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Последний раз изменено 28.02.08 23:13 (nblens)
Предлагаю обмениваться любимыми выражениями в английском языке и давать ссылки на их происхождение.
Мне, например, нравится выражение Hobson's choice
A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option. The choice is therefore between taking the option or not taking it. The phrase is said to originate from Thomas Hobson (1544v1630), a livery stable owner at Cambridge, England who, in order to rotate the use of his horses, offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door?or taking none at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_choice
Можно почитать и здесь http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/183300.html Там, кстати, много других выражений.
Мне, например, нравится выражение Hobson's choice
A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option. The choice is therefore between taking the option or not taking it. The phrase is said to originate from Thomas Hobson (1544v1630), a livery stable owner at Cambridge, England who, in order to rotate the use of his horses, offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door?or taking none at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_choice
Можно почитать и здесь http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/183300.html Там, кстати, много других выражений.
If you can read this, thank your teacher.