V. Read the following jokes. Identify the phraseological units using the two major criteria: structural and semantic. What are the jokes based on?
1. He: Don't you hate people who talk behind your back?
S h e: Yes, especially at the movies.
2. "I'd hate to be in your shoes," said a woman yesterday, as she was quarrelling with a neighbour.
"You couldn't get in them," sarcastically remarked the neighbour.
3. H e r b e r t: Arthur hasn't been out one night for three weeks.
F l o r a: Has he turned over a new leaf?
Herbert: No, he's turned over a new car.
4. Motorist: How far is it to the next town?
N a t i v e: Nigh to five miles as the crow flies.
Motorist: Well, how far is it if a damned crow has to walk and carry an empty gasoline can?
5. "So, she turned you down, eh?"
"Yes, I made the mistake of confessing that my heart was in my mouth when I proposed."
"What has it to do with it?"
"Oh, she said she couldn't think of marrying a man whose heart wasn't in the right place."
VI. Read the following proverbs. Give their Russian equivalents or explain their meanings.
A bargain is a bargain. A cat in gloves catches no mice. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. A good beginning is half the battle. A new broom sweeps clean. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. It never rains but it pours. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Make hay while the sun shines.
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