˈduɪŋ /

• I think we should 

/ aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd /

• Why don’t we do 

/ waɪ doʊnt wi du /

• Maybe we could do 

/ ˈmeɪbi wi kʊd du /

• Perhaps we could do 

/ pərˈhæps wi kʊd du /

• I suggest doing… 

/ aɪ səˈdʒɛst ˈduɪŋ /

• I suggest that we do 

/ aɪ səˈdʒɛst ðæt wi du /

• My suggestion would be 

/ maɪ səˈdʒɛstʃən wʊd bi /

• One option would be… 

/ wʌn ˈɑpʃən wʊd bi /

• Another alternative is to…

/ əˈnʌðər ɔlˈtɝnətɪv ɪz tu /

Как перебивать собеседника

Interrupting

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• Sorry to interrupt, but I feel that… 

/ˈsɑri tə ˌɪntəˈrʌpt, bət aɪ fil ðæt/

(to - /tə/, but - /bət/)

• Could I make a point here? 

/kʊd aɪ meɪk ə pɔɪnt hɪr/

(a - /ə/)

• Can I just say something about that? 

/kən aɪ dʒʌst seɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðæt/

(can - /kən/, about - /əˈbaʊt/)

• May I have a word? 

/meɪ aɪ hæv ə wɝd/

(a - /ə/)

• Hold on, please 

/hoʊld ɑn pliz/

• Hold on, can I just finish the point?

/hoʊld ɑn, kən aɪ dʒʌst ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə pɔɪnt/

(can - /kən/, the - /ðə/)

Как выразить несогласие

Disagreeing

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• I see what you mean, but…

/aɪ si wʌtʃu min, bət/

(often linked: what you - whatcha /ˈwʌtʃu/) 

• I think you might be wrong here 

/aɪ θɪŋk ju maɪt bi rɔŋ hɪr/

• I’m afraid I can’t agree with you there 

/aɪm əˈfreɪd aɪ kænt əˈɡri wɪð ju ðɛr/

(more reduced)

/aɪm əˈfreɪd aɪ kænt əˈɡri wɪθ jə ðɛr/

• With respect, I don’t agree with you 

/wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt, aɪ doʊnt əˈɡri wɪð ju/

• I see your point, but… 

/aɪ si jər pɔɪnt, bət/

• I totally disagree, I’m afraid

/aɪ ˈtoʊɾəli ˌdɪsəˈɡri, aɪm əˈfreɪd/

Как попросить пояснить или повторить сказанное

Asking for repetition and clarification

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• I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that, please? 

/aɪ ˈdɪdn̩t kætʃ ðæt. kʊdʒu rɪˈpit ðæt pliz/

(didn’t - syllabic N: /ˈdɪdn̩t/; could you - couldja /kʊdʒu/)

• I missed that. Could you repeat that, please? 

/aɪ mɪst ðæt. kʊdʒu rɪˈpit ðæt pliz/

• Could you run through that one more time? 

/kʊdʒu rʌn θru ðæt wʌn mɔr taɪm/

(run through often links: /rʌnθru/)

• I don’t quite follow you. 

/aɪ doʊnt kwaɪt ˈfɑloʊ ju/

(casual: you - ya /jə/ - /ˈfɑloʊ jə/)

• What exactly do you mean? 

/wʌt ɪɡˈzæktli du ju min/

(casual: do you - dʒu /dʒu/)

• I don’t see what you mean. 

/aɪ doʊnt si wʌtʃu min/

(what you - whatcha /ˈwʌtʃu/)

• Are you saying we need to… ? 

/ɑr ju ˈseɪɪŋ wi nid tə/

(need to - /nid tə/ - often /nidə/)

• What I mean is ...

/wʌt aɪ min ɪz/

(often with pause after "is")

• To clarify,

/tə ˈklærəˌfaɪ/

(to - weak form /tə/)