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Prescriptionn рецепт; to make up a prescription for smb., е.g. Please call in at the chemist's and have this prescription made up for me; to write out a prescription.






Unit

1. to look He looked at me, but didn't recognize me.

to stare means " to look steadily, with wide-open eyes, often with curiosity or surprise, or vacantly (бессмысленно, рассеянно)".

Не stared at me as if I had asked him to do something impossible. He stared at the fire, deep in thought.

He's very fond of this picture, he can gaze at it for hours. The lovers stood with their hands clasped, gazing into each other's eyes.

I looked about, but saw no people anywhere.

Look ahead! Берегись!

Look through those documents, please.

look after the child. Don't forget to look after the flowers when I'm away.

I've been looking for you since the very morning.

John looked forward to seeing Mario and his wife. Students always look forward to their holidays.

Look here, wouldn't it be better to stay indoors in such nasty weather?

He looks sad. The child looks ill (well). She looks like a real teacher. It looks like rain.

There was something strange in his look.

Lanny returned the man's stare, but didn't utter a word. The girl blushed when she noticed the stranger's fixed gaze.

Have a look at this photo, do you recognize the man?

A took of pleasure came to her face. There was an angry look in her eyes,

2. to differ υ i The two brothers differ in their tastes. His plan differs from all the others.; I differ from (with) you in this matter.

Let's agree to differ (пусть каждый останется при своем мнении).

Не is quite different from what I thought him to be. I want a different kind of book this time (but I prefer books of a different kind). Our views on life are different.

Our tastes are alike.

A department store sells many different things. Every day our students get different written assignments.

The difference between our views is not very great. I don't find much difference in the styles of these writers.

It won't make much difference whether we do it today or tomorrow. You may stay or leave, it makes no difference to me.

3. rest Не rested for an hour before going on with his work. She likes to rest after dinner. They stopped to rest their horses.

The roof rests on eight columns. There is always a cloud resting on the top of this mountain.

Her fingers touched his forehead and rested there. She sat with her elbows resting on the table.

Rest is necessary after work. I had a good night's rest. We had several rests on our way up the mountains. But: Он отдыхал на юге. Не spent his holiday in the South.

Have you written all the exercises? — No, only half of them. The rest (of the exercises) may be done orally. Only five of us were present at the lesson, the rest (of the group) went to the meeting. I'll take an apple and you may take the rest.

4. comfortable I'm sure you'll be very comfortable there.

Mr. Murdoch made himself comfortable in a chair and ordered a strong black coffee.

c The news brought comfort to all of us. He was a great comfort to his parents.;

at your earliest convenience; for convenience;

5. to run (ran, run) 1 ran all the way for fear of being late. As soon as we fired, the enemy ran.

Trams run on rails. Motor cars ran along ordinary roads. The buses run every five minutes.

Torrents of water ran down the streets. Rivers run into the sea. Don't you hear the water running in the kitchen? If you have a bad cold, your nose runs.

For several miles the road ran across a plain.

So the story runs. The story runs....

Our car ran into the bus. I ran into a friend of mine on my way-home.; to run across smb./smth. случайно встретить (натолкнуться на что-л.), е.g. The other day I ran across a very interesting article in the newspaper.: to run over smb. переехать, задавить кого-л., also: to be run over (by a car), е.g. But for the skill of the driver the man would have been run over by the bus.

6. join I couldn't join (together) the two halves of the vase, because a small piece was missing. Where do the two streams join (each other)?

Will you join me in my walk? We'll join you in a few minutes.

If I were you I should join this club. He was twenty-two when he joined the array.

7. depend We depend on the newspapers for information about world events. He depends on his sister for a living. Children usually depend on their parents (находятся на иждивении родителей).; You can depend upon the man. I depend on you to do it. Can I depend on this time-table or is it an old one?

. Will you finish your work on time? — It depends.

 

 

2unit.

1. to shiver He seemed perfectly calm, only a slight trembling of his voice and hands showed he was excited. Keith shuddered at the sight of the dead body. The child was shivering with cold. She started when they came in.

