chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
go (went; gone) on holiday – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) ɒn ˈhɒlədeɪ] – отправиться в отпуск
There were four of us – George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency*. We were sitting in my room, and we were smoking and talking about how bad we were – ill, I mean, of course.
four – [fɔ:] – четыре
*Montmorency – знатный французский род, существовавший с X по XIX века
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
room – [ru:m] – комната
smoke – [sməʊk] – курить
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить; разговаривать
bad – [bæd] – плохой; скверный; нездоровый
ill – [ɪl] – нездоровый, больной
mean (meant, meant) – [mi:n (ment, ment)] – иметь в виду, подразумевать
of course – [əv kɔ:s] – конечно
We were all feeling in poor health, and we were getting quite worried about it. Harris said that he felt really bad sometimes, and he did not know what he was doing.
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
poor health – [pʊə helθ] – неважное здоровье; слабое здоровье
get (got; got) worried – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈwʌrɪd] – обеспокоиться; разволноваться
quite – [kwaɪt] – очень; весьма
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
bad – [bæd] – плохо; скверно
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
And then George said that he felt bad, too, and that he did not know what he was doing either. With me it was my heart.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
bad – [bæd] – плохо; скверно
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
either – [ˈaɪðə\ˈi:ðər] – также
heart – [hɑ:t] – сердце
I knew it was my heart because I had read something in a magazine about the symptoms of a bad heart. I had all of them.
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
heart – [hɑ:t] – сердце
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; оттого что; так как
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
magazine – [ˌmæɡəˈzi:n] – журнал
symptom – [ˈsɪmptəm] – признак, симптом
bad – [bæd] – больной; нездоровый
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь
It is a most extraordinary thing, but every time I read about an illness, I realize that I have it too – and that my symptoms are very bad!
extraordinary – [ɪkˈstrɔ:dn̩ri] – удивительный, странный, экстраординарный
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
every time – [ˈevri ˈtaɪm] – каждый раз
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь, болезни
realize – [ˈrɪəlaɪz] – осознать, понять
symptom – [ˈsɪmptəm] – признак, симптом
bad (worse; worst) – [bæd (wɜ:s; wɜ:st)] – плохой (еще хуже; самый худший)
In fact, my health has always been a worry, I remember…
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – более того, к тому же, в действительности
health – [helθ] – здоровье
always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда
worry – [ˈwʌri] – тревога, беспокойство
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – помнить, вспоминать
One day I had a little health problem, and I went to the British Museum Library to read about it. I took the book off the library shelf, and I began to read.
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
health – [helθ] – здоровье
problem – [ˈprɒbləm] – проблема
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти
British Museum Library – [ˈbrɪtɪʃ mju:ˈzɪəm ˈlaɪbrəri] – библиотека Британского музея
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
take (took, taken) off – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) ˈɒf] – снимать
book – [bʊk] – книга
shelf – [ʃelf] – полка
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
After some time, I turned over the page and I began to read about another illness.
after some time – [ˈɑ:ftə səm ˈtaɪm] – спустя некоторое время
turn over – [tɜ:n ˈəʊvə] – перелистывать
page – [peɪdʒ] – страница
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
I don’t remember the name of the illness, but I know it was something really terrible.
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – помнить, вспоминать
name – [ˈneɪm] – название
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – жуткий, страшный, ужасный
I read about half a page – and then I knew that I had that disease too.
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
half – [hɑ:f] – половина
page – [peɪdʒ] – страница
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
disease – [dɪˈzi:z] – болезнь
I sat there for a time, cold with horror. Slowly, I began to turn over more pages. I came to a disease which was worse than the last one.
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
cold – [kəʊld] – холодный, озябший
horror – [ˈhɒrə] – ужас
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно, потихоньку
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
turn over – [tɜ:n ˈəʊvə] – перелистывать
page – [peɪdʒ] – страница
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – прийти, доходить
disease – [dɪˈzi:z] – болезнь
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
bad (worse, worst) – [bæd (wɜ:s, wɜ:st)] – плохой (еще хуже, самый худший)
last – [lɑ:st] – последний
I began to read about it and, as I expected, I had that disease too. Then I began to get really interested in myself, so I went back to the beginning of the book.
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
expect – [ɪkˈspekt] – ожидать
disease – [dɪˈzi:z] – болезнь
get (got; got) interested – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntrəstɪd] – интересоваться; заинтересоваться; стать заинтересованным
go (went, gone) back – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
beginning – [bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ] – начало
book – [bʊk] – книга
I started with the letter ‘a’ and I read from ‘a’ to ‘z’. I found that there was only one disease which I did not have. This made me a little unhappy. Why didn’t I have that disease too?
