WORD COMBINATIONS

I'd (he'd, etc) = I would (he would, etc) like (to do sth) мне (ему и т. п.) хотелось бы (что-н сделать)

show sb around (about) (a factory, a place, a town, etc) показать кому-н завод (город и т. п.)

take sb aside отвести, отозвать кого-н в сторону

be delighted (with sb/sth) восторгаться, восхищаться (кем-н/чем-н)

now and again = now and then то и дело, время от времени

make notes делать заметки

work sth out 1. решить, разрешить что-н; 2. разработать что-н

that's it (вот и) всё; вот именно

EXERCISES

COMPREHENSION

Ex 1 Answer the following questions.

 

1. When did Chaplin first meet Professor Einstein? 2. What was Professor Einstein doing in California? 3. How did Chaplin learn that Professor Einstein would like to meet him? 4. Why was he so thrilled by the invitation? 5. What made Chaplin believe that Mrs Einstein enjoyed being the wife of the great man? 6. What happened while the Professor was being shown around the studio? 7. Why were so few people invited to dinner at Chaplin's house? 8. What story did Mrs Einstein tell Chaplin at dinner? 9. How did Mrs Einstein immediately know that something was troubling her husband when he came down to breakfast on the morning the theory of relativity first came to his mind? 10. Why did the Doctor only mention the fact that he had a marvelous idea? 11. Why couldn't he tell his wife more about it? 12. Why didn't Einstein want anyone to disturb him while he was working out the problem? 13. How long did it take the scientist to work it out? 14. How much truth was there about the discovery in the story told by Mrs Einstein to Chaplin?

Ex 2 Look through the text once again, and:

 

1. See if you can prove that Ch. Chaplin is telling the story (i) seriously; (ii) humorously. 2. Explain why Ch. Chaplin chose to tell the story of the world's greatest discovery in physics as related by Mrs Einstein. 3. Say what picture you get of (i) Mrs Einstein; (ii) Professor Einstein; (iii) the narrator.

Ex 3 Find in the text the English for the following phrases, and use them in retelling and discussing the text.

 

впервые познакомиться с кем-н; великий ученый; читать лекции; с радостью принять приглашение; встретиться на обеде; великий физик; даже не пытаться скрывать что-н; показывать кому-н студию; отвести кого-н в сторону; быть в восторге; теория относительности; прийти в голову; как обычно; почти не притронуться к еде; почувствовать что-то неладное; чудесная (великолепная) мысль; подняться наверх в кабинет; совершать моцион; наконец; выглядеть бледным и усталым; держать в руке два листа бумаги; положить на стол.