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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.

I'm Feifei.

Neil: And I'm Neil.

So come on Feifei,

you've been grumpy all morning

– what's upset you?

Feifei: We have a new tea-making rota,

and it seems that Rob will be making less tea than me.

Neil: Are you sure?

Feifei: Yes. Look!

Feifei -

Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon,

Thursday morning and every other Friday.

Rob - just Wednesday morning.

This tea-making rota is so unfair.

I'm really going to complain about this

at the next team meeting.

He always has it easy.

Neil: Is it that important Feifei?

If I were you, I'd let sleeping dogs lie.

You could make things worse.

Feifei: Let sleeping dogs lie?

You mean 'leave things as they are to avoid causing

trouble or restarting an old argument'?

Neil: Exactly!

We had this argument before and the

result was this new tea-making rota.

So, just like avoiding waking up a dog

and making it angry,

let sleeping dogs lie.

Feifei: Let's hear some more examples of this phrase….

Examples: I was going to mention the argument we had

last night,

but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.

Let's not go over last night's performance:

let sleeping dogs lie and move on.

Don't remind her about the divorce.

Let sleeping dogs lie and talk about something else.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from the BBC

and we're finding out about the phrase

'let sleeping dogs lie',

meaning to 'leave a situation as it is and

avoid causing trouble or restarting an old problem'.

That's all very well,

but it still seems unfair that I'm the one

who has to make tea the most.

Neil: Come on, Feifei.

Can't you remember why we had a new tea-making rota?

It was because Rob makes such awful tea,

that we wanted him to make less of it!

Feifei: Oh, yes!

Rob does make awful tea.

You're right Neil, it's not worth making a fuss

- we definitely don't want Rob

to be making our tea too often.

Neil: Yes. Let sleeping dogs lie.

Feifei: But hold on.

I didn't see your name on the rota.

Shouldn't you be making tea?

I thought you were keeping quiet.

You never make tea!

I'm going to say something about this.

Neil: Don't wake up the sleeping dogs.

I'll go and make some tea now, ok?

Bye.

Feifei: Bye.

And don't forget, two sugars!

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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. |||welcome||||| Feifei: Hallo und willkommen bei The English We Speak.

I'm Feifei.

Neil: And I'm Neil. Neil: Und ich bin Neil.

So come on Feifei, Also komm schon Feifei,

you've been grumpy all morning ||сердитый|| |been|in a mood||morning has|||| Du warst den ganzen Morgen mürrisch

– what's upset you? |bothered or distressed| – was regt dich auf?

Feifei: We have a new tea-making rota, |||||||график |||||||Plan ||||||making|schedule Feifei: Wir haben einen neuen Teeplan, Фейфей: У нас новий графік приготування чаю,

and it seems that Rob will be making less tea than me. ||seems||Rob||||||| und es scheint, dass Rob weniger Tee kochen wird als ich. і, схоже, Роб заварить менше чаю, ніж я.

Neil: Are you sure? Nils: Bist du sicher?

Feifei: Yes. Look! Feifei: Ja. Aussehen!

Feifei -

Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, |||afternoon Montagmorgen, Dienstagnachmittag,

Thursday morning and every other Friday. |||||Friday Donnerstagmorgen und jeden zweiten Freitag.

Rob - just Wednesday morning. ||Wednesday| Rob - nur Mittwochmorgen.

This tea-making rota is so unfair. ||||||несправедливо ||||||unfair Dieser Teezubereitungsplan ist so unfair.

I'm really going to complain about this ||||complain|| Ich werde mich wirklich darüber beschweren

at the next team meeting. |||team|meeting beim nächsten Teammeeting.

He always has it easy. |always||| Er hat es immer leicht. He always has it easy. 그는 항상 여유를 가지고 있습니다.

Neil: Is it that important Feifei? Neil: Ist es so wichtig, Feifei? Neil: Is it that important Feifei?

