New Yorkers - 01 - The Christmas Presents - Словарик по алфавиту (243 слова) с примерами

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Слово	Транскрипция	Перевод	Примеры
a little	ə ˈlɪtl̩	немного	Then she put her hair up again, quickly. For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little.
about	əˈbaʊt	по поводу; относительно; касаемо; насчет	She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry.
afraid	əˈfreɪd	испуганный	His eyes were on Delia. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid.
again	əˈɡen	вновь; снова; опять	Delia counted the money again. There was no mistake. Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head. ‘But my hair will soon be long again, Jim.’
all	ɔ:l	всё	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And the next day was Christmas.
all over	ɔ:l ˈəʊvə	везде; повсюду	Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head.
almost	ˈɔ:lməʊst	почти	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her. ‘You say your hair has gone?’ he said, almost stupidly.
also	ˈɔ:lsəʊ	так же; кроме того	They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms.
angry	ˈæŋɡri	сердитый	He was not angry or surprised. He just watched her, with that strange look on his face.
any more	ˈeni mɔ:	больше; больше не	‘Yes. I cut it off and sold it,’ Delia said. ‘But don’t you love me any more, Jim? I’m still me.’
anything	ˈeniθɪŋ	что-то; что-нибудь	She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry.
arm	ɑ:m	рука (от кисти до плеча)	But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to his rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him ‘Jim’ and put her arms round him. And that was good. Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
around	əˈraʊnd	кругом; вокруг	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her.
arrive	əˈraɪv	приходить	When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the glass.
ask	ɑ:sk	спрашивать	‘Will you buy my hair?’ Delia asked. ‘You’ve cut off your hair?’ asked Jim.
at first	ət ˈfɜ:st	вначале; сначала	‘It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.’
at last	ət lɑ:s	наконец	At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain.
back	ˈbæk	спина	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her.
bad (worse; worst)	bæd (wɜ:s; wɜ:st)	плохой (еще хуже; самый худший)	Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her.
bathroom	ˈbɑ:θru:m	ванная комната	They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms.
be right for	bi raɪt fɔ:	подходить	When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
beautiful	ˈbju:təfl̩	красивый; прекрасный	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. ‘Oh, I hope he thinks that I’m still beautiful!’ she thought. She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him.
because	bɪˈkɒz	по причине; потому что; оттого что; так как	James Dillingham Young was lucky, because he had a job, but it was not a good job. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present. Because there were The Combs – the combs for her beautiful hair.
bedroom	ˈbedru:m	спальня	They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms.
before that	bɪˈfɔ: ðæt	до этого	One was Jim’s gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather.
behind	bɪˈhaɪnd	за	But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
belong	bɪˈlɒŋ	принадлежать	One was Jim’s gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather.
bright	braɪt	блестящий; сияющий; яркий	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. She went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright.
brown	braʊn	коричневый	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
brown hair	braʊn heə	каштановые волосы; темно-русые волосы	The beautiful brown hair fell down. ‘Twenty dollars,’ Madame said, and she touched the hair with her hand.
busy	ˈbɪzi	занятый	‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy.
buy (bought; bought)	baɪ (ˈbɔ:t; ˈbɔ:t)	покупать	Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present. You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables.
call	kɔ:l	называть	But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to his rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him ‘Jim’ and put her arms round him. And that was good.
can (could)	kən (kʊd)	мочь; иметь возможность	‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy. She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry. His eyes were on Delia. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid.
cat	kæt	кошка	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road.
cent	sent	цент	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. She saved every cent possible. The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
chain	tʃeɪn	цепочка	At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain. When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it. Give it to me! Give me your watch, Jim! Let’s see it with its new chain.’
cheap	tʃi:p	дешевый	She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables. And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
Christmas	ˈkrɪsməs	Рождество; Рождественский	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And the next day was Christmas. Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present.
close	kləʊz	закрывать	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
coat	ˈkəʊt	покров; пальто; пиджак	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her. Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room. The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
comb	kəʊm	расческа; гребень	Because there were The Combs – the combs for her beautiful hair. When she first saw these combs in the shop window, she wanted them. They were beautiful combs, expensive combs, and now they were her combs. But she no longer has her hair!
