Sex and the City 1.1

Question 1

Right away she hooked up with one of the city’s typically eligible bachelors.

Answer 1

Right away she hooked up with one of the city’s typically eligible bachelors.

Question 2

London? Really? That’s my __ favorite city.
(= of any time)

Answer 2

London? Really? That’s my all-time favorite city.

one of the all-time great players
my all-time favourite song
Unemployment reached an all-time record of 3 million.
Profits are at an all-time high/low. (рекордно высокая/низкая прибыль)

Question 3

He said he was up to his __ and that he’d call her the next day.
(= was very busy, or had more of something than you could manage)

Answer 3

He said he was up to his ears and that he’d call her the next day.

informal

I’m up to my ears in work.
She’s up to her ears in debt.

Also: be up to eyes / eyeballs / neck

Question 4

Self-protection and closing the deal are paramount.

Answer 4

Self-protection and closing the deal are paramount.

Question 5

It’s like the __ of the Sphinx.

Answer 5

It’s like the riddle of the Sphinx.

The Sphinx’s riddle from Greek mythology is famously known for its challenge and cleverness. It asks: ”What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?’’ The answer is a human, symbolizing the stages of life.

Oedipus solved the riddle by answering: “Man—who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick in old age”.

Question 6

So by the time you’re an eligible man in your 30s you feel like you’re being d__ by women.
(= eaten quickly, поглощенный)

Answer 6

So by the time you’re an eligible man in your 30s you feel like you’re being devoured by women.

/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/

Question 7

They are just as self-centered and una__ as the good-looking ones.
(= неблагодарный)

Answer 7

They are just as self-centered and unappreciative as the good-looking ones.

/əˈpriːʃətɪv/

Question 8

Right. Well, afterwards I didn’t feel a __.
(= to not feel any pain)

Answer 8

Right. Well, afterwards I did’t feel a thing.

informal

The injection won’t hurt at all. You won’t feel a thing.
“Did it hurt?” “Not at all - I didn’t feel a thing.”
I must have run into something, given the bruise, but I didn’t feel a thing.

Question 9

[pronunciation]
incredible

Answer 9

/ɪnˈkredəbl/

Question 10

So you think it’s really possible to p__ __ this whole.
(= succeed in doing something difficult, провернуть это все)

Answer 10

So you think it’s really possible to pull off this whole.

informal

Question 11

It’s straight love that’s become closeted.

Answer 11

It’s straight love that’s become closeted (= kept secret).

/ˈklɒzɪtɪd/

Question 12

[pronunciation]
What? Do you think I’m a masochist?

Answer 12

/ˈmæsəkɪst/

Question 13

Drug dealers are the s__ of the earth.
(= the worst people there are)

Answer 13

Drug dealers are **the scum of the earth*.

/skʌm/

informal, offensive
scum an offensive word for people who you think are very bad

Question 14

I had to leave while I still had a __ of dignity.
(= small amount of self-respect, крупицу достоинства)

Answer 14

I had to leave while I still had a shred of dignity.

Question 15

Nothing and no one could __ __my __.
(= встать у меня на пути)

Answer 15

Nothing and no one could get in my way.

I’m not letting you get in my way again.
Я не позволю тебе снова встать у меня на пути.

Question 16

Don’t you have any friends that you can h__ me up with?
(= свести, познакомить)

Answer 16

Don’t you have any friends that you can hook me up with?

Question 17

He’s supposedly some big __ in the publishing world.
(= an important person)

Answer 17

He’s supposedly some big shot in the publishing world.

a big noise/shot/name

Question 18

I’m not buying into of any of that women-having-sex-like-men crap.

Question 19

Sometimes you got a souffle.

Question 20

Women either __ __ one of two categories: Beautiful and boring or homely and interesting?
(= подпадают под)

Answer 20

Women either fall into one of two categories: Beautiful and boring or homely and interesting?

homely
(North American English, disapproving) (of a person’s appearance) not attractive
SYNONYM plain
a homely child

Question 21

Samantha had the kind of d__ self-confidence that caused men like Ross Perot to run for president.

Answer 21

Samantha had the kind of deluded self-confidence that caused men like Ross Perot to run for president.

delude yourself
He’s deluding himself if he thinks it’s going to be easy.
Don’t be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet.

Question 22

I’d love to , but it’s really getting late.

Question 23

This could easily go for a hundred grand.

Question 24

Look, I understand where you’re coming from

Question 25

Suddenly I felt the wind knocked out of me.

Answer 25

Suddenly I felt the wind k__ __ __ me.

Question 26

I wanted to crawl under the covers and go right to sleep.

Question 27

Thanks for the ride. - Anytime.

Question 28

There are many idioms to refer to being **busy**. If you are very busy and it is almost more than you can manage, you can say that **you are up to your e__ , your eyeb__, your e__ or**, in informal contexts, **your n__ in** something.

Answer 28

There are many idioms to refer to being busy. If you are very busy and it is almost more than you can manage, you can say that **you are up to your ears** , your **eyeballs**, your **eyes** or, in informal contexts, your **neck** in something. I'm up to my ears in chores! Don't bother her - she's up to her eyeballs in paperwork. I'm up to my eyes in work at the moment. I can't help, I'm up to my neck in schoolwork.