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5. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions
from the story:
inward meaning (p. 27), romantic flights of imagination (p. 27), to
dispose of smth./smb. (pp. 29, 34), urgent business (p. 31), the bald facts
of the case (p. 31), to be charged with (p. 33), to be taken into custody
(p. 33), uphill work (p. 34), enormous bonus (p. 39), admirable
simplicity (p. 43), a chatty man (p.46), to keep smb.'s own counsel
(p. 46), a tower of strength (p. 49), a first-class financial brain (p. 56), a
judicious understatement, a tame cat (p. 61).
6. Fill in the gaps using ex. 5.
1) I’m not sure I don’t envy him: he has to do an ____, of course, but
besides good salary he also gets ____ every month.
2) I don’t think he really didn’t want to talk to you, but you see, he is
not a ____ and prefers to keep to the ____ instead of inventing
details. Personally I prefer talking to men: they are able to
understand that sometimes business can be really ____ and don’t
waste your time for those ____ of ____ that women like so much.
3) He’s really got ____ brains and in his speech he easily ____ his
opponent’s weak arguments.
4) According to the evening papers a group of terrorists ____ blowing
up a gas station and ____.
5) Although she seems to speak with ____ still ____ of her words can
be really deep.
7. Make up a dialogue using as many words and phrases from ex. 1,
5 as possible.
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8. Explain the meaning of the following expressions. Translate the
sentences they are used in.
A comprehensive sweep of the arm (p. 26), elbow grease (p. 26), on an
impulse (p. 27), they pulled him through all right (p. 28), gospel truth
(p. 30), to break up (p. 31), to be summoned to (p. 32), to be engaged in
(p. 32), to leap to the eye (p. 34), to seize the opportunity (p. 35), high
up (p. 36), in the heat of rage (p. 37), to leak out (p. 39), impertinent
questions (p. 42), to know smth. to smb.'s discredit (p. 45), to be
remanded for (p. 48), to get at smb. (p. 51), to have got a way with
oneself (p. 55), to puzzle smth. out (p. 56), to wiggle smb. out of smth.
(p. 58), to be bottled up (p. 60), to be quick in the uptake (p. 61), (to give
smb.) the flea in the ear (p. 65), to expunge smth. from one's mind
(p. 69), to be in tune with smth. (p. 72), an incorrigible telephoner
(p. 76), immunity to passion (p. 78), not an easy man to shake off
(p. 79), it was murder all right (p. 82).
9. Paraphrase:
1) Strike out the witness's last remark; it has no place in the court record.
2) She spent her young years on a farm and she knows what toil is.
3) The new project he is busy with now is supposed to bring 1 million
profit.
4) He always declared he was not afraid of blackmail as there was
nothing compromising about his background.
5) He’s got a gift to catch a drift at any rate.
6) When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.
7) The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially
advertised.
8) It was impudent of her to answer like that.
9) He received a subpoena to appear in court in two weeks.
10) Corking up your anger leads to trouble.
11) I could hear the director rebuking Jim for being late.
5. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions 8. Explain the meaning of the following expressions. Translate the
from the story: sentences they are used in.
inward meaning (p. 27), romantic flights of imagination (p. 27), to A comprehensive sweep of the arm (p. 26), elbow grease (p. 26), on an
dispose of smth./smb. (pp. 29, 34), urgent business (p. 31), the bald facts impulse (p. 27), they pulled him through all right (p. 28), gospel truth
of the case (p. 31), to be charged with (p. 33), to be taken into custody (p. 30), to break up (p. 31), to be summoned to (p. 32), to be engaged in
(p. 33), uphill work (p. 34), enormous bonus (p. 39), admirable (p. 32), to leap to the eye (p. 34), to seize the opportunity (p. 35), high
simplicity (p. 43), a chatty man (p.46), to keep smb.'s own counsel up (p. 36), in the heat of rage (p. 37), to leak out (p. 39), impertinent
(p. 46), a tower of strength (p. 49), a first-class financial brain (p. 56), a questions (p. 42), to know smth. to smb.'s discredit (p. 45), to be
judicious understatement, a tame cat (p. 61). remanded for (p. 48), to get at smb. (p. 51), to have got a way with
oneself (p. 55), to puzzle smth. out (p. 56), to wiggle smb. out of smth.
6. Fill in the gaps using ex. 5. (p. 58), to be bottled up (p. 60), to be quick in the uptake (p. 61), (to give
1) I’m not sure I don’t envy him: he has to do an ____, of course, but smb.) the flea in the ear (p. 65), to expunge smth. from one's mind
besides good salary he also gets ____ every month. (p. 69), to be in tune with smth. (p. 72), an incorrigible telephoner
2) I don’t think he really didn’t want to talk to you, but you see, he is (p. 76), immunity to passion (p. 78), not an easy man to shake off
not a ____ and prefers to keep to the ____ instead of inventing (p. 79), it was murder all right (p. 82).
details. Personally I prefer talking to men: they are able to
understand that sometimes business can be really ____ and don’t 9. Paraphrase:
waste your time for those ____ of ____ that women like so much. 1) Strike out the witness's last remark; it has no place in the court record.
3) He’s really got ____ brains and in his speech he easily ____ his 2) She spent her young years on a farm and she knows what toil is.
opponent’s weak arguments. 3) The new project he is busy with now is supposed to bring 1 million
4) According to the evening papers a group of terrorists ____ blowing profit.
up a gas station and ____. 4) He always declared he was not afraid of blackmail as there was
5) Although she seems to speak with ____ still ____ of her words can nothing compromising about his background.
be really deep. 5) He’s got a gift to catch a drift at any rate.
6) When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.
7. Make up a dialogue using as many words and phrases from ex. 1, 7) The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially
5 as possible. advertised.
8) It was impudent of her to answer like that.
9) He received a subpoena to appear in court in two weeks.
10) Corking up your anger leads to trouble.
11) I could hear the director rebuking Jim for being late.
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