come (came; come)	kʌm (keɪm; kʌm)	приходить	She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’ on it.
come (came; come) home	kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) həʊm	приходить домой	But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to his rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him ‘Jim’ and put her arms round him. And that was good.
come (came; come) in	kʌm (keɪm; kʌm) ɪn	войти	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
count	kaʊnt	считать	Delia counted the money again. There was no mistake.
cry	kraɪ	возглас; крик	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
cry (cried)	kraɪ (kraɪd)	восклицать; плакать	She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry. So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried. Delia ran to him. ‘Jim,’ she cried. ‘Don’t look at me like that. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present.
curls	kɜ:lz	кудри; кудряшки; локоны; завитки	Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head.
cut (cut; cut) off	kʌt (kʌt; kʌt) ɒf	отрезать	‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly. ‘You’ve cut off your hair?’ asked Jim. ‘Yes. I cut it off and sold it,’ Delia said.
day	deɪ	день	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And the next day was Christmas. ‘Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
dinner	ˈdɪnə	обед; ужин	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting. ‘Yes. I told you. Because I love you! Shall I get the dinner now, Jim?’ You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now, let’s have dinner.’
do\does (did; done)	dʊ\dʌz (dɪd; dʌn)	делать	She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry. It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
dollar	ˈdɒlə	доллар	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present. The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
door	dɔ:	дверь	She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’ on it. The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
downstairs	ˌdaʊnˈsteəz	вниз	She went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright.
eighty-seven	ˈeɪti ˈsevn̩	87	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
every	ˈevri	каждый	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. She saved every cent possible.
everywhere	ˈevrɪweə	всюду; везде	‘Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
excited	ɪkˈsaɪtɪd	взволнованный	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness.
expensive	ɪkˈspensɪv	дорогой	They were beautiful combs, expensive combs, and now they were her combs.
eyes	aɪz	глаза	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. His eyes were on Delia. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid. Delia picked them up and held them. Her eyes were full of love.
face	feɪs	лицо	Delia stopped crying and she washed her face. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid. He was not angry or surprised. He just watched her, with that strange look on his face.
fall (fell; fallen) down	fɔ:l (fel; ˈfɔ:lən) ˈdaʊn	падать	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her. The beautiful brown hair fell down.
fat	fæt	толстый; полный	Inside there was a fat woman. She did not look like an ‘Eloise’.
father	ˈfɑ:ðə	отец	One was Jim’s gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather.
find (found; found)	faɪnd (faʊnd; faʊnd)	находить	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food. Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her. At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain.
fine	faɪn	хороший; красивый	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him.
first	ˈfɜ:st	впервые	When she first saw these combs in the shop window, she wanted them.
food	fu:d	еда	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
for a time	fər ə ˈtaɪm	на некоторое время	‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
full	fʊl	полный	Delia picked them up and held them. Her eyes were full of love.
get (got; got)	ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt; ˈɡɒt)	приносить; доставать; получать	‘Yes. I told you. Because I love you! Shall I get the dinner now, Jim?’ She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him. You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now, let’s have dinner.’
give (gave; given)	ɡɪv (ɡeɪv; ɡɪvn̩)	быть источником; производить; издать; давать; дарить	‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present. Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
glass	ɡlɑ:s	зеркало	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the glass. Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head.
go (went; gone)	ɡəʊ (ˈwent; ɡɒn)	идти; отправляться; проходить; уходить; исчезать	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. ‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly. ‘You say your hair has gone?’ he said, almost stupidly.
going to	ɡəʊɪŋ tu:	собираться что-то сделать	‘What’s Jim going to say when he sees me?’
gold	ɡəʊld	золото; золотой	Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch. At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain. When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
gone	ɡɒn	утраченный; потерянный	‘You say your hair has gone?’ he said, almost stupidly.
good (better; best)	ɡʊd (ˈbetə; best)	хороший (лучше; самый лучший)	James Dillingham Young was lucky, because he had a job, but it was not a good job. But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to his rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him ‘Jim’ and put her arms round him. And that was good.
