«Гордость и предубеждение»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
Pride and Prejudice
40 слов из книги «Гордость и предубеждение» (Jane Austen): 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 пока89 раз в книге
… though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it.
aunt/ˈænt/тётя, тётка, тётушка85 раз в книге
… who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner’s shop just over the way.
acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/знакомство63 раза в книге
A fortnight’s acquaintance is certainly very little.
affection/əˈfɛkʃən/привязанность, любовь62 раза в книге
If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him …
behaviour/bɪˈheɪvjɝ/поведение55 раз в книге
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/восторг, наслаждение, удовольствие51 раз в книге
… that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas …
civility/səˈvɪɫəti/вежливость49 раз в книге
“You may depend upon it, Madam,” said Miss Bingley, with cold civility, “that Miss Bennet shall receive every possible attention while she remains with us.”
agreeable/əˈɡɹiəbəɫ/приятный, милый45 раз в книге
He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/честь44 раза в книге
“I honour your circumspection.
endeavour/ɪnˈdɛvɝ/пробовать43 раза в книге
“But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.”
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/вряд ли, еле, еле-еле43 раза в книге
Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball …
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/карета, воз, повозка43 раза в книге
… everybody says that he is ate up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.”
compliment/ˈkɑmpɫəmɛnt/комплимент, любезность, похвала40 раз в книге
I did not expect such a compliment.”
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/быть обязанный|обязанным40 раз в книге
… but he eluded the skill of them all; and they were at last obliged to accept the secondhand intelligence of their neighbour Lady Lucas.
amiable/ˈeɪmiəbəɫ/добродушный, дружественный, дружелюбный36 раз в книге
Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/тревожить35 раз в книге
“It is difficult indeed —it is distressing.
invitation/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/приглашение35 раз в книге
This was invitation enough.
humour/ˈhjumɝ/настроение32 раза в книге
Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humoured as Lydia.
sensible/ˈsɛnsəbəɫ/благоразумный, здравый, здравомыслящий32 раза в книге
Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/после, потом, впоследствии32 раза в книге
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/нрав, темперамент, характер31 раз в книге
She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
instantly/ˈɪnstəntɫi/сразу31 раз в книге
… was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to Sir William — “Indeed …
neighbourhood/ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/соседство30 раз в книге
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families …
countenance/ˈkaʊntənəns/выражение лица30 раз в книге
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentleman-like; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
ladyshipблагородие, милость, миледи30 раз в книге
“The garden in which stands my humble abode, is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship’s residence.”
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/обаяние, очарование, чары30 раз в книге
and his sisters are charming women.
astonishment/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/изумление, удивление29 раз в книге
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest …
kindness/ˈkaɪndnəs/доброжелательность, доброта, любезность29 раз в книге
… and therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office …
dislike/dɪˈsɫaɪk/не любить, невзлюбить28 раз в книге
… how shocking it was to have a bad cold, and how excessively they disliked being ill themselves; and then thought no more of the matter …
attachment/əˈtætʃmənt/приложение, верность, вложение28 раз в книге
There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.
acquaint/əˈkweɪnt/ознакомить27 раз в книге
“Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?”
exceedingly/ɪkˈsidɪŋɫi/крайне26 раз в книге
“I am exceedingly gratified,” said Bingley, “by your converting what my friend says into a compliment on the sweetness of my temper.
disposition/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/нрав, предрасположение, склонность26 раз в книге
She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
objection/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/возражение, протест26 раз в книге
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
admiration/ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/обожание25 раз в книге
… such as it was, had a value as arising in all probability from the influence of their brother’s admiration.
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/целиком25 раз в книге
… as to leave her very little attention for her book; and soon laying it wholly aside, she drew near the card-table …
regret/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/сожаление25 раз в книге
… a sense of very great ill usage, and most painful regrets at his being what he is.
favour/ˈfeɪvɝ/милость24 раза в книге
One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, everything in his favour, should think highly of himself.
enquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/запрос, вопрос, расследование24 раза в книге
Her enquiries after her sister were not very favourably answered.
dine/ˈdaɪn/есть24 раза в книге
She danced four dances with him at Meryton; she saw him one morning at his own house, and has since dined in company with him four times.
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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