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81 listen\ in
1. Icome round and listen in приходите к нам послушать радио2. XVIlisten in to smth. listen in to a baseball match (to the prime minister's speech, to music, etc.) слушать (по радио) передачу бейсбольного матча и т. п.; listen in to other people's conversations подслушивать чужие разговоры; listen in at some time we always listen in the evening мы всегда слушаем радио вечерами -
82 hour
[auə]n1) часThe clock told the hour of twelve. — Часы показывали двенадцать.
He worked hard almost to the hour of his death. — Он трудился почти/вплоть до самой смерти.
- every hour or twoHe was given an hour's notice. — Его предупредили за час.
- available hour
- two solid hours
- additional hour
- hours
- last few hours
- hour's interval
- hour's time
- hour hand
- hour's walk from here
- quarter of an hour
- for three long hours
- over an hour
- after many hours
- after an hour's walk
- at an hour's notice
- during an hour - for hours
- in an hour
- for some hours
- for another hour
- be paid by the hour
- come an hour later
- have two hours left
- have two hours to spare
- spend two hours in silence
- two hours ago
- hour earlier
- hour later
- hour after sunrise
- hour before dinner - clock strikes the hours and half hours2) время дняWhat he does after hours is his own business. — Что он делает после работы это его дело.
We don't keep the lights on out of hours. — Мы не оставляем свет в нерабочее время.
- rush hours- noon hour
- office hours
- school hours
- children's hour
- non-working hours
- last hour or two of the day
- opening hours of the shops
- out of hours
- at any hour
- at such an early hour
- in smb's sleeping hours
- in odd hours
- in the small hours
- until the early hours of the morning
- in the early hours of the night
- in the early hours of the morning
- in the middle hours of the night
- at the dead late hours of the night
- do this work out of hours
- keep early hours
- keep good hours
- get up at all hours
- work longer hours
- work after hours
- apply during office hours3) обусловленное время, установленное время, установленный часTrains arrive every hour. — Поезда приходят раз в час/каждый час.
We eat at regular hours. — Мы всегда едим в одно и тоже время.
Please, call me at the usual hour. — Пожалуйста, зайдите ко мне в обычное время.
He lay in bed beyond the usual hour. — Он встал позднее обычного времени.
This was no hour in which to hesitate. — Это было не время для колебаний.
They eat at all hours. — Они едят, когда придется.
- evenful hour- wasted hour
- forbidden hours
- parting hour
- coming hour - three hours before dinner
- two hours after the meeting
- exact hour of departure
- hour of curfew
- need of the hour
- at the definite hour
- at the eleventh hour
- at that particular
- at other hours
- at this particular hour
- at this crucial hour
- at the hour mentioned
- at the appointed hour
- for a brief hour
- in a good hour
- tomorrow at this hour
- in smb's trying hour
- in a few short hours
- in off hours
- through weary hours
- until this late hour
- up to this hour
- within the last hours
- fight against longer hours
- fix the hour
- keep smb hours
- seize the hour
- take medicine every hour
- hour for work4) часы, период, времяThe book may help to pass an hour or so. — Книга поможет скоротать часок.
After his hour of glory he was soon forgotten. — После краткого периода славы его быстро забыли.
- matter of hours- happiest hours of my life
- at that happy hour
- in one's idle hours
- during the sleepless hours of night
- in the hour of danger
- in the hour of need
- count hours
- pass an emotional hour
- read hour after hour
- spend hours doing the same thing
- hours fly5) занятие, урокThere was an hour called Nature Study (Free Activity). — Был урок, который назывался природоведение (свободная деятельность).
He was paid two shillings an hour. — Ему платили два шиллинга в час.
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. — ◊ Утро вечера мудренее.
An hour today is worth two tomorrow. — ◊ Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
- dancing hour- hour examination paper
- number of hours a week
- require 145 credit hours for graduation -
83 language
['læŋgwɪdʒ]nязык, речь, манера речи, выражениеThere is no language to tell you how grateful I am to you. — Нет слов, чтобы выразить вам мою благодарность.
The paper was written in very scientific language. — Статья была написана научным языком.
