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part of her strong will. 6. The person the writer likes most and prefers to portray in his books is a man who is poor and alone in the world. 7. His style is very laconic/succinct/One of the most salient features of his style is laconism (succinctness). 8. The father expressed the horrible intention to cut the boy’s pocket money to a shilling if he disobeyed him. 9. We had had cloudy days before, but then it didn’t look like rain. 10. Who was the “her” they were talk about? I suddenly understood with horror: me. 11. “But why should they get so damned suspicious?” Miller asked. “It seems pointless to me, boss/There seems to be no point in it, boss.” 12. He was able to look after her and that was a relief. In fact he made all who were near him feel that he was supporting them. 13. He had enough sense/He was reasonable (sensible) enough to accept the inevitable. 14. I think she behaved very sensibly/ reasonably/ wisely. 15. Come on, let’s speak reasonably/let’s talk like reasonable people. 16. You take offence where none is given/You take everything too much to heart: that’s ridiculous. Everyone is sure to welcome you. 17. It’s stupid to catch cold/There is no point in catching cold. Put on your sweater. 18. He is extremely self-important. 19. She broke in: “We can’t take too much care when we talk before children.” 20. When he returned, he said the doctor ought to see her, just to be on the safe side. 21. Mrs. Ebberly always took measures against being exposed to draughts. B. 1. She put the ring on her finger and held out/extended/ put out her arm to have a better look at his present. 2. The minutes passed by into an hour. 3. “If you again say something different from what was intended, accidentally, as you claim, I will fail you,” said the examiner. 4. He relieved himself of/He took offhis boots and coat and slid into the water. 5. The severe cold o flate autumn which no one has prepared for or foreseen is more difficult to bear than the cold of winter. 6. He reproached me vehemently/severely for not having let him know. 7. “But that wasn’t much improvement,” he said with a quiet sarcasm, and his words were uttered is such a way as to show that he was feeling very strongly about it. 8. I was so utterly exhausted/so tired out/so run down that I could hardly move. 9. Hallward made a slight movement in his chair as if he were going to rise. 10. In her day she had caused a lot of excitement in the little world of London. 11. Do not let the children damage the bushes in the park. 12. His head was hurt in the accident. 13. Why should she always look hurt? 14. The doctor said that sort of thing might hurt/harm/damage the girl’s mentality for life. 15. If a man tries to get even with a person who has injured him (to do harm in return for the harm that has been done to him), he is but equal to his enemy, but in overlooking it he is superior. 16. The young peasant swore to get even with the man who had insulted his sister. 17. His grief and a feeling that he would no longer see the person he loved so much were replaced by a desire to get even/to retaliate (by a desire for vengeance). Exercise 5, p. 197 caution - warn 1. His friends warned him against approaching danger and cautioned him against running into it./His friends cautioned him against approaching danger and warned him against running into it. 2. We cautioned her against speaking rashly and warned her of the circumstances. 3. I cautioned him against being late. 4. The boys must be warned not to go skating on the pond: the ice is too thin. (In formal contexts use caution against/about). stir - move 1. He held his breath, afraid to stir. 2. Move aside please. 3. He wouldn’t stir a finger to help anyone. 4. He is able to stir anyone lo action. 5. His kind attitude stirred/moved me to tears. 6. She was afraid to stir so as not to wake up the children. ( to stir = to make a slight movement) injure - damage 1. The crops were damaged/injured by the storm. 2. He was injured in the war. 3- Lots of buildings were damaged by the earthquake. 4. He was the only one to escape from the train wreck without being injured. 5. The car was damaged in an accident. Exercise 6, p. 197 A. 1. When Ted joined our company/appeared in our company we immediately felt/sensed the strength of his character (we felt how strong his character was right/straight away). 2. Public schools really build character and a very definite one - that of a leader. 3. When we started to discuss the main character of the story, opinions were divided. 4. The (A) decision to wait and see (to wait without doing anything) is very characteristic of him. 5. “Anyway/At any rate/in any case you could have done/managed without threats,” said June. “Threats won’t work/won’t get you anywhere/ You won’t achieve anything by threats/Threats won’t do you any good.” 6. No one except/but the leader of the expedition was aware of what (realized what) danger threatened them if the blizzard/the snowstorm did not die down/did not abate/subside/cease by morning. 7. The “Titanic”, the ocean liner/the passenger steamer sank in 1912. 