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Author’s preface
1. Find the English equivalents of the following expressions in the text and produce the
situations in which they occur.
отложить в сторону
бегло набросать
расстрачивать впустую
быть очарованным ч-т
обрести второе дыхание
вызывать насмешки
быть заслуживающим внимания
дорого стоить (перен.)
2. Explain the meaning of the italicized phrases.
1. Later he marries his secretary, who guards him and makes him into a figure.
1. This was at a dinner party at Lady St. Helier’s, …who liked to ask to her house …
everyone that in some way or another had caught the public eye
2. He must keep in the public eye..
3. Answer the questions.
1. What does the author tell about a character in a writer’s head?
2. How did he cherished the character of Rosie and in what book did it finally find place?
3.How did the author describe Thomas Hardy and the circumstances in which they got
acquainted?
3. Why is the character of Alroy Kear called “a composite portrait”?
4. What steps should a writer take to become successful?
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