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Some of you are to do it on Muriel’s behalf, the others – on
Muriel’s parents’. You are to mind both your attitude to the
character you are writing about and the limits of the genre. (You
may start with the words: "Here lies…")
You may find it interesting to read the tombstone epitaph of a
famous English-American novelist Henry James:
Henry James
City of Cambridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Henry James, O.M.
Novelist-Citizen
of Two Countries
Interpreter of his
Generation on both
Sides of the Sea.
New York April 15, 1843
London February 28, 1916
WORD STUDY
I. Find in the text the English equivalents and consult
a dictionary for pronunciation.
Работники рекламных агентств; переполненная пепельница;
хихикать; выдыхать дым; психотерапевт; шляпный салон; взды-
хать; мокрый песок; с силой, энергично; с подчеркнутым интере-
сом; крошечный; особенно; странный, необычный; калибр; пуля.
II. Paraphrase or explain in your own words the following phrases.
1. The girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get
her call through. (p. 5)
2. "Thank you," said the girl, and made the room
on the night table
for the ashtray. (p. 6)
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3. You know – those German poems. What did I do with it? I've been
racking my … (p. 8)
4. Those horrible things he said to Granny about her plans for passing
away. (p. 8)
5. …he'd more than willing
to pay for it if you'd go away someplace
by yourself.
6. She walked for about a quarter of a mile and then suddenly broke
into an oblique run… (p. 14)
7. He turned over on his stomach… and squinted up at
Sybil. (p. 14)
8. I've been expecting him hourly
. (p. 14)
9. Sybil immediately stooped
and began to dig in the sand. (p. 16)
10. Sybil stopped walking and yanked her hand away
from him. (p. 17)
11. He edged
the float and its passenger a foot closer to the horizon.
(p. 19)
12. We'll snub it.
(p. 19)
III. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words
and phrases from the text.
1. With her dry hand, she picked up an overfilled
ashtray from the
window seat… (p. 5)
2. Mother, darling, don't shout at me
. (p. 6)
3. And don't worry
. (p. 7)
4. I was surprised
. (p. 7)
5. Muriel, you promised
me… (p. 7)
6. Muriel, don't be rude
, please. (p. 9)
7. Your father wanted to send you a telegram
last night… (p. 9)
8. The one you said you'd have to have a very, very small
… (p. 10)
9. Terrible. But extraordinary
. (p. 11)
10. It's making
Mommy absolutely insane. (p. 13)
11. Don't move
, please. (p. 13)
12. She stopped abruptly
when she reached the place… (p. 14)
13. I am thinking it over
, Sybil, … (p. 15)
14. I made myself believe
she was you. (p. 16)
15. She… jumped on one leg
two or three times. (p. 17)
Some of you are to do it on Muriel’s behalf, the others – on 3. You know – those German poems. What did I do with it? I've been
Muriel’s parents’. You are to mind both your attitude to the racking my … (p. 8)
character you are writing about and the limits of the genre. (You 4. Those horrible things he said to Granny about her plans for passing
may start with the words: "Here lies…") away. (p. 8)
You may find it interesting to read the tombstone epitaph of a 5. …he'd more than willing to pay for it if you'd go away someplace
famous English-American novelist Henry James:
by yourself.
Henry James 6. She walked for about a quarter of a mile and then suddenly broke
into an oblique run… (p. 14)
City of Cambridge Cemetery, Massachusetts 7. He turned over on his stomach… and squinted up at Sybil. (p. 14)
8. I've been expecting him hourly. (p. 14)
9. Sybil immediately stooped and began to dig in the sand. (p. 16)
Henry James, O.M.
Novelist-Citizen 10. Sybil stopped walking and yanked her hand away from him. (p. 17)
of Two Countries 11. He edged the float and its passenger a foot closer to the horizon.
Interpreter of his (p. 19)
Generation on both 12. We'll snub it. (p. 19)
Sides of the Sea.
III. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words
New York April 15, 1843 and phrases from the text.
London February 28, 1916 1. With her dry hand, she picked up an overfilled ashtray from the
window seat… (p. 5)
WORD STUDY 2. Mother, darling, don't shout at me. (p. 6)
3. And don't worry. (p. 7)
I. Find in the text the English equivalents and consult 4. I was surprised. (p. 7)
a dictionary for pronunciation. 5. Muriel, you promised me… (p. 7)
Работники рекламных агентств; переполненная пепельница;
6. Muriel, don't be rude, please. (p. 9)
хихикать; выдыхать дым; психотерапевт; шляпный салон; взды-
хать; мокрый песок; с силой, энергично; с подчеркнутым интере- 7. Your father wanted to send you a telegram last night… (p. 9)
сом; крошечный; особенно; странный, необычный; калибр; пуля. 8. The one you said you'd have to have a very, very small… (p. 10)
9. Terrible. But extraordinary. (p. 11)
II. Paraphrase or explain in your own words the following phrases. 10. It's making Mommy absolutely insane. (p. 13)
1. The girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get 11. Don't move, please. (p. 13)
her call through. (p. 5) 12. She stopped abruptly when she reached the place… (p. 14)
2. "Thank you," said the girl, and made the room on the night table 13. I am thinking it over, Sybil, … (p. 15)
for the ashtray. (p. 6) 14. I made myself believe she was you. (p. 16)
15. She… jumped on one leg two or three times. (p. 17)
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