8. The sun was sinking towards the horizon. It became damp./The air became damp. 9. During a storm in the sea/at sea their boat sank, but the fishermen managed/were able to escape. 10. Don’t you think this actor overacts (is overacting)? He has no sense of proportion. 11. “ (Why) you are a sensible man/You are a sensible (reasonable) man after all. Don’t you understand that there is no point (no sense) in arguing about it until we clear everything up/clarify everything?” said Ted. 12. This sentence doesn’t make sense/makes no sense, there must be a misprint in it. 13. Jane is very sensitive (is oversensitive) to criticism; any reprimand/ rebuke/telling off whatever it is injures her (she takes offence at any rebuke/telling offno matter what it is). 14. You had better listen to what Roger is saying: he is talking sense. 15. Perseverance and (common) sense/good sense – that’s what I like about her. 16 . Use caution/Be cautious/ Be careful/Look out/Take care, this is a very bad road, one shouldn’t drive/it won’t do to drive along it at a high speed. 17. I have cautioned/warned you against being late, and you are an hour late. 18. All precautious were taken against the flu. B. 1. She started and the cup slipped out of her hands. 2. This path is very slippery, we had better take the road/let’s take the road. 3. When the party was in full swing/at its height/At the height of the party Anne managed to slip out o f house unnoticed. 4. He speaks German very fluently but he slips in his grammar. 5. I wanted to phone you/call you/ring you up yesterday evening/last night, but when I came home it slipped (from) my memory/mind (is escaped my memory). 6. Mrs. Dowels looked about/round/around. Tom was nowhere to be seen, he must have given her the slip again. 7. His failing (in) the exam/His failure in the exam was a bitter disappointment to him. 8. When Dorin was (left) alone, she gave way to her tears and cried long and bitterly with mortification/ hurt. 9. It is bitterly (awfully/ terribly) cold today. Why not (Why don’t we) postpone/put offour trip till tomorrow? 10. There was no wind at all/It was completely still, not a (single) leaf stirred. 11. Stir the porridge or it will burn. 12. No one stirred in the house yet, I opened the door and went out. 13. Marion never stirred an eyelid (never turned a hair) when she heard this stunning/startling/staggering news, she must have already known it. 14. When John had an accident (met with a road accident/got into a car crash), his back was severely injured and he still feels off colour/and he hasn’t got over it/he still doesn’t feel very well. 15. I’m afraid this medicine may injure the child/may harm the child/may do harm to the child. 16. Try to be more discreet/tactful so as not to injure her. She is very sensitive (touchy). 17. I think she burst into tears/out crying because of injured pride. 18. She did it in revenge/She did it to revenge herself/to take/get/have (her) revenge, after all you hadn’t treated her very well either. 19. “I would never have thought,” said Nora, “that she was capable of having/getl ing/taking (her) revenge for a small injury and accidental at that (for a small injury that had never been meant). 20. Such revengeful (vindictive) people never forget injuries (insults) and always hope to revenge themselves/to take/ get/have (their) revenge on the injurer/on the person who had hurt them/on the offender. Exercise 7, p. 198 1. He has a weak character./He has no character. 2. He is quite a character. 3. They are too sensitive (oversensitive). 4. They are revengeful/vindictive. 5. They have/get/take (their) revenge. 6. Revenge/Vengeance. 7. I would try not to stir an eyelid (turn a hair). 8. One must take precautions. 9. One must walk cautiously. 10. One may be injured. 11. One may be/get injured. 12. Slippers. 13. People with no sense o f humour. 14. This is characteristic of him. 15. A sink/a kitchen sink. 16. A sensible person/A person of sense. Exercise 8, p. 199 1. Oh, yes, her character is full of (is a bundle of) contradictions. She is completely unpredictable. 2. I can see that now, but he had a good character. 3. Oh, I can assure you that it’s quite unlike her. Quite out of character. 4. Oh, yes, that’s very characteristic of her/just like her. She has no sense of time/ sense of responsibility. 5. Because you are a sensible man/ Because you have a lot of (common) sense and always know what to do. 6. No, it slipped (from) my attention/No, it doesn’t seem to make sense. 7. It just slipped my memory/ mind. 8. Yes, I had better slip a sweater/a coat on. 9. Not her. She didn’t stir an eyelid. 10. He slipped and broke his ankle and his wrist/He was injured in an accident. 11. She was beside herself (with rage, anger, fear, etc.). 12. It was hardly a sensible thing to do/There was no sense in it. 13. Unfortunately it slipped my memory to do mine./Was there any sense in doing it?/There was no sense in doing it. 14. Of course, I am. I slipped in my grammar so many times that I lost count of my mistakes. 