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
letter – [ˈletə] – буква
read (read; read) – [ri:d (red; red)] – читать
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
disease – [dɪˈzi:z] – болезнь
which – [wɪtʃ] – который
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – сделать; являться причиной чего-либо
unhappy – [ʌnˈhæpi] – несчастный
When I walked into that reading-room, I was a happy, healthy young man. When I left I was a very sick man, close to death…
walk into – [wɔ:k ˈɪntə] – входить
reading-room – [ˈri:dɪŋ ru:m] – читальный зал
happy – [ˈhæpi] – счастливый
healthy – [ˈhelθi] – здоровый
young man – [jʌŋ mæn] – молодой человек; юноша
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – уходить, покидать
sick – [sɪk] – больной
close – [kləʊs] – близкий
death – [deθ] – смерть
But I was talking about my heart – nobody understood how ill I really was. I had this bad heart when I was a boy. It was with me all the time.
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить
heart – [hɑ:t] – сердце
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
ill – [ɪl] – больной, нездоровый
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь
bad – [bæd] – больной; нездоровый
all the time – [ɔ:l ðə ˈtaɪm] – все время; всегда
I knew that it was my heart because I had all the symptoms of a bad heart. The main symptom was that I did not want to work.
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
heart – [hɑ:t] – сердце
because – [bɪˈkɒz] – потому что; оттого что; так как
have\has (had; had) – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd)] – иметь
symptom – [ˈsɪmptəm] – признак, симптом
bad – [bæd] – больной; нездоровый
main – [meɪn] – главный, основной
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
work (worked/wrought; worked/wrought) – [ˈwɜ:k (wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t; wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t)] – работать
Of course, nobody understood that the problem was my heart. Doctors were not so clever then. They just thought that I was lazy!
of course – [əv kɔ:s] – разумеется, конечно
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
problem – [ˈprɒbləm] – проблема
heart – [hɑ:t] – сердце
doctor – [ˈdɒktə] – врач; доктор
clever – [ˈklevə] – умный
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
lazy – [ˈleɪzi] – ленивый
‘Why, you lazy boy, you,’ they used to say. ‘Get up and do some work for once in your life!’ They did not understand that I was ill.
why – [ˈwaɪ] – ведь; да ведь
lazy – [ˈleɪzi] – ленивый
used to – [ˈju:st tu:] – что-то часто делать раньше
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать, подниматься
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работа, труд
for once – [fə wʌns] – в кои то веки
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
ill – [ɪl] – больной, нездоровый
And they did not give me medicine for this illness – they hit me on the side of the head. It is very strange, but those blows on my head often made the illness go away for a time.
give (gave; given) – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩)] – давать
medicine – [ˈmedsn̩] – лекарство
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
hit (hit, hit) – [hɪt (hɪt, hɪt)] – ударить
side – [saɪd] – бок, сторона
head – [ˈhed] – голова
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
blow – [bləʊ] – удар
often – [ˈɒfn̩] – часто
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – заставлять
go (went, gone) away – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) əˈweɪ] – исчезать; прекращаться
for a time – [fər ə ˈtaɪm] – на время
Sometimes just one blow made the sickness disappear and made me want to start work immediately…
blow – [bləʊ] – удар
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – заставлять; побуждать; являться причиной чего-либо
sickness – [ˈsɪknəs] – болезнь
disappear – [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə] – исчезать
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работа
immediately – [ɪˈmi:dɪətli] – немедленно
Anyway, that evening, George and William Harris and I sat there for half an hour, and described our illness to each other.
anyway – [ˈeniweɪ] – так или иначе, как бы то ни было
evening – [ˈi:vn̩ɪŋ] – вечер
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
half an hour – [hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə] – полчаса
describe – [dɪˈskraɪb] – описывать
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг другу
I explained to George and William Harris how I felt when I got up in the morning. William Harris told us how he felt when he went to bed.
explain – [ɪkˈspleɪn] – объяснять
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
get (got; got) up – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ʌp] – вставать
in the morning – [ɪn ðə ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утром
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать, сказать
go (went, gone) to bed – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed] – ложиться спать
Then George stood in front of the fire, and, with great feeling, he showed us how he felt in the night.
