2017-11-30
315
1. That darling of a Peter has sent me a most beautiful, birthday present. 2. She's a darling of a girl. 3. It was a hell of a job. 4. When I saw him last he was still driving about in that rattletrap of a car. 5. That brute of a car wants careful handling. 6. She stamped her feet and screamed that she wasn't fit to be seen in that old rag of a dress. 7. That fool of a boy has lost his gloves again.
13. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
A. 1. She made no special effort to entertain her guests but they seemed to be happy enough. 2. The story amused us greatly. 3. He was charmed by the house, the beautiful garden and, above all, by the landlady, a comely old woman with a delightful sense of humour. 4. There was no pleasing the woman.
В. 1. He said he would have a snack in town. 2. We invited our neighbour to take potluck ((AmE) a meal to which each guest brings some food, which is then shared out among the guests) with us. 3. If you want to stay healthy, you must take your meals regularly.
4. She'd only had a bite earlier in the day and now she felt terribly hungry. 5. The repast over, the ladies rose to go to the drawing-room. 6. There would be no dinner, only refreshments at the party.
C. 1. The party trudged along in the heavy snow. 2. He walked up the street with a brisk jaunty step. 3. I could hear him pacing up and down the room. 4. The boy sauntered up, his hands in his pockets, his head cocked on the side. 5. He stalked out in a passion. 6. They strolled with the other holiday-makers along the embankment. 7. He strutted about proud as a peacock.
D. 1. As the English put it, enough is as good as a feast. \ 2. A person whose needs are satisfied has enough, but when his needs are supplied he has sufficient. 3. Three meals a day are sufficient, but not enough for some people.
|
|
|
14. Supply the missing word.
A) state, condition
1. She was in an awful... of mind. 2. He's in no... to travel. 3. The house hadn't been lived in for years and.was in very poor.... 4. His affairs were in a... of confusion. 5. The patient was in a... of coma. 5. The car was in excellent....
b) restless, restive
1. They had spent a... night and now felt exhausted. 2. She was getting.... She had an urge to get up from her sick-bed and start doing something. 3. He had small... eyes which kept shifting about the room. 4. The strict discipline of camp life made him....
