Author: Eva Tushenkina
July 08, 2021 14:32
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Children's photographer from the U.S. Tara Lesher is an elementary school teacher by first education. She decided to combine her love of teaching with her love of photography in her series of illustrations of common English expressions. Tara made these drawings for (and with the help of) her children. It turned out great!
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A selection of memes in English
Hey, what's up? Today's post will definitely be one of the easiest to read. We won't even burden you with unnecessary information and tell you about the subtleties of English humor, because we've already written about it here. And today - just a selection of memes straight from the English-language Internet.
Our main deposits of memes are VK and Tekegram. In America, it is mostly Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, one of the most popular sites in English, where users post news or pictures by topic, and other users, with likes or dislikes, can boost the publication in the general feed.
My boss thanks me for being late. Me, who has lost track of time for hanging out on Reddit.
When someone tells me that I need to learn how to talk to people properly The inscription on the book is "How to Send in Polite Form."
My girlfriend tells the police not to arrest me I'm drunk wondering why she's mad at my Uber driver. (gf is short for girlfriend).
Jokes about Bing, a search engine with a smaller market share than Google, have recently become popular. Jokes about it are related to the fact that it does not interfere with natural search, and sometimes gives strange advice on queries).
User: I just found a dead body, what should I do? Google: call 911 Bing:
Google: easiest ways to commit suicide - National Suicide Prevention Hotline Bing: easiest ways to commit suicide - Most lethal ways to commit suicide You have to be desperate to come to me for help
- Where can I find memes better than on Facebook? - Reddit - Reddit is bullshit. One solid Spunchbob meme You talk crazy shit from a dangerous distance
It's really not. It's not just pictures of Spunchbob. There are pictures of other cartoon characters too.
Empty police cars are just a scarecrow for people.
I don't know how to do anything a 14-year-old kid on youtube with an eight-bit microphone explains exactly how to do it with ease
Fat Americans Rich Brits Too Many Pounds (By the way, the differences between the UK and the US are not only in currency and weights, but also in accent, and we even had a a separate article.).
Many of the jokes revolve around American social trends. To understand such memes, you need to know the social context and be aware of current themes in the West. And these are vegetarianism, feminism, racism, and more. By the way, yes, feminism and Spunchbob memes can be in the same picture.
Since when do words have gender? Almost any European language: okay, I've got to go. (IGHT is short for alright, IMMA is short for I am going to)
- You can't say "manipulative" without "man" - You also can't say "woman" without "man", what do you say to that? - Call us "lady," we don't mind - You can't say "lady" without "guy" (read the original screenshot, the joke is tied up in wordplay)
- If "violence" is the answer, what was the question? - How would "cello" be plural? (You need to read the original here, too.)
Teacher: Make up a sentence with the word "harassment" Student: I was in love with a girl and "her-ass meant" a lot to me (another fun example of wordplay)
When my wife sends me to the store for pickles, I take Vaseline at the same time. I don't want people to think I'm a vegan.
- Cows are friends, not food - Name one cow you're friends with - Your mom Reddit: I may have been too harsh on you (PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a nonprofit organization)
And according to the classic, the British laugh at the Americans, the Americans laugh at the British, and all of them together will not miss an opportunity to make jokes about other countries.
How Americans see America: How other 196 countries see America:
- Hey, boy, you want some tea? - Isn't that just leaf soup?
Me: Hey, you want some water? Englishman: No, thanks Me: What if I put a leaf in it? Englishman: I don't mind.
This is the most British picture I've ever seen Not a single lip in the whole picture
How people think Australia looks How Australia really looks (it's supposedly upside down because it's in the southern hemisphere)
Americans: we need guns to protect ourselves Australia: Melbourne man fought off carjacker with instant Nescafe. (carjecker - carjacker)
Passage allowed This is a private dock, but you can sit here and enjoy the view Canada: 100
Canadians: as it is, it's not that cold here Canada:
The American team took first place in the International Math Olympiad against a team from China. American team photo: I used the Chinese to beat the Chinese (There is a stereotype in America that Asians are good at math.)
Hey, man, how's it going in China? You know, I can't complain! (joke about Chinese totalitarianism)
And jokes about Russia also pop up from time to time. And one of the unobvious occasions is car DVR video. Historically, videos from Russia are the most epic in the collection of jokes on the roads.
