«Пиковая дама и другие рассказы»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Queen of Spades, and other stories
40 слов из книги «Пиковая дама и другие рассказы» (Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin): 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.
maid/ˈmeɪd/дева, девушка, девица32 раза в книге
A scathing epigram upon Vorontsoff led the count to ask for Pushkin's removal from Odessa, "where," he said, "excessive flattery had turned the young maids head."
negro/ˈniɡɹoʊ/негр, арап, арапка28 раз в книге
His mother, Nadejda Ossipovna Hannibal, was the grand-daughter of Abraham Petrovitch Hannibal, Peter the Great's famous negro.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/воскликнуть, восклицать, вскрикивать26 раз в книге
"And you mean to say," exclaimed Narumoff, "that you have a grandmother who knows the names of three winning cards, and you have never made her tell them to you?"
undertaker/ˈəndɝˌteɪkɝ/гробовщик, директор похоронного бюро25 раз в книге
The last remaining goods of the undertaker, Adrian Prohoroff …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/спрашивать, справляться25 раз в книге
Left alone with Scholtz, Pushkin inquired what he thought of his condition.
pistol/ˈpɪstəɫ/пистолет, пушка24 раза в книге
Hermann rose, and drew a pistol from his pocket.
thou/ˈðaʊ/ты23 раза в книге
Stay in the shelter of our camp till morning, or longer it thou wilt.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/после, потом, впоследствии23 раза в книге
He afterwards relinquished his earlier models of the romantic school, and sought a simpler, truer inspiration in the pages of Shakespeare.
neighbour/ˈneɪbɝ/сосед, соседка22 раза в книге
These two years spent in the simple, pleasant company of country neighbours proved a turning point in his career.
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/карета, воз, повозка21 раз в книге
The butler carried him from the carriage into the house.
peasant/ˈpɛzənt/крестьянин, крестьянка, селянин21 раз в книге
He had come into the country with a passionate love for everything that showed the feeling or fancy of the Russian peasant.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/восторг, наслаждение, удовольствие20 раз в книге
This poem, which contains many beautiful passages, so delighted Derjavin, that he wished to embrace the young author; but Pushkin fled in confusion from the hall.
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока19 раз в книге
There he remained till 1824, travelling from place to place, first with the Raevskys to the Caucasus, and thence again with them through the Crimea.
recognise/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/опознать18 раз в книге
She was much surprised, however, when she recognised, on the letter that was now handed to her, the writing of Hermann.
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/вряд ли, еле, еле-еле18 раз в книге
She had scarcely been there two minutes when the Countess rang with all her might.
sledge/ˈsɫɛdʒ/сани, нарты, санки17 раз в книге
… the streets were deserted; from time to time passed a sledge, drawn by a wretched hack …
regret/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/сожалеть, жалеть16 раз в книге
I return your letter, and trust that you will not give me cause to regret my imprudence."
spite/ˈspaɪt/враждебность, злость, недоброжелательность16 раз в книге
However that may be, in spite of the mystery of his life, St. Germain was much sought after in good society, and was really an agreeable man.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/честь14 раз в книге
Listen to what my uncle told me about it, Count Ivan Ilitch, and he told me on his word of honour.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро14 раз в книге
She may die this week—to-morrow perhaps.
gown/ˈɡaʊn/платье14 раз в книге
There, before a lamp, a footman was sleeping, stretched out in a dirty greasy dressing-gown.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/дрожать, трепетать, трястись14 раз в книге
Lisaveta was afraid, without knowing why, and she trembled as she took her seat in the carriage.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/любознательность14 раз в книге
She at once withdrew, burning at the same time with curiosity, and moved by a strange feeling which she now experienced for the first time.
steward/ˈstuɝd/управляющий13 раз в книге
My grandfather, now no more, was, so to say, his wife's steward.
thee/ˈði/тебе, тебя, тобой13 раз в книге
I am-ready to share with thee both bread and roof.
acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/знакомство13 раз в книге
Before long a dumb acquaintance was established between them.
calm/ˈkɑɫm/спокойный, тихий13 раз в книге
His calm expression of face and steady voice deceived the poor wife.
starostaстароста12 раз в книге
Until the dinner hour I somehow occupied the time, talking to the starosta, driving round to see how the work went on, or visiting the new buildings.
hussar/ˈhəsɝ/гусар12 раз в книге
The traveller was a tall, young hussar with a small black moustache.
regiment/ˈɹɛdʒəmənt/полк12 раз в книге
There was only one man among us who did not belong to the regiment.
staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/лестница, лестничная клетка12 раз в книге
"The bread of the stranger is bitter," says Dante, "and his staircase hard to climb."
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/несчастный12 раз в книге
Lisaveta Ivanovna was, in fact, a most unhappy creature.
cease/ˈsis/перестать, переставать, прекратить12 раз в книге
When Spaski (another doctor) came near and tried to give him hope, Pushkin waved his hand in dissent, and from that moment apparently ceased to think about himself.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/обморок12 раз в книге
At the same moment, close to the church door, Lisaveta fainted.
traveller/ˈtɹævəɫɝ/путник, путница, путешественник11 раз в книге
All the irritation accumulated in the course of a dull journey by the traveller is vented upon the Postmaster.
accustom/əˈkəstəm/привыкнуть, привыкать11 раз в книге
He thought, that his orderly, drunk as usual, was returning from some nocturnal excursion; but the step was one to which he was not accustomed.
sorrow/ˈsɑɹoʊ/грусть, скорбь, горе11 раз в книге
Maria experienced yet another sorrow.
supper/ˈsəpɝ/ужин11 раз в книге
A long winter night had passed unnoticed, and it was five o'clock in the morning when supper was served.
bow/ˈbaʊ/кланяться, поклониться11 раз в книге
"Who is that man that bowed to us?
fool/ˈfuɫ/балбес, болван, глупец11 раз в книге
"What a fool!
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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