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17. Who is Corporal Z converted into later in the text? Why do you
think X is not converted into anybody with a name?
18. What has happened to X by the time we meet him in the story?
19. What can you infer about X’s state – both emotional and
physical?
20. Is there anything in common between Z and X? At what points
are they different?
21. What is peculiar about Esme’s letter? What impact did it have
on X?
22. Elaborate more on the message expressed in the last sentence.
WORD STUDY
I. Find in the text the English equivalents and consult
a dictionary for pronunciation.
Живописные окрестности; пехотные и воздушно-десантные
дивизии; сверить часы; хор; для секунды; штурманский хроно-
граф; чувственный/страстный; потомство; страстный любитель
чтения; нервное расстройство.
II. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words
and phrases from the text.
1. I've since discussed the matter rather extensively with my wife, an
extremely sensible girl…
2. I thought Americans feel content for
tea.
3. "You were at choir practice," she said in a businesslike manner
. "I
saw you."
4. "You go to that secret Intelligence school on the hill, don't you?"
she asked calmly
.
5. To tell the truth
, Father really needed more of an intellectual
companion than Mother was.
6. Charles opened his enormous eyes, as sign that he'd heard his
sister's threat, but otherwise he didn't show any sign of
promptitude.
7. My mother had an inclination
to spoil him.
8. "Yeah, I had a letter from her yesterday. Down in my room. Show
it to ya later," Clay said, apathetically
.
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III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences; translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. I thought it might just be possible for me to make the trip abroad,
by plane, expenses be hanged
.
2. I don't think I'm a type that doesn't even lift a finger to prevent a
wedding from flatting.
3. … we were fairly unique, the sixty of us, in that there wasn't one
good mixer in the bunch…
4. We were all essentially letter-writing types
…
5. I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. They either had
your number on them or they didn't.
6. She was about thirteen, with straight ash-blond hair of ear-lobe
length, an exquisite forehead, blasé eyes that, I thought, might very
possibly have counted the house.
7. The governess, keeping her voice down, gave him two or three
orders to sit down and, in effect, stop that monkey business
…
8. "Yes, quite," said my guest, in the clear, unmistakable voice of a
small-talk detester.
9. "Really," she said, "I wasn't quite born yesterday
, you know."
10. Ignoring me, he addressed his sister in a piercing treble
: "Miss
Megley said you must come and finish your tea!"
11. …he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his
tongue…and gave out what in my country would have been a
glorious tribute to a myopic baseball umpire.
12. He said: "I was unequipped to meet life
because I have no sense of
humor."
13. This was a statement of faith, not a contradiction, and I quickly
switched horses.
14. "Yeah. She's interested as hell in all that stuff. She's majoring in
psychology."
IV. Consulting the text, fill in the blanks with the suitable
prepositions.
1. …after three years in the Army, I'd become addicted ___ reading
bulletin boards.
2. On the rostrum …were about twenty children, mostly girls, ranging
___ age ___ about seven ___thirteen.
17. Who is Corporal Z converted into later in the text? Why do you III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences; translate the
think X is not converted into anybody with a name? sentences into Russian.
18. What has happened to X by the time we meet him in the story? 1. I thought it might just be possible for me to make the trip abroad,
19. What can you infer about X’s state – both emotional and by plane, expenses be hanged.
physical? 2. I don't think I'm a type that doesn't even lift a finger to prevent a
20. Is there anything in common between Z and X? At what points wedding from flatting.
are they different? 3. … we were fairly unique, the sixty of us, in that there wasn't one
21. What is peculiar about Esme’s letter? What impact did it have good mixer in the bunch…
on X? 4. We were all essentially letter-writing types…
22. Elaborate more on the message expressed in the last sentence. 5. I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. They either had
your number on them or they didn't.
WORD STUDY
6. She was about thirteen, with straight ash-blond hair of ear-lobe
I. Find in the text the English equivalents and consult length, an exquisite forehead, blasé eyes that, I thought, might very
a dictionary for pronunciation. possibly have counted the house.
Живописные окрестности; пехотные и воздушно-десантные 7. The governess, keeping her voice down, gave him two or three
дивизии; сверить часы; хор; для секунды; штурманский хроно- orders to sit down and, in effect, stop that monkey business…
граф; чувственный/страстный; потомство; страстный любитель 8. "Yes, quite," said my guest, in the clear, unmistakable voice of a
чтения; нервное расстройство. small-talk detester.
9. "Really," she said, "I wasn't quite born yesterday, you know."
II. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words 10. Ignoring me, he addressed his sister in a piercing treble: "Miss
and phrases from the text. Megley said you must come and finish your tea!"
1. I've since discussed the matter rather extensively with my wife, an 11. …he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his
extremely sensible girl… tongue…and gave out what in my country would have been a
2. I thought Americans feel content for tea. glorious tribute to a myopic baseball umpire.
3. "You were at choir practice," she said in a businesslike manner. "I 12. He said: "I was unequipped to meet life because I have no sense of
saw you." humor."
4. "You go to that secret Intelligence school on the hill, don't you?" 13. This was a statement of faith, not a contradiction, and I quickly
she asked calmly. switched horses.
5. To tell the truth, Father really needed more of an intellectual 14. "Yeah. She's interested as hell in all that stuff. She's majoring in
companion than Mother was. psychology."
6. Charles opened his enormous eyes, as sign that he'd heard his
sister's threat, but otherwise he didn't show any sign of IV. Consulting the text, fill in the blanks with the suitable
promptitude. prepositions.
7. My mother had an inclination to spoil him. 1. …after three years in the Army, I'd become addicted ___ reading
8. "Yeah, I had a letter from her yesterday. Down in my room. Show bulletin boards.
it to ya later," Clay said, apathetically. 2. On the rostrum …were about twenty children, mostly girls, ranging
___ age ___ about seven ___thirteen.
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