«Те, кто внизу»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
40 слов из книги «Те, кто внизу» (Мариано Асуэла): 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.
damn/ˈdæm/чертовски39 раз в книге
Look here, confound it, we want to eat, and damn quick tool Are you coming out or are we going to make you?"
sierra/siˈɛɹə/горная цепь28 раз в книге
The woman stared into the darkness of the sierra.
fool/ˈfuɫ/балбес, болван, глупец19 раз в книге
"You cursed fool, you've maimed me for life."
ranch/ˈɹæntʃ/ранчо, ферма16 раз в книге
"Tell me what they call this ranch, woman?"
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/испугать, напугать, пугать14 раз в книге
As he sought to seize her wrist, she grew frightened, and Picking up the empty pitcher, flew out the door.
tenderfootновичок13 раз в книге
"Who's this tenderfoot?"
corral/kɝˈæɫ/загон13 раз в книге
The dog, excited to the point of madness, had jumped over the corral fence.
canyon/ˈkænjən/каньон13 раз в книге
When, after many hours of climbing, he gazed back, huge flames shot up from the depths of the canyon by the river.
bill/ˈbɪɫ/вексель, расписка12 раз в книге
See this wallet full of nice new bills?
trousers/ˈtɹaʊzɝz/брюки12 раз в книге
He was tall and well built, with a sanguine face and beardless chin; he wore shirt and trousers of white cloth, a broad Mexican hat and leather sandals.
rag/ˈɹæɡ/тряпьё, ветошь, лохмотья12 раз в книге
Ropes hung from the roof, securing an old adobe mold, used as a bed; on it a child slept, covered with gray rags.
saddle/ˈsædəɫ/седлать оседлать, седлать11 раз в книге
A few moments later, amid cries of joy and a bustle of arms, they began saddling their horses.
peso/ˈpeɪsoʊ/песо10 раз в книге
… your superiors, will go about trying to pile up a few million pesos....'"
bandit/ˈbændət/бандит, бандитка, разбойник10 раз в книге
"I'll wager you know Macias the bandit, lady?
hut/ˈhət/хижина, лачуга, халупа10 раз в книге
These proved to be a few wretched straw huts, dispersed all over the river slopes, between rows of young sprouting corn and beans.
dawn/ˈdɔn/восход, восход солнца, заря10 раз в книге
At dawn, he approached the pit of the canyon.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/завтрашний день, следующий день, утро9 раз в книге
On the morrow, Demetrio complained bitterly of his wound; he could no longer ride on horseback.
insult/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/оскорбление, обида9 раз в книге
Now it was Demetrio's men who screamed insults.
spur/ˈspɝ/пришпоривать, пришпорить9 раз в книге
They spurred their horses to a gallop as if in that mad race they laid claims of possession to the earth.
scratch/ˈskɹætʃ/царапать, поцарапать, пошкрябать9 раз в книге
"Yes, I know what brought you here," Demetrio interrupted dryly, scratching his head.
tequila/təˈkiɫə/текила8 раз в книге
"Bring me a bottle of tequila, Sergeant: I've decided to spend the night with this charming lady....
stretcher/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/носилки8 раз в книге
They were forced to carry him the rest of the way on a makeshift stretcher of leaves and branches.
hoof/ˈhuf/копыто8 раз в книге
The beat of horses' hoofs rang in the quarry nearby.
lousy/ˈɫaʊzi/мерзкий, низкий, отвратительный8 раз в книге
"Show your faces, you lousy cowards!"
crest/ˈkɹɛst/вершина8 раз в книге
The pitaya trees rose tenuous, tall, like the tapering, gnarled fingers of a giant; other trees of all sorts bowed their crests toward the pit of the abyss.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/полковник8 раз в книге
The colonel?
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/журчание, шелест, шорох8 раз в книге
The river crept along, murmuring as the waters rose and fell in small cascades.
waiter/ˈweɪtɝ/кельнер, официант, официантка8 раз в книге
"I don't want no more to drink," Blondie said to the waiter, "I'm feeling sick.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/чёрт, дьявол8 раз в книге
"What the devil are you waiting for, fool?
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/храбрый, бесстрашный, бравый8 раз в книге
I'll always stand up for a brave man."
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/варить, кипятить8 раз в книге
His injured leg trailing behind him, he shuffled from hut to hut in search of a little alcohol, a kettle of boiled water and some rags.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/тусклый8 раз в книге
At last, when the ultimate faint rays of the moon were spent in the rosy dimness of the dawn, the silhouette of a soldier loomed at the end of the trail.
cacique/kəˈsik/кассик7 раз в книге
That cacique who's chased and run me ragged over these hills, is at Mohayua now …
mil/ˈmɪɫ/миля7 раз в книге
In the middle of the night, they pulled me out of my house; three damn policemen; I woke up a soldier twenty-five miles away from my hometown.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/меланхолия7 раз в книге
Among the reeds, the frogs chanted the implacable melancholy of the hour.
brim/ˈbɹɪm/наполняться до краёв7 раз в книге
This time she carried a pitcher of milk brimming over with foam.
shrill/ˈʃɹɪɫ/пронзительный7 раз в книге
The ragged crew jumped to their feet, uttering shrill cries of joy; then their jubilation turned sinister and they gave vent to threats, oaths and imprecations.
vain/ˈveɪn/напрасный, суетный, тщетный7 раз в книге
In vain an old sergeant harangued the soldiers, insulting them in the hope of rallying them.
barracks/ˈbæɹəks/казарма7 раз в книге
I wrote a piece in favor of the revolution, you see; as a result, they persecuted me, caught me, and finally landed me in the barracks."
tortilla/tɔɹˈtiə/тортилья7 раз в книге
said a man, who sat Indian-fashion, eating, a coarse earthenware plate in his right hand, three folded tortillas in the other.
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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