The Crown Episode 5

Разговорный вариант "густой туман" (informal, British):

- I want to ask you something.

• - Fire up.

• - Fire away.

• Fire it!

We feel you would make a great addition to our team, so we'd be delighted if you considered ___________________.

• coming aboard

• coming abroad

• coming on

Stop doing that! It's embarrassing!

• to spare my blushes

• to wear me down

• to pop the clogs

Answer explanation

To spare my blushes.

Чтобы мне не пришлось краснеть.

Be firm, just ___ ______ ____ ______ .

I know he's Winston Churchill and all that, but remember who you are.

- You're... - Nobody.

The Queen of England.

Answer explanation

lay down the law

а) устанавливать правовые нормы, формулировать закон;

б) разг. говорить авторитетным тоном, заявлять безапелляционно, не допускать возражений.

Becoming Queen at such a vulnerable age brings a set of responsibilities which then makes the subsequent conducting of a marriage or any family relationships incredibly difficult.

• сложный возраст

• незрелый возраст

• уязвимый возраст

Answer explanation

vulnerable age

уязвимый возраст

- Are you my wife or my Queen?

- I'm ________.

- I want to be married to my wife.

What did they have to get right in order to capture as much of reality as possible?

• costumes

• screens

• uniforms

• detail

This young woman had a massive responsibility put on her at time when she's grieving and she's had a terrible loss of her father.

• она радуется жизни

• она скорбит

• начинает взрослеть

- Why the was government not consulted?

- Because it's a _______ ________.

Answer explanation

It's a private matter.

Это личное дело.