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A shoplifter (złodziej sklepowy) was caught (został złapany) red-handed (na gorącym uczynku: "czerwoną ręką") trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewelry store (przy próbie kradzieży zegarka z ekskluzywnego sklepu; exclusive [?ks'klu:s?v]). "Listen (posłuchaj = proszę posłuchać)," said the shoplifter, "I know you don't want any trouble either (wiem, ty też /jak i ja = ani ty, ani ja/ nie chcesz kłopotów). What do you say I just buy the watch and we forget about this? (co powiesz - ja po prostu kupuję zegarek i zapominamy o tym)"
The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip (menadżer zgodził się i wypełnił druk z ceną). The crook looked at the slip (złodziejaszek popatrzył na druk) and said, "This is a little more than I intended to spend (to jest trochę więcej, niż zamierzałem wydać). Can you show me something less expensive (mógłby pan pokazać mi coś mniej drogiego = tańszego)?
A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewelry store. "Listen," said the shoplifter, "I know you don't want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch and we forget about this?"
The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The crook looked at the slip and said, "This is a little more than I intended to spend. Can you show me something less expensive?"
"But why (ale dlaczego)," demanded (zapytał) the puzzled judge (zdezorientowany sędzia) of the burglar (złodzieja) standing before (stojącego przed /nim/) "did you break into (włamałeś się; to break - złamać) the same store three nights running? (do tego samego sklepu trzy noce z rzędu; to run - biegnąć; = następować po kolei)"
"Well, Judge, it's like this (noo, Sędzio, to było tak)," was the reply (była odpowiedź). "I picked out a dress for my wife (ja wziąłem: "chwyciłem, zahaczyłem" sukienkę dla mojej żony; to pick - wybierać, zabierać, odbierać) and I had to change it twice (i później musiałem zamienić ją dwa razy = podwójnie)."
"But why," demanded the puzzled judge of the burglar standing before, "did you break into the same store three nights running?"
"Well, Judge, it's like this," was the reply. "I picked out a dress for my wife and I had to change it twice."
Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson (Sherlock Holmes i jego przyjaciel Watson) were on a camping and hiking trip (byli pod namiotami; to hike - podróżować, na piechotę, chodzić).
They had gone to bed (poszli spać do łóżka) and were lying there (i leżeli "tam" = w nim) looking up at the sky (patrząc w górę na niebo).
Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see? (Watson, popatrz w górę. Co widzisz)"
"Well, I see thousands of stars (widzę tysiące gwiazd)."
"And what does that mean to you? (i co to oznacza według ciebie)"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow (wydaje mi się, to znaczy, że będziemy mieli kolejny dobry dzień jutro). What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent (dla mnie to oznacza, że ktoś ukradł nasz namiot /to steal-stole-stolen - ukraść/)."
Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson were on a camping and hiking trip.
They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"Well, I see thousands of stars."
"And what does that mean to you?"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent."
On a rural road (na wiejskiej drodze) a state trooper (policjant konny) pulled this farmer over (zatrzymał /samochód/ rolnika) and said: "Sir, do you realize (panie, czy zdajesz sobie sprawę /wiesz/) your wife fell out of the car several miles back? (że pana żona wypadła z samochodu kilka mil "wcześniej" /to fall-fell-fallen - spadać/)"
To which the farmer replied (na co rolnik odpowiedział), "Thank God, I thought I had gone deaf! (dzięki Bogu, pomyślałem, że ja "został głuchy", ogłuchłem)"
On a rural road a state trooper pulled this farmer over and said: "Sir, do you realize your wife fell out of the car several miles back?"
To which the farmer replied, "Thank God, I thought I had gone deaf!"
Old farmer Johnson was dying (stary rolnik Jonson umierał). The family was standing around his bed (rodzina stała dookoła jego łóżka). With a low voice he said to his wife (cichym głosem on powiedział do swojej żony): "When I'm dead I want you to marry farmer Jones (kiedy umrę, ja chcę, żebyś wyszła za rolnika Jonsa)."
Wife (żona): "No, I can't marry anyone after you (nie, nie mogę wyjść za nikogo po tobie)."
Johnson: "But I want you to (ale ja chcę, żebyś to zrobiła)."
