— I’m sorry, but Carol is not available for this job. She’s out of A
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town. She’s gone on vacation. I’m afraid you have to find someone else or wait until she gets back. / Простите, но Кэрол не
может сейчас заняться этой работой. Ее нет в городе. Она
уехала в отпуск. Боюсь, вам придется найти кого-то еще или
дождаться ее возвращения.
on average
в среднем
• — On average how much are the tickets? / Сколько в среднем
стоят билеты?
— Usually around twenty dollars. / Обычно около двадцати долларов.
Awesome!
Прекрасно! Супер!
• — We’re going on vacation tomorrow. / Мы завтра едем в отпуск.
— That’s so awesome! I wish I could get away for a couple of weeks. / Супер! Хотела бы и я съездить на пару недель куда-
нибудь.
• — My friends have invited us to stay with them. / Мои друзья пред-
ложили остановиться у них.
— Awesome! We don’t have to pay for the hotel. / Классно! Нам не
надо платить за гостиницу.
awkward
неловкий, странный, плохо звучащий
• — I feel awkward about having to stay here overnight. I’d rather get a cab and go home. / Мне очень неловко оставаться здесь на
ночь. Я лучше поймаю такси и поеду домой.
— No, it’s OK. Don’t worry about that. / Нет, все нормально. Не
волнуйтесь об этом.
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Современная английская лексика
Exercises
Заполните пропуски и найдите определение или синоним для
подчеркнутых фраз.
1. — I’m sure you can find three or four hours to do some work on the project.
— ...!
a) Not at all! b) Thank you very much! c) Absolutely!
2. Your friend doesn’t want to book this hotel because she doesn’t like the name.
You think that’s ... .
a) understandable; b) wise of him; c) totally absurd
3. Hilda was going to leave when she realized that she did not close the windows in the house.
a) was willing to leave; b) was happy to leave; c) was about to leave 4. When a person thinks that he is too good for something, he is ... .
a) over it; b) above it; c) beyond it
5. This story was not made up. It’s based on the ... events.
a) recent; b) actual; c) realistic
6. It was in fact a very good hotel!
a) surprisingly; b) somehow; c) unbelievably; d) actually
7. When Alice said she couldn’t afford a five thousand mink coat, she meant:
a) it was not very expensive for her; b) it was too expensive for her; c) she didn’t like the model
A
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8. I haven’t seen you for ages.
a) for two years; b) for a very long time; c) for ten days
9. When a person is an airhead, he (or she) ... .
a) is easy to get along with; b) is interested in other people’s view-points; c) doesn’t think well before he