15. It’s really quite tedious, but you would have injured the hostess’s feelings if you hadn’t come./Well, you may just slip out of the house unnoticed. 16. My father has refused pointblank to lend me his car, so I’ve had to take a bus/ I just don’t have a sense of time and my watch has stopped. 17. That’s because of his injury. Exercise 12, p. 199 1. Norman is out. He’ll be back in an hour or so. 2. “Let’s forget the quarrel and be friends,” he said holding out his hand. 3. Let’s get out of the car and stretch our legs. 4. I really can’t walk at such a rate. I’m quite out of breath. 5. I remember that I was scared out of my wits then, but the detales have faded from my memory. 6. Out of respect for her feelings you ought to be discreet. 7. The door won’t lock. All the locks in this cottage are out of order. 8. Are you out of your senses to act like this? 9. “The lady succeeded in tricking the lieutenant out of the dispatches. 10. Are you at your tricks again? You’ll drive me out of my senses. 11. The first introduction of French into English dates from the time of the Saxon kings. 12. American slang is forcing its way into English. 13. It’s good to be able to turn sorrow into/to joy. 14. Why did you burst into the room with so much noise? 15. He sat staring at the fire. Exercise 13, p. 200 1. When the party was in full swing/at its height, Ruth slipped out of the house unnoticed. 2. I can’t make out some of the words, you have an awful handwriting. 3. The day turned out/proved fine, and we wished we hadn’t stayed in the city (and we were sorry that we had stayed in the city). 4. Out of sight, out of mind (Long absent, soon forgotten). 5. Kate smiled through (her) tears and said, “I’m sorry, my nerves are all to pieces.” 6. He lives in the country, and it takes him an hour and a half to get to work. 7. You will get into trouble/a mess/a scrape. And don’t say then that I didn’t warn you. 8. When Kate learnt that the departure had been called offagain, she burst into tears/burst out crying. 9. Jim burst into the room, snatched/grabbed (caught hold of) something, and in a minute was out again. 10. Now that they were out of danger they could take a rest at last (they could at long last take a rest). 11. He hasn’t gone out for a month. 12. The door doesn’t/won’t lock. The lock must be out o f order. 13. It is not like him/It is unlike him to argue out o f sheer obstinacy/stubbornness. CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS TOPICAL VOCABULARY 1. Positive feelings. - Позитивные чувства. admiration - восхищение; enthusiasm - 1) энтузиазм, воодушевление; 2) (бурный) восторг; excitement - волнение (часто приятное); энтузиазм; elation - ликование, восторг, энтузиазм; приподнятое настроение, душевный подъем; joy - радость; love - любовь; pride - гордость; zest - 1) жар, пыл; 2) энергия, живость. 2. Negative feelings. - Негативные чувства. anger - гнев; annoyance - досада; irritation - раздражение; anxiety - беспокойство, тревога; despair - отчаяние; humiliation - унижение, чувство унижения; embarrassment - смущение; замешательство; смятение; tension - напряжение, напряженность; envy - зависть; hate - ненависть; jealousy - ревность; fear - страх; shame - стыд; guilt - чувство вины, сознание вины; rage - ярость; terror - ужас. 3. Emotional condition. - Эмоциональное состояние. a) to feel good, to feel fine - чувствовать себя хорошо, быть в хорошем настроении; to feel great - чувствовать себя отлично, быть в отличном настроении; to feel pride and joy - чувствовать гордость и радость, радоваться и гордиться; to be bright and happy - быть веселым и счастливым (радостным); to be in a good mood - быть в хорошем настроении; d) to feel bad - чувствовать себя плохо, быть в плохом настроении; to feel uneasy/anxious - беспокоиться, тревожиться; to feel lonely/scared/miserable - чувствовать себя одиноким/ бояться/чувствовать себя несчастным; to feel guilty - чувствовать себя виноватым, испытывать чувство вины; to feel put upon - чувствовать себя обиженным, третируемым; to be upset - быть расстроенным; to be tense and jumpy - нервничать; to be furious - быть в ярости; to be in a bad temper - быть раздраженным, злиться/гне- ваться. 4. Display of emotions. - Проявление чувств. to express one’s feelings - выразить свои чувства; to hide one’s feelings - скрыть свои чувства; to disguise one’s feelings - скрыть свои чувства; to control one’s feelings - держать свои чувства под контролем, владеть собой; to reveal one’s feelings - открыть свои чувства; to relieve one’s feelings - отвести душу, дать выход своим чувствам; to get angry at smth./with smb. - сердиться на что-л./на кого-л.; to let offsteam - выпускать nap; to burst out laughing/crying - рассмеяться/расплакаться; разразиться смехом/слезами; to behave calmly and coolly - вести себя спокойно и невозмутимо; to take one’s irritation out on smb. - выместить на ком-л. свое раздражение; to throw tantrums - устраивать сцены; to scream and yell at smb. - кричать на кого-л.; to keep one’s temper - сохранить самообладание, сдержаться; to lose one’s temper - вскипеть, вспыхнуть; вспылить; to fly into a rage - разъяриться, прийти в ярость/в бешенство. UNIT SEVEN |