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять
in front of – [ɪn frʌnt ɒv] – перед
fire – [ˈfaɪə] – огонь
great – [ˈɡreɪt] – большой; сильный
feeling – [ˈfi:lɪŋ] – чувство
show (showed; shown) – [ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)] – показать
feel (felt, felt) – [fi:l (felt, felt)] – чувствовать, ощущать
in the night – [ɪn ðə naɪt] – ночью
George always thinks he is ill, but really, there is never anything the matter with him, you know.
always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
ill – [ɪl] – нездоровый, больной
matter – [ˈmætə] – причина, повод, неприятность
you know – [ju nəʊ] – понимаете; знаете
At that moment Mrs Poppets, my housekeeper, knocked on the door. She wanted to know if we were ready to have supper.
at that moment – [ət ðət ˈməʊmənt] – в этот момент
poppet – [ˈpɒpɪt] – милашка, малышка, кукла, марионетка
housekeeper – [ˈhaʊsˌki:pə] – экономка, домашняя хозяйка, домработница, домоправительница
knock – [nɒk] – стучать, постучать
door – [dɔ:] – дверь
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
have \has (had; had) supper – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) ˈsʌpə] – ужинать
We smiled sadly at each other, and then we said that perhaps we should try to eat something. Harris said that a little food helped to prevent illness.
smile – [smaɪl] – улыбаться
sadly – [ˈsædli] – грустно, печально
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг другу
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
try – [traɪ] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
help – [ˈhelp] – помогать
prevent – [prɪˈvent] – предотвращать
illness – [ˈɪlnəs] – болезнь
So Mrs Poppets brought the supper in. We sat down at the table, and for half an hour we managed to play with some steak and chips – and with a large cake that Mrs Poppets had made.
bring (brought, brought) in – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t) ɪn] – приносить
supper – [ˈsʌpə] – ужин
sit (sat; sat) down – [sɪt (sæt; sæt) daʊn] – сесть
at the table – [ət ðə ˈteɪbl̩] – за столом
half an hour – [hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə] – полчаса
manage – [ˈmænɪdʒ] – ухитриться, справляться с
steak – [steɪk] – стейк, кусок мяса
chips – [tʃɪps] – жареный хрустящий картофель, жареная картошка по-французски
large – [lɑ:dʒ] – большой
cake – [keɪk] – торт, кекс
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – приготовить; сделать
When we had made ourselves eat something, we filled our glasses, and we lit our pipes. Then we began to talk about our health again.
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – заставлять
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
fill – [fɪl] – наполнять
glass – [ɡlɑ:s] – бокал, стакан
lit – [lɪt] – зажечь
pipe – [paɪp] – трубка
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
talk – [ˈtɔ:k] – говорить; разговаривать
health – [helθ] – здоровье
We were not quite sure what was the matter with us. However, we were all quite certain of one thing – we had been doing too much work.
quite – [kwaɪt] – очень; вполне
sure – [ʃʊə] – уверенный
matter – [ˈmætə] – причина, повод
however – [haʊˈevə] – тем не менее, однако
certain – [ˈsɜ:tn̩] – уверенный
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работа
‘We need a rest,’ Harris said.
‘A rest and a change,’ George added.
I agreed with George, and I said that perhaps we could go to the country.
rest – [rest] – отдых
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
change – [tʃeɪndʒ] – перемена
add – [æd] – добавить
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – может быть, возможно
country – [ˈkʌntri] – деревня; сельская местность
We could find a nice, quiet place and we could sit in the warm summer sun. We could go somewhere peaceful, far away from other people.
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
nice – [naɪs] – приятный; славный
quiet – [ˈkwaɪət] – спокойный, тихий
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
sit (sat, sat) – [sɪt (sæt, sæt)] – сидеть
warm – [wɔ:m] – теплый
summer – [ˈsʌmə] – летний
peaceful – [ˈpi:sfəl] – спокойный
far away – [fɑ:r əˈweɪ] – далеко
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
Harris said that he thought that would be awful. He added that he had been to a place like that once.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
awful – [ˈɔ:fl̩] – ужасный, кошмарный, отвратительный
add – [æd] – добавить
be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wəz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
place – [ˈpleɪs] – место
Everyone went to bed at eight o’clock, and he had to walk for an hour to buy cigarettes and a newspaper.
go (went, gone) to bed – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn) tə bed] – ложиться спать
eight – [eɪt] – восемь
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’) – [əˈklɒk] – на часах; часов
have\has (had; had) to – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) tu:] – приходиться
walk – [wɔ:k] – ходить; идти пешком; прогулка
hour – [ˈaʊə] – час
buy (bought; bought) – [ˈbaɪ (ˈbɔ:t; ˈbɔ:t)] – покупать
cigarette – [ˌsɪɡəˈret] – сигарета
newspaper – [ˈnju:speɪpə] – газета
‘No,’ Harris said. ‘If you want a rest and a change, then the sea is best.’