1980: "I bet there will be flying cars in the future" 2021: *Videos from Russian DVRs
Some memes are so bizarre that the absurdity itself makes them funny.
*coke spills from the glass too fast* Me:
She: I bet he's thinking about another girl He: It's too damn bright in here to sleep
She: He's probably thinking about other girls He: I'm a lemon
And lastly we've left you some pictures of animals. You can't do without them.
Me: *I'm gonna do something dumb in class* Two friends of mine: (To be about to do something)
Bye, Mufasa. I'm the King now.
The bad news: I accidentally washed a nice wool shirt and it settled really badly. The good news:
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Pictures with English text. Learn the language with humor
It has long been a trend on the Internet to share so-called "gags," funny pictures with or even without funny text. One day I wondered: why not find similar pictures with English text? After all, such a humorous form of presenting information will surely help me learn new words and expressions without too much strain, but even with pleasure and joy. Indeed, such pictures turned out to be a lot. So in today's article you will both laugh and learn a lot of new and interesting things in English.
Said something funny (made a joke). Someone else repeated the same thing, but only louder, and people laughed.
(This has happened to everyone at some point.)
This is how I look when I leave work, knowing I haven't done anything all day.
There's so much interesting stuff on the Internet!
It's a microwave!
fascinating - charming, fascinating; extremely interesting
If the door doesn't open, don't come in.
(Logical, concise, serious, rigorous.)
And then I told her: "No, I have YOUR nose."
Don't be intimidated by the phrase I says. Some of the English speakers aren't quite literate, especially when it comes to children. Sometimes the forms of verbs and words are deliberately confused to show that it is a loose colloquial form of speech.
Note the expression "I got your nose" - I have your nose. For example, moms like to find their own facial features in children. One of them might say, "He's got (=has / has got/ got) my eyes. Or, for example, "She has your years" (the child's father).
"Student safety is my top priority." No end to hiring unstable and dangerous professors.
Anyone who has watched or read the Harry Potter sequel will know what this is all about. Although the meaning is quite clear.
Phrases in English for Tattooing
One of the most popular types of tattooing is of course phrases in various languages. The leader is probably phrases in English, as it is the most common language on the planet. In this article we have collected for you interesting quotes, aphorisms, winged expressions and sayings of famous people. There are both long phrases and short ones, just funny or filled with deep philosophical thought. You can decorate any part of your body with these sayings: wrist, collarbone, back, shoulder and even the back of your head.
- Remember who you are
Remember who you are - We hate the ones we love because they can cause the deepest suffering
We hate the ones we love because they can cause the deepest suffering. - Be careful with your thoughts - they are the beginning of deeds
Be careful with your thoughts - they are the beginning of deeds. - One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love
One word frees us from all the burdens and pains of life: that word is love. - Don't let your mind kill your heart and soul
Don't let your mind kill your heart and soul. - Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not yet sure about the universe - Everyone has one's own path
Everyone has one's own path - When you start thinking a lot about your past, it becomes your present and you can't see your future without it
When you start thinking a lot about your past, it becomes your present, and you can't see your future without it. - People rejoice at the sun, and I'm dreaming of the moon
People rejoice at the sun and I'm dreaming of the moon - Now or never
Now or never - Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much
Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much - He, who does not love loneliness, does not love freedom
He who does not love solitude does not love freedom - A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement - Dad (Mom), I love you
Dad (Mom), I love you - Life is beautiful
Life is beautiful - He, who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man - No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century
No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they've been married a quarter of a century - Illusion is the first of all pleasures
Illusion is the highest pleasure. - Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything - The memory warms you up inside, but it also breaks your soul apart
The memory warms you up inside but at the same time it tears your soul apart - I remember everything what I 've forgotten
I remember everything I've forgotten - My guardian is always with me
My guardian is always with me - Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth
Man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will tell you the truth. - A man is always afraid of the unknown, because what is known is less scary
A man is always afraid of the unknown, because what is known is less scary. - Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. - Every person gives away everything to another person what he lacked himself
Every person gives away without reserve to another person what he lacked himself. - No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted
Kindness, no matter how small, is never wasted - All we need is love
All we need is love - Don't break up with your past until you're sure in your future
Don't break up with your past until you're sure of your future - Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas
Every time we love, and every time we give, it's Christmas - One lifelong love
One love for life - Enjoy every moment
Enjoy every moment - Only my dream keeps me alive
Only my dream keeps me alive - The only thing in life achieved without effort is failure
The only thing in life achieved without effort is failure
- Music is the soul of language
Music is the soul of language - Fall down seven times, stand up eight
Fall down seven times, stand up eight - The best thing in our life is love
The best thing in our life is love - Fighting for life
Fighting for life - Everyone underwent something that changed him
Everyone underwent something that changed him - Music creates the feelings that you can't find in life
Music creates feelings that are not there in life. - Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young - While I'm breathing - I love and believe
While I'm breathing I love and believe - I will get everything I want
I will get everything I want - To be or not to be
To be or not to be - The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is eternal fear to lose it
The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is the eternal fear of losing it - The best love affairs are those we never had
The best love affairs are those we never had - If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself!