If I were you, I'd let sleeping dogs lie. ||||||||лежать ||were|||||| An deiner Stelle würde ich schlafende Hunde liegen lassen. 君なら、その問題に首を突っ込まない方がいいと思う。 На твоєму місці я б не будив сплячих собак.

You could make things worse. ||||worse Du könntest alles noch schlimmer machen. ますます悪化させるかもしれない。

Feifei: Let sleeping dogs lie? Feifei: Schlafende Hunde liegen lassen? Feifei: 寝た犬は起こさずにおいておくべき？

You mean 'leave things as they are to avoid causing |||||||||причинения ||||||||avoiding|causing Du meinst: „Lass die Dinge so, wie sie sind, um Ursachen zu vermeiden Ви маєте на увазі "залишити все як є, щоб не викликати

trouble or restarting an old argument'? ||wiederaufnehmen||| trouble|||||argument Ärger oder Wiederaufnahme eines alten Streits'? неприємності чи відновлення старої суперечки"?

Neil: Exactly! Nils: Genau!

We had this argument before and the |||口論||| Diesen Streit hatten wir schon mal

result was this new tea-making rota. ||||||Dienstplan ||||tea|| Ergebnis war dieser neue Teezubereitungsplan.

So, just like avoiding waking up a dog |||vermeiden|||| ||||waking|||dog |||||||犬を起こす Also, genau wie das Aufwecken eines Hundes zu vermeiden

and making it angry, |||angry und macht es wütend,

let sleeping dogs lie. Schlafende Hunde liegen lassen. нехай сплячі собаки лежать.

Feifei: Let's hear some more examples of this phrase…. Feifei: Lass uns noch ein paar Beispiele für diesen Satz hören….

Examples: I was going to mention the argument we had |||||erwähnen|||| |||||mention|||| Приклади: Я збирався згадати про нашу суперечку

last night, минулої ночі,

but decided to let sleeping dogs lie. |decided||||| ||||||reposar しかし、寝ている犬には手を出さないことにした。 але вирішив не заважати сплячим собакам спати.

Let's not go over last night's performance: |||||last|performance 昨夜のパフォーマンスを振り返るのはやめましょう： Не будемо обговорювати вчорашній виступ:

let sleeping dogs lie and move on. 寝ている犬を起こさずに前に進んでいこう。 нехай сплячі собаки лежать і йдуть далі.

Don't remind her about the divorce. |напоминай||||развод |||||Scheidung |||||end of marriage |||||離婚のこと |||||divorcio Erinnern Sie sie nicht an die Scheidung.

Let sleeping dogs lie and talk about something else. Нехай сплячі собаки лежать і говорять про щось інше.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from the BBC

and we're finding out about the phrase ||finding||||

'let sleeping dogs lie', |sleeping|| 寝かせておく||眠っている犬| “讓熟睡的狗撒謊吧”，

meaning to 'leave a situation as it is and ||||||it||

avoid causing trouble or restarting an old problem'. |||||||problem

That's all very well, ||それはとても|

but it still seems unfair that I'm the one ||still||||||

who has to make tea the most.

Neil: Come on, Feifei.

Can't you remember why we had a new tea-making rota?

It was because Rob makes such awful tea, |||||such|terrible| ||||||ひどい|

that we wanted him to make less of it!

Feifei: Oh, yes!

Rob does make awful tea. ロブ|||ひどい|

You're right Neil, it's not worth making a fuss |||||стоит|||суету ||||||||Aufregung |||||worth|||big deal

- we definitely don't want Rob

to be making our tea too often. a||||||

Neil: Yes. Let sleeping dogs lie.

Feifei: But hold on. |でも待って。||

I didn't see your name on the rota. |||||||lista

Shouldn't you be making tea?

I thought you were keeping quiet. |thought|||keeping| Я думав, ти мовчиш.

You never make tea! Ти ніколи не робиш чай!

I'm going to say something about this.

Neil: Don't wake up the sleeping dogs. ||wake||||

I'll go and make some tea now, ok?

Bye.

Feifei: Bye.

And don't forget, two sugars! ||||sugars