Traits of character

 

Imaginative одаренный богатым воображением opportunistic корыстолюбивый, меркантильный; obliging [ə'blaɪʤɪŋ] услужливый superficial(shallow) неглубокий, поверхностный perfectionist взыскательный down-to-earth практичный reserved скрытный, сдержанный, замкнутый selfish эгоистичный flirt кокетка messy грязный, запачканный studious['stjuːdɪəs] прилежный tireless неутомимый

decisive решительный a flashy dresser naïve stubborn упрямый tolerant терпимый pushy нахальный generous щедрый unapproachable gifted одаренный tactless бестактный bossy timid робкий

fault-finder придира self-important с большим самомнением altruistic альтруистический witty остроумный modest скромный industrious работящий charming очаровательный quick-tempered вспыльчивый greedy скупой courageous[kə'reɪʤəs] бесстрашный simple-minded туповатый loyal преданный

+ caring ['kɛə(r)ɪŋ], indecisive, devoted верный, inflexible, dishonest, mean, mature, immature, persistent, punctual, unreliable, self-disciplined, selfless бескорыстный, uneducated необразованный, clumsy, observant наблюдательный, impatient, risk-taker, touchy обидчивый

 

host a party(event) устраивать мероприятие

The more people I bring the better I look

Чем больше людей я приведу, тем лучше я буду выглядеть

Jokes aside! шутки в сторону

mature [mə'ʧuə] зрелый, взрослый - Ant: immature

stop by заглянуть, зайти = drop in on someone

you let your hair grow ты отрастила волосы

The more I drink the less there’s for the kids to drink Чем больше

я пью, тем меньше остается детям пить

bump into натолкнуться

My wife would’ve killed me Моя жена меня бы убила

 

We can use so instead of repeating an adjective, adverb, or a whole clause:

• The workers were angry and they had every right to be so (= angry)

• John took the work seriously and Petra perhaps even more so. (= seriously)

• Bob should be the new director. At least I think so.

We often use so after verbs concerned with thinking, such as be afraid,

appear/seem (after 'it'), assume допускать, believe, expect, guess, hope, imagine,

suppose, suspect, think,and also after say and after tell

• Paul will be home next week - at least we hope so/ believe so/ think so

• I found the plan ridiculous, and I said so/ told so

Notice that we don't use so after certain other verbs, including accept, admit, agree, be certain, doubt, hear, intend, promise, suggest, be sure:

• Liz will organize the party. She promised (that) she would, (not She promised so)

• The train will be on time today. I'm sure (that) it will, (not I'm sure so)

In negative sentences, we use not or not...so:

• They want to buy the house, although they didn't say so directly
We can use either not or not...so with appear, seem, suppose:

• 'I don't suppose there'll be any seats left.' 'No, I don't suppose so'(or...I suppose not)

• It didn’t seem so/ It seemed not
We prefer not...so with believe, expect, imagine, think.

• Did she take a wrong turning? I don’t think so (not I think not)
We use not with be afraid, assume, guess, hope, suspect:

• 'Do you think we'll be late?' 'I hope not.' (not I don't hope so)

Homework for the