2. ache I can't speak loude?, I have a sore throat.

I feel a sharp pain in my right knee. My leg gives me much pain.;

It was a painful (painless) operation.

My ear aches. After climbing the mountain he ached all over.

3. medicine What medicine (s) do you take for your headaches? He is fond of medicine, he wants to become a surgeon.

He studies at a Medical Institute. He is a medical student. My medical knowledge leaves much to be desired. You'd better consult your surgeon.

4. condition After the thunderstorm our garden was in a terrible condition, quite a number of trees were broken. Every parcel arrived in good condition (nothing was broken or spoiled).; to be in no condition to do smth., е.g. He is in no condition to travel. The ship was in no condition to leave harbour, He can sing very well, but tonight he is in no condition to do it, he has a sore throat.

2. условие; under good (bad) condition(s), е.g. The unemployed live under very hard conditions.; on condition that = if, е.g. I will do it on condition that you give me the time I need.; conditional adj, е.g. Conditional sentences contain " if or its synonyms.

5. foot n (pl feet) 1. The boyjumped to his feet. A dog's feet are called paws.;

The boy was too tall for his age and he was three foot two in his shoes.;

as the foot of the mountain, at the foot of the page, the foot of the bed, е.g. This boy is at the foot of his class.

This boy is at the head of his class.

on foot (= walking, not riding), е.g. When people are having their walking holiday they cover long distances on foot. (Cf.: by train, by bus, etc.)

6. prescribe Doctor, will you prescribe a tonic for me? What can you prescribe for my headache (cold, etc.)?

prescriptionn рецепт; to make up a prescription for smb., е.g. Please call in at the chemist's and have this prescription made up for me; to write out a prescription.

7. bare adj 1. обнаженный, голый, непокрытый (usu. about some part of our body), е.g. His head was bare.

. Victorine was shocked when she learned that she would have to sit for the painter quite naked.

Children like to go (run, walk) barefoot.

Barefooted people were standing on the bank.

When we speak of bare-legged children we mean children wearing shoes, but no stockings; bare-footed children wear neither shoes nor stockings.

It's already too cold to go bare-headed.

Cf.: a bare room (no furniture), an empty room (no people), a vacant room (a room in which either no one is living at present or no one is working; a room which can be occupied), е.g. After the piano was taken out, the room seemed quite bare. I thought I heard voices in the next room, but it was empty. " Won't you look for a vacant room in which we could have a consultation? " — " I'm told that all the rooms are occupied."

8. refuse υ t She refused my offer. She can't refuse her children anything. He refused to do what I asked him.

He answered her invitation, with a cold refusal,

9. like, They are as like as two peas. What is he like? (= What sort of person is he?) What does he look like? (= What kind of appearance has he got?) How does she look today? (= What is her appearrance today?) It looks like gold. (= It has the appearance of gold.) It looks like rain. It was just like him to take the biggest piece of cake. There is nothing like home.

like. I can't do it like you. They are behaving like little children, I've never heard him sing like that..

alike adj predic одинаковый, похожий, подобный, е.g. The houses in this street are alike. (Cf.: The houses in this street are like those in the next street.)

likeness n сходство, е.g. I cannot see much likeness between the twins.

unlike adj непохожий, е.g. She was unlike all other girls.

unlike prep в отличие от, е.g. Unlike other girls she was not at all talkative.

 

 

3unit.

1. historic historic place, date, speech, event, battle, etc. 1812 was a historic year for Russian people.

historical materialism, science, principles, method, approach (to); historical novel, picture, play, film; historical department, museum, etc.

the history of our country, the history of the language; a history lesson; the History Museum.

2. worth It's a discovery of great worth. This information is of no worth.

This picture is not worth the money you've paid for it. This problem is not worth our attention. This job is not worth the time we've spent on it.; worth doing smth., е.g. This film is worth seeing. Books of that kind are not worth reading. This problem isn't worth discussing. His illness is hardly worth troubling about.; worth while, е.g. It isn't worth while seeing the film. It isn't worth while sitting here till 5 o'clock. It is worth while trying to catch the train, I think it's worth while speaking to him about it. Cf.: This book is worth reading. — It is worth while reading this book.

