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Chapters 10, 11
1. Find the English equivalents of the following expressions in the text and produce the
situations in which they occur.
в приподнятом настроении последний крик моды
в надежде на чувствовать себя как дома
зубрить со всеми изъянами без прикрас
дать деру ворошить прошлое
поверьте мне на слово выносить сор из избы
лишить (обманом) расставить все точки над i
отказывать себе в ч-л собака на сене
из кожи вон лезть (стараться) наговориться вволю
жить не по средствам сытый по горло
2. Explain the meaning of the italicized phrases.
1. There was a rare to-do all over the town when they found out the Driffields had shot the
moon.
2. I knew him well enough to be aware that he would not let the matter drop, and that I should
be reminded of my transgression for years.
3. At all events Edward Driffield is in the running.
4. But of course what critics wrote about Edward Driffield was eye-wash.
5. … it is well-known that to praise someone whose rivalry you do not dread is often a very
good way of putting a spoke in the wheel of someone whose rivalry you do.
6. “I never know when you are pulling my leg”
7. I began to see where I came in.
8. “Don’t you think it would be more interesting if you went the whole hog and drew him warts
and all?”
9. “The skeleton in the cupboard,” I murmured.
10. “Oh, I see. You mean I’m the only person who might blow the gaff.”
3. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words and memorize them. Read the
sentences in which they are found.
fuss dead end
customs appear
giggle lodgings
piquant capricious
unbearable stout
lack of talent abnormality
mysterious difficult task
4. Speak about:
a) Driffield’s style f) critics’ attitude to Driffield’s works
b) Driffield’s characters g) Roy Kear’s intentions
c) literary fashion h) Driffield as a contradictory personality
d) beauty I) Mr. Ashenden’s recollections
e) longevity j) the skeleton in the cupboard
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