- English language- Oriental languages
- Ancient languages
- spoken language- human language- kindred languages
- artificial language
- second native language
- provincial language
- vigorous language- idiomatic language- lucid language
- imaginative language
- peculiar language
- strong language
- indecent language
- oficial language
- diplomatic language
- baby language
- everybody language
- world language
- street language
- code language
- flower language
- machine language
- smb's own language
- living language
- insulting language
- language skills
- language adequate to their purpose
- language unfitt for children
- language of the masses
- language of the day
- leading language of commerce
- language of a book
- every language known to civilization
- knowledge of the language
- teacher of languages
- rules of a language
- science of language
- confusion of languages
- richness of a language
- in severe language
- in commercial language
- in an easy language
- be proud of one's language
- express the idea in clear and simple language
- express oneself in restrained language
- express oneself in decided language
- have a gift for languages
- understand a foreign language
- read a foreign language
- know a foreign language
- speak a foreign language
- speak the same language
- use bad languageASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Язык и слова ассоциируются с едой, а эмоции, выражаемые словами, ассоциируются с вкусом, привкусом, запахом: It took me a long time to digest the news. У меня ушло много времени, пока я переварил эту новость. The technical name for it is a bit of a mouthful. Это такое техническое название, что язык сломишь/никак не выговоришь. - ср. русское "дикция" - полон рот каши; говорить с набитым ртом. We were chewing over what they had told us. Мы долго пережёвывали, что они нам сказали. It is a rather indigestible book. Это абсолютно неудобоваримая книга. The unpalatable truth is that too many schools are still failing their students. Неблаговидная/неблагоприятная правда состоит в том, что до сих пор во многих школах учеников плохо обучают/не готовят к дальнейшему образованию. He spoke bitterly about his family. Он с горечью говорил о своей семье. They made some very acid remarks. Они бросили несколько весьма ядовитых заечаний. Inside the card he found a sugarly poem. Внутри открытки он обнаружил слащавое стихотворение. She swore she'd make them eat their words. Она поклялась, что они еще подавятся своими словами. We sat and chewed the fat all evening. Весь вечер мы сидели и жевали эту жвачкуCHOICE OF WORDS:Язык и речь часто приравниваются к голосам и звукам животных, и образ животного и типичные для него звуки придают специфическую эмоциональную окраску восприятию речи, соответствующую коннотацию слову: He barked out series of orders. Он пролаял/прогавкал еще серию каких-то приказов. "I've so enjoyed our little chat" - she purred. "Как мы чудесно поговорили" - промурлыкала она. They were bleating about how unfair it all was. Они что-то невнятно блеяли/мямлили на тему о том, что все это несправедливо. Ben grunted his agreement. Бен недовольно сквозь зубы прорычал, что соглсен. The other teams were crowing about their victory. Остальные члены команды возбужденно и радостно кричали что-то по поводу своей победы. "What's wrong how? " - he bellowed. "Ну, что там еще? " - проревел он. She was braying about his latest successful sale. Она не уставала без конца вещать о его последней удачной распродаже. /Она все блеяла о его последних успехах в торговле. "You'll never come here again" - she hissed. "Ты здесь больше никогда не появишься" - прошипела она. -
84 thing
[θɪŋ]n1) вещь, предмет- small thing- strange thing
- cheap things
- among other things
- enjoy all the good things in the world
- make things with one's hands2) (обыкновенно pl) вещи, имуществоHis things are always lying all over. — Его вещи вечно всюду разбросаны.
- keep one's things in one place- put one's things in order3) (обыкновенно pl) нательные вещи, одеждаShe had her things on and was ready to go. — Она была уже одета и готова выходить.
I haven't a thing to wear. — Мне совсем нечего носить.
- buy some new things for smb- put on one's things
- take off one's things
- leave one's things in the cloakroom
- leave one's things on the bank4) (обыкновенно pl) еда- avoid sweet and starchy thingsThere was not a thing to eat in the house. — Есть в доме было нечего.
5) (обыкновенно pl) принадлежности (для определенной цели)- cooking things
- one's shopping things
- clear breakfast things from the table
- wash tea things6) событие, явление, факт, случайThere is no such thing as this. — Такого явления не существует.
I don't like that sort of things. — Мне такие вещи не нравятся.
Strange things sometimes happen. — Иногда происходят странные вещи.
- thing of the past- one thing and another
- worry over every little thing
- take things easy
- take things as they come
- call things by their proper names- look at things from this point of view- one thing leads to another7) поступок, действиеIt is the last thing I want to do. — Я совсем не хочу так поступать.
That is not the right thing to do. — Так поступать нельзя.
I'll ring you up the first thing in the morning. — Я тебе позвоню сразу же утром.
- be careful in all things- do the proper thing at the proper time
- it was a dangerous thing to do
- best thing to do8) (обыкновенно pl) обстоятельства, обстановка, состояние делHow are things? — Как идут дела? /Какова обстановка?
Things cannot go on like this. — Так это не может продолжаться.
Things may go wrong. — Все может сорваться/пойти не так, как задумано.
Things look bad. — Дела выглядят из рук вон плохо. /От нынешнего состояния дел ничего хорошего ждать нельзя.
- state of things- think things over
- reason things out
- straighten things out
- simplify things
- as things go
- things have changed greatly9) делоIt is not an easy thing to do. — Это нелегкое дело.
I have several things to attend to. — Мне надо еще кое-что сделать/у меня еще несколько дел.
10) нечто, что-тоIt is the wrong thing. — Это совсем не то, что надо.
It is the funniest thing I've ever heard. — Никогда в жизни не слышал ничего более смешного.
We talked about a hundred things. — Мы говорили о множестве разных вещей.
- worst thing- important thing
- best thing
- convenient thing
- all sorts of things
- say one thing and mean another
- say the wrong thing
- say the first thing that comes to smb's head11) суть, сущность- thing is...- know a thing or two about smth•USAGE: -
85 chicken
I n sl1)2)You're a chicken, that's the reason why you refuse — Ты просто трус и поэтому отказываешься
3) AmECut the chicken and let's get through with it — Хватит заниматься ерундой. Нам бы с этим как-нибудь закончить
4) AmELook at the tits on that chicken — Посмотри, какие груди у этой телки
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was on the other side of it — Почему эта чувиха перешла дорогу? Да потому, что увидела его на другой стороне
5) vulgSome chicken was camping it up in the lobby — Какой-то совсем молодой педик в холле недвусмысленно намекал своим видом, кто он такой
He clocks like a chicken to me — По-моему, он голубой
II adj slThe chickens these days are much wiser. They come straight to the places where they know they can do business — Юные гомосеки сегодня стали умнее. Они прямиком идут в те места, где уверены, что найдут клиентов
He's too chicken to do it — Он это не сделает, он слишком трусоват
Each time we go down that dark road she gets chicken — Каждый раз, когда мы идем по этой темной улице, она трусит
He's chicken, that's what's the trouble — Он трус, вот в чем беда
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