grandfather	ˈɡrænfɑ:ðə	дед	One was Jim’s gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather.
grey	ɡreɪ	серый	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road.
hair	heə	волосы	The other special thing was Delia’s hair. Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. ‘Will you buy my hair?’ Delia asked. ‘I buy hair’, Madame replied. ‘Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.’
half an hour	hɑ:f ən ˈaʊə	полчаса	‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy.
hand	hænd	рука (кисть)	‘Twenty dollars,’ Madame said, and she touched the hair with her hand. But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
happiness	ˈhæpinəs	счастье	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
happy	ˈhæpi	счастливый; довольный	Delia was happy because she was looking round the shops for Jim’s present.
Happy Christmas	ˈhæpi ˈkrɪsməs	Счастливого Рождества	It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. I have wonderful present for you!’
hat	hæt	шляпа	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room. ‘I buy hair’, Madame replied. ‘Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.’
have\has (had; had)	həv\hæz (həd; hæd)	иметь; получать	They were beautiful combs, expensive combs, and now they were her combs. But she no longer has her hair! They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms. When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
have\has (had; had) dinner	həv\hæz (həd; hæd) ˈdɪnə	ужинать; обедать	You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now, let’s have dinner.’
have\has (had; had) to	həv\hæz (həd; hæd) tu:	быть должным	It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. I have wonderful present for you!
head	ˈhed	голова	Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head. But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
hold (held; held)	həʊld (held; held)	держать	Delia picked them up and held them. Her eyes were full of love.
hold (held; held) out	həʊld (held; held) ˈaʊt	протянуть	She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him.
hope	həʊp	надеяться	‘Oh, I hope he thinks that I’m still beautiful!’ she thought.
hour	ˈaʊə	час	‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly.
how much	ˈhaʊ ˈmʌtʃ	как сильно	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him.
hundred	ˈhʌndrəd	сотня	‘Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
hurry	ˈhʌri	торопиться; спешить	The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
hurry home	ˈhʌri həʊm	торопиться\спешить домой	The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
husband	ˈhʌzbənd	муж	Delia lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, James Dillingham Young.
immediately	ɪˈmi:dɪətli	тотчас же; немедленно	When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
in love	ɪn lʌv	влюбленный	And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
inside	ɪnˈsaɪd	внутри	Inside there was a fat woman. She did not look like an ‘Eloise’.
job	dʒɒb	работа	James Dillingham Young was lucky, because he had a job, but it was not a good job.
jump up	dʒʌmp ʌp	подпрыгнуть	And then Delia remembered. She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him.
keep (kept; kept)	ki:p (kept; kept)	хранить; сохранить; оставлять	‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
kitchen	ˈkɪtʃɪn	кухня	They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms.
know (knew; known)	nəʊ (nju:; nəʊn)	знать	When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
later	ˈleɪtə	позже; спустя	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
leave (left; left)	li:v (left; left)	покидать; уходить	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
let down	ˈlet ˈdaʊn	распустить (волосы)	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her.
let’s	lets	давай	Give it to me! Give me your watch, Jim! Let’s see it with its new chain.’ ‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice. You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now, let’s have dinner.’
like	ˈlaɪk	как; подобный чему-то	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her.
like that	ˈlaɪk ðæt	так	‘Jim,’ she cried. ‘Don’t look at me like that. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present.
little (less; least)	ˈlɪtl̩ (les; li:st)	мало; небольшое количество; маленький; небольшой (меньше; самое малое)	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
live	lɪv	жить	Delia lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, James Dillingham Young.
long	ˈlɒŋ	длинный	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It will soon be long again. ‘I love you, Delia,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. ‘But my hair will soon be long again, Jim.’
look	lʊk	выражение; вид; взгляд; глядеть; смотреть; выглядеть	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat. His eyes were on Delia. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid.
look for	lʊk fɔ:	искать	‘Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
look at	ˈlʊk ət	смотреть на	When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the glass. ‘Jim,’ she cried. ‘Don’t look at me like that. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
look like	lʊk ˈlaɪk	выглядеть; быть похожим	Inside there was a fat woman. She did not look like an ‘Eloise’. ‘Oh, dear. I look like a schoolgirl!’ she said to herself.
