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  1. May 14th, 2006, 11:34 AM #1
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    Разговор на рынке

    -Это что это у вас на прилавке?
    -Это черная смородина.
    -А почему ягоды красные?
    -Да потому что она еще зеленая.

    Can you translate it for foreigners?
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    Re: Разговор на рынке

    Quote Originally Posted by Sakhalinec
    -Это что это у вас на прилавке?
    -Это черная смородина.
    -А почему ягоды красные?
    -Да потому что она еще зеленая.

    Can you translate it for foreigners?
    What is lying on the counter?
    It is blackberry
    Why is the berries red?
    Because it is verdant!!!
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    Re: Разговор на рынке

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuvak
    Quote Originally Posted by Sakhalinec
    -Это что это у вас на прилавке?
    -Это черная смородина.
    -А почему ягоды красные?
    -Да потому что она еще зеленая.

    Can you translate it for foreigners?
    What is lying on the counter?
    It is blackberry
    Why is the berries red?
    Because it is verdant!!!
    Because they're green.
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  4. May 14th, 2006, 09:49 PM #4
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    Re: Разговор на рынке

    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by Chuvak
    Quote Originally Posted by Sakhalinec
    -Это что это у вас на прилавке?
    -Это черная смородина.
    -А почему ягоды красные?
    -Да потому что она еще зеленая.

    Can you translate it for foreigners?
    What is lying on the counter?
    It is blackberry
    Why is the berries red?
    Because it is verdant!!!
    Because they're green.
    Зеленые в смысле недозревшие, не в смысле цвета!!!!
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  5. May 14th, 2006, 11:04 PM #5
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    Because they aren't ripe!
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    I thought you can use "green" as "not ripe" in English as well as in Russian, don't you?
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    Well, some fruits and vegetables are naturally green... even if they are ripe! You can't say "the melon is green" when you mean "the melon isn't ripe", even more so with a (green) apple! For other fruits... I always say "not ripe", but maybe some people say "green" I don't know.

    IMO, ripe sounds best...
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  8. May 15th, 2006, 12:31 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Well, some fruits and vegetables are naturally green... even if they are ripe! You can't say "the melon is green" when you mean "the melon isn't ripe", even more so with a (green) apple! For other fruits... I always say "not ripe", but maybe some people say "green" I don't know.
    IMO, ripe sounds best...
    But if you say "not ripe", the pun is lost. Compare "They are red because they are still green" vs. "They are red because they are not ripe yet."
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  9. May 15th, 2006, 05:02 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerty
    I thought you can use "green" as "not ripe" in English as well as in Russian, don't you?
    I didnt know it...
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    На английском эта шутка несмешна...... или только я так думаю? Может быть, я что-то не понял....
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    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    На английском эта шутка несмешна...... или только я так думаю? Может быть, я что-то не понял....
    Это глупая шутка!!!
    У нас такие шутки называют "плоскими" (плоские шутки)!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuvak
    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    На английском эта шутка несмешна...... или только я так думаю? Может быть, я что-то не понял....
    Это глупая шутка!!!
    У нас такие шутки называют "плоскими" (плоские шутки)!
    Шутка как пример игры слов. И Русского менталитета.
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  13. May 15th, 2006, 02:05 PM #13
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    Alright, so you can say "green" about an immature (no-ripe) person, but not about immature fruit? (it's not a pun, people! )
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