Wife: "But why? (ale dlaczego)"
Johnson: "Jones once cheated me in a horse deal! (Jones kiedyś oszukał mnie przy zakupie kobyły; deal - interes)"
Old farmer Johnson was dying. The family was standing around his bed. With a low voice he sad to his wife: "When I'm dead I want you to marry farmer Jones."
Wife: "No, I can't marry anyone after you."
Johnson: "But I want you to."
Wife: "But why?"
Johnson: "Jones once cheated me in a horse deal!"
Newly wed wife to her husband (nowo poślubiona żona do swojego męża):
"That is why I can't stand you (oto dlaczego nie mogę cię znieść) - you are so unpredictable (ty jesteś taki nieprzewidywalny; to predict - do przewidzenia, przepowiadać. On Monday you liked the potatoes (w poniedziałek ty lubiłeś ziemniaki), Tuesday (we wtorek) you liked the potatoes, Wednesday (w środę) you liked the potatoes, Thursday (w czwartek) you said (powiedziałeś) you loved the potatoes preparation (że lubisz przygotowanie ziemniaków = to, jak są przygotowane), Friday (w piątek) you liked the potatoes, Saturday (w sobotę) you liked the potatoes and now (a teraz) all of a sudden (nagle) on Sunday (w niedzielę) you say that you don't like potatoes."
Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can't stand you - you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don't like potatoes."
A man in a bar sees a friend at a table, drinking by himself (człowiek przy barze widzi przy stoliku znajomego pijącego samotnie).
Approaching (zbliżywszy się do) the friend he comments (zauważa), "You look terrible (wyglądasz okropnie). What's the problem? (jaki jest problem, co się wydarzyło)"
"My mother died in August (moja matka zmarła w sierpniu)," he said, "and left me (i zostawiła mi) $25,000."
"Gee, that's tough (rany, to jest trudne; taugh - twardy, trudny, mocny; wytrzymały)," he replied (odpowiedział).
"Then in September (potem we wrześniu)," the friend continued (przyjaciel kontynuował), "My father died, leaving me $90,000."
"Wow. Two parents gone in two months (wow. Dwoje rodziców w ciągu dwóch miesięcy). No wonder you're depressed (nic dziwnego, że jesteś w depresji)."
"And last month (w zeszłym miesiącu) my aunt (moja ciotka) died, and left me $15,000."
"Three close family members lost in three months? (trzy bliskie osoby stracone w ciągu trzech miesięcy) How sad (jakie smutne)."
"Then this month (a w tym miesiącu)," continued the friend, "absolutely nothing! (absolutnie nic)"
A man in a bar sees a friend at a table, drinking by himself.
Approaching the friend he comments, "You look terrible. What's the problem?"
"My mother died in August," he said, "and left me $25,000."
"Gee, that's tough," he replied.
"Then in September," the friend continued, "My father died, leaving me $90,000."
"Wow. Two parents gone in two months. No wonder you're depressed."
"And last month my aunt died, and left me $15,000."
"Three close family members lost in three months? How sad."
"Then this month," continued the friend, "absolutely nothing!"
The patient shook his doctor's hand in gratitude (pacjent ścisnął dłoń doktora z wdzięcznością /to shake-shook-shaken - trząść/) and said (i powiedział), "Since we are the best of friends (dlatego, że jesteśmy najlepszymi przyjaciółmi), I would not insult you by offering payment (ja nie będę cię obrażać, proponując zapłatę). But I would like you to know that I have mentioned you in my will (ale chcę, żebyś wiedział, że wspomniałem o tobie w moim testamencie)."
"That is very kind of you (jest to bardzo miłe z twojej strony)," said the doctor emotionally (wzruszając się), and then added (i dodał), - "Can I see that prescription I just gave you? (czy mogę zobaczyć tę receptę, którą przed chwilą dałem) I'd like to make a little change... (chciałbym dokonać małej poprawki)"
The patient shook his doctor's hand in gratitude and said, "Since we are the best of friends, I would not insult you by offering payment. But I would like you to know that I have mentioned you in my will."
"That is very kind of you," said the doctor emotionally, and then added, "Can I see that prescription I just gave you? I'd like to make a little change..."
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