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61 go places
1) ездить по различным местам; много путешествовать [первонач. амер.]But they fell into the habit of social ease, of dressing, of going places without nervous anticipation. (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. XX) — Но они понемногу освоились, свободно держались в обществе, прекрасно одевались и выезжали в свет без душевного трепета.
All Russians love to "go places". (Suppl) — Все русские очень любят путешествовать.
2) преуспеть, продвинуться, сделать карьеруWhat I've been thinking about is that this town to be going places after the war. (J. O'Hara, ‘Ten North Frederick’, part I) — Я думаю о том, что после войны этот город будет процветать.
They said he was a "bright kid", that he would "go places"... (J. Baldwin, ‘Another Country’, book I, ch. I) — Они считали, что Вивальдо "парень смышленый" и "далеко пойдет"...
Benny (with charm): "Don't you worry about your career, sweetheart. There's nobody can put over a number like you can - you're going places." (N. Coward, ‘Ace of Clubs’, act I, sc. VI) — Бенни (с очаровательной галантностью): "Тебе не стоит беспокоиться о карьере, дорогая. Лучше тебя никто не сыграет. Ты же восходящая звезда."
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62 in one's tracks
разг.на месте, сразу, тотчас же (обыкн. употр. с гл. to stop) [первонач. амер.]...suddenly there was a jarring crash that stopped the car dead in its tracks. (E. Caldwell, ‘Tobacco Road’, ch. XV) —...вдруг раздался треск, и машина на полном ходу остановилась.
Benny was pacing the floor but when he saw the policeman's badge on Pete's shirt, he stopped in his tracks. (E. Caldwell, ‘The Sure Hand of God’, ch. 12) — Бенни ходил по комнате, но, когда увидел полицейский значок на рубашке Пита, застыл на месте.
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63 these days
(these days (тж. (in) this day and age))в наши дни, в наше времяBenny's a very high-class gentleman. You don't run across many fine men like him these days. (E. Caldwell, ‘The Sure Hand of God’, ch. 17) — Бенни настоящий джентльмен. Такие люди, как он, в наши дни встречаются редко.
It is incredible that some people should still believe in witchcraft in this day and age. — Невероятно, что в наше время существуют люди, которые верят в черную магию.
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64 far gone
1) тяжeлoбoльнoй, в пocлeднeй cтaдии бoлeзни; впaвший в дeтcтвoThe telephone bell rang, and a voice said: 'The Vicar!.. Yes, sir!.. That girl. Too far gone to operate. So if you'd come, sir' (J. Galsworthy). I had known some old men, but not anyone as old as this. Sitting there, watching him I thought he was pretty far gone (C. P. Snow)2) бeзумный, cумacшeдшийBruno's not so far gone. He talked sense after you'd left (J. Murdoch)3) в cильнoм пoдпитии, изpяднo зaxмeлeвший, мepтвeцки пьяный; пьян в cтeлькуSamson was too far gone to know what he was doing (J. Aldridge)4) пpишeдший в вeтxocть, нeгoднocть; нуждaющийcя в peмoнтe, пoчинкe; зaвявший, зaчaxшийAh [- I]never saw three pairs o'hoes so far gone (J. B. Priestley). Shep stood in the yard looking across the fields choked with grass. His cotton was stunted and starved. In another four days his crop would be too far gone to save (E. CaldwelhBenny and his colleague Wilbur wore magnificent tuxedos, but were so far gone in fatigue that they looked like glazed-eyed dying fishes (J. B. Priestley). Mr. Pinch was much too far gone in simplicity to be admitted as the friend on serious and equal terms of any rational man (Ch. Dickens)
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