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Кумедна історія про Джорджа Буша, Ясіра Арафата, Кофі Аннана, Кондолізу Райз і Ху Цзіньтао. Діти, вчіть англійську (ну може ще албанську), бо знадобиться!!!))))

Зважаючи на пристрасть американського екс-президента називати певні речі не зовсім своїми іменами (напр. Австралію Австрією і т.д.), не дивно, що центральним персонажем наведеної "байки" став саме він. З іншого боку, дана історія подає наглядний приклад того, що може статися, якщо не зважати на (міжмовну) омонімію і не розбиратися в тематиці перекладу.

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George: Condi! Nice to see you. What is happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That is what i want to know.
Condi: That is what i am telling you.
George: That is what i am asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes
George:I mean the fellow’s name.
Condi: Hu
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu
George:The Chineman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya’ asking me for?
Condi: I am telling you Hu is leading China.
George:Well, I am asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That is the man’s name.
George: That’s who’s name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader ofChima?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That’s correct.
George: Then who is in China.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name ot the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of The U.N. on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No.thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don’t want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make me the call?
Condi: And call who?
Geprge: Who is the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George:Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East. Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.
(Condi picks up the phone)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get chinese food in The Middle East.