Современная английская лексика для свободного общения (Черниховская) - страница 6

— 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