«Современные девушки в Адирондаке»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks
40 слов из книги «Современные девушки в Адирондаке» (Гертруда Холл Браунелл): 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.
bungalow/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/бунгало80 раз в книге
"I heard Mr. Pursell say they were going to visit friends who have a bungalow on Lower Saranac.
canoe/kəˈnu/байдарка, каноэ80 раз в книге
"I am just dying for a chance in a canoe with——"
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/воскликнуть, восклицать, вскрикивать80 раз в книге
exclaimed Sylvia.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/бормотать, мычать70 раз в книге
she murmured, as she sipped the spiced, icy drink.
chum/ˈtʃəm/друг53 раза в книге
She gazed at her trio of chums, who had seated themselves about the room, in various positions of comfort.
chaperonсопровождать47 раз в книге
Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley will chaperon us, and——"
gasp/ˈɡæsp/вздохнуть, вздыхать, открывать рот33 раза в книге
gasped Rose.
assent/əˈsɛnt/одобрять, соглашаться19 раз в книге
"Oh, that's all right," assented Alice.
stove/ˈstoʊv/печка, плитка, плита18 раз в книге
… for a tea outfit had been brought along, and one of the men was lighting the alcohol stove which was not only to boil water for the beverage, but also to warm some of the numerous viands.
mile/ˈmaɪɫ/миля17 раз в книге
Then, after we get to the end of the fourth lake there is a carry of one mile to the sixth lake."
mil/ˈmɪɫ/миля16 раз в книге
From Fulton Chain a little railroad ran the two miles, more or less, to Old Forge.
cavalier/ˈkævəɫiɹ/кавалер, рыцарь15 раз в книге
Sylvia gasped her surprise, but a moment later it was added to, for a thirteenth-century cavalier, with glossy black curls flowing over his lace collar, approached, and with a low bow, said:
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/поспешно, торопливо15 раз в книге
she exclaimed, looking hastily down at the floor.
loon/ˈɫun/гагара14 раз в книге
… from some lonely and unseen pond, would come the call of the loon, that strange and often solitary bird whose cry has such a weird sound …
hesitation/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/нерешительность14 раз в книге
I'll have to pick up a new step in the hesitation waltz, to make it more difficult."
maid/ˈmeɪd/горничная, служанка14 раз в книге
… as she was shot upward in the smooth-running elevator, wondered whether the coloured maid at the Grand Central had made sure that there was no cinder dust on the end of her nose.
ashore/əˈʃɔɹ/на берег13 раз в книге
The canoeists were to keep together in a little flotilla, and proceed up First Lake for a short distance, go ashore and have a little lunch.
paddle/ˈpædəɫ/весло13 раз в книге
It's a little safer than a canoe, but almost as light, and you can row it or paddle it, and it will stand pretty rough water."
merry/ˈmɛɹi/весёлый, радостный13 раз в книге
and Rose laughed a merry laugh, that sounded like the tinkle of ice in a strawberry-tinted pitcher of lemonade on a hot day.
glorious/ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/великолепный13 раз в книге
"It is glorious!"
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/светиться, пылать, рдеть13 раз в книге
A startled cry came from Rose, who turned pale, so that only a small tinted spot glowed in either cheek.
retort/ˈɹiˌtɔɹt/парирование12 раз в книге
"Why, yo'all seem surprised," was the retort in that slow, unctuous, Southern voice.
anyhow/ˈɛniˌhaʊ/так или иначе12 раз в книге
He'll probably lose I don't know how many thousand dollars by being away from the office for even a little while—at least he'll say so, anyhow," and she laughed.
blush/ˈbɫəʃ/зардеться, краснеть, покраснеть12 раз в книге
stormed Rose, blushing so that her cheeks, which usually held a most charming centre-tint, were now suffused with carmine.
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/восхитительный, очаровательный, приятный12 раз в книге
Just now the little affair was in that most delightful of all states, one of perfect understanding.
garment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/предмет одежда|одежды, одежда12 раз в книге
Meanwhile Alice was being provided with an outfit of dry garments by the owner of the cottage, and a messenger was despatched to the hotel …
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/изумруд, смарагд11 раз в книге
asked Alice, as she turned an emerald ring on her finger—an emerald that caused much wonder among strangers as to where she had obtained it, for it was a most beautiful stone.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/депеша, телеграмма11 раз в книге
Hazel was away when my telegram reached her, but she left Chicago last night, and ought to be here now.
falter/ˈfɔɫtɝ/дрогнуть11 раз в книге
faltered Sylvia.
whirl/ˈhwɝɫ/крутить11 раз в книге
"Unrestful," put in Alice, as she caught Hazel by the shoulders and whirled her about, forcing her over toward the piano.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/нетерпеливо11 раз в книге
she went on, eagerly, joyously.
glide/ˈɡɫaɪd/скользить11 раз в книге
"No bad news, I hope," said Hazel, as she glided across the room and put her arms about her chum.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро10 раз в книге
As long as it isn't dangerous, and as long as nothing can be done right away, wait until to-morrow to tell her, Sylvia."
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/фонарь10 раз в книге
"Now I'll light a lantern, and we'll go ashore for the stone."
cheerful/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫ/весёлый10 раз в книге
But it was a more cheerful place than when they had left it, for now a fire was merrily crackling on the hearth …
nowadays/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/в наше время, в наши дни, теперь10 раз в книге
The girls were "up-to-the-minute" damsels, and they were devotees of the nowadays idea.
overturn/ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/опрокинуть10 раз в книге
Then she arose from the little table, so precipitately as almost to overturn it, though Rose saved it in time.
drip/ˈdɹɪp/капать, капнуть10 раз в книге
asked Tupson, of Alice, as he poised his dripping paddle.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/обаяние, очарование, чары10 раз в книге
Mrs. Brownley was called "Aunt" not only by courtesy, but through love, for she was a charming character, and the girls were very fond of her, especially our four.
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/начинать превращаться в газ закипеть, кипеть, закипать10 раз в книге
The water bubbled and boiled at the bow of their craft.
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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