«Алиса в стране чудес»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
Alice’s adventures in Wonderland
40 слов из книги «Алиса в стране чудес» (Льюис Кэрролл): автор повторяет их снова и снова, а в 4000 самых частых слов английского они не входят. Выучите их заранее, и первые главы пойдут гораздо легче. У каждого слова есть транскрипция, перевод и предложение из книги.
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока21 раз в книге
Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I’ll come up: if not, I’ll stay down here till I’m somebody else’ — but, oh dear!”
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/поспешно, торопливо16 раз в книге
After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance, and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/озабоченный14 раз в книге
She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, “Which way?
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/загадка, затруднение14 раз в книге
Ah, THAT’S the great puzzle!”
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/странный13 раз в книге
How queer everything is to-day!
timid/ˈtɪmɪd/боязливый, застенчивый, несмелый12 раз в книге
… in a low, timid voice, “If you please …
offend/əˈfɛnd/обидеться, обижаться, оскорбиться11 раз в книге
cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
grin/ˈɡɹɪn/усмехаться, усмехнуться, ухмыльнуться11 раз в книге
“How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws, And welcome little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!”
croquet/kɹoʊˈkeɪ/крокет10 раз в книге
… and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
hedgehog/ˈhɛdʒˌhɑɡ/ёж, ёжик, ежак10 раз в книге
… it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes …
twinkle/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/мерцание10 раз в книге
For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
sneeze/ˈsniz/чихание, чих9 раз в книге
And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within — a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash …
serpent/ˈsɝpənt/змея9 раз в книге
… and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in any direction, like a serpent.
angrily/ˈæŋɡɹəɫi/гневно, сердито9 раз в книге
cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/дрожать, трепетать, трястись9 раз в книге
cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/нетерпеливо8 раз в книге
The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: “There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
sob/ˈsɑb/всхлипывать, всхлипнуть, рыдать8 раз в книге
“But perhaps it was only sobbing,” she thought, and looked into its eyes again, to see if there were any tears.
lobster/ˈɫɑbstɝ/лобстер, омар8 раз в книге
“—you advance twice—” “Each with a lobster as a partner!”
gardener/ˈɡɑɹdənɝ/садовник, садовница, садовод8 раз в книге
A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/испугать, напугать, пугать8 раз в книге
said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence; “and now for the garden!”
fancy/ˈfænsi/вообразить8 раз в книге
(and she tried to curtsey as she spoke-fancy curtseying as you’re falling through the air!
mushroom/ˈməʃɹum/гриб8 раз в книге
There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself …
flamingo/fɫəˈmɪŋɡoʊ/фламинго7 раз в книге
… the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet …
slat/ˈsɫæt/планка, пластинка7 раз в книге
The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates.
tart/ˈtɑɹt/пирог, тарт7 раз в книге
… in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard …
shriek/ˈʃɹik/визг7 раз в книге
She did not get hold of anything, but she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass …
chimney/ˈtʃɪmni/труба, дымовая труба, дымоход7 раз в книге
… she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney, and said to herself “Now I can do no more …
pardon/ˈpɑɹdən/прошу прощения, что вы сказали, что?7 раз в книге
“Oh, I beg your pardon!”
puppy/ˈpəpi/кутёнок, цуцик, щенок7 раз в книге
An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/нрав, темперамент, характер7 раз в книге
Let this be a lesson to you never to lose YOUR temper!”
dreadfully/ˈdɹɛdfəɫi/страшно6 раз в книге
“If it had grown up,” she said to herself, “it would have made a dreadfully ugly child: but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.”
executioner/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃənɝ/палач, кат, экзекутор6 раз в книге
“I’ll fetch the executioner myself,” said the King eagerly, and he hurried off.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/меланхолия6 раз в книге
“As wet as ever,” said Alice in a melancholy tone: “it doesn’t seem to dry me at all.”
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/рычать6 раз в книге
The Mouse only growled in reply.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/дюйм6 раз в книге
… she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock …
politely/pəˈɫaɪtɫi/вежливо6 раз в книге
said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: “Did you speak?”
procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/процессия, вереница, шествие6 раз в книге
Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/ехать, принести, приносить6 раз в книге
And it’ll fetch things when you throw them, and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner …
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/воскликнуть, восклицать, вскрикивать6 раз в книге
exclaimed Alice.
nonsense/ˈnɑnsɛns/вздор, абсурд, ахинея6 раз в книге
Oh dear, what nonsense I’m talking!”
Переводы: WikDict, English to Russian (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA), with the Mueller dictionary for words it lacks Транскрипция: ipa-dict (MIT), по данным Викисловаря.
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