«Волшебное кольцо»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The magic ring, Vol. 2 (of 3)
40 слов из книги «Волшебное кольцо» (Фридрих де ла Мотт Фуке): 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.
knight/ˈnaɪt/рыцарь137 раз в книге
“Suffice it, noble damsels and knights, we were never betrothed …
thou/ˈðaʊ/ты109 раз в книге
“What would’st thou here, horrible pale-visaged witch?”
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/монарх90 раз в книге
Behind the sea-monarch came also many strange figures; but so completely were the company engrossed by the king himself, that they bestowed on the others little or no attention.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/замок78 раз в книге
… and the beautiful damsel whom you behold yonder now possesses the ring, this castle, and all its territories …
sword/ˈsɔɹd/меч, сабля, шпага61 раз в книге
… and in his teeth carried a death’s-head, whereon the scars of many sword-strokes were visible.
noble/ˈnoʊbəɫ/благородный, дворянский50 раз в книге
… and pronounced the solemn words, “I am the betrothed bride of the noble warrior, Sir Otto von Trautwangen!”
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/храбрый, бесстрашный, бравый50 раз в книге
… and was about to speak; but the brave Arinbiorn at length greeted him respectfully, and said,—“If there has been here neither stratagem …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/князь, принц47 раз в книге
The commander of the army, who was a prince of the Swedish royal blood, a man already in years …
damsel/ˈdæmzəɫ/девочка, девственница, девушка44 раза в книге
… “I have at last been over-matched in the lists, and the beautiful damsel whom you behold yonder now possesses the ring, this castle …
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока40 раз в книге
… he drank out the contents of the goblet which stood nearest him, not till afterwards perceiving that it was the golden cup of King Arinbiorn.
minstrel/ˈmɪnstɹəɫ/артист, читавший и певший стихи, часто под собственный аккомпанемент менестрель36 раз в книге
Meanwhile the songs of the minstrels and discourse of the guests became always more lively round the banquet-table.
frightful/ˈfɹaɪtfəɫ/ужасный36 раз в книге
… that should have been the gayest of the gay, was the only one of the party in whom the music that rose all around him awoke the most fierce and frightful emotions.
thee/ˈði/тебе, тебя, тобой32 раза в книге
… I shall yet be thy guardian Valkyria; I shall twine for thee the garland of victory, and hold to thy lips the cheering cup of refreshment.’
armour/ˈɑɹmɝ/доспехи31 раз в книге
… a champion made his appearance, dressed in a golden suit of armour, with a helmet surmounted by two projecting vulture’s wings …
gleam/ˈɡɫim/луч, свет31 раз в книге
… with her mysterious castle, and the tranquil moonlight that ever gleamed around her.
pagan/ˈpeɪɡən/язычник, язычница28 раз в книге
“Now then it is my turn to bid thee beware, thou pagan!”
javelin/ˈdʒævəɫən/копьё, дротик, сулица27 раз в книге
… perchance, the throwing of these long javelins, of which there is a heap lying in that corner?”—So with the speed of light he darted from his horse …
banquet/ˈbæŋkwət/банкет, пиршество, пир27 раз в книге
… unobserved, come back into the banquet-hall.
aloud/əˈɫaʊd/громко27 раз в книге
Then the music sounded aloud; all the guests shouted and rejoiced …
cliff/ˈkɫɪf/вертикальный обрыв скалы утёс, клиф, скала27 раз в книге
Sir Arinbiorn’s golden armour was already shattered, and his charger bled from many severe wounds, when a powerful voice called aloud from a rocky cliff, “Ruhig, du Bursch!”
mysterious/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/таинственный, загадочный27 раз в книге
The sea-monarch faltered and paused, lost, as it seemed, in strange and mysterious recollections.
steed/ˈstid/конь, жеребец, скакун25 раз в книге
In the stable, however, his light-brown steed was cheerful as before, and neighed aloud at the approach of his master.
thicket/ˈθɪkɪt/гуща, заросль, чаща24 раза в книге
there came out of the thickets a wild brown horse, which advanced at full speed …
honour/ˈɑnɝ/честь23 раза в книге
… and said,—“If there has been here neither stratagem, nor witchcraft,—and of your honour I cannot doubt,—then, good Heaven!
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/вряд ли, еле, еле-еле23 раза в книге
… so peerless in beauty, that I had scarcely dared to hope I should ever behold it, after that first time in the magic mirror …
faithful/ˈfeɪθfəɫ/верный, преданный23 раза в книге
… at the dawn of day, among my faithful warriors.
perchance/pɝˈtʃæns/быть может, возможно22 раза в книге
There may perchance be some cavern of the mountains to which I may retreat, where I may bury my armour, and for ever more remain in oblivion.”
stern/ˈstɝn/строгий, суровый22 раза в книге
It was a pleasure to mark how a deep blush, like that of a young damsel, came over his stern warlike features.
behold/bɪˈhoʊɫd/взглянуть, глядеть, смотреть21 раз в книге
Looking on his companion, the knight perceived that he was a man clothed in rough bear-skins, frightful to behold, while his long hair and beard nearly concealed his features.
helmet/ˈhɛɫmət/шлем, каска, шелом21 раз в книге
… dressed in a golden suit of armour, with a helmet surmounted by two projecting vulture’s wings, also of gold.
ballad/ˈbæɫəd/баллада20 раз в книге
All seemed happy and contented with one another; while the heroic ballads and legends, thrown in by the wise harpers and bards …
rejoice/ɹɪˈdʒɔɪs/ликовать, радоваться19 раз в книге
Then the music sounded aloud; all the guests shouted and rejoiced; there was a jovial ringing of golden cups …
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/благожелательно, добродушно19 раз в книге
Arinbiorn stepped on towards the Knight of Montfaucon, (not forgetting to greet every lady courteously as he passed by,) took him kindly by the hand, and said, “How is this, cousin Folko?
squire/ˈskwaɪɹ/оруженосец18 раз в книге
No one offered to assist him; for every squire and sentinel looked on him with terror.
hither/ˈhɪðɝ/сюда18 раз в книге
Has he announced from what country he has come hither?”
falcon/ˈfæɫkən/сокол18 раз в книге
On his approach he made a respectful salutation,—then sprang from the saddle,—threw his lance to the attendant squire, from whom in exchange he received his favourite falcon, which perched on his hand …
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/печальный18 раз в книге
So he was left alone, melancholy and neglected.
vulture/ˈvəɫtʃɝ/гриф, стервятник18 раз в книге
Especially there was among them one far more hideous than the rest, which had on his head a pair of great vulture’s wings, and in his teeth carried a death’s-head …
spear/ˈspɪɹ/копьё, дротик, пика18 раз в книге
“Throw spears, knives, and daggers at him!”
fortress/ˈfɔɹtɹəs/крепость17 раз в книге
… even Sir Folko de Montfaucon and the Lady Blanchefleur; so that the old fortress is now lonely and desolate.”
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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