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 Илонка

link 12.01.2008 17:06 
Subject: The reason I ask is the trend is away from loungers across the board, even the Bells and Whistle Brands who throw everything but the kitchen sink in their tubs, are eliminating loungers in many of their models.
The reason I ask is the trend is away from loungers across the board, even the Bells and Whistle Brands who throw everything but the kitchen sink in their tubs, are eliminating loungers in many of their models.
Ой!Я совсем запуталась...Такое длинное предложение мне одной не перевести...

 Anna-London

link 12.01.2008 20:40 
Судя по всему, контекст Вам знаком. У Вас проблема с "throw everything but the kitchen sink in"? Имеется в виду, что у них в ваннах (?) проектом предусмотрены всякие "прибамбасы", которых при этом несчетное количество.

 Juliza

link 12.01.2008 22:16 
Идиома
everything but the kitchen sink (humorous)
- a lot of different things, many of which you do not need
- almost all that you can imagine of something
- included almost everything you could think to include

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/everything+but+the+kitchen+sink
http://www.goenglish.com/EverythingButTheKitchenSink.asp

 Илонка

link 14.01.2008 12:34 
спасибо,просто вчитывалась долго в предложение и не понимала причём тут kitchen)))А речь идёт о джакузи))

 

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