«Удивительный волшебник из страны Оз»: 40 слов, которые стоит выучить перед чтением
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
40 слов из книги «Удивительный волшебник из страны Оз» (Л. Фрэнк Баум): 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.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/солома31 раз в книге
Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
beast/ˈbist/зверь, бестия, животное30 раз в книге
… ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy …
balloon/bəˈɫun/аэростат, воздушный шар24 раза в книге
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/кукарекать19 раз в книге
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
rust/ˈɹəst/ржаветь, заржаветь17 раз в книге
“They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/испугать, напугать, пугать17 раз в книге
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
pole/ˈpoʊɫ/жердь, шест, столб16 раз в книге
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/замок16 раз в книге
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
witch/ˈwɪtʃ/ведьма, волшебница, колдунья15 раз в книге
“Are you a real witch?”
cyclone/sɪˈkɫoʊn/циклон14 раз в книге
… and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/спрашивать, справляться14 раз в книге
inquired Dorothy.
bark/ˈbɑɹk/лаять, гавкать14 раз в книге
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/амулет, оберег, талисман14 раз в книге
“The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,” said one of the Munchkins, “and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.”
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/воскликнуть, восклицать, вскрикивать13 раз в книге
At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/рёв13 раз в книге
Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road.
bow/ˈbaʊ/кланяться, поклониться13 раз в книге
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
coward/ˈkaʊɝd/трус, бздун, бояка12 раз в книге
“You are nothing but a big coward.”
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/злой, злобный, озорной12 раз в книге
“But I thought all witches were wicked,” said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
raft/ˈɹæft/плот12 раз в книге
“The Tin Woodman must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side.”
tinsmithжестянщик, лудильщик11 раз в книге
So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin.
poppy/ˈpɑpi/мак11 раз в книге
There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/странный11 раз в книге
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
spectacles/ˈspɛktəkəɫz/очки11 раз в книге
But first you must put on the spectacles.”
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/изумрудный, изумруд10 раз в книге
The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/подчиниться, подчиняться, покориться10 раз в книге
So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish.”
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/несчастный10 раз в книге
“It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/грозный, лютый, неистовый10 раз в книге
… and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
wolves/ˈwʊɫvz/волки10 раз в книге
At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
whisker/ˈhwɪskɝ/вибрисса, усик, усы9 раз в книге
The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to the Scarecrow and said:
fasten/ˈfæsən/закрепить, закреплять, крепить9 раз в книге
I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; and when they fastened on my head, at last …
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/трон, престол9 раз в книге
But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/тигр9 раз в книге
If the elephants and the tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run myself—I’m such a coward …
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/храбрый, бесстрашный, бравый9 раз в книге
All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/лестница, стремянка9 раз в книге
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
safely/ˈseɪfɫi/безопасно9 раз в книге
Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/озабоченный8 раз в книге
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
cupboard/ˈkəbɝd/шкаф, буфет, сервант8 раз в книге
… and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/рычать8 раз в книге
… who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
till/ˈtɪɫ/до, до тех пор пока8 раз в книге
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
earnestly/ˈɝnəstɫi/всерьёз7 раз в книге
While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at 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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