Vocabulary Practice. I. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian
I. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian.
1) to snatch (up) 2) kidnap(p)er 3) to pursue the raiders 4) ransom 5) intermediary 6) burden 7) benefit 8) obvious 9) adept at smth. 10) corollary 11) arrogance 12) humility 13) to hinder 14) solitary 15) insatiable thirst for learning 16) brief hiatus 17) to acquire smth. 18) avid correspondent 19) to inquire 20) apparently 21) quite at random 22) quite by accident 23) socially timid 24) to buoy 25) assiduous study 26) dedicated student 27) to lack in fundamentals 28) to make up the deficiencies 29) to enroll in 30) prestigious and lucrative positions 31) dissemination 32) to draw out/ to bring out 33) out of place 34) hostile 35) to rise up against smth. 36) superiority 37) total apathy 38) to conspire 39) to tumble over each other 40) to boost (the discoverer) 41) to survive 42) specimen 43) to be possessed by smth. 44) eminence 45) artifact 46) sample 47) ample proof 48) obstacle II. Translate into English.
1) не предвещать ничего хорошего, служить дурным предзнаменованием 2) не говоря уже о 3) не иметь пристрастия 4) не иметь другого выхода, кроме 5) крыша над головой, кров 6) безопасность 7) быть искусным, знатоком в чем-либо 8) домашние ремесла 9) человек, легко находящий практическое решение проблемы 10) испытывать недостаток базовых знаний 11) наверстать, восполнить нехватку 12) поворотный момент 13) занимать пост 14) получить степень магистра в 15) никогда не терять из виду цель 16) специально оборудованный 17) воплотить в жизнь 18) стадия критики 19) новомодный 20) представление о 21) сомневаться в научной состоятельности подхода 22) последнее обвинение 23) необоснованный 24) ввиду чего-либо 25) обширные знания 26) бросить привычку 27) ни в какое другое время 28) остро чувствовать, понимать 29) не проходит ни дня 30) признание 31) подытожить 32) пренебрегать 33) быть очарованным 34) человеческие способности 35) цвет кожи 36) присуждать степень 37) почетная степень 38) свидетельствовать в пользу 39) преодолеть
III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1. The poor child was snatched up … a group of criminals in order to get a large ransom for him. 2. He was valued by the slaves because he had no relish … cruelty. 3. Especially adept … science, he later excelled … botany. 4. After he finished a secondary school, he set … from his home town … the distant country he knew nothing of. 5. He chose number 13 quite … random (quite … accident) and won the first prize. 6. Rather an ugly boy in his childhood, at the age of 17 he turned … a handsome young man. 7. Nobody doubted … the honesty of the elderly woman. 8. A lot of people tried to oppose … his monstrous plans, but in vain. 9. The word ‘independent’ is derived … the word ‘dependent’. 10. George Washington Carver was a figure widely recognized for his art of painting, let … for his achievements in botany and education. 11. This school is famous for its classrooms specially equipped … the brand-new computers. 12. All his life he was possessed … the idea of turning ‘ugly’ into ‘beautiful’. 13. To understand how precious life is, one needs to pass … all the difficulties and mishaps. 14. The University was named … a world-famous writer who had graduated from it. 15. He tried to quit … smoking several times, but he couldn’t.
The article that you are going to read now comes from the Internet site of Tuskegee University where George Washington Carver worked for more than forty years. Read the text and translate it into Russian.
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