The Little Golden Calf
ilya ilf &evgeny petrov,
translation by anne o. fisher (2009)
ppgs. 444 - 446
Appendix 2
Krylatiye frazy (Catchphrases)
The Little Golden Calf is full of krylatiye frazy which have, over the past 80 years, become a vital part of Russians' shared cultural language. Below are some of the more important ones.
The automobile isn't a luxury, it's a means of locomotion .
Don't make a cult out of food .
I will command the parade!
Don't crowd my psyche!
There aren't people like this around anymore ,& soon there won't be any left at all .
You provide the gasoline, we'll provide the ideas .
You are a pathetic, worthless person!
BEER WILL ONLY BE SERVED TO UNION MEMBERS (sic)
It's amazing, how you can be so happy and still be a free man!
I don't need an everlasting needle for my primus stove-i don't want a life everlasting .
The ice has started breaking up, gentlemen of the jury!
NO PANTS (sic)
It's an idiot's dream come true!
Do I really look like a person who could have relatives ??
I observe the criminal code .i'm not a bandit ,i'm an idealist ,a fighter for bills .
This is no Rio de Janeiro .
Keep sawing, keep sawing!
The only thing that can bring a person full piece of mind is an insurance policy .
We got our Icebergs ,our Weissbergs ;our Eisenbergs ,& all these Rabinoviches .
LOAD ORANGES IN BARRELS BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (sic)
The financial abyss is the deepest of all abysses ,you can fall into it your whole life long .
The cafeteria is permantently closed for schnitzel inventory .
You don't know Panikovsky .Panikovsky's gonna (sic) buy and sell the lot of you .
An atmospheric column weighing two hundred and fourteen kilograms weighs down on every single person ,even Party members .
Going abroad is the myth of life after death .Whoever ends up on the other side never comes back .
Pedestrians just need to be loved .
I'm the son of Lieutenant Schmidt .
RESPECT YOURSELF / AND RESPECT US. / RESPECT THE CAUCASUS / AND VISIT US .
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