I said that this was a terrible idea.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
rest – [rest] – отдых
change – [tʃeɪndʒ] – перемена
sea – [si:] – море
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – жуткий, ужасный
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
A sea trip is fine if you are going for a month or two – but not for a week. I know what it is like…
sea – [si:] – море; морской
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
fine – [faɪn] – хороший; прекрасный
month – [mʌnθ] – месяц
week – [wi:k] – неделя
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
like – [ˈlaɪk] – похожий
You start out on Monday and you think that you are going to enjoy yourself. You wave goodbye happily to your friends.
start out – [stɑ:t aʊt] – отправиться в путь
Monday – [ˈmʌndeɪ] – Понедельник
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
going to – [ɡəʊɪŋ tu:] – собираться
enjoy oneself – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ wʌnˈself] – веселиться, получать удовольствие
wave goodbye – [weɪv ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ] – помахать рукой на прощанье
happily – [ˈhæpɪli] – весело, счастливо
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
You walk up and down on the ship, like Captain Cook, Sir Francis Drake or Christopher Columbus. On Tuesday you wish that you had not come.
walk up and down – [wɔ:k ʌp ənd daʊn] – ходить взад и вперед; ходить туда и сюда
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль
like – [ˈlaɪk] – как
Captain Cook – [ˈkæptɪn kʊk] – капитан Кук (Джеймс Кук)
Francis Drake – [ˈfrɑ:nsɪs dreɪk] – Фрэнсис Дрейк
Christopher Columbus – [ˈkrɪstəfə kəˈlʌmbəs] – Кристофер Колумб
Tuesday – [ˈtju:zdi] – вторник
wish – [wɪʃ] – желать, хотеть
come (came; come) – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm)] – приходить; приехать
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday you wish that you were dead. On Saturday you are able to drink something.
Wednesday – [ˈwenzdeɪ] – Среда
Thursday – [ˈθɜ:zdeɪ] – Четверг
Friday – [ˈfraɪdeɪ] – Пятница
wish – [wɪʃ] – желать, хотеть
dead – [ded] – мертв; мертвый
Saturday – [ˈsætədeɪ] – Суббота
be able to – [bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu:] – быть в состоянии, мочь
drink (drank, drunk) – [drɪŋk (dræŋk, drʌŋk)] – пить
You begin to smile a little at the kind people who ask you how you are. On Sunday you start to walk again, and you eat a little.
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
smile – [smaɪl] – улыбаться
a little – [ə ˈlɪtl̩] – немного
kind – [kaɪnd] – добрый, любезный, доброжелательный
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
Sunday – [ˈsʌndeɪ] – воскресенье
start – [stɑ:t] – начинать
walk – [wɔ:k] – ходить
eat (ate, eaten) – [i:t (et, ˈi:tn̩)] – есть
And on Monday morning, as you stand and wait to get off the ship – you begin to enjoy yourself.
Monday – [ˈmʌndeɪ] – Понедельник
morning – [ˈmɔ:nɪŋ] – утро
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
get (got; got) off – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) ɒf] – сходить
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начинать
enjoy oneself – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ wʌnˈself] – получать удовольствие
I remember that a friend of mine once took a short sea trip from London to Liverpool for his health.
remember – [rɪˈmembə] – помнить, вспоминать
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – использовать транспорт
short – [ʃɔ:t] – краткий, короткий
sea – [si:] – море; морской
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
London – [ˈlʌndən] – Лондон
Liverpool – [ˈlɪvəpu:l] – Ливерпуль
health – [helθ] – здоровье
He bought a return ticket, but, when he got to Liverpool, he sold it and he came back by train…
buy (bought, bought) – [baɪ (ˈbɔ:t, ˈbɔ:t)] – купить
return – [rɪˈtɜ:n] – обратный
ticket – [ˈtɪkɪt] – билет
get (got; got) to – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt) tu:] – добираться до
Liverpool – [ˈlɪvəpu:l] – Ливерпуль
sell (sold, sold) – [sel (səʊld, səʊld)] – продавать
come (came; come) back – [kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться, вернуться
train – [treɪn] – поезд
So I was against the sea trip – not for myself, you understand. I am never seasick. But I was afraid for George. George said he would be fine.
against – [əˈɡenst] – против
sea – [si:] – море; морской
trip – [trɪp] – путешествие, поездка
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
seasick – [ˈsi:sɪk] – страдающий морской болезнью
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – боящийся, опасающийся
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
fine – [faɪn] – в норме
In fact, he said he would quite like it, but he thought that Harris and I would both be ill. Harris said he was never seasick.