She is a very worthy woman.; to be worthy of smth., smb., е.g. His behaviour is worthy of great praise.

3. masterpiece n шедевр

to pieces на куски, е.g. The cup fell and was broken to pieces.

4. human adj человеческий, свойственный человеку, е.g. a human nature, the human body, human affairs, a human being (человек);

Are you interested in the Humanities (the Arts) or in the Exact Sciences (естественные науки)?

5. to strike (struck, struck) He struck the boy a violent blow. The man struck Lanny on the face. He struck his fist on the table.

Why did he hit the boy?; to hit one's hand (foot, head, etc.) on smth., е.g. I hit my head on the low shelf.

It has just struck half past four. This tower clock strikes the hours.

3. поражать, удивлять, а д. We were struck by bis strange behaviour. It struck me that he had grown so old. Many things might strike us as unusual in a foreign country.

. All the railway workers joined the strike.;

6. circular There is a circular railway running round Moscow. A circular staircase led to the top of the tower.

Blood circulates in the body. Bad news circulates quickly.

The circulation of air is rather bad here, that's why it is stuffy.; Only silver and copper coins are in circulation now.

It's almost impossible to draw a circle without a pair of compasses (без циркуля).; 2. группа, круг людей, е.g. Не belonged to the business circle of the town.

 

4unit

1. to get (got, got) I can get this book for you. (I can get you this book.)

Did you get (= receive) my telegram?

The two girls got new hats.

We cannot get to Moscow tonight. It was very late when he got home.

It was decided that Mother would stay home and get the dinner (= get it ready).

We got Mother to arrange the decorations.

It was getting dark when we arrived at the station. I got very cold while waiting in the street.

I got everything arranged in time.

I have got something to tell you. I haven't got the book you're talking about (cf.: I have no books by this author.).

I have got to (= must) finish my work in time. It has got to be done.

At what time shall we get back?

Don't worry, the child will soon get over his illness.

had to get up and down a good bit during the meal fetching things back and forward.

Don't get up and down every minute, you're getting on my nerves.

2. to turn At hearing her voice I turned (turned my head). The car turned the corner.

The water in the pond turned into ice as the night had been frosty.

My umbrella turned inside out in the wind.

He turned out a bad actor. The day turned out (to be) a fine one. It turned out that there were no vacant seats in the bus.

He turned over a page. He turned over in bed.

We expected him to join us, but he never turned up.

has turned everything upside down in my drawer.

3. to treat Don't treat me as if I were a child. Better treat his words as a joke. You treat" the matter too lightly.

. Who treated your child for scarlet fever? What medicine are you treated with?

I'll treat you all to (= I'll buy you) some ice-cream. Wouldn't you like him to treat you (= to pay for your ticket) to a ballet? I shall treat myself to a week-end holiday.

I've never had a treat like that! What a treat it is not to have to get up early! Every chance to listen to good music is a great treat to her.

Her treatment of the pupils is always kind and patient, (prep, " of")

Have you heard of a new treatment for pneumonia? (prep, " for")

4. afford Can you afford to go away for a holiday?

5. to keep (kept, kept) She always keeps old letters.; b) задержать, не отдавать, е.g. You may keep the book, I don't want it yet.; Не always keeps his promise.; Mr. Watson had a wife and family to keep.; I'm sorry I kept you waiting.

" How We Kept Mother's Day"; She always keeps her birthday.

This work kept the children busy. You must keep your feet warm.

Keep to the diet. Let's keep to the middle of the road.

She kept on writing when I came in (not used of a state, but only of activities. Cf.: He kept on standing up. But He remained standing.).

It kept me from Joining you.

The young men kept the crowd back. I'm sure he is keeping something back (= not telling all; concealing something). Mother had guessed that we would be late, so she had kept back the dinner.

