«Голубой скарабей»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The blue scarab
40 слов из книги «Голубой скарабей» (Р. Остин Фримен): 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.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/воскликнуть, восклицать, вскрикивать51 раз в книге
“I am sorry to hear you say that, Jervis,” he exclaimed, “because I was proposing to hand the letter over to you to examine and report on.”
footprint/ˈfʊtˌpɹɪnt/след, отпечаток42 раза в книге
From the window we turned to examine more closely the footprints on the floor, and, while I took a series of measurements with my spring tape, Foxton entered them in my notebook.
rick/ˈɹɪk/стог36 раз в книге
About two o’clock this morning, a rural constable observed a rick on fire out on the marshes near the creek.
robbery/ˈɹɑbɝi/грабёж, ограбление, разбой35 раз в книге
It is really a matter of a robbery, but not quite an ordinary robbery.
coroner/ˈkɔɹənɝ/следователь по убийство|убийствам, судебный следователь, коронер30 раз в книге
I’ll just run in and give them the facts and then go on to the coroner’s office.”
probability/ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪɫəˌti/вероятность, правдоподобие30 раз в книге
“As a matter of probability, yes.
scarabскарабей29 раз в книге
There were a number of share certificates, a lease, one or two agreements, some family photographs and a small box containing an old letter and a scarab.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/дюйм29 раз в книге
It was about an inch and a half long.
barge/ˈbɑɹdʒ/баржа, барка27 раз в книге
“And what about the barge?”
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/очевидно26 раз в книге
Our approach up the drive had evidently been observed, for Blowgrave and his daughter were waiting at the porch to receive us.
seal/ˈsiɫ/печать26 раз в книге
He took from his pocket-book and handed to Thorndyke an ordinary envelope addressed in typewritten characters, and sealed with a large, elliptical seal, the face of which was covered with minute hieroglyphics.
plaster/ˈpɫæstɝ/гипс25 раз в книге
“These,” said Thorndyke, exhibiting the “models” to Superintendent Miller—who viewed them with an undisguised grin—“are plaster casts of the interiors of a pair of slippers—very old and much too tight—belonging to Mr. Macauley.
bolt/ˈboʊɫt/засов24 раза в книге
As she couldn’t get any answer, she tried the door and found it bolted on the inside, and then she came and told me.
frost/ˈfɹɔst/мороз, заморозки22 раза в книге
… ergotism, and frost-bite.”
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/яд, отрава22 раза в книге
There is such a thing as homicidal poisoning, you know.”
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро20 раз в книге
I will ask you to leave both these letters for me to examine more minutely, and I shall probably want to make an inspection of the premises—perhaps to-morrow.”
superintendent/ˌsupɝənˈtɛndənt/заведующий, комендант, руководитель20 раз в книге
Foxton’s sudden reticence restrained me from uttering the obvious comment on the superintendent’s achievement.
constable/ˈkɑnstəbəɫ/констебль19 раз в книге
… a thunderous crash and an ear-splitting yell, and the formidable barbarian lay prostrate on the floor with one massive constable sitting astride his chest and the other seated on his knees.
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/спрашивать, справляться19 раз в книге
inquired Polton, who was always agog at the word “investigation.”
wallet/ˈwɔɫət/кошелёк, бумажник, портмоне19 раз в книге
Mr. Harewood folded up the will and put it in a leather wallet which he slipped into his pocket, stating his intention of taking the will forthwith to deposit with his lawyer at Welsbury.
inquest/ˈɪnˌkwɛst/расследование18 раз в книге
… and even if she is, as you will have to give evidence at the inquest, you don’t want the police to get there first and turn out the room before you’ve made your inspection.”
probable/ˈpɹɑbəbəɫ/правдоподобный, вероятный18 раз в книге
… and the luck was with Reuben, though it seems probable that he gave luck some assistance.
halt/ˈhɔɫt/останавливать18 раз в книге
… until he reached a heap of freshly-turned earth, where he halted and pointed tragically to a spot where the turf had evidently been raised and untidily replaced.
bullion/ˈbʊɫjən/слиток17 раз в книге
“With reference to this bullion,” said Thorndyke, “I understand that you weighed the bars separately from the case?”
inspect/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/осматривать, осмотреть17 раз в книге
The former he read through and then inspected the paper closely, holding it up to the light to observe the watermark.
ruby/ˈɹubi/рубин, лал16 раз в книге
They were all cut stones, and most of them of exceptional size; rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and a few diamonds.
deceased/dɪˈsist/мёртвый, покойник, покойница16 раз в книге
He further stated that he had been present at the autopsy, that he had found on the throat and limbs of the deceased, bruises that suggested a struggle and violent restraint.
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/драгоценность16 раз в книге
… and that in the course of their last cruise, they acquired a very remarkable and valuable collection of jewels.
skull/ˈskəɫ/череп16 раз в книге
And now, as Thorndyke picked away the earth around the head, we could see that the skull was propped forward as if it rested on a high pillow.
protector/pɹəˈtɛktɝ/предохранитель, протектор15 раз в книге
While the plaster and composition were setting Thorndyke renewed his inspection of the salvage from the rick, picking out a number of iron boot protectors which he placed apart in a little heap.
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/вскоре, скоро15 раз в книге
Six thirsty eyes were riveted on that basket until it drew near and presently disgorged a great glass jug and four tumblers, when we each took off a long and delicious draught and then jumped down into the pit to resume our labours.
yacht/ˈjɑt/яхта14 раз в книге
We all scrambled up on deck; the boat was dropped astern at the scope of her painter; the engine-room bell jangled merrily, and the smart, yacht-like vessel began to forge ahead.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/нетерпеливо14 раз в книге
Blowgrave assented eagerly and went off at a brisk trot, while the young lady remained with us and watched Thorndyke with intense curiosity.
dental/ˈdɛnəɫ/зубной14 раз в книге
… a nailbrush, dental-brush, button-hook …
specimen/ˈspɛsəmən/образец, экземпляр14 раз в книге
This completed my examination, and when I had verified the make of typewriter by reference to our album of specimens of typewriting, I left the negatives for Polton to dry and print and went down to the sitting-room to draw up my little report.
grin/ˈɡɹɪn/усмешка, ухмылка14 раз в книге
“It is magnificent,” I replied, with a grin.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/слабый, слабонервный14 раз в книге
“He doesn’t give the faintest clue.
mysterious/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/таинственный, загадочный14 раз в книге
There are some unusual and rather mysterious features in the case.
mile/ˈmaɪɫ/миля13 раз в книге
… and I came round to inspect it, when I found it to be a sheet of the Ordnance map on the scale of twenty-five inches to the mile.
robber/ˈɹɑbɝ/грабитель, грабительница, разбойник13 раз в книге
But I want the robber traced and punished, and I want to get the scarab back.
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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