To Absent Brothers – A hiányzó testvérekre
An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin. He orders three pints (angol űrmérték kb. 1/2 liter) of Guinness. Then he sits in the back of the room and he drinks a sip (korty) out of each one in turn (felváltva). When he finished all three, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender (csapos) says to him:
‘You know, a pint goes flat (lemegy a habja) after I draw (csapolni) it; it would taste better if you bought one at a time.’
The Irishman replies:
‘Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in America, the other in Australia, and I’m here in Dublin. When we all left home, we promised that we would drink this way to remember the days we all drank together.
‘The bartender admits (bevallja) that this is a nice custom (szokás), and leaves it there. The Irishman becomes a regular (törzsvendég) in the bar and always drinks the same way (ugyanúgy): he orders three pints and drinks the three pints by taking drinks from each of them in turn.
One day, he comes in and orders two pints. All the other regulars in the bar notice (észrevenni) and fall silent (csendbe maradni). When he comes back to the bar for the second round (második kör), the bartender says:
‘I don’t want to intrude (zavarni) in your grief (gyászában), but I wanted to offer my condolences (részvétet nyílvánítani) on your great loss (veszteség).’
The Irishman looks confused (zavart) for a moment, then a light dawns (megvilágosodik) in his eye and he laughs:
‘Oh, no, ‘ he says, ‘Everyone is fine. I’ve just quit (abbahagyni) drinking!
Szövegértés feladatok
1. feladat
1. Válaszolj a kérdésekre!
1. What does the man order?
2. How many pints of beer does he order?
3. How many brothers has he got?
4. Why does he order three pints of beer?
5. What does the man become at the bar?
6. What do the other regulars notice about him one day?
7. When does the man start to laugh?
8. Why isn’t the man ordering any more drinks?
Megoldások
1. Beer
2. 3
3. 2
4. To remember the days when the brothers all drank together.
5. A regular
6. That he orders two pints of beer.
7. When light drawns his eyes.
8. Hw is trying to quit drinking.