6. to Such incidents occur every day. It must never occur again.

It occurred to me that something might be wrong with her. Didn't it occur to you to close the window to keep the noise back?

7. to enjoy I enjoyed the trip very much. I've enjoyed seeing you.

to enjoy oneself, i enjoyed myself at the concert last night.

8. fun Children are fond of fun. What fun we had when we were together! He is full of fun.

He's fond of making fun of people. Nobody likes to be made fun of.

I said it only in (for) fun.

The party (your friend) was great fun.

I have a funny story to tell you.

 

5unit

1. bright The leaves of the trees are bright green in spring. Polished steel is bright.

There are several bright pupils in her class. The boy had a bright face.

Everybody was bright and gay at the party.

She stood in the doorway smiling brightly after him. The fire shines bright.

The sky is brightening. This wallpaper will brighten our room. What can you do to brighten the life of the sick man?

2. plain The meaning of the word is quite plain, isn't it? I like her plain speech. She spoke plain English.

They like what they call plain food. She looked very pretty in her plain white dress. She bought a plain blue material.

He liked her plain, but honest face.

3. blank е.g. There was a blank look on her face.

She looked at me blankly. He sat on the edge of the bed staring blankly before him.

Leave a blank after each word. Fill in this blank.;

She bought two telegraph blanks.

4. ignorance Judy's ignorance made the girls laugh. He did it from (through) ignorance.

The boy has never been to school and is quite ignorant. I am ignorant of his plans.

5. prompt What prompted you to look for him in our town?

She'll prompt you if you forget the words. No prompting, please.

. Aren't you ashamed to wait for a prompt?

6. re`cord of 1. Не recorded all the events of the day.

On the very day of his arrival they recorded his speech.

. A careful record was made of all those absent. The boy's school record leaves much to be desired.

Have you got any records of Bach?

I'd rather make use of cassette-recording to review the material.

Something has gone wrong with the cassette-recorder, it doesn't work.

7. point Не pointed to the monument. The needle of the compass points to the North.

The boy pointed a stick at the dog.

The teacher pointed out our mistakes.

He pointed out that all the college rules should be obeyed.

8. bore Your friend bores me.

I was bored to death.

I don't want to see him again, he is such a bore.

This is a very boring book.

9. excite The patient is very ill and must not be excited.

Everybody was excited by the news.

It's nothing to get excited about. Don't get excited over such trifles.

There's nothing to worry about. She always worries about little things.

The newcomer excited everybody's interest.

What exciting news you've brought! I could hardly get over that exciting moment. She told such an exciting story.

The decision to keep Mother's Day caused great excitement in the family.

 

 

6unit.

to curl She has curled her hair. The old man was curling his long moustache.

Does her hair curl naturally or does she curl it in curlers? The smoke from our camp-fires curled upwards among the trees.

I don't like the way she curls her lip when talking to me.

The child curled up in the arm-chair and went to sleep.

I don't like curled hair. But I liked this plump curly-headed little boy.

The girl had long curls over her shoulders. How do you keep your hair in curl? Soon we saw the curls of smoke rise upwards.

to break (broke, broken) Не fell and broke his leg. Who broke the window? Glass breaks easily.

The mother broke the bread in two and gave each child a piece.

The vase fell and broke to pieces.

Не was completely broken as the result of the failure of his business. She was broken after her husband's death.

. She broke the appointment. = She did not keep it

Не can't break with his bad habits.

When she came in he broke off. He broke off in the middle of a sentence.

е.g. A fire broke out during the night.

The partisans broke through the enemy's line.

е.g. I feel tired, let's have a break. We're working since nine o'clock without a break.

to stick (stuck, stuck)

Friends should stick together. You must stick to your promise. Though Tom saw that nobody believed him, he stuck to his words. Stick to business! (He отвлекайтесь!)

The girl stuck a flower in her hair. He stuck his hands in his pockets.

The splinter stuck in my finger. The car stuck in the mud. The key stuck in the keyhole.






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