look round	lʊk ˈraʊnd	осматривать; оглядеть	Delia was happy because she was looking round the shops for Jim’s present. Jim looked round the room.
love	lʌv	любить; любовь	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him. ‘I love you, Delia,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.’ Delia picked them up and held them. Her eyes were full of love.
lovely	ˈlʌvli	красивый; прекрасный; славный	‘Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
lucky	ˈlʌki	везучий; удачливый	James Dillingham Young was lucky, because he had a job, but it was not a good job.
matter	ˈmætə	значить; быть важным; иметь значение	‘I love you, Delia,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.’
meat	mi:t	мясо	She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables.
mistake	mɪˈsteɪk	ошибка	Delia counted the money again. There was no mistake.
money	ˈmʌni	деньги	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. These rooms took most of his money. You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.
most of	məʊst ɒv	большая часть из	These rooms took most of his money. Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her.
must	mʌst	должен	When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
nearly	ˈnɪəli	почти	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting.
need	ni:d	нуждаться; требоваться; нуждаться в	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
new	nju:	новый	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat. Give it to me! Give me your watch, Jim! Let’s see it with its new chain.
New York	nju: jɔ:k	Нью-Йорк	Delia lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, James Dillingham Young.
next	nekst	следующий	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And the next day was Christmas. ‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly. ‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy.
nice	naɪs	хороший	‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
no longer	nəʊ ˈlɒŋɡə	больше не; уже не; более не	They were beautiful combs, expensive combs, and now they were her combs. But she no longer has her hair!
o’clock (сокращение от ‘of the clock’)	əˈklɒk	на часах; часов	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting.
Oh dear!	əʊ dɪə	Боже мой!; батюшки!; О Боже!	‘Oh, dear. I look like a schoolgirl!’ she said to herself. ‘What’s Jim going to say when he sees me?’
old	əʊld	старый	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
once	wʌns	однажды	It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather. The other special thing was Delia’s hair.
one	wʌn	один	One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch.
only	ˈəʊnli	только; лишь	She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry. Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present.
open	ˈəʊpən	открывать	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat. It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.
other	ˈʌðə	другой	It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather. The other special thing was Delia’s hair.
out	aʊt	наружу	She went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright.
paper	ˈpeɪpə	бумага	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
people	ˈpi:pl̩	люди	And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
pick up	pɪk ʌp	поднять	They were beautiful combs, expensive combs, and now they were her combs. But she no longer has her hair! Delia picked them up and held them. Her eyes were full of love.
please	pli:z	пожалуйста	It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. I have wonderful present for you!’
pocket	ˈpɒkɪt	карман	Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
poor	pʊə	бедный; невзрачный; скудный	So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried. Delia lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, James Dillingham Young. They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms.
possible	ˈpɒsəbl̩	возможный	She saved every cent possible.
present	prezent	подарок; дар	Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present. Don’t look at me like that. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present. ‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
pull off	pʊl ɒf	снимать; срывать	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
put (put; put)	ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt)	класть; положить; поместить	Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
put (put; put) on	ˈpʊt (pʊt; pʊt) ɒn	надеть	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
put (put; put) up	ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt; ˈpʊt) ʌp	поднять	Then she put her hair up again, quickly. For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little.
put arms round	ˈpʊt ɑ:mz ˈraʊnd	обнимать	But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to his rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him ‘Jim’ and put her arms round him. And that was good. Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
quick	kwɪk	быстро	‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly.
quickly	ˈkwɪkli	быстро	Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. Then she put her hair up again, quickly. ‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly.
ready	ˈredi	готовый	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting.
really	ˈrɪəli	действительно; на самом деле	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him.
remember	rɪˈmembə	вспоминать	And then Delia remembered. She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him.
reply	rɪˈplaɪ	отвечать	‘Will you buy my hair?’ Delia asked. ‘I buy hair’, Madame replied.
right	raɪt	подходящий	When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
road	rəʊd	дорога	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road. She went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright.
