Культурология. Горелова А.В - 34 стр.

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GLOSSARY
torrential - 1. resembling a torrent in rapidity or violence. 2. Overwhelming;
extraordinarily copious; стремительно текущий, текущий быстрым потоком
cunningly - artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly; умело, искусно
villain - 1. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to
wickedness or crime. 2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes
an important evil agency in the plot; злодей, негодяй; главный виновник
missing person - lacking, absent, or not found; пропавший, в розыске
give up – to abandon hope, despair; to surrender; бросить, оставить
Watsonian - Ватсоновский, похожий на Ватсона
box-office - 1. the office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets
are sold. 2. entertainment popular enough to attract paying audiences and make a
profit: This show will be good box office. box-office success – кассовый успех
spur - provoke, stimulate, impel, inspire, induce, instigate.— подстегнуть
alter ego - 1. a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy. 2. an inseparable
friend. 3. another aspect of one's self; второе Я.
1. Read the text. Make sure you understand it. Mark the following statements
true or false.
1. Agatha Christie is a pseudonym.
2. Christie’s plots are set in exotic locations and her characters are exotic as
well.
3. It is extremely difficult to guess the identity of a villain in Christie’s
detectives.
4. Jane Marple was Christie’s favourite detective.
2. Give the Russian equivalents of the following phrases:
to make profit out of smth.
pub
to plot a novel
to practice pharmacy
retired police officer
scandal-free life
3. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
лабиринт
точность
фальшивые разгадки
эксцентричность
находиться под чьим-л. влиянием
«маленькие серые клеточки» (мозг)
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