«Путешествия Гулливера»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
40 слов из книги «Путешествия Гулливера» (Jonathan Swift): 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.
majesty/ˈmædʒəsti/величество130 раз в книге
The Author sent for to court—The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king—He disputes with his majesty's great scholars—An apartment at court provided for the Author—He is in high favor with the queen—He stands up for the honor of his own country—He quarrels with the queen's dwarf
emperor/ˈɛmpɝɝ/царь, император86 раз в книге
The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility …
cent/ˈsɛnt/цент68 раз в книге
[45] Pistoles: about three dollars and sixty cents.
queen/ˈkwin/королева, царица51 раз в книге
Several contrivances of the Author to please the king and queen—He shows his skill in music—The king inquires into the state of Europe, which the Author relates to him—The king's observations thereon
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока40 раз в книге
We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship.
kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/королевство, царство31 раз в книге
… there stood an ancient temple, esteemed to be the largest in the whole kingdom, which …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/князь, принц30 раз в книге
This resolution, perhaps, may appear very bold and dangerous, and I am confident would not be imitated by any prince in Europe, on the like occasion.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/дюйм28 раз в книге
… I perceived it to be a human creature, not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands …
imperial/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəɫ/имперский, императорский, царский28 раз в книге
After some time, when they observed that I made no more demands for meat, there appeared before me a person of high rank from his imperial majesty.
fasten/ˈfæsən/закрепить, закреплять, крепить25 раз в книге
… for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair …
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/королевский, царский25 раз в книге
The horses of the army, and those of the royal stables, having been daily led before me, were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.
wherein/hwɛˈɹɪn/rel. там, где23 раза в книге
… as well as learning their language, wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/плыть, плыть под парусами22 раза в книге
… I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the "Antelope," who was making a voyage to the South Sea.[5] We set sail from Bristol, May 4 …
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/целиком21 раз в книге
… though very well trained, yet wholly unused to such a sight, which appeared as if a mountain moved before him …
empire/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/империя21 раз в книге
… described, together with the emperor's palace—A conversation between the Author and a principal secretary concerning the affairs of that empire—The Author's offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
palace/ˈpæɫəs/дворец, чертог20 раз в книге
The country described—A proposal for correcting modern maps—The king's palace, and some account of the metropolis—The Author's way of travelling—The chief temple described
whereofкакой19 раз в книге
… and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger …
conceive/kənˈsiv/понимать19 раз в книге
… and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/после, потом, впоследствии18 раз в книге
… and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
likewise/ˈɫaɪˌkwaɪz/аналогично, подобно, подобным образом18 раз в книге
The author of these travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
fleet/ˈfɫit/флот, парк, флотилия18 раз в книге
He shall be our ally against our enemies in the island of Blefuscu, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet, which is now preparing to invade us.
prodigious/pɹəˈdɪdʒəs/громадный, непомерный, огромный17 раз в книге
… while one of my hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very sight of so prodigious a creature, as I must appear to them.
arrow/ˈæɹoʊ/стрела17 раз в книге
… not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
forbearвоздерживаться15 раз в книге
And I was privately assured that the empress, conceiving the greatest abhorrence of me, and, in the presence of her chief confidants, could not forbear vowing revenge.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/мил15 раз в книге
… which was half an hour's riding, about two-and-twenty miles from our house.
inhabitant/ɪnˈhæbətənt/житель, жительница, обитатель15 раз в книге
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady.
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/обязывать, обязать14 раз в книге
Within each of these was enclosed a prodigious plate of steel, which, by our orders, we obliged him to show us, because we apprehended they might be dangerous engines.
divert/daɪˈvɝt/забавлять, позабавить, развлечь14 раз в книге
The Author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner—The diversions of the court of Lilliput described—The Author has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions.
entertain/ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/забавлять, позабавить, развлечь14 раз в книге
When I found myself on my feet, I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
metropolis/məˈtɹɑpəɫəs/метрополия, столица13 раз в книге
Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described …
apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/с тревогой, страхом или боязнью бояться, опасаться13 раз в книге
They apprehended my breaking loose; that my diet would be very expensive, and might cause a famine.
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/платок, носовой платок, платочек13 раз в книге
… my comb and silver snuffbox, my handkerchief and journal-book.
voyage/ˈvɔɪədʒ/вояж, плавание, путешествие13 раз в книге
… with whom I continued three years and a half, making a voyage or two into the Levant,[3] and some other parts.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/курьёз, диковина, редкость13 раз в книге
… I alone am answerable for them, and if any traveller hath a curiosity to see the whole work at large, as it came from the hand of the author …
bigness/ˈbɪɡnəs/величина, высота и пр.12 раз в книге
I ate them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three loaves at a time, about the bigness of musket bullets.
empress/ˈɛmpɹɛs/императрица, царица12 раз в книге
The empress and young princes of the blood of both sexes, attended by many ladies …
conjecture/kənˈdʒɛkʃɝ/гадать, предполагать12 раз в книге
The declivity was so small that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening.
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/монарх12 раз в книге
These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire.
diversion/daɪˈvɝʒən/отвлечение, отклонение12 раз в книге
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favor at court.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/восторг, наслаждение, удовольствие12 раз в книге
They cannot comprehend the occasion which provoked the book nor appreciate the satire which underlies the narrative, but they delight in the wonderful adventures, and wander full of open-eyed astonishment into the new worlds through which the vivid and logically accurate imagination of the author so personally conducts them.
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