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – более того, к тому же, в действительности
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
quite – [kwaɪt] – весьма, очень
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
both – [bəʊθ] – оба
ill – [ɪl] – нездоровый, больной
seasick – [ˈsi:sɪk] – страдающий морской болезнью
In fact, he had often tried to be ill, but he had not succeeded. It is very strange, but, when you are on land, you never meet anybody who has ever been seasick!
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – более того, к тому же, в действительности
often – [ˈɒfn̩] – часто
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться, стараться, пробовать
ill – [ɪl] – нездоровый, больной
succeed – [səkˈsi:d] – достичь цели, суметь сделать, преуспевать
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный
land – [lænd] – земля
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречать
seasick – [ˈsi:sɪk] – страдающий морской болезнью
So George said, ‘Well, let’s go up the river, then.’ He added, ‘We’ll have fresh air on the river.
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
let’s – [lets] – давайте
go (went; gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn)] – идти
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
add – [æd] – добавить
fresh – [freʃ] – свежий, чистый
air – [eə] – воздух
The hard work on the boat will make us hungry, so we’ll enjoy our food. We’ll sleep well, too.’
hard – [hɑ:d] – усердный, тяжелый
work – [ˈwɜ:k] – работа, труд
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
make (made, made) – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd)] – сделать
hungry – [ˈhʌŋɡri] – голодный
enjoy – [ɪnˈdʒoɪ] – получать удовольствие, наслаждаться
food – [ˈfu:d] – еда
sleep (slept; slept) – [sli:p (slept; slept)] – спать
well (better; best) – [wel (ˈbetə; best)] – хорошо (лучше; самое лучшее)
Harris replied, ‘Well, you never have any trouble sleeping, anyway. In fact, you’re always going to sleep!’
reply – [rɪˈplaɪ] – отвечать
trouble – [ˈtrʌbl̩] – проблема
sleep (slept; slept) – [sli:p (slept; slept)] – спать
anyway – [ˈeniweɪ] – так или иначе, как бы то ни было, все равно
in fact – [ɪn fækt] – более того, к тому же, в действительности
always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда; постоянно
go (went; gone) to sleep – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) tə sli:p] – засыпать
But, in the end, Harris agreed that it was a good idea. I thought that it was a good idea, too. The only one who did not like the idea was Montmorency.
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
the only one – [ði ˈəʊnli wʌn] – единственный
‘It’s different for me,’ his face said. ‘You like it, but I don’t! There’s nothing for me to do. I don’t smoke.
different – [ˈdɪfrənt] – не похожий, отличный, другой, по-другому
face – [feɪs] – морда; лицо
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
smoke – [sməʊk] – курить
I don’t like looking at the trees and the flowers, and when I’m asleep you’ll play about with the boat and I’ll fall over the side!’
look at – [ˈlʊk ət] – смотреть на
tree – [tri:] – дерево
flower – [ˈflaʊə] – цветок
asleep – [əˈsli:p] – спящий
play about – [pleɪ əˈbaʊt] – забавляться
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
fall (fell, fallen) – [fɔ:l (fel, ˈfɔ:lən)] – упасть; падать
over the side – [ˈəʊvə ðə saɪd] – за борт
Montmorency’s idea of a good time is to collect together all the most awful dogs he can find and then go round the town, looking for other awful dogs to fight.
idea – [aɪˈdɪə] – идея; мысль
good (better; best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)] – хороший (лучше; самый лучший)
collect – [kəˈlekt] – собирать
awful – [ˈɔ:fl̩] – ужасный, кошмарный, отвратительный
dog – [dɒɡ] – собака
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
go (went; gone) round – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn) raʊnd] – обходить кругом; обходить
town – [taʊn] – город
look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
fight (fought, fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔːt)] – драться
But we were three to one, so we decided to go anyway.
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, отправиться
anyway – [ˈeniweɪ] – так или иначе, как бы то ни было, все равно
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