{"id":803,"date":"2014-05-22T07:31:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T07:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=803"},"modified":"2014-05-22T10:16:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T10:16:06","slug":"that-terrible-infant-a-funny-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=803","title":{"rendered":"THAT TERRIBLE INFANT – a funny story"},"content":{"rendered":"

THAT TERRIBLE INFANT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Annie had a beau. She also had a small brother of the proverbially troublesome age of five<\/strong><\/em>. One day at the dinner table they were teasing Annie about Mr. Lovejoy\u2014that was the beau\u2019s name\u2014and Annie declared that she didn\u2019t like him one bit<\/strong><\/em>, and said moreover that Mr. Lovejoy \u201chad a soft spot in his head<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d That called off the dogs<\/strong><\/em>, for a time at least, but her brother Bobbie took note<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next evening Mr. Lovejoy called to see Annie. They were both in the parlor. He was sitting on the sofa, and she occupied a chair on the other side of the room. Bobbie strolled into the room, climbed up on the sofa and began a very diligent examination<\/strong><\/em> of Mr. Lovejoy\u2019s head. He felt all over it, and looked puzzled. Mr. Lovejoy was puzzled likewise, and at length said, \u201cWhy, Bobbie, what are you examining my head for? Are you studying phrenology?\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d said the boy, \u201cSister Annie says you have a soft spot on your head somewhere, and I was just trying to find it!\u201d<\/p>\n

They made it up somehow<\/strong><\/em>, and Mr. Lovejoy began to call again, evidently with better results. For, one rainy day the father of the household was looking everywhere in the hall for his umbrella. \u201cWhere\u2019s my umbrella, Annie?\u201d asked he. \u201cI believe somebody has carried it off.\u201d And Bobbie said, \u201cAnnie\u2019s beau stole it.\u201d And Annie said, \u201cBobbie! how dare you say such a thing of Mr. Lovejoy?\u201d And Bobbie said, \u201cI know he did, because when he was giving you good-night at the hat-rack last night, I heard him say as plain as could be, \u2018I\u2019m going to steal just one!\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u041d\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441 \u0441\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0444\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Annie had a beau – Annie had a boyfriend – \u0443 \u042d\u043d\u043d\u0438 \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0443\u0445\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0440<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0proverbially troublesome age of five – notoriously difficult age – \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0she didn\u2019t like him one bit – she didn’t like him at all – \u043e\u043d \u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0438 \u043a\u0430\u043f\u043b\u0438<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0had a soft spot in his head (idiom) – was kind of childish, ridiculous – \u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u0443\u043c\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0430 (\u0438\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u0430)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0That called off the dogs (idiom) -that\u00a0caused people to stop attacking or criticizing someone – \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0438\u0445 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438 (\u0438\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u0430)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

6. took note – memorized that – \u043d\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0430\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0441\/\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0438\u043b<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0a very diligent examination – a very thorough analysis – \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u043a\u0440\u0443\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0and at length said – and after a long period of time said – \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0443\u0437\u044b \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0They made it up somehow – they settled it somehow – \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0435-\u043a\u0430\u043a \u0443\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0I heard him say as plain as could be, \u2018I\u2019m going to steal just one!\u2019 – I heard precisely “I am going to kiss you just one time!” – \u044f \u0441\u0430\u043c \u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u043b:”\u042f \u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u043a \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435” – \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432: \u0431\u0443\u043a\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e: “\u042f \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0443 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0446\u0435\u043b\u0443\u0439 \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435!”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u0414\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0438,<\/p>\n

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