«Счастливый принц и другие сказки»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
40 слов из книги «Счастливый принц и другие сказки» (Oscar Wilde): 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.
wheelbarrow/ˈhwiɫˌbɛɹoʊ/тачка, тележка19 раз в книге
I am going to bring them into the market and sell them to the Burgomaster’s daughter, and buy back my wheelbarrow with the money.’
thorn/ˈθɔɹn/шип, колючка12 раз в книге
You must sing to me with your breast against a thorn.
blossom/ˈbɫɑsəm/цветок12 раз в книге
His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire …
ruby/ˈɹubi/рубин, лал9 раз в книге
He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
weep/ˈwip/лить слёзы, плакать, рыдать8 раз в книге
“Why are you weeping then?”
plank/ˈpɫæŋk/доска, планка7 раз в книге
‘I can easily put it in repair, as I have a plank of wood in the house.’
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока7 раз в книге
Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey.
mend/ˈmɛnd/исправить, исправлять, починить6 раз в книге
… looking at it, ‘and I am afraid that after I have mended my barn-roof there won’t be any left for you to mend the wheelbarrow with; but …
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/восхитительный, очаровательный, приятный6 раз в книге
“This is a delightful spot,” he said, “we must ask the Hail on a visit.”
pluck/ˈpɫək/ощипывать, ощипать, щипать6 раз в книге
So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/рёв6 раз в книге
They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.”
bride/ˈbɹaɪd/невеста, молодая, новобрачная6 раз в книге
And a delicate flush of pink came into the leaves of the rose, like the flush in the face of the bridegroom when he kisses the lips of the bride.
sack/ˈsæk/куль, мешок6 раз в книге
“There was the Miller with a large sack of flour on his back.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/честь5 раз в книге
She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/замечательный5 раз в книге
“Dear little Swallow,” said the Prince, “you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women.
scarlet/ˈskɑɹɫət/алый, багровый, багряный5 раз в книге
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/фонарь5 раз в книге
He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships.
selfish/ˈsɛɫfɪʃ/эгоистичный5 раз в книге
She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that the arts are selfish.
ditch/ˈdɪtʃ/ров, канава, кювет5 раз в книге
But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch.’
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/драгоценный камень, самоцвет5 раз в книге
Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/бормотать, мычать5 раз в книге
he murmured, “will you let me kiss your hand?”
soar/ˈsɔɹ/взлетать, взлететь, взмывать5 раз в книге
Suddenly she spread her brown wings for flight, and soared into the air.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/амбар, гумно, овин5 раз в книге
said the Miller; ‘why, that is just what I want for the roof of my barn.
sword/ˈsɔɹd/меч, сабля, шпага5 раз в книге
Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt?
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро4 раза в книге
“To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/седой4 раза в книге
He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.
frost/ˈfɹɔst/мороз, заморозки4 раза в книге
Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost.
bridegroom/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹum/жених, молодой, новобрачный4 раза в книге
It was a magnificent ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a canopy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls.
quack/ˈkwæk/крякать, крякнуть4 раза в книге
“Quack, quack, quack,” she said.
selfishness/ˈsɛɫfɪʃnəs/себялюбие, эгоизм4 раза в книге
The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.”
violet/ˈvaɪəɫɪt/фиалка4 раза в книге
He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets.
petal/ˈpɛtəɫ/лепесток4 раза в книге
And on the top-most spray of the Rose-tree there blossomed a marvellous rose, petal following petal, as song followed song.
cloak/ˈkɫoʊk/покров4 раза в книге
The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver.
fireworks/ˈfaɪɹˌwɝks/фейерверк4 раза в книге
The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/испортить, портить, повредить4 раза в книге
She has let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled.
cough/ˈkɑf/кашель4 раза в книге
Suddenly, a sharp, dry cough was heard, and they all looked round.
magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/великолепный4 раза в книге
It was certainly a magnificent display.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/потонуть, тонуть, утонуть4 раза в книге
cried the old Water-rat; “they really deserve to be drowned.”
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/лестница, стремянка4 раза в книге
So he jumped off the ladder, and ran down the garden, and looked over the wall.
spray/ˈspɹeɪ/бутоньерка, побег4 раза в книге
In the centre of the grass-plot was standing a beautiful Rose-tree, and when she saw it she flew over to it, and lit upon a spray.
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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