«Дети железной дороги»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Railway Children
40 слов из книги «Дети железной дороги» (Эдит Несбит): 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.
railway/ˈɹeɪɫˌweɪ/железная дорога43 раза в книге
They were not railway children to begin with.
till/ˈtɪɫ/пока не, до тех пор40 раз в книге
And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.
canal/kəˈnæɫ/канал30 раз в книге
The rocks and hills and valleys and trees, the canal, and above all …
jersey/ˈdʒɝzi/джерси, кофта, свитер22 раза в книге
And so it would have done if the Bargee hadn't let go of Peter's ear—and caught her in his jerseyed arm.
heap/ˈhip/ворох, груда, кипа20 раз в книге
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper.
silly/ˈsɪɫi/глупышка20 раз в книге
“There's nothing to be good ABOUT now, silly,” said Peter.
darling/ˈdɑɹɫɪŋ/дорогой, возлюбленный, голубушка19 раз в книге
“Come, darlings, go at once.”
barge/ˈbɑɹdʒ/баржа, барка18 раз в книге
… of course, the bargees, who steered the slow barges up and down …
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/платок, носовой платок, платочек17 раз в книге
… which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were clean handkerchiefs or the reverse.
petticoat/ˈpɛtiˌkoʊt/комбинация, нижняя юбка16 раз в книге
she said; “and I thought it was going to be cold; I wish we hadn't put on our—” she stopped short, and then ended in quite a different tone—“our flannel petticoats.”
flannel/ˈfɫænəɫ/фланелевый16 раз в книге
“Now,” said Peter, taking hold of the largest flannel petticoat.
bun/ˈbən/булка, булочка, плюшка16 раз в книге
Whenever an Editor was sensible there were buns for tea.
awfully/ˈɑfɫi/страшно16 раз в книге
It's awfully tall, isn't it?”
jolly/ˈdʒɑɫi/весёлый15 раз в книге
It isn't our fault your secrets are so jolly easy to find out.”
chap/ˈtʃæp/кент, малый, мужик15 раз в книге
“It always IS undone again,” said Peter, “and the Station Master was more of a gentleman than you'll ever be, Phil—throwing coal at a chap's head like that.”
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/храбрый, бесстрашный, бравый15 раз в книге
“Oh, Mother,” she whispered all to herself as she got into bed, “how brave you are!
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/отвратительный, ужасный14 раз в книге
cried Roberta, putting down her egg-spoon; “don't let's be horrid to each other.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/после, потом, впоследствии14 раз в книге
Twopence indeed,” said he, and produced a bunch of sweetbrier from his hat, “just like a conjurer,” as Phyllis remarked afterwards.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/дрожать, трепетать, трястись14 раз в книге
… and there was Peter firmly held by the jacket, with an old carpenter's bag full of coal in his trembling clutch.
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/несчастный14 раз в книге
“I never wanted things to happen to make Mother unhappy,” said Roberta.
lighted/ˈɫaɪtəd/зажёгший13 раз в книге
There was a candle on the table, and he lighted it.
quarrel/ˈkwɔɹəɫ/браниться, препираться, ругаться13 раз в книге
“You can help me very much,” said Mother, “by being good and happy and not quarrelling when I'm away”—Roberta and Peter exchanged guilty glances—“for I shall have to be away a good deal.”
breathless/ˈbɹɛθɫəs/с трудом дышащий13 раз в книге
… who stopped when he heard Peter's hasty boots crunching the road, and coming up with him very breathless and with his ears now quite magenta-coloured, he said:—
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/вскоре, скоро13 раз в книге
When presently the Porter lounged out of his room at the twice-repeated tingling thrill of a gong over the station door, Peter said, “How do you do?”
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/испугать, напугать, пугать13 раз в книге
James was so frightened that he went out and did not come back all day.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/воз, арба, повозка13 раз в книге
The cart went at a foot's pace, and they followed the gritty crunch of its wheels.
indignantly/ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntˌɫi/возмущённо12 раз в книге
“We haven't got anything TO blab,” said Bobbie, indignantly.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/гончая, охотничья собака12 раз в книге
And now, following the track of the hare by the little white blots of scattered paper, came the hounds.
fireman/ˈfaɪɹmən/кочегар12 раз в книге
“You mean a fireman,” said Daddy, pulling and twisting at the engine.
beast/ˈbist/зверь, бестия, животное12 раз в книге
And it was Father who mended the doll's cradle when no one else could; and with a little glue and some bits of wood and a pen-knife made all the Noah's Ark beasts as strong on their pins as ever they were, if not stronger.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро11 раз в книге
It'll keep till to-morrow.
mend/ˈmɛnd/исправить, исправлять, починить11 раз в книге
He could mend all sorts of things.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/умный, изобретательный, искусный11 раз в книге
All Peter's hopes for the curing of his afflicted Engine were now fixed on his Father, for Father was most wonderfully clever with his fingers.
cheer/ˈtʃɪɹ/аплодировать, болеть, воодушевлять11 раз в книге
But before he went to school he thumped his sister between the shoulders and told her to cheer up.
bushes/ˈbʊʃəz/кустарничек10 раз в книге
The way to the railway was all down hill over smooth, short turf with here and there furze bushes and grey and yellow rocks sticking out like candied peel from the top of a cake.
din/ˈdɪn/шум, галдёж, гвалт10 раз в книге
I suppose she's laid it in the dining-room.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/ехать, принести, приносить10 раз в книге
So then Peter told the sad tale, and fetched what was left of the Engine.
supper/ˈsəpɝ/ужин10 раз в книге
“The woman I engaged to clean the place, and put the furniture straight and get supper.”
rattle/ˈɹætəɫ/грохот, дребезжание, стук10 раз в книге
They felt the rush of its passing, and the pebbles on the line jumped and rattled under it as it went by.
dull/ˈdəɫ/скучный10 раз в книге
Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
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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