In a shop...
"Yes, I'll have a packet of cigarettes and one small burst of hope, please."
"Pardon me?"
"A lottery ticket, please."
The magic of [coal] (tra kuidas on põlevkivi inglise keeles?) seen through the eyes of a Cherokee...
"Dancing Bear knows nature - birds and trees and rocks speak to him. White man comes, blind and deaf, and puts rock on fire. Dancing Bear makes big eyes."
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Oil shale oleks inglisekeelne nimetus. Mul oli seda ühes tõlkeülesandes isegi vaja. Go figure...
ReplyDeleteCherokeele võiks üllatuse kohta öelda: put that in your pipe and smoke it!