room	ru:m	комната	So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried. They also had a bedroom, and a kitchen and a bathroom – all poor little rooms. Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
round	ˈraʊnd	вокруг	Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
round and round	raʊnd ənd raʊnd	снова и снова; кругом	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
run (ran; run)	rʌn (ræn; rʌn)	бежать	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. Delia ran to him. ‘Jim,’ she cried. ‘Don’t look at me like that. She jumped up and cried, ‘Oh! Oh!’ She ran to get Jim’s beautiful present, and she held it out to him.
save	seɪv	экономить	She saved every cent possible.
say (said; said)	ˈseɪ (ˈsed; ˈsed)	сказать	What’s Jim going to say when he sees me? ‘Oh, dear. I look like a schoolgirl!’ she said to herself. ‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
schoolgirl	ˈsku:lɡɜ:l	школьница	‘Oh, dear. I look like a schoolgirl!’ she said to herself. ‘What’s Jim going to say when he sees me?’
scream	skri:m	вскрик	Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
second	ˈsekənd	секунда	For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
see (saw; seen)	ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:; ˈsi:n)	видеть	Give it to me! Give me your watch, Jim! Let’s see it with its new chain.’ When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it. When she first saw these combs in the shop window, she wanted them.
sell (sold; sold)	sel (səʊld; səʊld)	продавать	‘Jim,’ she cried. ‘Don’t look at me like that. I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present. ‘Yes. I cut it off and sold it,’ Delia said. ‘But don’t you love me any more, Jim? I’m still me.’ You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now, let’s have dinner.’
seven	ˈsevn̩	7	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting.
shop	ʃɒp	магазин	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’ on it. The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
shop window	ʃɒp ˈwɪndəʊ	витрина	When she first saw these combs in the shop window, she wanted them.
short	ʃɔ:t	короткий	When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the glass. It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.
show (showed; shown)	ˈʃoʊ (ʃoʊd; ˈʃoʊn)	показывать	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him. ‘I buy hair’, Madame replied. ‘Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.’
sit (sat; sat)	sɪt (sæt; sæt)	сидеть	So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried.
sit (sat; sat) down	sɪt (sæt; sæt) daʊn	сесть	He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled. She couldn’t do anything about it. She could only sit down and cry.
small	smɔ:l	маленький	Then she looked again in the glass. Her hair was now in very small curls all over her head.
smile	smaɪl	улыбаться	But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his head, and he smiled.
so	ˈsəʊ	так что; так; итак; очень	So she sat there, in the poor little room, and she cried. ‘Delia,’ he said. ‘Let’s keep our presents for a time. They’re so nice.
something	ˈsʌmθɪŋ	что-то	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
soon	su:n	скоро	It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. ‘But my hair will soon be long again, Jim.’
special	ˈspeʃl̩	особенный	Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch. The other special thing was Delia’s hair.
spend (spent; spent)	spend (spent; spent)	тратить	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money.
stand (stood; stood) by	stænd (stʊd¸ stʊd) baɪ	стоять рядом	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road.
stand (stood; stood) still	stænd (stʊd; stʊd) stɪl	стоять не шевелясь; не двигаться	Then she put her hair up again, quickly. For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little.
still	stɪl	по-прежнему; всё ещё	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food. ‘Oh, I hope he thinks that I’m still beautiful!’ she thought. ‘Yes. I cut it off and sold it,’ Delia said. ‘But don’t you love me any more, Jim? I’m still me.’
stop	stɒp	переставать; останавливаться	Delia stopped crying and she washed her face. She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’ on it.
story	ˈstɔ:ri	рассказ; история	And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
strange	streɪndʒ	странный	He was not angry or surprised. He just watched her, with that strange look on his face.
stupidly	ˈstju:pɪdli	глупо	‘You say your hair has gone?’ he said, almost stupidly.
suddenly	sʌdn̩li	вдруг; неожиданно	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
surprised	səˈpraɪzd	изумленный; удивленный	He was not angry or surprised. He just watched her, with that strange look on his face.
