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9. It was the kind of whole certainty, however independent of the sum
of its facts, that can make walking backwards more than normally
risky
, and I ran right into a baby carriage.
10. The influence
of this feat on the Dufarges was so acute that their
hearts literally burst…
IV. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. I remember getting lost one Saturday somewhere … I kept my
head though.
2. He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam
sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an
expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man.
3. Soon his ingenious criminal methods, coupled with his singular
love of fair play, found him a warm place in the nation's heart.
4. It seemed to me that a girl's picture clashed with the general men-
only decor of the bus, and I bluntly asked the Chief who she was.
5. And to really top things off
, when another Comanche and I were
flipping a coin to decide which team would take the field first,
Mary Hudson wistfully
expressed a desire to join the game.
6. Where before we Comanches had simply stared at her femaleness,
we now glared at it.
7. When my astonishment worn off
, and then my awe, and then my
delight, I looked over at the Chief.
8. A flux of circumstances delivered the Laughing Man's best friend
,
his timber wolf, Black Wing, into a physical and intellectual trap
set by the Dufrages.
9. Mlle. Dufarge responded by passing out cold
.
10. His black heart beating wildly, he rushed over to his unconscious
daughter and brought her to
.
V. Consulting the text, fill in the blanks with the suitable
prepositions.
1. You could always take it home with you and reflect ___ it while
sitting, say, ___the out-going water in the bathtub.
2. Curiously enough, though, the bandits let him hang ___ their
headquarters…
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3. The Chief nodded again but gave ___.
4. When my astonishment worn ___, and then my awe, and then my
delight, I looked ___ at the Chief.
5. Properly infuriated, the Laughing Man pushed ___ his mask ___
his tongue and confronted the Dufarges with his naked face ___
moonlight.
VI. Match the pairs of words with the opposite meaning.
1. dwarf a. loosely
2. ancestor b. distinguished
3. mediocre c. safe
4. distinctly d. giant
5. tightly e. to conceal
6. to loath f. descendant
7. perilous g. merry
8. to reveal h. vaguely
9. mirthless i. to adore
VII. Paraphrase the following sentences and expressions conveying
the shades of meaning implied in them.
A. If we had straight athletics in our minds…
B. I opened my lunchbox for business …
C. If wishes were inches, all of us Comanches would have had him a
giant in no time.
D. He got more and more high-handed with his installments.
E. The Laughing Man was the one for keeping an ear to the ground.
F. … awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in … to
assert my true identity
G. But the main thing I had to do was watch my step. Play along with
the farce.
H. … he simply got into his story-telling position and swung
prematurely into a fresh installment of a Laughing Man. (p. 68)
I. We gave her all the room in the world.
J. …sandwiched between two nursemaids…
K. It was not yet dark out, but a five-fifteen dimness had set in.
L. It also kept them sensible of his whereabouts.
M. They tried leading the Laughing Man up the garden path.
9. It was the kind of whole certainty, however independent of the sum 3. The Chief nodded again but gave ___.
of its facts, that can make walking backwards more than normally 4. When my astonishment worn ___, and then my awe, and then my
risky, and I ran right into a baby carriage. delight, I looked ___ at the Chief.
10. The influence of this feat on the Dufarges was so acute that their 5. Properly infuriated, the Laughing Man pushed ___ his mask ___
hearts literally burst… his tongue and confronted the Dufarges with his naked face ___
moonlight.
IV. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences. Translate the
sentences into Russian. VI. Match the pairs of words with the opposite meaning.
1. I remember getting lost one Saturday somewhere … I kept my 1. dwarf a. loosely
head though. 2. ancestor b. distinguished
2. He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam 3. mediocre c. safe
sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an 4. distinctly d. giant
expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man. 5. tightly e. to conceal
3. Soon his ingenious criminal methods, coupled with his singular 6. to loath f. descendant
love of fair play, found him a warm place in the nation's heart. 7. perilous g. merry
4. It seemed to me that a girl's picture clashed with the general men- 8. to reveal h. vaguely
only decor of the bus, and I bluntly asked the Chief who she was. 9. mirthless i. to adore
5. And to really top things off, when another Comanche and I were
flipping a coin to decide which team would take the field first, VII. Paraphrase the following sentences and expressions conveying
Mary Hudson wistfully expressed a desire to join the game. the shades of meaning implied in them.
6. Where before we Comanches had simply stared at her femaleness, A. If we had straight athletics in our minds…
we now glared at it. B. I opened my lunchbox for business …
7. When my astonishment worn off, and then my awe, and then my C. If wishes were inches, all of us Comanches would have had him a
delight, I looked over at the Chief. giant in no time.
8. A flux of circumstances delivered the Laughing Man's best friend, D. He got more and more high-handed with his installments.
his timber wolf, Black Wing, into a physical and intellectual trap E. The Laughing Man was the one for keeping an ear to the ground.
set by the Dufrages. F. … awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in … to
9. Mlle. Dufarge responded by passing out cold. assert my true identity
10. His black heart beating wildly, he rushed over to his unconscious G. But the main thing I had to do was watch my step. Play along with
daughter and brought her to. the farce.
H. … he simply got into his story-telling position and swung
V. Consulting the text, fill in the blanks with the suitable prematurely into a fresh installment of a Laughing Man. (p. 68)
prepositions. I. We gave her all the room in the world.
1. You could always take it home with you and reflect ___ it while J. …sandwiched between two nursemaids…
sitting, say, ___the out-going water in the bathtub. K. It was not yet dark out, but a five-fifteen dimness had set in.
2. Curiously enough, though, the bandits let him hang ___ their L. It also kept them sensible of his whereabouts.
headquarters… M. They tried leading the Laughing Man up the garden path.
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