If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself! - We frequently die in our own dreams
# Often we die in our own dreams # - Success doesn't come to you. You go to it
Success does not come to you by itself. You go to it. - Every solution breeds new problems
Every solution breeds new problems. - Respect the past, create the future!
Respect the past, create the future! - Wisdom is knowing how little we know
Wisdom is knowing how little we know. - Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you
Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you - I am not young enough to know everything
I am not young enough to know everything - Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise
Being completely honest with oneself is a good exercise - I'll get everything I want
I'll get everything I want - The love of my life
The love of my life - Never look back
Never look back - Never say never
Never say never - Forever young
Forever young - Let it be
Let it be - By doing nothing we learn to do ill
By doing nothing we learn to do ill - Everything takes longer than you think
Every case takes longer than you think it does. - The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart
The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. - God never makes errors
God never makes mistakes. - Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes
Experience is just a word we give our mistakes - My dreams come true
My dreams come true
- The most dangerous demons live in our hearts
The most dangerous demons live in our hearts - If I ever surrender, it'll happen only in mercy to the winner
If I ever surrender, it'll happen only in mercy to the winner - A life is a moment
One life is a moment - Success is not in what you have, but who you are
Success is not in what you have, but who you are - It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop
It doesn't matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop - It is useful sometimes to recall your past in order to stronger value your present
It is useful sometimes recalling your past in order to value your present more - I remember too much, that's why I'm damn sad sometimes
I remember too much that's why I'm damn sad sometimes - Feel the rain on your skin
Feel the rain on your skin - Killing is not a murder
Killing is not a murder - Remember that the most dangerous prison is the one in your head
Remember that no prison is more dangerous than the one in your head - It's better to have ideals and dreams than nothing
Better dreams and ideals than nothing - The flame has burnt away, the ash remained, the joy has gone, the sadness remained
The flame has burnt away, ashes remain, joy is gone, sadness remains - Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse
Not knowing is bad, not wishing to know is worse - I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong
I have learned that he who is weak is cruel, nobility is the destiny of the strong. - It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters
Our passions are like fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters. - Follow your heart
Follow your heart - There is nothing scary in the darkness, if you encounter it face-to-face
There is nothing scary in darkness if you encounter it face to face - To live forever
To live forever - Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do - Fear transfers the clever into the silly, and makes the strong be the weak
Fear makes the smart be stupid and the strong be weak. - Sometimes you want to vanish, not to be seen by anyone, you want all the bad things to pass by
Sometimes you want to vanish, not to be seen by anyone, so that all bad things pass by. - My angel is always with me
My angel is always with me - I shall not live in vain
I will not live in vain - Wait and see
Wait and see - Only having descended the gulf, you can acquire treasure
Only by having descended into the abyss can you acquire treasure - To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist. - Live without regrets
Live without regrets - Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of love
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of love - The earth is my body. My head is in the stars
The earth is my body. My head is in the stars. - Everyone sees the world in one's own way
Everyone is the creator of one's own fate - Everyone is the creator of one's own fate
Everyone is the creator of one's own fate - If you let your past go, it doesn't mean that your past will let you go
If you let go of the past, it doesn't mean that the past has let go of you - Endless love
Endless love. - Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding. - Tolerance is more powerful than force
Tolerance has more power than force - Never look back
Never look back