table	ˈteɪbl̩	стол	Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
take (took; taken)	teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən)	брать; взять; забрать; отнимать	These rooms took most of his money. The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
take (took; taken) from	teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) frɒm	вытащить; вынуть; взять из	Suddenly Jim put his arms round his Delia. Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table.
take (took; taken) off	teɪk (tʊk; ˈteɪkən) ɒf	снимать	‘I buy hair’, Madame replied. ‘Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.’
the cheapest	ðə ˈtʃi:pɪst	самый дешевый	She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables. And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
thin	θɪn	худой; исхудалый	The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
thing	ˈθɪŋ	вещь	Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather. The other special thing was Delia’s hair.
think (thought; thought)	ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t; ˈθɔ:t)	думать	‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy. ‘Oh, I hope he thinks that I’m still beautiful!’ she thought.
time	ˈtaɪm	время; раз	Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
tired	ˈtaɪəd	уставший	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
tomorrow	təˈmɒrəʊ	завтра	Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present.
touch	tʌtʃ	касаться; прикасаться	‘Twenty dollars,’ Madame said, and she touched the hair with her hand.
try (tried)	traɪ (traɪd)	пытаться; стараться	Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her.
turn	tɜ:n	поворачиваться	Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room.
turn round	tɜ:n ˈraʊnd	обернуться; повернуться на 180 градусов	Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright.
twenty	ˈtwenti	двадцать	‘Twenty dollars,’ Madame said, and she touched the hair with her hand.
twenty-one	ˈtwenti wʌn	21	The shop took twenty-one dollar from her for it, and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents.
two	tu:	два	Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch. ‘Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!’ Delia said. The next two hours went quickly. And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
understand (understood; understood)	ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd; ˌʌndəˈstʊd)	понимать	His eyes were on Delia. She could not understand the look on his face, and she was afraid.
unhappiness	ʌnˈhæpɪnəs	несчастье	Excited, Delia pulled off the paper. Then she gave a little scream of happiness. But a second later there were cries of unhappiness.
unhappy	ʌnˈhæpi	недовольный	It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.
vegetables	ˈvedʒɪtəbl̩z	овощи	She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables.
very	ˈveri	очень	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the glass. The door opened and Jim came in and closed it. He looked very thin and he needed a new coat.
very much	ˈveri ˈmʌtʃ	очень сильно	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him. And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
wait	weɪt	ждать	At seven o’clock the dinner was nearly ready and Delia was waiting.
walk	wɔ:k	ходить; идти пешком	And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shops to find the cheapest food.
walk along	wɔ:k əˈlɒŋ	прогуливаться вдоль; идти вперед	She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with ‘Madame Eloise – Hair’ on it.
wall	wɔ:l	стена	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road. Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright.
want	ˈwɒnt	хотеть	She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him. When she first saw these combs in the shop window, she wanted them. Now you’ll want to look at your watch a hundred times a day.
wash	wɒʃ	умывать	Delia stopped crying and she washed her face. She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road.
watch	wɒtʃ	часы; смотреть	Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jim’s gold watch. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain. He was not angry or surprised. He just watched her, with that strange look on his face.
what	ˈwɒt	что	‘What can I do with it?’ she thought. For the next half an hour she was very busy. What’s Jim going to say when he sees me?
when	wen	когда	Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little money. When Delia saw this gold chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it. What’s Jim going to say when he sees me?
who	ˈhu:	кто; который	And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.
why	ˈwaɪ	почему	It doesn’t matter if your hair is short or long. But if you open that, you’ll see why I was unhappy at first.
window	ˈwɪndəʊ	окно	She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road.
woman (women)	ˈwʊmən (ˈwɪmɪn)	женщина (женщины)	Inside there was a fat woman. She did not look like an ‘Eloise’.
wonderful	ˈwʌndəfəl	замечательный; изумительный; чудесный	It will soon be long again. I had to do it, Jim. Say “Happy Christmas”, please. I have wonderful present for you!’
work	ˈwɜ:k	работа	Delia tried to find work, but times were bad, and there was no work for her.
young	jʌŋ	молодой; младший	Delia lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, James Dillingham Young. And this was the story of two young people who were very much in love.

01 - The Christmas Presents

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