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Barmecide feast many more men have ruined themselves through alcohol abuse than have drowned in the sea. Baedeker – Бедекер (название популярных путеводителей по разным странам) Karl Baedeker is a Germany-based publisher and pioneer in the business of worldwide travel guides. The guides, often referred to as simply Baedekers (sometimes the term is used about similar works from other publishers, or in reference to any kind of guide), contain important introductions, descriptions of buildings, of museum collections, etc., written by the best specialists, and are frequently revised in order to be up to date. For the convenience of travelers, they are in a handy format and in small print. Barbie Doll – кукла Барби: привлекательный, но глупый человек (мужчина или женщина) An attractive but mindless person (man or woman). Barkis is willing – «Баркису хочется»; символ желания или готовности сделать что-л. This idiom means that someone is willing to get married. The expression first appeared in Charles Dickens’ wellknown classic “David Copperfield” (1850). Barkis is the name of one of the characters in the novel. He keeps sending a message through David to Clara Peggotty, the maid of David’s mother. The message that David is to give Clara is Barkis is willing. In other words, Barkis is willing to marry Clara. The expression is used nowadays to indicate one’s willingness or readiness to do something. Barmecide feast – бармецидов пир, видимость угощения; притворное гостеприимство; любая привлекательная иллюзия Plentiful or abundant in appearance only; illusory. From a tale in the “Arabian Nights” in which Barmecide, a wealthy Bagdad nobleman serves empty plates to beggars, alleging that they held sumptuous food. 19