That'll be the day!

You say that'll be the day when you think that something is very unlikely to happen.

a) Perhaps Mum and Dad will let us have a party in the house while they're away! That'll be the day!

b) Do you think your elder brother will lend us his car to go to the city? That'll be the day!

Referência: Everyday Idioms. Learners Publishing, 2004.

Diálogo 1 - I'm broke!

Tina e Barbara são duas amigas. Tina quer sair e se divertir. Barbara está um pouco em dúvida porque anda sem grana...

Tina: I feel like having a ball. Let's splurge.
Barbara: Forget it. I'm broke.
Tina: Don't worry. I'll pick up the tab. I'm loaded today. I'll treat you.
Barbara: No, we'll go Dutch. I don't like to freeload.

Oh my God, I'm totally broke!!

have a ball v.) sair pra se divertir
splurge v.) torrar muito dinheiro com alguma coisa, extravagar
broke adj.) estar sem grana
pick up the tab v.) pagar a conta
loaded adj.) estar com dinheiro de sobra
treat v.) arcar com a despesa de alguém
go Dutch v.) cada um pagar a sua parte
freeload v.) ficar às custas, tirar vantagem

Referência: Barbara Gaines -  Idiomatic American English. Kodansha International, 1986.

Do nada (de repente)

A expressão do nada em português remete a algo que aconteceu repentinamente, inesperadamente. Da mesma forma, em inglês usa-se o termo out of the blue. In other words, something that happens out of the blue is sudden and unexpected.

a) Emily seemed happy at the party when out of the blue she went to the bathroom and started to cry.

Emily (ou Emília) parecia feliz na festa quando do nada foi ao banheiro e começou a chorar.

Referência: http://www.goenglish.com

Componentes de um carro

A friend of yours went to a 2nd-hand dealer's and tested a car. However, he was not satisfied. So, he decided to write a letter of complaint. Pay attention to the words in bold. 

Um amigo seu foi a uma concessionária de segunda mão e testou um carro. No entanto, ele não ficou satisfeito. Então ele resolveu escrever uma carta de reclamação. Preste atenção nas palavras em negrito.

''To my surprise, your ''immaculate'' car presented some serious problems. The windshield (1) was cracked, the indicator (2) was broken, the right door (3) was dented and the right handle (4) was loose. When I started the car, I noticed the engine was not tuned. Besides, the car didn't respond to the steering wheel (5) when I tried to turn left. To make matters worse, it started raining and the windshield wipers (6) would not work! When I tried to stop, believe it or not, the brakes (7) didn't work! Finally, I managed to stop the car. After all these problems - I confess I was sort of shocked - your salesperson was even numbering the advantages of your ''fantastic'' cars by opening the hood (8) to try to show me that the engine was OK. After that, I noticed that the place for the spare tire (9) in the trunk (10) was empty!! It's unbelievable!!''

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